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his_o be_v baptize_v can_v there_o be_v any_o reason_n give_v say_v mr._n gosnold_n why_o his_o vers_fw-la 33._o shall_v be_v large_a than_o all_o his_o house_n vers_fw-la 32_o 34._o these_o two_o verse_n be_v a_o key_n to_o the_o 33d_o verse_n say_v he_o and_o this_o household_n a_o key_n to_o all_o the_o other_o the_o second_o household_n be_v that_o of_o crispus_n household_n act_v 18._o 8._o and_o crispus_n the_o chief_a ruler_n of_o the_o synagogue_n believe_v in_o god_n with_o all_o his_o house_n and_o many_o of_o the_o corinthian_n hear_v believe_v and_o be_v baptize_v all_o that_o be_v say_v of_o his_o household_n be_v that_o they_o believe_v beside_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o text_n show_v none_o be_v baptize_v but_o such_o who_o first_o believe_v and_o they_o we_o say_v and_o none_o but_o they_o be_v true_a subject_n of_o baptism_n that_o believe_v the_o three_o household_n be_v the_o household_n of_o stephanus_n i_o baptize_v household_n say_v paul_n the_o household_n of_o 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common_o take_v into_o your_o church_n such_o person_n that_o be_v convert_v who_o parent_n be_v very_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a person_n as_o any_o in_o the_o parish_n and_o so_o live_v and_o die_v as_o far_o as_o you_o know_v and_o yet_o do_v you_o not_o account_v their_o baptism_n to_o â—e_v sufficient_a 10._o be_v it_o not_o a_o hurtful_a and_o evil_a thing_n to_o defile_v and_o pollute_v the_o church_n by_o bring_v in_o the_o fleshy_a seed_n which_o christ_n have_v cast_v out_o 11._o be_v it_o not_o a_o evil_a and_o dangerous_a thing_n to_o lay_v a_o foundation_n of_o ignorance_n and_o profaneness_n and_o to_o confound_v the_o world_n and_o church_n together_o which_o ought_v to_o be_v separate_v and_o to_o make_v the_o church_n national_a which_o ought_v to_o be_v congregational_a 12._o be_v it_o not_o a_o harmful_a and_o evil_a thing_n to_o establish_v human_a tradition_n and_o make_v they_o of_o equal_a authority_n with_o christ_n sacred_a institution_n and_o reproach_v they_o 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