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my_o understanding_n it_o appear_v so_o but_o shall_v leave_v it_o to_o be_v judge_v of_o by_o the_o serious_a reader_n together_o with_o my_o answer_n to_o your_o objection_n to_o that_o point_n &_o now_o the_o point_n that_o i_o shall_v lay_v down_o as_o a_o ground_n of_o my_o discourse_n be_v that_o whatsoever_o ordinance_n or_o all_o the_o ordinance_n that_o christ_n appoint_v in_o his_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n to_o be_v practise_v by_o his_o apostle_n and_o church_n in_o that_o age_n be_v to_o continue_v and_o to_o be_v practise_v by_o his_o church_n in_o all_o age_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n the_o which_o i_o prove_v clear_o from_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n in_o his_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n mat._n 28.18.19_o 20._o in_o these_o word_n and_o jesus_n come_v and_o speak_v unto_o they_o viz._n his_o disciple_n say_v all_o power_n be_v give_v unto_o i_o in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n go_v you_o therefore_o and_o teach_v all_o nation_n baptise_v they_o in_o 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that_o which_o signify_v church_n power_n in_o scripture_n and_o in_o reason_n more_o proper_o than_o the_o word_n place_n for_o it_o be_v say_v that_o god_n give_v jesus_n a_o name_n above_o every_o name_n that_o at_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n every_o knee_n shall_v bow_v both_o of_o thing_n in_o heaven_n and_o thing_n in_o earth_n and_o thing_n under_o the_o earth_n now_o if_o we_o simple_o understand_v it_o as_o a_o name_n there_o be_v other_o which_o be_v name_v jesus_n as_o well_o as_o the_o lord_n jesus_n but_o by_o name_n i_o understand_v signify_v power_n that_o christ_n have_v all_o power_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n resign_v up_o into_o his_o hand_n and_o so_o his_o name_n signify_v his_o power_n and_o also_o it_o have_v be_v a_o proverb_n former_o we_o charge_v you_o in_o the_o king_n name_n mean_v by_o his_o power_n or_o authority_n much_o more_o i_o can_v say_v but_o enough_o to_o prove_v the_o word_n name_n to_o signify_v power_n and_o if_o so_o than_o the_o power_n be_v 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