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say_n of_o the_o prophet_n isa_n 1._o wash_v you_o make_v you_o clean_o etc._n etc._n will_v have_v their_o worshipper_n sprinkle_v with_o water_n when_o they_o go_v into_o their_o temple_n to_o make_v a_o offering_n yea_o and_o be_v wash_v all_o over_o before_o they_o come_v thither_o all_o which_o be_v true_a our_o bless_a lord_n may_v think_v it_o fit_a to_o innovate_v as_o little_a as_o he_o can_v &_o so_o to_o accommodate_v this_o significant_a and_o innocent_a ceremony_n to_o his_o purpose_n and_o translate_v it_o from_o the_o jew_n to_o be_v a_o rite_n whereby_o to_o profess_v inward_a purity_n of_o body_n and_o soul_n just_a as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o other_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n wherein_o he_o have_v make_v use_n not_o only_o of_o the_o bread_n and_o wine_n but_o as_o divers_a have_v observe_v of_o the_o accustom_a word_n which_o the_o jew_n then_o use_v at_o the_o paschal_n supper_n for_o so_o his_o wisdom_n judge_v it_o meet_v to_o make_v former_a rite_n 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as_o if_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n shall_v do_v it_o so_o it_o be_v say_v john_n 3.23_o that_o jesus_n come_v into_o judea_n and_o baptize_v and_o verse_n 26._o the_o jew_n say_v to_o john_n he_o to_o who_o thou_o bear_v witness_v behold_v the_o same_o baptize_v and_o again_o cap._n 4.1_o it_o be_v say_v that_o jesus_n make_v and_o baptize_v more_o disciple_n than_o john_n yet_o verse_n 2._o we_o be_v tell_v that_o jesus_n himself_o baptize_v not_o but_o his_o disciple_n that_o which_o officer_n and_o servant_n do_v by_o commission_n and_o authority_n of_o their_o master_n be_v account_v to_o be_v his_o action_n and_o so_o first_o god_n receive_v we_o hereby_o into_o his_o family_n to_o be_v number_v among_o his_o people_n of_o who_o he_o will_v have_v a_o special_a care_n 〈◊〉_d â—o_o chrysost_o speak_v to_o the_o new_o baptize_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v the_o seal_n as_o it_o be_v of_o god_n upon_o we_o his_o mark_n and_o character_n whereby_o he_o own_v we_o for_o his_o 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