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zanchius_n spanhemius_fw-la taylor_n and_o hammond_n for_o which_o consult_v legh_n critica_fw-la sacra_fw-la tailor_n be_v ductor_n dubicantium_n and_o hammonds_n annotat._n upon_o the_o new_a testament_n again_o to_o baptize_v before_o repentance_n be_v just_o contrary_a to_o john_n practice_n for_o he_o baptize_v no_o infant_n and_o reject_v person_n that_o give_v no_o sign_n of_o repentance_n mat._n 3.7_o 8._o chap._n xix_o john_n 1._o 28.31_o 28._o jordan_n where_o john_n be_v baptise_v 31._o that_o he_o jesus_n shall_v be_v make_v manifest_a to_o israel_n therefore_o be_o i_o come_v baptise_v with_o water_n i_o note_v that_o this_o four_o evangelist_n john_n also_o bear_v record_n to_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o believer_n baptism_n which_o john_n the_o baptist_n administer_v in_o the_o river_n jordan_n again_o john_n baptism_n be_v by_o divine_a authority_n he_o call_v people_n by_o his_o ministry_n to_o faith_n in_o christ_n and_o expect_v good_a work_n as_o the_o fruit_n 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also_o baptize_v in_o enon_n be_v because_o there_o be_v much_o water_n there_o a_o fit_a place_n for_o baptise_v yet_o some_o man_n nowadays_o by_o their_o practice_n reckon_v themselves_o wise_a than_o john_n or_o the_o disciple_n and_o jesus_n also_o and_o they_o choose_v a_o place_n where_o be_v a_o little_a water_n a_o spoonful_n serve_v their_o turn_n and_o this_o be_v just_a contrary_n to_o the_o text_n of_o be_v aâ—_n enon_n because_o there_o be_v much_o water_n there_o the_o truth_n be_v infant_n sprinkle_v be_v contrary_a tâ—_n baptism_n in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o it_o sure_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o this_o text_n prove_v there_o be_v something_o in_o much_o water_n it_o be_v material_a to_o baptismal_a obedience_n and_o that_o a_o little_a be_v noâ—_n 〈…〉_o handful_n be_v not_o so_o proper_a as_o a_o river_n foâ—â—â—ptisâ—_n if_o by_o plausible_a pretence_n one_o error_n be_v admit_v into_o the_o church_n than_o all_o error_n may_v follow_v chap._n xxi_o john_n 4.1_o 2._o 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