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examine_v what_o you_o have_v say_v against_o that_o which_o you_o be_v please_v to_o make_v the_o four_o infant-baptisme_n part_n of_o my_o sermon_n though_o i_o know_v no_o reason_n of_o this_o your_o analysis_n have_v i_o indeed_o make_v this_o a_o answer_n of_o all_o the_o objection_n which_o i_o undertake_v to_o answer_v you_o may_v have_v call_v it_o so_o but_o you_o know_v well_o enough_o that_o i_o intend_v here_o only_o to_o satisfy_v these_o objection_n which_o lie_v most_o proper_o against_o this_o second_o argument_n as_o before_o i_o answer_v what_o be_v most_o proper_o object_v against_o the_o first_o argument_n however_o i_o shall_v take_v it_o as_o i_o find_v it_o and_o examine_v what_o strength_n you_o have_v add_v to_o these_o objection_n the_o first_o objection_n i_o undertake_v to_o answer_v be_v to_o this_o purpose_n though_o infant_n be_v capable_a of_o these_o thing_n and_o that_o 28._o they_o be_v wrought_v by_o christ_n in_o many_o infant_n yet_o we_o may_v 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