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10.13_o 14._o luke_n 10.5_o 6.10_o 11._o 2_o tim._n 2.24_o mark_v 5.17_o 18._o but_o what_o nation_n country_n family_n or_o man_n soever_o do_v accept_v the_o message_n and_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v further_o instruct_v those_o and_o all_o under_o the_o tuition_n of_o those_o be_v present_v by_o they_o be_v they_o to_o go_v on_o discipling_n they_o by_o baptise_v with_o word_n and_o water_n baptise_v they_o with_o water_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o far_o instruct_v they_o with_o the_o word_n and_o thus_o to_o all_o nation_n now_o as_o john_n do_v before_o to_o the_o jew_n mark_v 1.3.4_o so_o as_o they_o be_v to_o go_v to_o disciple_v all_o nation_n in_o this_o manner_n so_o proclaim_v and_o tender_v gospel_n to_o they_o that_o none_o that_o reject_v the_o gospel_n be_v constrain_v to_o be_v baptize_v and_o far_o teach_v so_o likewise_o none_o that_o refuse_v not_o the_o gospel_n be_v to_o be_v refuse_v or_o put_v by_o but_o to_o be_v baptize_v and_o further_o teach_v 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that_o sore_a judgement_n on_o dissembler_n act_n 5._o be_v say_v and_o of_o other_o dare_v no_o man_n join_v himself_o unto_o they_o which_o intimate_v strong_o that_o before_o they_o do_v act_v 5.11_o to_o 13._o beside_o he_o that_o weigh_v what_o be_v say_v to_o divers_a church_n and_o what_o the_o apostle_n mind_n they_o of_o from_o those_o that_o go_v through_o the_o sea_n with_o moses_n may_v easy_o perceive_v such_o to_o have_v be_v baptize_v 1_o cor._n 10.1_o to_o 11._o and_o for_o those_o that_o in_o hear_v the_o gospel_n have_v believe_v before_o baptise_v some_o unfeigned_o and_o some_o feign_o they_o be_v also_o baptize_v act_v 8.12_o 13.36_o 37._o &_o 18.8_o yea_o even_o such_o as_o in_o believe_v the_o gospel_n do_v also_o receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n before_o they_o be_v baptize_v with_o water_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n they_o also_o be_v so_o baptize_v act_v 10.47_o 48._o so_o that_o no_o one_o of_o these_o can_v be_v set_v forth_o to_o limit_v the_o ordinance_n of_o baptism_n to_o any_o one_o or_o two_o sort_n of_o they_o it_o be_v to_o be_v administer_v to_o they_o all_o and_o all_o the_o child_n by_o gracious_a providence_n put_v in_o their_o tuition_n and_o charge_n to_o bring_v up_o for_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o part_n of_o themselves_o and_o present_v by_o they_o to_o be_v baptize_v and_o this_o appear_v evident_o in_o the_o gospel_n and_o by_o the_o commission_n give_v to_o be_v the_o plain_a and_o express_v command_n of_o jesus_n christ_n mat._n 28.19_o 20._o 1._o by_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o commission_n namely_o that_o all_o power_n be_v give_v to_o jesus_n christ_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n vers_fw-la 18._o and_o this_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o death_n resurrection_n and_o sacrifice_v offer_v to_o god_n in_o which_o child_n be_v also_o concern_v rom._n 14.8_o 9_o phil._n 2.7_o to_o 11._o 1_o tim._n 2.5_o 6._o 2._o by_o the_o business_n he_o set_v they_o about_o which_o be_v to_o disciple_n or_o make_v disciple_n or_o 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