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church_n and_o if_o so_o i_o matter_n not_o what_o censure_v i_o lie_v under_o for_o my_o record_n be_v on_o high_a and_o my_o witness_n be_v in_o heaven_n i_o be_o content_v to_o be_v any_o thing_n or_o nothing_o if_o i_o know_v my_o own_o deceitful_a heart_n that_o god_n may_v be_v all_o in_o all_o to_o who_o be_v praise_n and_o glory_n by_o jesus_n christ_n now_o and_o for_o evermore_o amen_n finis_fw-la the_o table_n of_o the_o content_n chap._n i._o baptism_n of_o water_n only_o intend_v in_o the_o commission_n prove_v by_o eight_o reason_n from_o page_z 1_o to_o p._n 6._o water-baptism_n to_o continue_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n from_o p._n 7_o 8_o 9_o baptise_a in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n prove_v to_o be_v according_a to_o the_o commission_n p._n 11_o 12._o the_o objection_n that_o the_o baptism_n in_o water_n be_v john_n baptism_n answer_v p._n 12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o object_n that_o paul_n be_v not_o send_v to_o baptize_v answer_v p._n 20_o 22_o chap._n ii_o 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