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little_a below_o sect._n 22._o he_o say_v thus_o infant_n be_v not_o shut_v out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n that_o die_v before_o baptism_n pendeat_fw-la therefore_o there_o will_v no_o small_a injury_n be_v do_v to_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n unless_o we_o rest_v in_o that_o alone_a as_o if_o it_o be_v not_o valid_a enough_o of_o it_o sâ—…lf_n when_o its_o efficacy_n depend_v neither_o on_o baptism_n nor_o any_o other_o matter_n accessary_a to_o it_o by_o all_o this_o it_o may_v be_v easy_o perceive_v not_o only_o who_o they_o be_v that_o streiten_fw-ge the_o grace_n of_o god_n under_o the_o gospel_n and_o make_v it_o narrow_a than_o of_o old_a under_o the_o law_n viz._n not_o ourselves_o as_o you_o feign_v but_o yourselves_o who_o say_v denial_n of_o baptism_n to_o infant_n destroy_v the_o hope_n that_o else_o may_v be_v have_v of_o their_o salvation_n but_o also_o what_o a_o individuum_fw-la vagum_fw-la your_o pamphlet_n be_v wander_v and_o swarve_v clear_a aside_o from_o 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