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i_o do_v to_o be_v save_v this_o seem_v as_o if_o that_o inner_a prison_n where_o they_o be_v thrust_v be_v a_o dark_a dungeon_n because_o the_o jailor_n call_v for_o a_o light_n and_o spring_v in_o and_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o it_o and_o not_o out_o of_o the_o house_n for_o than_o they_o preach_v the_o word_n of_o god_n to_o he_o and_o to_o all_o that_o be_v in_o his_o house_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o verse_n 32._o and_o they_o speak_v unto_o he_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o all_o that_o be_v in_o his_o house_n thus_o you_o see_v they_o be_v not_o out_o of_o the_o house_n which_o i_o look_v upon_o to_o be_v the_o jail-keeper_n apartment_n for_o they_o preach_v to_o
all_o that_o be_v in_o it_o but_o say_v mr._n k._n may_v they_o not_o in_o that_o hour_n go_v a_o little_a way_n out_o of_o the_o house_n and_o be_v baptize_v this_o be_v beg_v the_o question_n and_o yet_o he_o thus_o conclude_v viz._n it_o be_v evident_a he_o abuse_v the_o sacred_a text._n but_o hitherto_o you_o may_v see_v it_o be_v plain_a they_o do_v not_o go_v out_o of_o the_o house_n ver._n 33._o and_o he_o take_v they_o the_o same_o hour_n of_o the_o night_n and_o wash_v their_o stripe_n and_o be_v baptize_v he_o and_o all_o his_o straightway_o ver._n 34._o and_o when_o he_o have_v bring_v they_o into_o his_o house_n he_o set_v meat_n before_o they_o and_o they_o rejoice_v believe_v in_o god_n with_o all_o his_o house_n this_o be_v to_o bring_v they_o into_o some_o more_o peculiar_a place_n or_o dining-room_n in_o his_o house_n for_o you_o see_v it_o be_v clear_a they_o be_v not_o out_o of_o the_o prison_n before_o for_o so_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o next_o verse_n viz._n ver._n 35._o and_o when_o it_o be_v day_n the_o magistrate_n send_v the_o sergeant_n say_v let_v those_o man_n go_v but_o the_o apostle_n refuse_v to_o go_v out_o of_o the_o prison_n and_o they_o come_v and_o beseech_v they_o and_o desire_v they_o to_o depart_v out_o of_o the_o city_n thus_o you_o see_v here_o be_v 1._o the_o jailor_n bring_v the_o apostle_n out_o of_o their_o close_a confinement_n after_o his_o conviction_n 2._o there_o be_v preach_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o all_o that_o be_v in_o his_o house_n and_o not_o out_o of_o his_o house_n 3._o here_o be_v wash_v their_o stripe_n after_o they_o be_v take_v out_o of_o their_o close_a confinement_n into_o his_o house_n at_o large_a 4._o and_o last_o here_o be_v their_o baptism_n and_o all_o this_o be_v do_v in_o the_o same_o hour_n of_o the_o night_n straightway_o and_o then_o when_o this_o be_v do_v he_o invite_v they_o into_o his_o own_o peculiar_a apartment_n or_o dining-room_n and_o set_v meat_n before_o they_o and_o 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reason_n to_o evince_v that_o the_o face_n of_o the_o subject_n be_v the_o proper_a part_n to_o be_v baptize_v because_o by_o the_o face_n both_o god_n and_o man_n be_v describe_v 1._o god_n be_v describe_v by_o his_o most_o glorious_a face_n psal_n 51.9_o psal_n 44.24_o 〈◊〉_d 18.10_o not_o that_o we_o be_v to_o conceive_v of_o god_n as_o of_o any_o form_n or_o shape_n who_o be_v a_o most_o glorious_a immense_a spiritual_a be_v in_o himself_o but_o it_o be_v in_o condescension_n to_o our_o weak_a capacity_n 2._o man_n be_v describe_v and_o best_o know_v by_o the_o face_n gal._n 1.22_o psal_n 84.9_o and_o how_o common_a a_o thing_n be_v it_o among_o man_n to_o say_v i_o never_o see_v such_o a_o one_o face_n that_o be_v they_o never_o see_v the_o person_n 2._o the_o face_n be_v the_o proper_a part_n for_o the_o application_n of_o water_n in_o baptism_n because_o the_o face_n represent_v the_o whole_a man._n 3._o the_o face_n ought_v to_o be_v baptize_v as_o the_o proper_a part_n 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