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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o homo_fw-la which_o be_v a_o woman_n as_o well_o as_o a_o man_n four_o chapter_n and_o in_o the_o eight_o vers_fw-la and_o at_o several_a other_o place_n and_o that_o there_o be_v a_o plain_a precept_n for_o woman_n to_o receive_v the_o lord_n supper_n be_v plain_a from_o the_o text_n in_o the_o first_o of_o the_o corinth_n 11_o 28._o according_a to_o the_o true_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n and_o your_o own_o grant_n and_o so_o i_o be_o come_v to_o your_o last_o argument_n as_o touch_v infant_n baptism_n 3._o ephes_n 2_o 3._o the_o which_o i_o draw_v from_o the_o ephesian_n in_o these_o word_n and_o be_v by_o nature_n the_o child_n of_o wrath_n as_o well_o as_o other_o the_o baptiser_n say_v you_o say_v the_o text_n call_v they_o child_n of_o wrath_n only_o who_o walk_v in_o sinful_a and_o evil_a course_n but_o i_o answer_v say_v you_o that_o that_o exposition_n give_v the_o text_n the_o lie_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v and_o say_v you_o be_v much_o 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