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prophet_n that_o he_o have_v now_o raise_v up_o in_o all_o thing_n or_o else_o to_o have_v no_o part_n among_o his_o people_n from_o all_o which_o condition_n and_o performance_n i_o say_v from_o every_o of_o they_o as_o well_o as_o any_o one_o of_o they_o from_o believe_v as_o well_o as_o obey_v in_o baptism_n or_o any_o other_o part_n of_o his_o will_n or_o any_o other_o work_v of_o god_n under_o the_o gospel_n among_o which_o belief_n be_v a_o chief_a one_o john_n 6.28.29_o little_a infant_n as_o be_v yet_o uncapable_a subject_n to_o obey_v in_o any_o of_o these_o be_v universal_o exempr_v in_o their_o infancy_n otherwise_o i_o dare_v a_o vouch_v no_o die_a infant_n in_o the_o world_n shall_v ever_o be_v save_v for_o can_v they_o do_v any_o of_o these_o thing_n in_o infancy_n so_o such_o as_o be_v to_o be_v baptize_v be_v call_v to_o do_v act._n 22.16_o and_o who_o ever_o so_o do_v shall_v be_v save_v and_o whoever_o do_v not_o shall_v perish_v jer._n 10.25_o if_o the_o way_n 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