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A39566 Christianismus redivivus Christndom both un-christ'ned and new-christ'ned, or, that good old way of dipping and in-churching of men and women after faith and repentance professed, commonly (but not properly) called Anabaptism, vindicated ... : in five or six several systems containing a general answer ... : not onely a publick disputation for infant baptism managed by many ministers before thousands of people against this author ... : but also Mr. Baxters Scripture proofs are proved Scriptureless ... / by Samuel Fisher ... Fisher, Samuel, 1605-1665.; Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1655 (1655) Wing F1049; ESTC R40901 968,208 646

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the_o whore_n and_o make_v her_o desolate_a and_o naked_a and_o eat_v her_o flesh_n and_o strip_v she_o of_o all_o her_o this_fw-mi and_o spiritual_a glory_n revenue_n dignity_n and_o burn_v she_o with_o fire_n and_o in_o their_o rage_n to_o ruin_v great_a bbbabilon_n the_o city_n that_o in_o three_o pppart_n or_o ppproud_a pppriesthood_n have_v reign_v over_o they_o as_o i_o believe_v he_o will_v rev._n 16.19_o 17.16.18_o throughout_o as_o i_o can_v neither_o much_o help_n or_o hinder_v it_o so_o i_o find_v no_o warrant_n to_o cry_v alas_o alas_o for_o it_o as_o the_o king_n and_o merchant_n that_o come_v down_o with_o she_o shall_v do_v but_o rather_o allelujah_o with_o all_o the_o people_n rev._n 18.9.11.16.19.1.2.3_o etc._n etc._n there_o be_v two_o public_a way_n for_o private_a be_v suffer_v fasting_n and_o prayer_n and_o tear_n etc._n etc._n matter_n wherewith_o the_o ccclergy_n for_o the_o most_o part_n of_o they_o never_o yet_o kill_v themselves_o nor_o approve_a themselves_o 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