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neither_o jew_n nor_o gentile_a bond_n nor_o free_a male_a nor_o female_a but_o you_o be_v all_o one_o in_o christ_n etc._n etc._n and_o we_o read_v when_o they_o believe_v philip_n preach_v they_o be_v baptize_v both_o man_n and_o woman_n act._n 8.12_o again_o that_o woman_n be_v member_n of_o the_o body_n be_v evident_a for_o paul_n write_v to_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n 1_o cor._n 11.4_o 5._o say_v every_o man_n that_o pray_v or_o propehsy_v with_o his_o head_n cover_v dishonour_v his_o head_n but_o every_o woman_n that_o pray_v or_o propehsy_v with_o her_o head_n uncover_v dishonour_v her_o head_n and_o ver_fw-la 11._o he_o say_v the_o man_n be_v not_o without_o the_o woman_n nor_o the_o woman_n without_o the_o
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that_o the_o word_n man_n do_v include_v both_o man_n and_o woman_n and_o so_o in_o this_o place_n let_v a_o man_n examine_v himself_o etc._n etc._n as_o scholar_n do_v also_o confess_v it_o in_o the_o greek_a to_o be_v anthropos_n and_o in_o the_o latin_a homo_fw-la which_o be_v a_o common_a name_n for_o all_o man_n or_o both_o sex_n argument_n vii_o my_o seven_o argument_n be_v from_o 1_o cor._n 12.25_o 26._o where_o we_o read_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o schism_n in_o the_o body_n but_o that_o the_o member_n shall_v have_v the_o same_o care_n one_o of_o another_o but_o infant_n that_o can_v neither_o speak_v nor_o understand_v can_v can_v have_v the_o same_o care_n that_o church_n member_n ought_v to_o have_v over_o one_o another_o for_o they_o have_v no_o care_n at_o all_o therefore_o no_o visible_a member_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n if_o they_o be_v than_o they_o be_v to_o be_v deal_v with_o and_o reprove_v for_o not_o have_v that_o 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little_a infant_n be_v church-member_n among_o they_o argument_n ix_o my_o nine_o argument_n be_v from_o 1_o thess_n 5.2_o 4_o 5._o where_o the_o apostle_n say_v ver_fw-la 2._o that_o they_o all_o know_v perfect_o that_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n so_o come_v as_o a_o thief_n in_o the_o night_n that_o he_o speak_v of_o all_o be_v evident_a ver_fw-la 4_o 5._o in_o these_o word_n but_o you_o brethren_n be_v not_o in_o darkness_n that_o that_o day_n shall_v overtake_v you_o as_o a_o thief_n you_o be_v all_o the_o child_n of_o the_o light_n and_o of_o the_o day_n etc._n etc._n but_o little_a child_n that_o can_v speak_v nor_o understand_v be_v no_o such_o child_n of_o the_o light_n as_o to_o know_v perfect_o or_o in_o part_n of_o the_o come_n of_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o they_o know_v nothing_o at_o all_o of_o it_o therefore_o no_o such_o infant_n be_v member_n of_o the_o church_n at_o thessalonica_n argument_n x._o my_o ten_o argument_n be_v from_o 1_o thess_n 2.11_o 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never_o persuade_v the_o magistrate_n to_o hang_v up_o the_o anbaptist_n as_o well_o as_o highway-murderer_n page_n 136._o but_o this_o i_o confess_v be_v the_o condition_n of_o all_o man_n before_o faith_n and_o repentance_n for_o the_o lord_n christ_n say_v that_o those_o 18_o upon_o who_o the_o tower_n of_o siloam_n fall_v luke_n 13.2_o 3_o 4._o be_v not_o great_a sinner_n than_o other_o but_o except_o they_o repent_v they_o shall_v all_o likewise_o perish_v and_o so_o must_v you_o mr._n baxter_n and_o other_o for_o god_n be_v no_o respecter_n of_o per_n once_o again_o i_o read_v 1_o cor._n 6.9_o 10_o 11._o the_o apostle_n speak_v thus_o to_o the_o saint_n know_v you_o not_o that_o the_o unrighteous_a shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v not_o deceive_v neither_o fornicator_n nor_o idolater_n nor_o adulterer_n nor_o effeminate_a nor_o abuser_n of_o themselves_o with_o mankind_n nor_o thief_n nor_o covetous_a nor_o reviler_n nor_o extortioner_n shall_v inherit_v 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