which_o i_o give_v you_o at_o large_a from_o they_o pag._n 234._o of_o which_o he_o take_v not_o the_o least_o notice_n three_o that_o i_o bring_v in_o durandus_fw-la durandus_fw-la durandus_fw-la a_o severe_a encmy_n against_o anabaptist_n as_o a_o witness_n against_o infant_n baptism_n p._n 146._o the_o quite_o contrary_a he_o will_v find_v be_v true_a in_o my_o pag._n 242._o where_o i_o proauce_n he_o as_o the_o great_a enemy_n and_o persecutor_n of_o bruno_n and_o berengarius_fw-la for_o their_o witness_n against_o infant_n baptism_n and_o be_v it_o not_o very_o injurious_a and_o conterdictious_a for_o he_o to_o own_o that_o durandus_fw-la be_v so_o severe_a a_o enemy_n against_o anabaptist_n and_o yet_o not_o to_o acknowledge_v and_o allow_v i_o bruno_n and_o berengarius_fw-la my_o two_o witness_n i_o produce_v for_o deny_v infant_n baptism_n that_o he_o persecute_v the_o same_o it_o be_v true_a durandus_fw-la be_v in_o the_o index_n i_o do_v not_o know_v how_o put_v among_o the_o 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and_o bernard_n be_v lie_v forgery_n of_o his_o own_o which_o i_o shall_v present_o demonstrate_v six_o that_o i_o have_v no_o ground_n to_o say_v â—hat_n wickliff_n wickliff_n wickliff_n deny_v infant_n baptism_n p._n 146._o when_o i_o produce_v so_o much_o evidence_n to_o prove_v it_o which_o you_o have_v from_o p._n 283._o to_o 289._o demonstrate_v that_o he_o not_o only_o affirm_v that_o believer_n be_v the_o only_a subject_n of_o baptism_n but_o withal_o that_o child_n be_v not_o sacramental_o to_o be_v baptize_v and_o what_o can_v be_v more_o express_a evidence_n in_o the_o case_n another_o piece_n of_o injurious_a deal_n detect_v a_o notorious_a fallacy_n &_o abuse_v detect_v i_o have_v to_o complain_v against_o our_o author_n for_o be_v for_o his_o father_n so_o notorious_a a_o fallacy_n upon_o the_o reader_n and_o abuse_v upon_o myself_o in_o affirm_v that_o i_o produce_v a_o great_a bede-role_n of_o witness_n against_o infant_n baptism_n who_o be_v so_o firm_o for_o it_o as_o i_o in_o contra_fw-la diction_n to_o myself_o grant_v viz._n austin_n chrysostome_n pag._n 25._o of_o he_o and_o theophilact_v anselme_n bede_n gregory_n anslbertus_n albertus_n lombard_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o three_o counsel_n of_o bracarens_n tollatan_n and_o constantinople_n in_o his_o recapitulation_n p._n 139_o etc._n etc._n whereas_o i_o have_v again_o and_o â—gain_o say_v that_o i_o produce_v they_o not_o as_o positive_a witness_n against_o infant_n baptism_n there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o they_o in_o my_o catalogue_n which_o will_v have_v be_v madness_n indeed_o whâ—n_o i_o have_v bring_v they_o in_o among_o those_o that_o have_v asseâ—ted_v infant_n baptism_n but_o for_o these_o reason_n only_o viz._n 1._o first_o to_o show_v what_o strong_a argument_n witness_n why_o person_n own_v infant_n baptism_n be_v produce_v for_o witness_n so_o agree_v to_o the_o scripture_n institution_n and_o pattern_n they_o have_v themselves_o produce_v for_o believer_n baptism_n only_o viz._n 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eminent_a men._n three_o from_o the_o decree_n of_o counsel_n pope_n and_o emperor_n against_o the_o body_n of_o the_o people_n for_o the_o same_o and_o four_o from_o the_o footstep_n thereof_o they_o have_v leave_v in_o the_o several_a region_n and_o country_n where_o they_o have_v be_v disperse_v upon_o which_o he_o make_v this_o follow_a reply_n pag._n 46._o viz._n that_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o people_n that_o it_o be_v like_a will_v be_v impose_v upon_o by_o the_o flourish_v which_o this_o champion_n make_v those_o who_o be_v ignorant_a and_o those_o who_o be_v prejudice_v against_o infant_n baptism_n no_o doubt_n but_o all_o this_o will_v pass_v for_o gospel_n among_o such_o but_o i_o may_v say_v of_o the_o author_n multa_fw-la loquor_fw-la sed_fw-la nihil_fw-la dicit_fw-la or_o rather_o probat_fw-la and_o that_o which_o he_o say_v be_v but_o vox_fw-la &_o praeterea_fw-la nihil_fw-la a_o great_a sound_n of_o word_n but_o no_o proof_n and_o this_o he_o promise_v to_o make_v 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into_o the_o holy_a
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and_o mortification_n of_o their_o member_n and_o can_v it_o be_v true_o say_v it_o be_v so_o to_o a_o infant_n that_o be_v not_o capable_a to_o put_v forth_o any_o act_n of_o faith_n repentance_n or_o mortification_n or_o discern_v any_o the_o least_o sign_n in_o the_o water_n of_o any_o such_o thing_n signify_v thereby_o four_o it_o 4._o nor_o to_o make_v confession_n of_o faith_n before_o it_o have_v they_o indeed_o a_o harmony_n with_o the_o waldenses_n in_o what_o further_o they_o confess_v concern_v this_o ordinance_n viz._n that_o by_o it_o tâ—ey_n be_v receive_v into_o the_o holy_a congregation_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n there_o profess_v and_o declare_v open_o their_o faith_n and_o amendment_n of_o life_n but_o how_o be_v the_o infant_n capable_a with_o the_o waldensian_a christians_n not_o pagan_a convert_n to_o profess_v and_o declare_v open_o their_o faith_n and_o repentance_n and_o so_o to_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o congregation_n thereby_o five_o do_v paedobaptist_n indeed_o believe_v with_o they_o that_o humane_a tradition_n and_o invention_n why_o 5._o that_o infant_n baptism_n be_v a_o humane_a tradition_n and_o why_o be_v to_o be_v esteem_v antichristian_a â—bâ—mâ—na_n lion_z and_o vain_a worship_n and_o that_o that_o worship_n be_v vain_a and_o traditional_a when_o person_n be_v enjoin_v to_o it_o without_o faith_n and_o truth_n why_o then_o be_v infant_n baptize_v by_o they_o that_o have_v no_o faith_n or_o knowledge_n of_o truth_n and_o for_o which_o there_o be_v neither_o precept_n or_o example_n in_o god_n word_n and_o by_o themselves_o own_v to_o be_v a_o unwriten_v tradition_n six_o do_v they_o believe_v it_o 6._o antichrist_n groundsall_a religion_n in_o it_o that_o antichrist_n ground_n all_o christianity_n and_o religion_n in_o the_o baptism_n of_o childreâ—_n attribute_v regeneration_n to_o that_o outward_a work_n do_v contrary_a to_o the_o holy_a spirit_n why_o then_o do_v they_o baptise_v child_n which_o as_o 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my_o â—udgement_n seem_v to_o be_v as_o defective_a in_o grammar_n as_o in_o divinity_n for_o as_o to_o the_o grammatical_a part_n you_o can_v but_o remember_v sir_n that_o our_o lilly_n grammar_n tell_v we_o of_o the_o figure_n sylepsis_n or_o conceptio_fw-la that_o comprehend_v the_o less_o worthy_a under_o the_o more_o worthy_a indignioris_fw-la sub_fw-la digniore_fw-la as_o for_o example_n quid_fw-la tu_fw-la &_o soror_fw-la facitis_fw-la ego_fw-la &_o mater_fw-la miseri_fw-la perimus_fw-la tu_fw-la &_o uxor_fw-la qui_fw-la adfuistis_fw-la testes_fw-la estote_fw-la therefore_o why_o shall_v you_o so_o forget_v yourself_o as_o to_o think_v it_o strange_a that_o the_o beliving_a woman_n shall_v be_v comprehend_v under_o the_o believe_a men._n and_o as_o to_o the_o defect_n in_o divinity_n what_o be_v more_o frequent_a in_o scripture_n do_v not_o you_o know_v it_o be_v tell_v we_o
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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o very_a same_o as_o jam._n 2.2_o for_o if_o there_o come_v into_o your_o assembly_n a_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v a_o gold_n ring_n etc._n etc._n be_v not_o a_o woman_n to_o be_v understand_v also_o thereby_o and_o jam._n 1.8_o a_o double_a mind_a man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v unstable_a in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o be_v not_o a_o double_a mind_a woman_n so_o also_o we_o may_v trouble_v the_o reader_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o your_o instance_n of_o this_o kind_n but_o let_v these_o satisfy_v so_o that_o sir_n you_o see_v your_o exception_n to_o my_o example_n be_v utter_o insignificant_a for_o here_o be_v woman_n disciple_n and_o believer_n in_o pray_v together_o for_o the_o spirit_n and_o afterward_o receive_v the_o same_o together_o also_o continue_v together_o in_o the_o apostle_n doctrine_n fellowship_n and_o break_v of_o bread_n and_o prayer_n neither_o can_v your_o pretend_a limitation_n of_o masculine_a word_n and_o 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