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i_o will_v endeavour_v to_o prove_v it_o here_o be_v a_o express_a command_n for_o some_o person_n to_o be_v baptise_a here_o be_v no_o express_a command_n for_o the_o baptise_v of_o infant_n be_v it_o not_o then_o a_o necessary_a consequence_n that_o they_o be_v not_o include_v in_o the_o commission_n question_n leigh_n i_o deny_v both_o part_n and_o first_o your_o major_n rus._n i_o shall_v prove_v it_o thus_o major_a that_o there_o be_v a_o express_a command_n for_o baptise_v some_o person_n the_o commission_n itself_o prove_v leigh_n it_o be_v the_o sequel_n of_o the_o major_a i_o deny_v pray_v prove_v that_o rus._n then_o you_o do_v say_v that_o notwithstanding_o our_o lord_n have_v express_o command_v some_o person_n to_o be_v baptise_a in_o the_o commission_n and_o have_v not_o express_o command_v infant_n yet_o they_o may_v be_v some_o of_o the_o number_n have_v christ_n two_o sort_n of_o subject_n one_o that_o he_o do_v express_o command_v to_o be_v baptise_a and_o another_o 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which_o he_o have_v so_o great_a a_o veneration_n what_o be_v it_o impossible_a in_o this_o dr_n opinion_n to_o have_v a_o veneration_n for_o a_o person_n unless_o we_o take_v his_o ipse_fw-la dixit_fw-la and_o swallow_v down_o all_o he_o say_v without_o chew_v but_o do_v mr._n calvin_n any_o where_o say_v that_o the_o whole_a of_o the_o commission_n be_v express_v in_o mat._n 28.19_o mar._n 16.16_o and_o though_o he_o say_v infant_n be_v not_o express_o mention_v in_o this_o command_n yet_o we_o be_v sure_a his_o comment_n on_o the_o place_n which_o will_v best_o discover_v his_o judgement_n say_v that_o god_n include_v infant_n in_o speak_v to_o their_o parent_n and_o so_o that_o baptism_n when_o apply_v to_o infant_n be_v not_o separatedâ—_n from_o faith_n and_o teach_n and_o this_o he_o speak_v in_o opposition_n to_o the_o anabaptist_n who_o make_v a_o great_a noise_n against_o infant-bapti_a sm_n upon_o this_o pretence_n see_v his_o own_o word_n harm_n evang._n in_o mat._n 28.19_o 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