they_o have_v oblige_v he_o and_o his_o subscription_n have_v secure_v his_o obedience_n 4._o and_o some_o of_o they_o say_v that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o priest_n that_o refuse_v they_o for_o he_o will_v baptise_v they_o with_o the_o cross_n if_o the_o parent_n send_v the_o child_n or_o the_o adult_n person_n come_v but_o we_o need_v not_o strive_v about_o the_o word_n the_o thing_n we_o be_v agree_v of_o viz._n that_o the_o priest_n consent_v not_o to_o baptise_v they_o who_o dare_v not_o receive_v it_o with_o the_o use_n of_o the_o cross_n whether_o this_o be_v to_o be_v call_v a_o reject_v they_o or_o deny_v they_o baptism_n unless_o they_o will_v be_v so_o cross_v we_o need_v not_o call_v for_o extraordinaty_a accurateness_n to_o judge_v 5._o no_o conformist_n do_v pretend_v that_o this_o use_n of_o this_o image_n of_o the_o cross_n be_v of_o divine_a institution_n but_o all_o confess_v that_o baptism_n be_v of_o divine_a institution_n and_o that_o christ_n have_v command_v math._n 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they_o promise_v it_o be_v not_o thâ—y_a but_o the_o parent_n that_o be_v bind_v to_o perform_v 3._o or_o nonconformist_n in_o this_o point_n who_o purpose_v before_o hand_n to_o be_v but_o the_o parent_n râ—pâ—esentatives_n and_o that_o the_o promise_n and_o obligation_n shall_v all_o be_v devolve_v from_o they_o on_o the_o parent_n though_o they_o know_v the_o church_n mean_v otherwise_o and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o the_o church_n sense_n and_o therefore_o their_o stand_a to_o hear_v this_o be_v your_o part_n be_v no_o consent_n to_o take_v it_o for_o their_o part_n and_o none_o of_o all_o these_o do_v answer_v the_o church_n sense_n in_o their_o undertake_n and_o if_o we_o be_v common_o baptize_v and_o make_v christian_n in_o a_o way_n of_o false_a vow_v or_o covenant_v of_o such_o person_n or_o of_o â—â—lusâ—â—y_a equivocation_n it_o be_v not_o well_o 11._o we_o know_v not_o where_o parent_n can_v procure_v any_o to_o undertake_v this_o office_n as_o the_o church_n 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