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wilfulness_n however_o particular_a church_n and_o teacher_n may_v 14._o the_o catholic_n testimony_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n be_v more_o than_o a_o bare_a humane_a or_o historic_a witness_n it_o be_v so_o sacred_a so_o divine_a lyrin_n so_o irrefragable_a that_o it_o be_v more_o to_o be_v value_v than_o a_o 1.8_o angel_n from_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o ought_v in_o all_o reason_n and_o conscience_n to_o end_v such_o controversy_n late_o raise_v in_o the_o church_n and_o so_o it_o will_v have_v do_v long_o ago_o if_o humane_a passion_n and_o interest_n have_v not_o sway_v more_o with_o some_o man_n than_o matter_n of_o conscience_n and_o religion_n or_o if_o the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n be_v the_o only_a thing_n that_o some_o anabaptist_n have_v a_o ache_a tooth_n at_o or_o a_o mind_n to_o pull_v down_o no_o that_o can_v much_o hurt_v they_o nor_o do_v any_o mischief_n or_o inconvenience_n follow_v that_o pious_a custom_n either_o to_o parent_n or_o child_n yea_o much_o 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faithful_a abraham_n both_o young_a and_o old_a man_n and_o infant_n 15._o contrary_n to_o all_o which_o for_o a_o few_o new_a man_n spiteful_o peevish_o and_o everlasting_o thus_o to_o contest_v and_o indeed_o only_a cavil_n i_o conceive_v be_v not_o only_o a_o great_a irreverence_n and_o scorn_v put_v upon_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n which_o we_o shall_v respect_v love_n and_o honour_n as_o the_o mother_n of_o we_o all_o 16.13_o but_o it_o be_v a_o high_a affront_n to_o christ_n to_o his_o word_n truth_n and_o promise_v to_o be_v ever_o with_o it_o even_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n by_o his_o spirit_n lead_v it_o into_o all_o evangelicall_n truth_n for_o precept_n and_o duty_n as_o well_o as_o promise_v and_o comfort_n also_o keep_v it_o from_o all_o catholic_n apostasy_n into_o any_o error_n destructive_a to_o the_o foundation_n 13.20_o if_o they_o that_o reject_v or_o despise_v any_o one_o of_o christ_n messenger_n despise_v himself_o and_o his_o father_n how_o much_o 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as_o other_o church_n in_o all_o age_n nor_o be_v there_o to_o this_o day_n after_o so_o many_o bicker_n and_o contest_v so_o many_o public_a heat_n and_o flame_n kindle_v upon_o this_o and_o other_o account_n any_o way_n of_o wisdom_n and_o meekness_n public_o use_v by_o which_o to_o quench_v these_o flame_n of_o wildfire_n which_o threaten_v not_o only_o to_o scorch_v but_o utter_o to_o consume_v this_o reform_a and_o true_o catholic_n church_n with_o all_o its_o true_a minister_n and_o holy_a ministration_n in_o which_o the_o anabaptist_n be_v high_o subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o papist_n grand_a project_n and_o design_n which_o be_v to_o deface_v disgrace_n and_o quite_o overthrow_v all_o the_o frame_n of_o reform_a religion_n and_o the_o face_n of_o any_o either_o uniform_a or_o reform_a church_n in_o england_n chap._n xii_o for_o my_o part_n i_o free_o profess_v infant_n that_o if_o the_o administration_n of_o baptism_n in_o point_n of_o age_n and_o time_n
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