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john_n do_v engage_v they_o to_o repent_v but_o not_o require_v a_o profession_n of_o repentance_n as_o foregoing_a baptism_n but_o this_o be_v against_o the_o whole_a current_n of_o expositor_n ancient_a and_o modern_a and_o 2._o against_o the_o plain_a scope_n of_o the_o text_n the_o word_n in_o matth._n 3_o 6._o be_v they_o be_v baptise_v of_o he_o in_o jordan_n confess_v their_o sin_n this_o confession_n be_v with_o yea_o before_o their_o baptism_n and_o this_o confession_n be_v the_o profession_n of_o repentance_n that_o john_n require_v maldonate_fw-it on_o the_o text_n have_v first_o rail_v at_o calvin_n and_o slander_v he_o as_o turn_v baptism_n into_o preach_v as_o if_o he_o have_v expound_v john_n baptise_v not_o of_o water_n baptism_n but_o preach_v when_o he_o only_o show_v that_o both_o shall_v go_v together_o do_v tell_v the_o protestant_n that_o they_o can_v prove_v by_o this_o text_n that_o confession_n go_v before_o baptism_n because_o it_o be_v name_v after_o but_o 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those_o text_n that_o do_v afford_v we_o this_o direction_n beside_o the_o forementioned_a 1._o jesus_n christ_n himself_o do_v by_o preach_v repentance_n prepare_v man_n for_o baptism_n end_n for_o his_o kingdom_n as_o john_n before_o begin_v to_o do_v matth._n 4._o 17._o so_o matth._n 1._o 15._o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v at_o hand_n repent_v you_o and_o believe_v the_o gospeâ—_n and_o to_o that_o end_n he_o send_v his_o apostle_n and_o other_o preacher_n mark_n 16._o 12._o act_n 17._o 30._o luke_n 24._o 47._o repentance_n and_o remission_n be_v to_o be_v preach_v to_o all_o â—â—tions_n in_o his_o name_n and_o baptism_n which_o be_v for_o the_o obsignation_n of_o remission_n of_o â—â—n_n according_a to_o the_o appoint_a order_n come_v after_o repentance_n and_o when_o it_o be_v say_v by_o john_n i_o baptise_v you_o with_o water_n to_o repentance_n but_o he_o shall_v baptise_v you_o with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n matth._n 3._o 11._o mark_n 1._o 8._o luke_n 3._o 16._o it_o imply_v that_o christ_n baptism_n comprehend_v john_n and_o somewhat_o more_o in_o act_n 2._o 37_o 38._o when_o the_o jew_n be_v prick_v in_o their_o heart_n which_o be_v a_o preparatory_n repentance_n and_o say_v to_o peter_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n man_n and_o brethren_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v peter_n say_v to_o they_o repent_v and_o be_v baptise_v every_o one_o of_o you_o in_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n christ_n for_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n so_o that_o we_o must_v require_v and_o expect_v true_a evangelical_a repentance_n to_o be_v profess_v before_o baptism_n for_o verse_n 41._o it_o be_v add_v then_o they_o that_o glad_o receive_v his_o word_n be_v baptise_v so_o that_o he_o baptise_v none_o that_o to_o outward_a appearance_n do_v not_o glad_o receive_v that_o word_n which_o can_v not_o be_v without_o a_o profession_n of_o that_o repentance_n and_o he_o that_o hence_o persuade_v to_o repent_v and_o be_v baptise_v for_o remission_n do_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n verse_n 19_o require_v they_o to_o repent_v and_o be_v convert_v that_o their_o sin_n may_v be_v blot_v out_o show_v what_o kind_n of_o repentance_n it_o be_v that_o he_o mean_v and_o as_o the_o work_n of_o general_a preacher_n to_o the_o unbelieving_a world_n be_v sometime_o call_v a_o discipline_n of_o nation_n which_o go_v before_o baptise_v they_o matth._n 28._o 19_o 20._o so_o it_o be_v in_o other_o place_n call_v a_o preach_n of_o repentance_n and_o command_v all_o man_n everywhere_o to_o repent_v act_n 17._o 30._o a_o open_n of_o man_n eye_n and_o turn_v they_o from_o darkness_n to_o light_n and_o from_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n unto_o god_n that_o they_o may_v receive_v remission_n obsign_v in_o baptism_n act_n 26._o 18._o 1._o repent_v and_o turn_v to_o god_n verse_n 20._o and_o if_o it_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o paul_n preach_v to_o the_o unbaptised_a repentance_n towards_o god_n and_o faith_n towards_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n act_n 20._o 21._o so_o that_o it_o be_v 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any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n be_v so_o and_o no_o man_n can_v profess_v to_o be_v marry_v to_o christ_n that_o do_v not_o profess_v to_o take_v he_o for_o a_o husband_n therefore_o for_o my_o part_n i_o never_o intend_v to_o baptise_v any_o without_o profession_n of_o save_a faith_n amen_n and_o let_v the_o lord_n god_n say_v so_o too_o that_o mr._n bâ—xter_n may_v baptise_v no_o more_o infant_n nor_o defend_v so_o palpable_a a_o abuse_n but_o may_v wipe_v away_o the_o reproach_n he_o have_v cast_v on_o god_n people_n and_o ordinance_n he_o go_v on_o thus_o pag._n 100_o argum._n 10._o if_o paul_n account_v all_o the_o baptise_a saint_n or_o sanctify_a man_n dead_a with_o christ_n and_o rise_v with_o he_o such_o as_o have_v put_v on_o christ_n son_n of_o god_n by_o adoption_n abraham_n seed_n heir_n according_a to_o promise_n and_o justify_v then_o they_o do_v all_o profess_v a_o true_a justify_v faith_n but_o no_o infant_n do_v profess_v a_o true_a justify_v faith_n if_o they_o 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