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for_o further_a evidence_n we_o may_v well_o allege_v in_o this_o place_n that_o of_o theodosius_n the_o emperor_n bear_v in_o spain_n his_o parent_n be_v both_o christian_n and_o he_o from_o his_o youth_n educate_v in_o thâ—_n christian_n faith_n who_o fall_v sick_a at_o thessâ—onica_n be_v baptize_v and_o recover_v of_o his_o sickness_n but_o however_o paedo_fw-la baptism_n it_o be_v against_o the_o perpetual_a analogy_n of_o christ_n doctrine_n to_o baptize_v infant_n for_o beside_o that_o christ_n never_o give_v any_o precept_n to_o baptise_v they_o nor_o never_o himself_n nor_o his_o apostle_n that_o appear_v do_v baptize_v any_o of_o they_o all_o that_o either_o he_o or_o his_o apostle_n say_v concern_v baptism_n require_v such_o precious_a disposition_n to_o it_o of_o which_o infant_n be_v not_o capable_a and_o these_o be_v faith_n and_o repentance_n and_o not_o to_o instance_n in_o those_o innumerable_a place_n that_o require_v faith_n before_o baptism_n there_o need_v no_o 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necessary_a and_o to_o which_o faith_n and_o many_o other_o act_n be_v necessary_a predisposition_n when_o it_o be_v reasonable_o and_o humane_o â—eceived_v the_o conclusion_n be_v that_o bapâ—sm_n be_v also_o to_o be_v defer_v till_o the_o time_n of_o â—aith_n and_o whether_o infant_n have_v faith_n or_o no_o be_v a_o question_n to_o be_v dispute_v by_o person_n that_o care_n not_o how_o much_o they_o 〈◊〉_d nor_o how_o little_o they_o prove_v 1._o personal_n and_o actual_a faith_n they_o have_v none_o for_o they_o have_v no_o act_n of_o â—nderstanding_n and_o beside_o how_o can_v â—ny_v man_n understand_v that_o they_o have_v since_o he_o never_o see_v any_o sign_n of_o iâ—_n neither_o be_v he_o tell_v so_o by_o any_o oâ—â—_n that_o can_v tell_v 2._o some_o sâ—y_n they_o have_v imputative_a faith_n but_o then_o so_o let_v the_o sacrament_n be_v too_o that_o be_v if_o they_o have_v the_o parent_n faith_n or_o the_o church_n than_o so_o leâ—_n baptism_n be_v impute_v by_o derivation_n from_o they_o also_o for_o since_o faith_n 〈◊〉_d necessary_a to_o the_o susception_n of_o baptisâ—_n and_o they_o themselves_o confess_v it_o bâ—_n strive_v to_o find_v out_o new_a kind_n of_o faitâ—_n to_o daub_v the_o matter_n up_o such_o as_o thâ—_n faith_n be_v such_o must_v be_v the_o sacrament_n for_o there_o be_v no_o proportion_n between_o a_o actual_a sacramen_n and_o a_o imputative_a faith_n this_o be_v in_o immediaâ—â—_n and_o necessary_a order_n to_o that_o anâ—_n whatsoever_o can_v be_v say_v to_o take_v oâ—_n from_o the_o necessity_n of_o actual_a faith_n aâ—_n that_o and_o much_o more_o may_v be_v say_v tâ—_n excuse_v from_o the_o actual_a susception_n 〈◊〉_d baptism_n 3._o the_o first_o of_o these_o device_n waâ—_n that_o of_o luther_n and_o his_o schol_n arâ—_n the_o 2_o of_o calvin_n and_o his_o and_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o three_o device_n which_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n teach_v and_o that_o be_v