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power_n and_o rule_n and_o govern_v as_o well_o as_o support_v by_o his_o providence_n second_o 8_o with_o relation_n to_o his_o church_n and_o people_n which_o he_o govern_v and_o conduct_n by_o his_o word_n and_o holy_a spirit_n and_o three_o with_o 11_o respect_n to_o his_o heavenly_a kingdom_n where_o he_o reign_v with_o glory_n and_o majesty_n over_o his_o angel_n now_o and_o will_v rule_v over_o all_o his_o saint_n hereafter_o to_o all_o eternity_n q._n how_o be_v it_o that_o we_o here_o either_o wish_n or_o pray_v that_o god_n kingdom_n may_v come_v a._n as_o we_o desire_v first_o 13_o that_o all_o man_n may_v both_o more_o clear_o know_v and_o more_o worthy_o obey_v the_o true_a and_o only_a god_n the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n second_o that_o to_o this_o end_n it_o will_v please_v god_n to_o enlarge_v the_o border_n of_o his_o church_n 25_o and_o bring_v all_o nation_n within_o the_o pale_a of_o it_o and_o that_o where_o it_o be_v already_o establish_v he_o will_v 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us._n rom._n four_o 11_o act_n two_o 38.39_o heb_n ix_o 14_o tit._n iii._o 5_o q._n how_o be_v baptism_n perform_v 2d_o a._n by_o dip_v in_o pour_v on_o of_o or_o sprinkle_v with_o water_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o the_o son_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n q._n in_o which_o of_o these_o be_v this_o sacrament_n administer_v at_o the_o beginning_n 38_o a._n to_o aged_n and_o healthful_a person_n in_o that_o hot_a country_n in_o which_o our_o saviour_n live_v it_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n administer_v by_o dip_v or_o plunge_v the_o person_n who_o be_v baptise_a into_o the_o water_n according_a to_o the_o common_a ceremony_n among_o the_o jew_n of_o receive_v proselyte_n with_o the_o very_a same_o ceremony_n and_o from_o which_o our_o saviour_n seem_v to_o have_v take_v occasion_n to_o institute_v this_o sacrament_n q._n be_v any_o baptise_a otherwise_o at_o the_o beginning_n a._n it_o can_v be_v doubt_v but_o that_o as_o all_o who_o embrace_v the_o gospel_n 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