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detrahas_fw-la non_fw-la stat_fw-la baptismatis_fw-la in_o saeramenâ—um_fw-la that_o be_v in_o the_o sense_n you_o have_v hear_v therefore_o when_o i_o speak_v of_o baptism_n to_o draw_v it_o only_o to_o the_o baptism_n of_o water_n be_v a_o insipid_a conceit_n which_o no_o man_n either_o of_o learning_n or_o ordinary_a brain_n can_v in_o probability_n be_v so_o void_a of_o reason_n as_o to_o affirm_v be_v that_o i_o have_v say_v they_o be_v not_o instrumenta_fw-la physica_fw-la not_o no_o creature_n not_o devoid_a of_o common_a reason_n and_o charity_n will_v have_v once_o offer_v for_o their_o own_o shame_n to_o have_v fasten_v upon_o a_o man_n so_o that_o i_o can_v mean_v only_o the_o act_n of_o baptism_n or_o institution_n without_o operation_n nor_o the_o materiale_a of_o the_o sacrament_n or_o the_o formale_a of_o word_n 3._o and_o last_o though_o all_o the_o father_n that_o i_o have_v read_v speak_v of_o baptism_n in_o definit_o yet_o i_o mean_v not_o of_o all_o in_o general_a 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aliquam_fw-la causalitatem_fw-la ad_fw-la dispositionem_fw-la recipientis_fw-la or_o any_o absolute_a eausalitie_n to_o dispose_v the_o receiver_n of_o itself_o as_o bonavent_n in_o lib._n 4._o scent_n do_v 1._o cue_n 4._o yet_o they_o do_v this_o as_o moral_a instrument_n per_fw-la quandam_fw-la assistentiam_fw-la divinam_fw-la quae_fw-la proprie_fw-la est_fw-la fidei_fw-la acgratiae_fw-la causa_fw-la they_o do_v efficere_fw-la gratiam_fw-la afford_v grace_n or_o work_v it_o so_o that_o in_o this_o sense_n we_o say_v with_o amesius_n aque_fw-la baptismum_fw-la aliquo_fw-la modo_fw-la causam_fw-la instrumentalem_fw-la regenerationis_fw-la esse_fw-la non_fw-la negamus_fw-la in_o some_o sort_n we_o deny_v not_o say_v he_o the_o baptism_n of_o water_n to_o be_v a_o instrumental_a cause_n of_o regeneration_n for_o it_o be_v a_o instrument_n of_o the_o proper_a cause_n and_o of_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o cause_n which_o be_v the_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n though_o you_o 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