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in_o allusion_n to_o it_o the_o wash_n of_o regeneration_n tit._n 3.5_o a_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o water_n and_o the_o spirit_n john_n 3.5_o 4._o a_o symbol_n of_o our_o die_v unto_o sin_n and_o live_v again_o to_o christian_a newness_n of_o life_n rom._n 6.4_o col._n 2.12_o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v therefore_o a_o ordinance_n of_o very_a great_a significancy_n and_o such_o as_o go_v about_o to_o lay_v it_o aside_o as_o this_o opinion_n in_o its_o tendency_n and_o consequence_n must_v needs_o do_v deserve_v no_o thanks_o from_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n who_o have_v experience_v much_o of_o the_o lord_n presence_n in_o its_o regular_a and_o orderly_a administration_n chap._n iii_o show_n that_o this_o practice_n of_o admit_v unbaptise_v person_n to_o the_o lord_n supper_n be_v against_o scripture_n to_o demonstrate_v this_o truth_n we_o shall_v add_v some_o further_a enforcement_n from_o that_o text_n beforementioned_a viz._n 1_o cor._n 11.2_o now_o i_o praise_v you_o brethren_n that_o you_o remember_v i_o in_o all_o thing_n and_o keep_v the_o montanus_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d syriack_n mandatum_fw-la a_o command_n institutum_fw-la a_o ordinance_n rivet_n praecepta_fw-la mea_fw-la tenetis_fw-la and_o keep_v my_o precept_n montanus_n ordinance_n as_o i_o deliver_v they_o unto_o you_o the_o apostle_n have_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n verse_n 14._o exhort_v they_o to_o fly_v from_o idolatry_n show_v the_o great_a danger_n of_o mixture_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n in_o verse_n 22._o bring_v they_o to_o consider_v the_o danger_n do_v we_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o jealousy_n to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la iram_fw-la vel_fw-la ad_fw-la aemulandi_fw-la studium_fw-la provoco_fw-la to_o provoke_v to_o wrath_n or_o jealousy_n jealousy_n be_v we_o strong_a than_o he_o and_o ver_fw-la 23._o to_o prevent_v all_o mistake_n show_v that_o in_o thing_n of_o a_o indifferent_a nature_n there_o may_v be_v a_o lawful_a use_n of_o they_o 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