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p._n 210._o d._n reinol_n praef_n 6._o conclus_fw-la p._n 667._o invisible_a spiritual_a mystical_a yea_o some_o 1._o some_o beza_n in_o praef._n nou._n test_n print_a 1561._o d._n humphr_n in_o the_o life_n of_o jewel_n d._n sutclif_n challenge_n l._n 1._o do_v dislike_v the_o term_n itself_o and_o call_v it_o a_o vain_a and_o fruitless_a word_n and_o well_o they_o may_v for_o the_o scripture_n have_v it_o not_o neither_o be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o know_v but_o suppose_v 30._o suppose_v sanford_n de_fw-fr descend_v dom._n nost_n ad_fw-la in_o fer_fw-fr lib._n 4._o p._n 28._o and_o 30._o to_o be_v a_o papist_n but_o to_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n if_o no_o infant_n out_o of_o particular_a visible_a church_n aught_o to_o be_v baptize_v but_o they_o who_o parent_n be_v know_v to_o be_v member_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n than_o it_o will_v certain_o follow_v that_o no_o infant_n who_o parent_n be_v not_o member_n of_o any_o visible_a church_n may_v be_v baptize_v because_o the_o 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