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ghost_n authore_fw-la and_o fountain_n of_o all_o sanctification_n do_v testify_v that_o the_o child_n of_o christian_a man_n be_v holy_a may_v we_o exclude_v they_o from_o so_o great_a a_o benefit_n now_o if_o in_o they_o be_v the_o verity_n of_o baptism_n how_o can_v we_o depryve_v they_o of_o the_o sign_n which_o be_v less_o &_o inferior_a but_o they_o reply_v that_o the_o custom_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v contrary_a for_o it_o be_v say_v that_o paul_n and_o silas_n preach_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n unto_o the_o gealer_n or_o keeper_n of_o the_o prison_n and_o to_o his_o household_n before_o that_o they_o baptyse_v they_o i_o have_v already_o give_v solution_n unto_o this_o when_o i_o show_v how_o that_o to_o a_o man_n which_o be_v a_o stranger_n from_o the_o church_n the_o doctrine_n ought_v to_o precede_v the_o sacrament_n but_o after_o that_o god_n have_v receive_v he_o into_o the_o communion_n of_o his_o fayethfull_a the_o promise_n of_o life_n be_v 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speak_v be_v give_v unto_o the_o christian_n church_n now_o sing_v they_o be_v call_v disciple_n they_o be_v not_o so_o ignorant_a that_o they_o shall_v not_o at_o all_o know_v god_n and_o jesus_n christ_n as_o it_o be_v a_o simple_a christian_n of_o the_o common_a people_n but_o they_o lack_v this_o thing_n that_o they_o have_v not_o receyve_v the_o visible_a grace_n which_o god_n then_o shed_v forth_o upon_o his_o servant_n these_o same_o be_v confer_v unto_o theym_n by_o the_o imposition_n of_o faint_a paul_n hand_n for_o it_o be_v no_o new_a thing_n that_o the_o name_n of_o baptism_n shall_v be_v take_v in_o such_o signification_n as_o we_o have_v a_o example_n where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o apostle_n call_v to_o remembrance_n the_o word_n of_o our_o savioure_n that_o john_n do_v baptyse_v in_o water_n but_o that_o he_o will_v baptyse_v with_o the_o spirit_n it_o be_v also_o a_o accustom_a use_n of_o the_o scripture_n to_o expound_v one_o word_n or_o sentence_n by_o a_o 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this_o much_o be_v say_v touching_n the_o creation_n ☞_o now_o be_v there_o many_o place_n in_o holy_a scripture_n which_o be_v much_o more_o evidente_a as_o where_o sainte_n peter_n say_v that_o the_o reward_n of_o our_o faith_n be_v the_o salvation_n of_o our_o soul_n also_o where_o he_o say_v that_o the_o fayethfull_a do_v purify_v their_o soul_n again_o that_o the_o desire_v of_o the_o flesh_n do_v fyghte_n against_o the_o soul_n also_o where_o he_o call_v christ_n the_o bishop_n of_o our_o soul_n for_o these_o sentence_n can_v not_o consist_v except_o there_o be_v soul_n which_o be_v save_v and_o which_o be_v assault_v by_o evil_a concupiscence_n &_o which_o be_v purify_v from_o their_o spot_v and_o govern_v by_o jesus_n christ_n their_o bishop_n accord_v to_o this_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o history_n of_o job_n that_o man_n do_v dwell_v in_o earthen_a horse_n which_o manner_n of_o speak_v s._n peter_n use_v where_o he_o say_v that_o he_o will_v admonyshe_v the_o fayethfull_a as_o long_o as_o he_o shall_v dwell_v in_o his_o earthly_a tabernacle_n if_o it_o be_v not_o that_o the_o pryncipall_a part_n of_o man_n do_v dwell_v in_o the_o body_n as_o in_o a_o tabernacle_n this_o shall_v be_v speak_v without_o reason_n the_o apostle_n also_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrews_n declare_v as_o much_o or_o more_o expreslye_o the_o same_o thing_n where_o he_o say_v that_o our_o father_n which_o beget_v we_o in_o this_o world_n be_v father_n of_o our_o flesh_n but_o god_n only_o be_v father_n of_o our_o spirit_n i_o pray_v you_o how_o shall_v we_o understande_v these_o word_n if_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o a_o essensiall_a thing_n and_o a_o little_a after_o speak_v of_o the_o citezyn_n of_o heaven_n he_o say_v that_o they_o be_v the_o angel_n and_o spirit_n of_o just_a man_n will_v we_o have_v a_o more_o clear_a proste_n then_o this_o also_o i_o see_v not_o how_o we_o shall_v expound_v the_o exhortation_n which_o s._n paul_n make_v unto_o we_o that_o we_o shall_v 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the_o act_n it_o be_v say_v that_o saint_n paul_n go_v about_o to_o excuse_v himself_o do_v protest_v that_o he_o be_v persecute_v because_o he_o do_v not_o approve_v the_o sect_n of_o the_o saducee_n and_o saint_a luke_n declare_v what_o this_o sect_n be_v say_v that_o the_o saducee_n do_v not_o believe_v the_o resurrection_n nor_o that_o there_o be_v any_o angel_n or_o any_o spirit_n or_o soul_n what_o will_v we_o have_v more_o than_o this_o s_o paul_n confess_v that_o he_o be_v a_o pharisee_fw-mi in_o his_o article_n now_o be_v it_o plain_a that_o the_o phariseis_n do_v confess_v as_o say_v saint_a luke_n that_o the_o soul_n be_v very_o essensiall_a creature_n ☞_o therefore_o let_v the_o anabaptiste_n take_v the_o quarrel_n of_o the_o saducee_n their_o predecessor_n and_o defend_v it_o against_o faint_a paul_n and_o when_o they_o have_v win_v their_o cause_n against_o he_o then_o shall_v we_o see_v what_o we_o can_v say_v unto_o they_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n we_o follow_v the_o 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