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that_o except_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v of_o water_n and_o of_o the_o spirit_n he_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n of_o little_a child_n baptism_n q._n be_v it_o well_o do_v to_o baptise_v little_a child_n a._n yes_o for_o the_o promise_n of_o salvation_n be_v make_v to_o we_o and_o our_o child_n act._n 2._o st_o paul_n declare_v that_o they_o be_v holy_a 1_o cor._n 7._o and_o jesus_n christ_n assure_v we_o that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n belong_v to_o they_o matt._n 19_o if_o one_o refuse_v baptism_n to_o the_o christian_n child_n their_o condition_n will_v be_v worse_o than_o that_o of_o the_o child_n of_o the_o â—ews_n who_o werâ—_n circumcise_a the_o 8_o day_n gen._n 17._o q._n how_o be_v it_o that_o little_a child_n be_v holy_a a._n it_o be_v not_o that_o they_o be_v sanctify_v and_o regenerate_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o they_o be_v call_v â—oly_a because_o they_o belong_v to_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n and_o that_o they_o be_v bear_v of_o faithful_a parent_n â—n_o the_o same_o sense_n that_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o the_o unbelieving_a husband_n be_v sanctify_v by_o the_o wife_n â—nd_v the_o unbelieving_a wife_n be_v sanctify_v by_o the_o husband_n q._n may_v one_o infer_v the_o baptism_n of_o little_a child_n â—rom_o the_o jewish_a circumcision_n a._n yes_o because_o baptism_n succeed_v to_o circumcision_n and_o that_o both_o these_o sacrament_n represent_v to_o we_o the_o same_o thing_n q._n how_o do_v you_o prove_v it_o a._n by_o the_o apostle_n word_n collos_n 2._o we_o be_v circumcise_a with_o the_o circumcision_n make_v without_o hand_n in_o put_v off_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o flesh_n by_o the_o circumcision_n of_o christ_n bury_v with_o he_o in_o baptism_n q._n how_o many_o sort_n of_o baptism_n be_v there_o