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of_o christ_n which_o be_v figure_v by_o water_n 3_o neither_o be_v it_o of_o thing_n to_o come_v only_o 3.25_o rom._n 3.25_o but_o also_o of_o thing_n past_a but_o here_o we_o may_v not_o take_v leave_n to_o sin_n afterward_o 4_o they_o which_o so_o divide_v between_o baptism_n and_o repentance_n that_o they_o will_v assign_v remission_n of_o the_o former_a to_o baptism_n &_o the_o last_o to_o repentance_n be_v foul_o deceive_v 6.3_o rom._n 6.3_o 5_o the_o second_o be_v that_o we_o may_v understande_v that_o we_o be_v graft_v together_o with_o christ_n into_o mortification_n &_o newenesse_n of_o life_n 6_o the_o third_o that_o we_o may_v know_v that_o we_o be_v so_o unite_v in_o christ_n 3.13_o matth._n 3.13_o that_o we_o may_v be_v partaker_n of_o all_o his_o goodness_n and_o the_o more_o plain_o to_o approve_v these_o two_o last_o 3.16_o matth._n 3.6_o luke_n 3.16_o first_o he_o prove_v that_o both_o be_v plain_a and_o manifest_a as_o well_o in_o the_o baptism_n of_o john_n as_o 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of_o israel_n by_o their_o pass_v over_o the_o sea_n &_o refresh_v the_o cloud_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o cleanse_v for_o as_o then_o the_o lord_n cover_v they_o with_o a_o cloud_n cast_v over_o they_o and_o give_v they_o refresh_v cold_a lest_o they_o shall_v faint_v and_o pine_v away_o with_o so_o cruel_a burn_a of_o the_o sun_n so_o in_o baptism_n we_o acknowledge_v ourselves_o cover_v and_o defend_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n 9.14_o num._n 9.14_o lest_o the_o severity_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o deed_n a_o intolerable_a flame_n shall_v lie_v upon_o us._n 10_o we_o may_v not_o agree_v to_o they_o which_o have_v teach_v that_o we_o be_v deliver_v by_o baptism_n 5.19_o col._n 5.19_o from_o the_o corruption_n of_o nature_n and_o be_v restore_v to_o the_o same_o purity_n of_o nature_n which_o in_o the_o beginning_n adam_n have_v before_o the_o fall_n for_o the_o self_n same_o original_a corruption_n remain_v 11_o and_o do_v never_o cease_v in_o we_o but_o continual_o work_v in_o us._n 12_o this_o last_o he_o confirm_v both_o by_o example_n and_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n 13_o the_o other_o end_n of_o baptism_n be_v to_o serve_v our_o confession_n with_o man_n he_o show_v by_o what_o reason_n this_o be_v héereunto_o have_v paul_n respect_n 1.2_o 1._o cor._n 1.2_o when_o he_o ask_v the_o corinth_n whether_o they_o have_v not_o be_v baptize_v in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n mean_v that_o even_o in_o this_o they_o be_v baptize_v into_o his_o name_n if_o they_o vow_v themselves_o to_o he_o swear_v to_o his_o name_n bind_v their_o faith_n to_o he_o before_o man_n that_o they_o can_v confess_v none_o other_o but_o christ_n alone_o 14_o as_o touch_v this_o second_o part_n of_o the_o chapter_n first_o he_o treat_v of_o the_o use_n of_o baptism_n 7.14_o rom._n 7.14_o 14._o 15._o moreover_o of_o the_o unworthiness_n or_o worthiness_n of_o the_o minister_n from_o the_o 16._o to_o the_o 18._o three_o of_o the_o corruption_n wherewith_o this_o sacrament_n have_v be_v 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