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same_o baptize_v and_o all_o man_n come_v to_o he_o john_n answer_v a_o man_n can_v receive_v nothing_o except_o it_o be_v give_v he_o from_o above_o vers._n 28._o you_o yourselves_o bear_v i_o witness_v that_o i_o say_v i_o be_o not_o the_o christ_n but_o i_o be_o send_v before_o he_o he_o must_v increase_v but_o i_o must_v decrease_v vers_fw-la 30._o do_v he_o baptize_v as_o if_o john_n shall_v say_v that_o be_v a_o sign_n he_o be_v send_v of_o god_n and_o do_v all_o man_n come_v to_o he_o do_v they_o rather_o go_v to_o he_o to_o be_v baptize_v than_o come_v to_o i_o why_o it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o i_o have_v tell_v you_o he_o shall_v increase_v but_o i_o must_v decrease_v he_o and_o his_o ministry_n must_v and_o shall_v flourish_v or_o increase_v in_o honour_n and_o dignity_n and_o reputation_n in_o the_o world_n he_o be_v the_o rise_a sun_n to_o give_v you_o notice_n of_o which_o i_o be_v but_o as_o the_o morning_n star_n he_o must_v shine_v every_o day_n more_o and_o more_o i_o have_v have_v my_o time_n and_o near_o finish_v my_o course_n but_o do_v not_o think_v that_o the_o baptism_n of_o water_n shall_v cease_v with_o i_o for_o as_o he_o baptize_v and_o rise_v more_o and_o more_o in_o esteem_n and_o honour_n so_o he_o will_v do_v and_o his_o ministration_n of_o this_o very_a ordinance_n will_v increase_v and_o be_v magnify_v in_o his_o hand_n more_o than_o it_o have_v be_v in_o i_o i_o hope_v none_o will_v think_v it_o absurd_a to_o understand_v john_n word_n after_o this_o manner_n for_o it_o must_v necessary_o be_v take_v in_o this_o sense_n in_o any_o solid_a understanding_n i_o very_o baptize_v you_o with_o water_n only_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v but_o he_o shall_v baptize_v you_o also_o with_o the_o holy_a spirit_n he_o be_v empower_v to_o dispense_v high_a matter_n to_o you_o than_o water_n only_o with_o which_o he_o baptize_v as_o you_o tell_v i_o as_o well_o as_o i_o though_o not_o himself_o but_o his_o disciple_n i_o can_v go_v no_o 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