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there_o be_v variance_n in_o the_o church_n at_o antioch_n and_o they_o appeal_v to_o the_o apostle_n and_o elder_n then_o assemble_v at_o jerusalem_n act_v 15.2_o it_o be_v in_o this_o case_n as_o it_o be_v in_o civil_a injury_n see_v act_n 24.11_o where_o paul_n say_v no_o man_n may_v deliver_v i_o to_o they_o because_o they_o be_v party_n but_o i_o appeal_v to_o cesar_n these_o man_n blame_v the_o prelate_n for_o be_v party_n in_o their_o own_o court_n &_o yet_o here_o they_o will_v tie_v their_o member_n to_o be_v try_v by_o none_o but_o themselves_o deny_v presbytery_n and_o synod_n which_o be_v the_o only_a refuge_n of_o innocent_a person_n and_o the_o mean_n of_o justice_n to_o the_o guilty_a eight_o independent_a people_n exclude_v woman_n and_o child_n from_o have_v any_o voice_n in_o their_o church_n yet_o they_o deny_v a_o representative_a church_n gather_v out_o of_o many_o particular_a church_n in_o this_o i_o demand_v what_o be_v their_o own_o when_o man_n of_o year_n 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he_o 17.9_o and_o he_o bless_v they_o but_o who_o be_v bless_v of_o christ_n but_o they_o who_o sin_n be_v forgive_v psa_fw-la 32.1_o and_o christ_n be_v displease_v with_o those_o that_o keep_v they_o from_o he_o which_o plain_o show_v his_o tender_a affection_n to_o they_o and_o he_o give_v his_o apostle_n a_o double_a charge_n that_o they_o shall_v neither_o forbid_v those_o that_o bring_v they_o nor_o drive_v way_n but_o free_o give_v they_o admittance_n into_o his_o presence_n and_o say_v christ_n he_o that_o receive_v not_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n as_o a_o little_a child_n he_o shall_v not_o enter_v therein_o and_o say_v he_o their_o angel_n be_v in_o heaven_n behold_v the_o face_n of_o my_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n that_o be_v they_o stand_v ready_a and_o hearken_v for_o a_o command_n from_o god_n to_o be_v send_v for_o their_o good_a psa_n 103.20_o but_o the_o angel_n be_v minister_a spirit_n only_o for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o salvation_n heb._n 1.14_o they_o 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spiritual_a wash_n for_o say_v the_o apostle_n we_o be_v bury_v with_o he_o by_o baptism_n into_o his_o death_n that_o like_a as_o christ_n be_v raise_v up_o from_o the_o dead_a by_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o father_n even_o so_o we_o also_o shall_v walk_v in_o newness_n of_o life_n if_o we_o be_v plant_v in_o the_o likeness_n of_o his_o death_n we_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o likeness_n of_o his_o resurrection_n rom._n 6.4.5_o but_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n of_o dip_v the_o infant_n to_o endanger_v the_o health_n and_o life_n of_o it_o in_o these_o cold_a country_n when_o as_o the_o word_n baptise_v signify_v not_o only_o such_o a_o wash_n that_o be_v by_o dive_v of_o the_o body_n into_o the_o water_n but_o that_o also_o which_o be_v by_o sprinkle_v water_n upon_o it_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v by_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o these_o time_n under_o the_o gospel_n then_o will_v i_o sprinkle_v clean_a water_n upon_o you_o and_o you_o shall_v be_v clean_a from_o all_o your_o 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