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21._o else_o we_o shall_v make_v simon_n and_o judas_n the_o iscariot_n saint_n since_o grace_n be_v a_o immortal_a seed_n by_o which_o they_o that_o have_v it_o shall_v live_v for_o ever_o and_o as_o that_o which_o be_v once_o a_o member_n of_o a_o natural_a body_n shall_v at_o last_o rise_v again_o a_o member_n of_o the_o body_n so_o who_o by_o grace_n be_v once_o a_o member_n of_o the_o mystical_a body_n where_o of_o christ_n be_v the_o head_n shall_v at_o last_o arise_v a_o true_a member_n of_o the_o mystical_a body_n grace_n then_o be_v not_o physical_o annex_v to_o baptism_n the_o element_n itself_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o it_o that_o so_o it_o may_v impart_v it_o god_n only_o with_o the_o water_n at_o the_o liberty_n of_o his_o favour_n give_v grace_n s._n austin_n be_v clear_a in_o the_o approbation_n of_o this_o high_a truth_n lib._n 6._o contra_fw-la donatistas_n cap._n 24._o some_o say_v he_o put_v on_o christ_n usque_fw-la ad_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la sanctificationem_fw-la some_o only_a usque_fw-la ad_fw-la sacramenti_fw-la preceptionem_fw-la this_o say_v he_o be_v common_a to_o the_o good_a and_o evil_a that_o be_v proper_a only_o to_o the_o good_n some_o then_o according_a to_o his_o judgement_n put_v on_o christ_n to_o sanctification_n which_o only_o indeed_o be_v worthy_a of_o the_o bhrase_n to_o put_v on_o christ_n some_o only_a sacramental_o by_o a_o outward_a profession_n which_o passage_n of_o s._n austin_n the_o master_n of_o the_o sentence_n not_o only_o allege_n but_o approve_v and_o sure_o s._n paul_n himself_o teach_v we_o this_o distinction_n rom._n 2.29_o say_v that_o there_o be_v a_o circumcision_n in_o the_o letter_n and_o in_o the_o spirit_n and_o with_o a_o like_a reason_n may_v we_o not_o say_v there_o be_v a_o baptism_n in_o the_o letter_n and_o in_o the_o spirit_n as_o certain_o then_o as_o