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watch_v and_o observe_v your_o heart_n the_o next_o time_n if_o ever_o you_o engage_v in_o it_o again_o and_o if_o you_o do_v i_o be_o sure_a you_o will_v find_v what_o i_o say_v to_o be_v true_a but_o in_o the_o baptise_v the_o infant_n seed_n of_o believer_n by_o sprinkle_v water_n upon_o they_o there_o be_v none_o of_o all_o this_o danger_n because_o there_o be_v no_o object_n to_o draw_v out_o the_o heart_n lust_n for_o satan_n to_o fasten_v his_o temptation_n upon_o therefore_o dip_v or_o immersion_n for_o baptism_n can_v be_v good_a 9_o the_o word_n for_o administration_n of_o the_o ordinance_n of_o baptism_n ought_v to_o be_v use_v at_o the_o same_o instant_a when_o the_o water_n be_v apply_v to_o the_o person_n baptize_v but_o if_o dip_v or_o plunge_v be_v the_o mode_n of_o baptism_n than_o these_o thing_n will_v necessary_o follow_v 1._o they_o must_v go_v into_o the_o water_n very_o near_o as_o deep_a as_o their_o waste_n before_o the_o word_n of_o administration_n be_v speak_v and_o so_o they_o be_v half_o baptize_v before_o the_o word_n be_v speak_v 2._o if_o the_o word_n be_v speak_v before_o their_o heel_n be_v trip_v up_o than_o they_o be_v baptize_v before_o they_o be_v dip_v 3._o and_o last_o if_o they_o speak_v the_o word_n while_o they_o have_v they_o under_o water_n they_o can_v be_v active_a in_o their_o own_o baptism_n which_o be_v to_o overthrow_v one_o of_o their_o own_o grand_a argument_n they_o produce_v to_o prove_v that_o none_o but_o adult_a believer_n ought_v to_o be_v baptize_v viz._n because_o that_o all_o person_n ought_v to_o be_v active_a in_o their_o own_o baptism_n pray_v what_o grace_n can_v they_o exercise_v under_o water_n when_o they_o can_v scarce_o exercise_v their_o reason_n much_o less_o their_o grace_n 10._o say_v mr._n k._n pag._n 6._o sir_n you_o shall_v take_v more_o heed_n to_o your_o word_n and_o to_o what_o you_o assert_v be_v it_o say_v they_o be_v baptize_v in_o the_o jailor_n house_n &_o c._n how_o can_v you_o say_v pag._n 7._o that_o they_o be_v all_o baptize_v in_o his_o own_o house_n when_o the_o text_n speak_v not_o any_o such_o thing_n how_o can_v you_o presume_v to_o assert_v that_o they_o do_v not_o go_v out_o of_o the_o house_n reader_n observe_v the_o text_n well_o and_o so_o say_v i_o too_o pray_v reader_n observe_v the_o text_n well_o and_o therefore_o i_o will_v fair_o repeat_v it_o in_o act_n 16.23_o and_o when_o they_o have_v lay_v many_o stripe_n upon_o they_o they_o cast_v they_o into_o prison_n charge_v the_o jailor_n to_o keep_v they_o safe_o ver._n 24._o who_o have_v receive_v such_o a_o charge_n thrust_v they_o into_o the_o inner_a prison_n and_o make_v their_o foot_n fast_o in_o the_o stock_n ver._n 25._o and_o at_o midnight_n paul_n and_o silas_n pray_v and_o sing_v praise_n unto_o god_n and_o the_o prisoner_n hear_v they_o ver._n 26._o and_o sudden_o there_o be_v a_o great_a earthquake_n so_o that_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o prison_n be_v shake_v and_o immediate_o all_o the_o door_n be_v open_v and_o every_o one_o band_n be_v loose_v ver._n 27._o and_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o prison_n awake_v out_o of_o his_o sleep_n and_o see_v the_o prison_n door_n open_a he_o draw_v out_o his_o sword_n and_o will_v have_v kill_v himself_o suppose_v that_o the_o prisoner_n have_v be_v flee_v ver._n 28._o but_o paul_n cry_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n say_v do_v thyself_o no_o harm_n for_o we_o be_v all_o here_o from_o this_o passage_n we_o may_v observe_v that_o the_o jailer_n house_n or_o apartment_n and_o the_o place_n of_o paul_n close_a confinement_n be_v both_o within_o view_n and_o call_v one_o of_o another_o for_o paul_n perceive_v that_o the_o jailor_n will_v have_v murder_v himself_o cry_v out_o unto_o he_o to_o prevent_v it_o ver._n 29._o then_o he_o call_v for_o a_o light_n and_o spring_v in_o and_o come_v tremble_v and_o fall_v down_o before_o paul_n and_o silas_n ver._n 30._o and_o bring_v they_o out_o and_o say_v sir_n what_o must_v 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