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breathe_v their_o last_o the_o pollution_n which_o they_o contract_v by_o this_o mean_n be_v to_o be_v purge_v away_o by_o wash_v themselves_o and_o indeed_o it_o happen_v that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v apply_v to_o this_o sort_n of_o cleanse_v by_o the_o apocryphal_a author_n in_o eccles._n 34._o 25._o nay_o s_o t_o mark_n apply_v the_o word_n in_o this_o sense_n mark_v 7._o 4._o except_o they_o wash_v or_o be_v baptize_v they_o eat_v not_o and_o the_o arabic_a version_n of_o the_o text_n seem_v to_o favour_v thiâ—_n opinion_n which_o render_v it_o thus_o baptizantur_fw-la what_o shall_v they_o do_v that_o be_v baptize_v because_o of_o the_o dead_a person_n viz._n who_o they_o have_v touch_v and_o so_o pollute_v themselves_o hebraiâ—_n hottinger_n therefore_o understand_v the_o apostle_n of_o this_o ceremonial_a baptism_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n as_o he_o call_v it_o which_o he_o say_v be_v institute_v to_o remind_v the_o israelite_n of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a but_o i_o do_v not_o find_v that_o he_o have_v gain_v any_o considerable_a proselyte_n to_o his_o opinion_n it_o be_v so_o sorry_o contrive_v and_o have_v so_o little_a reason_n to_o rely_v upon_o for_o to_o be_v baptize_v or_o wash_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o dead_a and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o dead_a i._n e._n from_o the_o pollution_n contract_v by_o touch_v or_o come_v near_o the_o dead_a be_v vast_o different_a wash_v themselves_o after_o their_o be_v defile_v by_o a_o dead_a body_n what_o be_v that_o to_o wash_v for_o the_o dead_a and_o as_o this_o mosaic_a wash_v have_v no_o grammar_n so_o neither_o have_v it_o any_o logic_n to_o appear_v in_o its_o behalf_n for_o it_o miserable_o pervert_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n and_o the_o consequence_n of_o the_o apostle_n discourse_n which_o i_o leave_v you_o to_o examine_v and_o so_o do_v that_o other_o opinion_n of_o turrianus_n the_o jesuit_n who_o will_v needs_o have_v this_o baptise_v for_o the_o dead_a relate_v to_o a_o legal_a wash_v or_o purify_n of_o the_o dead_a body_n it_o be_v his_o fancy_n that_o the_o apostle_n argue_v from_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o jew_n among_o who_o it_o be_v usual_a that_o if_o any_o man_n die_v legal_o unclean_a i._n e._n before_o he_o be_v purify_v from_o his_o uncleanness_n according_a to_o the_o law_n num._n 19_o some_o other_o person_n be_v wash_v and_o cleanse_v in_o his_o stead_n for_o they_o think_v say_v he_o that_o this_o purge_v profit_v the_o dead_a and_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o uncleanness_n which_o he_o die_v in_o will_v not_o hurt_v he_o nay_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v thereby_o cleanse_v and_o by_o this_o ceremony_n too_o they_o profess_v their_o faith_n of_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a against_o the_o heresâ—e_n of_o the_o sadducee_n but_o the_o name_n of_o this_o conceit_n be_v enough_o to_o confute_v it_o for_o first_o there_o be_v no_o 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