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as_o the_o pharisee_n and_o lawyer_n that_o refuse_v it_o do_v then_o reject_v against_o themselves_o that_o be_v to_o their_o own_o hurt_n the_o counsel_n of_o god_n luke_n 7.29_o 30._o i_o wish_v there_o be_v none_o such_o now_o nay_o christ_n himself_o who_o be_v bear_v under_o the_o law_n and_o so_o circumcise_a to_o fulfil_v it_o be_v subject_n to_o this_o divine_a institution_n of_o be_v baptise_a with_o water_n as_o mat._n 3.13_o not_o that_o he_o have_v any_o sin_n to_o report_v of_o himself_o but_o for_o we_o to_o imitate_v he_o in_o it_o &_o for_o our_o sin_n that_o he_o may_v fulfil_v all_o righteousness_n mat._n 3.15_o and_o though_o jesus_n baptise_a not_o himself_o but_o his_o disciple_n more_o than_o john_n as_o john_n 4.1_o 2._o true_a our_o lord_n the_o chief_a bishop_n of_o our_o soul_n as_o our_o chief_a bishop_n now_o baptise_a none_n it_o do_v not_o become_v he_o neither_o do_v it_o they_o he_o have_v great_a work_n to_o do_v so_o have_v they_o he_o leave_v it_o to_o his_o apostle_n which_o be_v subordinate_a so_o do_v our_o bishop_n to_o the_o subordinate_a curate_n as_o a_o thing_n still_o needful_a to_o be_v do_v no_o wonder_n then_o if_o the_o great_a apostle_n in_o such_o a_o large_a circuit_n or_o diocese_n as_o from_o jerusalem_n to_o illiricum_n act_v 15.9_o baptise_a no_o more_o than_o two_o or_o three_o believe_a family_n since_o he_o have_v a_o great_a work_n to_o do_v than_o lie_v that_o foundation_n which_o be_v lay_v by_o subordinate_a minister_n so_o as_o he_o say_v heb._n 6.1_o &_o 2._o therefore_o leave_v the_o principle_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n let_v we_o go_v on_o unto_o perfection_n not_o lay_v again_o the_o foundation_n of_o repentance_n faith_n the_o doctrine_n of_o baptism_n etc._n etc._n now_o though_o water-baptism_n give_v not_o the_o yet_o it_o initiate_v into_o the_o church_n and_o make_v member_n in_o order_n to_o be_v baptise_a by_o the_o spirit_n to_o become_v child_n as_o act_n 19_o and_o though_o it_o do_v not_o give_v kepentance_n and_o remission_n to_o be_v happy_a yet_o it_o be_v in_o order_n to_o these_o infant_n indeed_o have_v never_o commit_v any_o actual_a sin_n have_v no_o need_n of_o repentance_n only_o of_o remission_n for_o their_o originnl_n sin_n which_o be_v do_v away_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n which_o the_o water_n represent_v so_o that_o if_o they_o dye_v in_o their_o infancy_n they_o be_v undoubted_o happy_a so_o that_o contrary_a to_o mr._n dell_n ipse_fw-la dixit_fw-la in_o page_n 26._o 29._o and_o 28._o water-baptism_n both_o be_v and_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a and_o to_o continue_v till_o the_o end_n so_o to_o make_v infant_n die_v before_o they_o commit_v actual_a sin_n and_o also_o the_o adult_n which_o be_v bear_v again_o of_o