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as_o if_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n shall_v do_v it_o so_o it_o be_v say_v john_n 3.23_o that_o jesus_n come_v into_o judea_n and_o baptize_v and_o verse_n 26._o the_o jew_n say_v to_o john_n he_o to_o who_o thou_o bear_v witness_v behold_v the_o same_o baptize_v and_o again_o cap._n 4.1_o it_o be_v say_v that_o jesus_n make_v and_o baptize_v more_o disciple_n than_o john_n yet_o verse_n 2._o we_o be_v tell_v that_o jesus_n himself_o baptize_v not_o but_o his_o disciple_n that_o which_o officer_n and_o servant_n do_v by_o commission_n and_o authority_n of_o their_o master_n be_v account_v to_o be_v his_o action_n and_o so_o first_o god_n receive_v we_o hereby_o into_o his_o family_n to_o be_v number_v among_o his_o people_n of_o who_o he_o will_v have_v a_o special_a care_n 〈◊〉_d â—o_o chrysost_o speak_v to_o the_o new_o baptize_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v the_o seal_n as_o it_o be_v of_o god_n upon_o we_o his_o mark_n and_o character_n whereby_o he_o own_v we_o for_o his_o 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abraham_n seed_n and_o that_o this_o promise_n have_v a_o respect_n to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n rasi_fw-la out_o of_o r._n nathan_n thus_o gloss_n upon_o the_o five_o verse_n there_o be_v four_o sort_n of_o convert_v here_o speak_v of_o one_o shall_v say_v i_o be_o the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d lord_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o be_v they_o that_o be_v proselyte_n of_o justice_n or_o the_o most_o perfect_a convert_v and_o another_o shall_v call_v himself_o by_o the_o name_n of_o jacob_n 〈◊〉_d jacob_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o be_v the_o little_a one_o of_o the_o ungodly_a and_o another_o shall_v subscribe_v with_o his_o hand_n to_o the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d lord_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o be_v the_o penitent_n or_o the_o man_n that_o repent_v and_o surname_n himself_o by_o the_o name_n of_o israel_n 〈◊〉_d israel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o be_v the_o stranger_n i._n e._n those_o that_o observe_v the_o precept_n of_o the_o son_n of_o noah_n and_o particular_o renounce_v idolatry_n and_o therefore_o this_o part_n of_o the_o verse_n be_v by_o another_o render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o that_o fear_v god_n where_o observe_v 14._o v._o raimund_n pug_n fidei_fw-la par_fw-fr 2._o cap._n 14._o that_o he_o call_v one_o sort_n of_o these_o convert_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o little_a one_o who_o be_v not_o think_v it_o seem_v to_o be_v unmeet_a to_o be_v make_v member_n of_o a_o church_n and_o be_v not_o judge_v by_o their_o father_n admission_n to_o be_v receive_v but_o be_v distinct_o admit_v by_o themselves_o by_o the_o decree_n as_o they_o tell_v we_o of_o the_o house_n of_o judgement_n and_o observe_v likewise_o that_o all_o these_o proselyte_n be_v say_v to_o spring_n as_o it_o be_v out_o of_o the_o water_n resurrect_v water_n so_o chrysost_o call_v the_o new_a baptize_v person_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n orat._n prima_fw-la &_o secunda_fw-la de_fw-la resurrect_v these_o word_n may_v well_o be_v a_o prophecy_n of_o christian_a baptism_n to_o which_o a_o promise_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v annex_v which_o be_v very_o well_o signify_v by_o water_n for_o as_o that_o cleanse_v and_o purify_v from_o filth_n so_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n call_v upon_o this_o account_n the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v the_o sanctifier_n of_o god_n people_n purge_v and_o cleanse_v their_o heart_n from_o all_o impurity_n this_o be_v therefore_o the_o great_a work_n of_o the_o spirit_n so_o well_o represent_v by_o water_n we_o must_v conclude_v that_o when_o the_o minister_n wash_v we_o in_o god_n name_n god_n thereby_o promise_v that_o he_o will_v be_v assistant_n to_o we_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n &_o that_o he_o will_v send_v
upon_o we_o his_o grace_n 8.5_o tit._n 8.5_o that_o we_o may_v be_v save_v through_o the_o wash_n of_o regeneration_n and_o the_o renew_n of_o the_o h._n ghost_n according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 6.11_o the_o place_n before_o mention_v but_o you_o be_v wash_v but_o you_o be_v sanctify_v but_o you_o be_v justify_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n where_o as_o those_o word_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n refer_v too_o be_v justify_v so_o those_o word_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n refer_v to_o their_o be_v wash_v and_o sanctify_a so_o in_o that_o place_n of_o ezekiel_n cap._n 36.25_o after_o he_o have_v say_v that_o he_o will_v sprinkle_v they_o with_o clean_a water_n it_o follow_v as_o a_o explication_n of_o it_o vers_n 26_o 27_o a_o new_a heart_n will_v i_o also_o give_v you_o and_o a_o new_a spirit_n will_v i_o put_v into_o you_o etc._n etc._n and_o i_o will_v put_v my_o spirit_n within_o you_o and_o cause_v you_o to_o walk_v in_o my_o statute_n all_o which_o do_v sufficient_o show_v that_o in_o this_o wash_v with_o water_n the_o lord_n engage_v to_o give_v the_o spirit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys_n orat_fw-la 1._o de_fw-fr resur_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d four_o we_o receive_v hereby_o a_o promise_n of_o resurrection_n unto_o life_n though_o we_o by_o go_v into_o the_o water_n profess_v that_o we_o be_v willing_a to_o take_v up_o the_o cross_n and_o die_v for_o christ_n sake_n yet_o on_o god_n part_n this_o action_n of_o go_v into_o and_o come_v out_o of_o the_o water_n again_o do_v signify_v that_o he_o will_v bring_v such_o person_n to_o live_v again_o that_o he_o will_v not_o leave_v their_o soul_n in_o grave_n nor_o suffer_v his_o holy_a one_o to_o see_v corruption_n and_o this_o according_a to_o chrysostome_n a_o very_a judicious_a interpreter_n who_o be_v so_o full_a of_o the_o spirit_n of_o saint_n paul_n that_o he_o dream_v sometime_o that_o he_o 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it_o harsh_a to_o render_v these_o word_n for_o their_o dead_a body_n by_o these_o for_o the_o resurrection_n of_o their_o dead_a body_n which_o in_o baptism_n we_o profess_v to_o believe_v it_o be_v only_o for_o want_v of_o skill_n in_o the_o short_a manner_n of_o speak_v which_o the_o hebrew_n use_n and_o methinks_v they_o may_v otherwise_o be_v interpret_v to_o the_o same_o sense_n more_o plain_o after_o this_o manner_n why_o be_v they_o baptize_v for_o their_o dead_a body_n i._n e._n for_o the_o benefit_n and_o profit_n of_o their_o dead_a body_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d denote_v the_o end_n which_o a_o agent_n intend_v in_o a_o action_n as_o gal._n 1.4_o who_o give_v himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d force_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o have_v it_o which_o be_v of_o the_o same_o force_n for_o to_o take_v away_o our_o sin_n and_o there_o can_v be_v no_o end_n upon_o our_o dead_a body_n which_o we_o can_v have_v but_o that_o 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