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1._o 13._o paul_n speak_v to_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o corinth_n none_o exclude_v say_v thus_o be_v you_o i._o e._n you_o o_fw-fr corinthian_n that_o be_v all_o baptize_v baptize_v in_o the_o name_n of_o paul_n and_o 1_o cor._n 12._o 13._o speak_v to_o and_o of_o the_o whole_a church_n again_o together_o with_o himself_o he_o say_v we_o be_v all_o baptize_v into_o one_o body_n and_o have_v be_v all_o make_v i_o e._n in_o the_o supper_n to_o drink_v into_o one_o spirit_n all_o the_o body_n of_o they_o therefore_o be_v baptize_v ranterist_n it_o appear_v that_o some_o of_o the_o believe_a roman_n who_o be_v belove_v of_o god_n and_o call_v to_o be_v saint_n rom._n 1._o 11._o and_o who_o have_v from_o their_o heart_n obey_v the_o form_n of_o doctrine_n deliver_v unto_o they_o rom._n 6._o 3._o be_v nevertheless_o unbaptise_v as_o many_o of_o we_o as_o have_v be_v baptize_v into_o christ_n etc._n etc._n which_o word_n plain_o intimate_v that_o some_o of_o they_o be_v not_o baptize_v see_v joh._n 1._o 12_o to_o as_o many_o as_o come_v to_o he_o give_v he_o power_n these_o word_n plain_o intimate_v that_o some_o of_o these_o do_v not_o receive_v christ_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o word_n immediate_o forego_v it_o be_v also_o evident_a that_o some_o of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o galatian_n be_v not_o baptize_v for_o the_o same_o expression_n be_v use_v concern_v they_o gal._n 3._o 27._o from_o which_o two_o instance_n it_o be_v apparent_a that_o baptism_n be_v neither_o necessary_a to_o make_v a_o saint_n or_o to_o render_v he_o capable_a of_o church-fellowship_n baptist._n as_o many_o as_o be_v a_o phrase_n that_o where_o it_o be_v use_v do_v not_o always_o nay_o do_v never_o of_o itself_o necessary_o express_v and_o imply_v not_o all_o or_o but_o some_o only_o of_o the_o thing_n or_o person_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o word_n that_o border_n about_o it_o but_o as_o it_o may_v happen_v pro_fw-la re_fw-la substrata_fw-la according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o 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