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because_o he_o will_v not_o be_v a_o prelate_n 18._o socr._n l._n 4._o c._n 18._o likewise_o evagrius_n about_o the_o same_o time_n flee_v for_o the_o same_o cause_n ambrose_n be_v choose_v bishop_n by_o a_o universal_a vote_n of_o the_o people_n of_o milan_n deny_v utter_o to_o be_v bishop_n and_o by_o no_o importunity_n will_v yield_v his_o consent_n 25._o socr._n l._n 4._o c._n 25._o until_o valentinianus_n the_o emperor_n command_v he_o to_o be_v create_v bishop_n volens_fw-la noleâ—s_fw-la and_o his_o refusal_n be_v not_o from_o excess_n of_o modesty_n but_o knowledge_n that_o the_o church_n have_v be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v govern_v by_o elder_n eccl_n siam_fw-it seniores_fw-la habuit_fw-la quorum_fw-la sine_fw-la concilio_n nihil_fw-la agebatur_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la quod_fw-la quâ_fw-la negligent_a â_fw-la obsoleverit_fw-la nescio_fw-la nisi_fw-la fortè_fw-la doctorum_fw-la desid_v â_fw-la aut_fw-la magis_fw-la superbiâ_fw-la dum_fw-la soli_fw-la volunt_fw-la aliquid_fw-la 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insolentissimae_fw-la infanie_fw-la est_fw-la existimare_fw-la non_fw-fr recté_fw-fr fieri_fw-la quod_fw-la ab_fw-la universa_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la fit_a idem_fw-la ep_n 111._o argument_n v._o the_o profit_n of_o baptism_n be_v great_a to_o the_o infant_n of_o christian_n therefore_o they_o may_v be_v baptize_v the_o antecedent_n i_o prove_v by_o six_o argument_n argum._n 1_o i._n the_o profit_n of_o circumcision_n which_o be_v as_o baptism_n be_v 2._o rom._n 3.1_o 2._o a_o sacrament_n of_o faith_n and_o repentance_n be_v great_a to_o the_o infant_n of_o god_n people_n therefore_o the_o profit_n of_o baptism_n be_v great_a to_o the_o infant_n of_o christian_n for_o baptism_n be_v not_o less_o profitable_a than_o circumcision_n be_v neither_o be_v such_o infant_n less_o capable_a of_o the_o profit_n of_o baptism_n than_o such_o be_v of_o the_o profit_n of_o circumcision_n argum._n 2_o ii_o by_o baptism_n infant_n of_o christian_n be_v solemn_o consecrate_v to_o the_o lord_n 28.19_o matth._n 28.19_o and_o his_o name_n be_v put_v upon_o they_o per_fw-la illum_fw-la consecramur_fw-la patri_fw-la filio_fw-la &_o spiritui_fw-la sancto_fw-la eorum_fw-la nomina_fw-la super_fw-la baptizatos_fw-la vocantur_fw-la ames_n medulla_n p._n 187._o therefore_o the_o profit_n of_o it_o be_v great_a to_o such_o infant_n for_o it_o be_v no_o light_a matter_n to_o be_v consecrate_v to_o he_o and_o call_v by_o his_o name_n 28.10_o deut._n 28.10_o argum._n 3_o iii_o by_o baptism_n infant_n of_o christian_n be_v solemn_o initiate_v into_o the_o church_n 13._o 1._o cor._n 12_o 13._o for_o baptism_n be_v the_o sacrament_n and_o ordinary_a mean_n of_o initiation_n into_o it_o therefore_o the_o profit_n of_o it_o be_v great_a to_o they_o 65.4.7_o isai_n 65.4.7_o for_o it_o be_v a_o great_a privilege_n to_o have_v a_o visible_a stand_n in_o the_o church_n this_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o contrary_a the_o visible_a break_v off_o of_o the_o jew_n and_o their_o seed_n that_o they_o shall_v no_o more_o be_v account_v to_o the_o church_n than_o infidel_n be_v the_o great_a evil_n that_o ever_o befall_v they_o and_o excommunication_n which_o be_v a_o visible_a cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n be_v a_o dreadful_a