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etc._n etc._n so_o the_o lame_a man_n act_n 3._o he_o expect_v but_o some_o poor_a alm_n and_o he_o hear_v surge_n ambula_fw-la arise_v and_o walk_v and_o so_o this_o widow_n she_o desire_v but_o only_o to_o ease_v her_o grief_n by_o open_v it_o to_o the_o prophet_n or_o at_o the_o most_o that_o he_o may_v obtain_v some_o favour_n for_o she_o from_o the_o usurer_n and_o she_o find_v wherewith_o not_o only_o to_o discharge_v the_o whole_a debt_n but_o a_o sufficient_a and_o plentiful_a livelihood_n for_o herself_o and_o her_o child_n thus_o do_v god_n give_v man_n good_a man_n aut_fw-la quod_fw-la petunt_fw-la aut_fw-la quod_fw-la expedit_fw-la what_o they_o ask_v or_o what_o be_v better_o that_o which_o he_o in_o his_o wisdom_n know_v most_o needful_a for_o they_o if_o they_o ask_v stone_n or_o serpent_n such_o thing_n as_o may_v hurt_v they_o they_o may_v be_v deny_v but_o if_o they_o ask_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d good_a thing_n thing_n may_v tend_v to_o their_o real_a 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touch_v the_o ark._n 3_o part_v 3_o our_o next_o quaere_fw-la be_v who_o they_o be_v which_o be_v to_o be_v baptize_v except_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v of_o water_n and_o of_o the_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n the_o school_n axiom_n be_v a_o indefinite_a proposition_n in_o thing_n necessary_a make_v or_o match_v a_o universal_a if_o therefore_o baptism_n be_v necessary_a for_o all_o a_o man_n in_o my_o text_n must_v be_v all_o man_n and_o so_o our_o bless_a saviour_n teach_v all_o baptise_v all_o i_o this_o be_v that_o which_o some_o do_v look_v for_o therefore_o say_v they_o teach_v must_v go_v before_o baptism_n which_o because_o infant_n be_v uncapable_a of_o therefore_o baptism_n must_v be_v defer_v till_o they_o come_v to_o year_n of_o discretion_n and_o so_o mark_v 16.16_o he_o that_o shall_v believe_v and_o be_v baptize_v shall_v be_v save_v belief_n must_v go_v before_o baptism_n some_o answer_n that_o the_o first_o place_n be_v not_o well_o translate_v the_o word_n go_v thus_o go_v 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of_o another_o faith_n and_o crysologus_n prove_v it_o out_o of_o mark_n 9_o where_o a_o poor_a father_n desire_v help_v for_o his_o son_n who_o have_v be_v vex_v with_o a_o devil_n from_o his_o childhood_n christ_n tell_v the_o father_n at_o the_o 23._o verse_n if_o thou_o can_v believe_v it_o all_o thing_n be_v possible_a to_o he_o that_o believe_v the_o father_n of_o the_o child_n cry_v with_o tear_n lord_z i_o believe_v pater_fw-la credit_n &_o patris_fw-la liberatur_fw-la fide_fw-la qui_fw-la patris_fw-la fuerat_fw-la infidelitate_fw-la damnatus_fw-la christ_n require_v not_o faith_n in_o the_o sick_a son_n but_o in_o the_o sound_a father_n the_o father_n believe_v and_o the_o son_n be_v deliver_v so_o likewise_o jairus_n believe_v and_o his_o dead_a daughter_n be_v restore_v to_o life_n mark_v 5._o and_o thus_o have_v babe_n the_o faith_n of_o the_o parent_n and_o the_o votum_fw-la or_o desire_v of_o the_o church_n i_o add_v the_o covenant_n which_o god_n have_v make_v with_o 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