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austin_n philastrius_n isidor_n or_o guido_n carmelita_n it_o be_v in_o epiphanius_n but_o as_o relate_v to_o cerinthus_n of_o a_o carnal_a reign_n 68_o communion_n of_o infant_n be_v never_o hold_v absolute_o necessary_a by_o the_o whole_a church_n for_o the_o ancient_a father_n unanimous_o teach_v that_o baptism_n 13._o take_v away_o all_o sin_n baptism_n say_v s._n basil_n be_v the_o the_o death_n of_o sin_n the_o regeneration_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o reconciliation_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n nay_o orosius_n in_o his_o apology_n s._n prosper_v in_o his_o nine_o answer_n to_o the_o french_a objection_n and_o s._n fulgentius_n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la ad_fw-la petrum_fw-la all_o three_o disciple_n of_o st._n austin_n undoubted_o maintain_v that_o baptism_n give_v salvation_n and_o life_n everlasting_a hold_v most_o firm_o say_v s._n fulgentius_n that_o holy_a baptism_n suffice_v little_a one_o to_o salvation_n as_o long_o as_o their_o age_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o reason_n where_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o when_o infant-communion_n be_v in_o use_n they_o be_v first_o baptise_a then_o confirm_v and_o last_o receive_v the_o holy_a holy_a eucharist_n as_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o the_o laoâ—…icean_a counciâ—…_n hold_v some_o time_n before_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a and_o confirm_v by_o the_o synod_n of_o trull_n 7._o inunctos_fw-la etiam_fw-la sacro_fw-la chrismate_fw-la divino_fw-la sacramento_n communicare_fw-la convenit_fw-la and_o yet_o both_o the_o elibertin_n council_n under_o pope_n sylvester_n can._n 77._o and_o s._n hierome_n against_o the_o luciferan_o affirm_v that_o a_o man_n die_v before_o confirmation_n be_v save_v and_o consequent_o before_o communion_n final_o as_o the_o learned_a author_n of_o the_o systeme_n observe_v neither_o 3._o in_o any_o of_o the_o british_a or_o english_a council_n nor_o in_o s._n gregory_n instruction_n give_v to_o s._n austin_n the_o monk_n be_v there_o any_o mention_n of_o this_o matter_n 69._o as_o for_o s._n austin_n he_o often_o attribute_n a_o total_a remission_n of_o sin_n to_o baptism_n affirm_v exexpresse_o 12._o that_o child_n when_o they_o die_v be_v either_o save_v by_o baptism_n or_o damn_v for_o original_a sin_n hoc_fw-la catholica_fw-la fides_fw-la novit_fw-la this_o catholic_n faith_n know_v and_o again_o in_o his_o 59_o epistle_n infant_n by_o the_o sacrament_n of_o christian_a grace_n without_o doubt_n appertain_v to_o life_n everlasting_a and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n therefore_o that_o so_o great_a a_o doctor_n may_v not_o contradict_v himself_o i_o say_v with_o cardinal_n peròn_n his_o meaning_n to_o be_v that_o infant_n must_v either_o receive_v actual_o or_o in_o voto_fw-la by_o vow_n of_o the_o church_n implicit_o containedin_fw-mi baptism_n for_o by_o baptism_n the_o child_n be_v insert_v into_o the_o mystical_a body_n of_o christ_n which_o mystical_a body_n be_v represent_v by_o the_o holy_a eucharist_n now_o because_o christ_n our_o saviour_n say_v 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tertullian_n s._n ambrose_n s._n jerome_n s._n austin_n cite_v by_o bellarmin_n 5._o only_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n expound_v the_o text_n of_o the_o apostle_n wife_n but_o add_v that_o be_v wife_n yet_o live_v continent_n and_o be_v in_o place_n of_o sister_n 99_o the_o six_o canon_n of_o the_o apostle_n only_a order_n that_o bishop_n and_o priest_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v not_o turn_v off_o their_o wife_n after_o priesthood_n leave_v they_o to_o the_o wide_a world_n without_o mean_n to_o subsist_v in_o a_o handsome_a way_n but_o rather_o to_o provide_v for_o they_o careful_o yet_o abstain_v from_o carnal_a acquaintance_n this_o sense_n be_v right_o deduce_v from_o the_o 27._o canon_n order_v thus_o praecipimus_fw-la we_o command_v that_o if_o any_o promote_v to_o the_o clergy_n will_v marry_v they_o be_v lector_n or_o singer_n only_o and_o the_o same_o be_v mean_v of_o lesser_a order_n again_o 100_o saint_n paul_n say_v 1_o timoth._n 3._o 2._o and_o tit._n 1._o 6._o 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