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never_o take_v the_o point_n of_o it_o to_o have_v such_o weight_n as_o that_o all_o that_o differ_v from_o i_o in_o it_o must_v be_v deny_v either_o love_n liberty_n or_o communion_n if_o i_o know_v my_o own_o heart_n i_o do_v as_o hearty_o love_v a_o sober_a godly_a man_n that_o be_v against_o infant-baptism_n as_o i_o do_v such_o man_n that_o differ_v from_o i_o in_o other_o controversy_n and_o much_o better_a than_o one_o of_o my_o own_o judgement_n who_o have_v less_o piety_n and_o sobriety_n nor_o do_v i_o think_v there_o be_v so_o much_o malignity_n in_o the_o bare_a opinion_n which_o deny_v infant_n baptism_n as_o that_o all_o the_o anabaptist_n miscarriage_n shall_v arise_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o that_o opinion_n ibid._n i_o know_v that_o in_o the_o ancient_a church_n man_n be_v leave_v at_o liberty_n both_o when_o tâ—â—_n will_v be_v baptise_a themselves_o and_o when_o their_o child_n shall_v be_v baptise_a and_o though_o infant-baptism_n be_v without_o any_o original_a since_o the_o apostle_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o a_o force_a thing_n and_o be_v it_o in_o my_o power_n it_o shall_v be_v so_o still_o i_o will_v not_o deny_v christian-love_n nor_o church_n communion_n nor_o public_a encouragement_n to_o any_o pious_a peaceable_a man_n for_o be_v a_o anabaptist_n i_o be_o not_o therefore_o half_o so_o zealous_a to_o turn_v man_n from_o anabaptistry_n as_o i_o be_o to_o persuade_v both_o they_o and_o other_o to_o live_v together_o with_o mutual_a forbearance_n in_o love_n and_o church-communion_n notwithstanding_o such_o difference_n page_n 221._o i_o make_v no_o question_n but_o many_o of_o they_o be_v far_o better_a man_n than_o i_o and_o know_v myself_o liable_a to_o error_n etc._n etc._n i_o be_o far_o more_o offend_v at_o their_o separation_n than_o their_o opinion_n page_n 228._o i_o know_v not_o by_o any_o scripture_n or_o reason_n that_o rebaptising_a be_v so_o heinous_a a_o sin_n as_o shall_v warrant_v we_o to_o contemn_v at_o our_o brethren_n 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to_o question_n that_o either_o he_o think_v they_o want_v relief_n be_v very_o near_o a_o defeat_n or_o have_v not_o so_o singular_a a_o talon_n as_o himself_o to_o set_v off_o a_o bad_a cause_n for_o my_o part_n i_o can_v conjecture_v what_o his_o design_n be_v unless_o by_o make_v up_o a_o triumvirate_n of_o champion_n he_o think_v to_o carry_v the_o cause_n by_o clamour_n and_o so_o share_v of_o the_o applause_n their_o admire_a votary_n be_v liberal_a enough_o of_o but_o as_o his_o book_n needs_o little_o more_o confutation_n than_o to_o be_v peruse_v so_o the_o infirmity_n of_o his_o reason_v serve_v to_o illustrate_v not_o foil_v the_o truth_n he_o invade_v our_o adversary_n themselves_o be_v force_v to_o confess_v that_o most_o of_o those_o great_a father_n the_o generality_n of_o christian_n be_v so_o fond_a of_o have_v be_v of_o corrupt_a principle_n and_o taint_v with_o superstitious_a conceit_n and_o unsound_a notion_n and_o that_o there_o be_v but_o very_o few_o of_o 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