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over_o to_o the_o captivity_n of_o satan_n i_o say_v no_o more_o than_o god_n have_v denounce_v against_o the_o uncircumcised_a gen._n xvii_o 13._o my_o covenant_n shall_v be_v in_o your_o flesh_n for_o a_o everlasting_a covenant_n the_o uncircumcised_a manchild_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o his_o people_n he_o have_v break_v my_o covenant_n belove_a if_o a_o israelite_n child_n die_v before_o the_o eight_o day_n which_o the_o lord_n appoint_v for_o circumcision_n that_o do_v not_o offend_v the_o lord_n neither_o be_v the_o child_n account_v out_o of_o the_o covenant_n but_o if_o a_o israelite_n of_o ripe_a year_n or_o a_o stranger_n within_o his_o gate_n do_v despise_v circumcision_n that_o soul_n be_v cut_v off_o in_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n my_o three_o proposition_n touch_v convert_v of_o ripe_a age_n be_v this_o that_o if_o they_o desire_v baptism_n and_o be_v prevent_v by_o the_o suddenness_n of_o death_n the_o lord_n will_v accept_v the_o desire_n of_o their_o 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shall_v not_o be_v unrevenged_a hear_v in_o another_o place_n what_o he_o press_v more_o strict_o upon_o nicodemus_n joh._n iii._o 5._o unless_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v again_o of_o water_n and_o of_o the_o spirit_n he_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n here_o be_v no_o time_n limit_v but_o it_o be_v speak_v as_o if_o instant_o the_o institution_n of_o baptism_n be_v in_o force_n and_o that_o from_o thenceforth_o no_o man_n can_v plead_v his_o right_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n without_o it_o yet_o we_o know_v the_o soon_a that_o it_o take_v place_n be_v not_o till_o anon_o after_o his_o resurrection_n when_o the_o disciple_n have_v the_o word_n give_v go_v and_o baptize_v all_o nation_n etc._n etc._n for_o as_o he_o say_v elsewhere_o joh._n vi_fw-la 53._o except_o you_o eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n and_o drink_v his_o blood_n you_o have_v no_o life_n in_o you_o the_o word_n run_v in_o the_o present_a tense_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o perfect_o 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