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A57687 Paedobaptismus vindicatus, or, Infant-baptism stated in an essay to evidence its lawfulness from the testimony of the Holy Scripture, especially St. Matthew, XXVIII, 19 : the grand, if not sole place, so much insisted on by the antipaedobaptists, to prove their mistaken principle : handled in a different method form other tracts on the subject, as appears in the contents : with an account of a conference publickly held with an antipaedobaptist of no small fame / by J.R., A.M., a Presbyter of te Church of England. Rothwell, John, d. 1661. 1693 (1693) Wing R2005; ESTC R6073 107,326 230

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the_o least_o thing_n unto_o myself_o and_o grant_v i_o may_v ascribe_v and_o return_v all_o laud_n and_o praise_n to_o thou_o who_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o light_n and_o the_o author_n of_o truth_n and_o that_o i_o may_v acknowledge_v that_o the_o improvement_n as_o well_o as_o the_o talon_n proceed_v from_o thou_o who_o be_v the_o giver_n of_o every_o good_a and_o every_o perfect_a gift_n grant_v these_o request_n for_o the_o merit_n and_o mediation_n of_o thy_o dear_a son_n who_o be_v not_o only_o the_o way_n and_o the_o life_n but_o also_o that_o bright_a daystar_n who_o by_o his_o irradiate_a beam_n lighten_v every_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n even_o our_o only_a merciful_a saviour_n and_o most_o powerful_a redeemer_n the_o holy_a jesus_n amen_n now_o to_o god_n the_o father_n god_n the_o son_n and_o god_n the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v give_v and_o pay_v all_o honour_n and_o glory_n as_o be_v most_o due_a from_o angel_n and_o man_n henceforth_o and_o for_o evermore_o 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