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A59916 The infallibility of the Holy Scripture asserted, and the pretended infallibility of the Church of Rome refuted in answer to two papers and two treatises of Father Johnson, a Romanist, about the ground thereof / by John Sherman. Sherman, John, d. 1663. 1664 (1664) Wing S3386; ESTC R24161 665,157 994

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make_v a_o defect_n of_o baptism_n but_o all_o defect_n of_o baptism_n do_v not_o make_v even_o in_o those_o of_o age_n a_o refusal_n thereof_o now_o it_o be_v casus_fw-la dabilis_fw-la that_o one_o of_o age_n may_v believe_v and_o yet_o may_v not_o have_v baptism_n as_o the_o necessity_n may_v fall_v out_o shall_v this_o man_n be_v damn_v though_o he_o have_v faith_n because_o he_o have_v not_o baptism_n which_o he_o can_v not_o have_v and_o this_o be_v the_o case_n which_o the_o martyr_n that_o on_o a_o sudden_a when_o one_o of_o the_o forty_o shrink_v step_v in_o and_o make_v up_o the_o number_n as_o st._n basil_n relate_v it_o he_o believe_v and_o be_v not_o baptise_a what_o be_v he_o damn_v no_o they_o will_v say_v he_o have_v baptism_n in_o voto_fw-la and_o the_o baptism_n of_o blood_n well_o but_o if_o there_o be_v a_o absolute_a necessity_n of_o baptism_n as_o there_o be_v of_o faith_n he_o must_v