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and_o be_v baptize_v and_o wash_v away_o thy_o sin_n act._n 22.16_o there_o be_v remission_n you_o be_v wash_v say_v st._n paul_n 1_o cor._n 5._o then_o present_o follow_v upon_o that_o you_o be_v sanctify_v you_o be_v justify_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n v._o 11._o there_o be_v two_o other_o grace_n as_o many_o of_o you_o as_o have_v be_v baptize_v into_o christ_n have_v put_v on_o christ_n gal._n 3.27_o and_o have_v christ_n upon_o we_o we_o have_v his_o obedience_n his_o merit_n his_o righteousness_n how_o shall_v he_o not_o with_o he_o also_o free_o give_v we_o all_o thing_n rom._n 8.32_o so_o that_o as_o s._n james_n in_o the_o case_n of_o our_o regeneration_n do_v join_v together_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o word_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o mean_n he_o use_v to_o that_o purpose_n of_o his_o own_o will_n beget_v he_o we_o with_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n jam._n 1.18_o so_o our_o saviour_n christ_n do_v join_v the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o baptism_n which_o be_v 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be_v baptize_v be_v thereby_o necessary_o admit_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n or_o that_o all_o do_v receive_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n who_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n of_o his_o grace_n for_o as_o not_o the_o bread_n and_o wine_n in_o the_o eucharist_n so_o neither_o the_o water_n in_o baptism_n do_v contain_v in_o itself_o any_o vital_a force_n or_o efficacy_n that_o grace_n which_o be_v a_o consequent_a of_o the_o sacrament_n it_o do_v accompany_v they_o as_o their_o end_n the_o benefit_n whereof_o whoso_o partake_v he_o receive_v it_o from_o god_n himself_o the_o author_n of_o sacrament_n and_o not_o from_o any_o other_o natural_a or_o supernatural_a quality_n in_o they_o and_o therefore_o their_o manner_n of_o necessity_n to_o life_n supernatural_a be_v not_o in_o all_o respect_n as_o food_n unto_o natural_a life_n they_o be_v not_o physical_a but_o moral_a instrument_n of_o salvation_n duty_n of_o service_n and_o worship_n which_o unless_o we_o perform_v as_o the_o 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several_a apostle_n have_v more_o church_n consecrate_v they_o than_o god_n the_o holy_a trinity_n or_o christ_n under_o his_o sundry_a title_n we_o have_v our_o church_n call_v by_o those_o several_a name_n too_o for_o distinction_n sake_n but_o not_o thereby_o superstitious_o mean_v either_o that_o those_o place_n which_o be_v denominate_v of_o angel_n and_o saint_n shall_v serve_v for_o the_o worship_n of_o so_o glorious_a creature_n or_o else_o those_o glorify_a creature_n for_o defence_n protection_n and_o patronage_n of_o such_o place_n a_o thing_n which_o the_o ancient_n do_v utter_o disclaim_v the_o nation_n say_v s._n austin_n erect_v temple_n to_o their_o god_n we_o to_o our_o martyr_n not_o temple_n as_o unto_o god_n but_o memorial_n as_o unto_o dead_a man_n who_o spirit_n with_o god_n be_v still_o live_v and_o therefore_o beside_o that_o special_a name_n of_o distinction_n by_o which_o we_o know_v one_o of_o these_o house_n from_o another_o we_o keep_v still_o the_o 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