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A39573 Baby-baptism meer babism, or, An answer to nobody in five words to every-body who finds himself concern'd in't by Samuel Fisher. Fisher, Samuel, 1605-1665. 1653 (1653) Wing F1055; ESTC R25405 966,848 642

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the_o other_o yet_o co●…es_v this_o six●…_n of_o the_o rom._n 3._o and_o 4._o to_o prove_v the_o analogy_n that_o be_v between_o the_o sign_n and_o the_o thing_n signify_v in_o baptism_n in_o his_o 24_o question_n in_o page_n 668._o quae_fw-la est_fw-la analogia_fw-la &_o conventen●…a_fw-la sig●…_n et_fw-la rei_fw-la signatae_fw-la in_o baptismo_fw-la optima_fw-la etc._n etc._n say_v he_o what_o be_v that_o analogy_n and_o agreement_n which_o be_v between_o the_o sign_n and_o the_o thing_n signify_v in_o baptism_n most_o ap●…_n forasmuch_o as_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o the_o water_n wash_v the_o body_n and_o cleanse_v it_o from_o bodily_a impurity_n so_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n by_o its_o merit_n wash_v away_o our_o sin_n and_o spiritual_a impurity_n and_o his_o spirit_n sanctifyes_n we_o moreover_o that_o immersion_n into_o water_n or_o aspersion_n do_v most_o clear_o denote_v rantismon_n the_o sprinkle_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n in_o order_n to_o remission_n of_o 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in_o several_a region_n according_a as_o they_o be_v hot_a or_o cold_a but_o in_o one_o way_n only_o in_o all_o place_n than_o that_o one_o way_n be_v by_o baptise_v i._n e._n dip_v only_o or_o else_o by_o rantize_v only_o and_o if_o by_o baptise_v only_o than_o they_o be_v high_a undertaker_n that_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o correct_v christ_n comm●…ssion_n say_v it_o be_v better_a and_o safe_a to_o rantize_n only_o in_o some_o place_n if_o by_o rantize_v only_o then_o non_fw-la tutum_fw-la est_fw-la ludere_fw-la cum_fw-la sacris_fw-la they_o be_v vain_a person_n that_o make_v a_o m●…ygame_n and_o matter_n of_o pleasure_n of_o the_o ordinance_n of_o christ_n that_o in_o judaea_n and_o the_o hot_a country_n will_v choose_v to_o be_v baptize_v for_o delight_n and_o coolness_n sake_n by_o total_a dip_v and_o bathe_v in_o water_n rather_o than_o otherwise_o when_o christ_n ordain_v no_o more_o than_o sprinkle_v or_o infusion_n second_o sir_n you_o grant_v so_o much_o as_o to_o say_v 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