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A36591 Innocency and truth vindicated, or, A sober reply to Mr. Will's answer to a late treatise of baptisme wherein the authorities and antiquities for believers and against infants baptism are defended ... : with a brief answer to Mr. Blinmans essay / by Henry Danvers. Danvers, Henry, d. 1687. 1675 (1675) Wing D223; ESTC R8412 108,224 202

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and_o many_o suffer_v bond_n and_o martyrdom_n from_o protestant_a brethren_n for_o the_o profession_n thereof_o p._n 260._o thessalonian_o 5._o thessalonian_o the_o church_n in_o thessalonica_n of_o the_o same_o faith_n and_o practice_v p._n 76._o fleming_n 6._o fleming_n the_o church_n of_o christ_n in_o flanders_n assert_v the_o same_o and_o multitude_n of_o martyr_n that_o witness_v thereto_o by_o blood_n p._n 267_o etc._n etc._n bohemian_o 7._o bohemian_o the_o church_n in_o bohemia_n witness_v to_o this_o truth_n and_o their_o great_a suffering_n for_o the_o same_o pag._n 271._o hungarian_n 8._o hungarian_n the_o church_n of_o hungaria_n of_o the_o same_o practice_n p._n 274._o pole_n 9_o pole_n the_o church_n in_o poland_n of_o like_a faith_n and_o practice_v p._n 274._o transilvanian_o 10._o transilvanian_o the_o church_n in_o transylvania_n of_o the_o same_o practice_n 274._o english_a 11._o english_a the_o church_n in_o this_o nation_n own_v the_o same_o principle_n and_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o very_a same_o as_o jam._n 2.2_o for_o if_o there_o come_v into_o your_o assembly_n a_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v a_o gold_n ring_n etc._n etc._n be_v not_o a_o woman_n to_o be_v understand_v also_o thereby_o and_o jam._n 1.8_o a_o double_a mind_a man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v unstable_a in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o be_v not_o a_o double_a mind_a woman_n so_o also_o we_o may_v trouble_v the_o reader_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o your_o instance_n of_o this_o kind_n but_o let_v these_o satisfy_v so_o that_o sir_n you_o see_v your_o exception_n to_o my_o example_n be_v utter_o insignificant_a for_o here_o be_v woman_n disciple_n and_o believer_n in_o pray_v together_o for_o the_o spirit_n and_o afterward_o receive_v the_o same_o together_o also_o continue_v together_o in_o the_o apostle_n doctrine_n fellowship_n and_o break_v of_o bread_n and_o prayer_n neither_o can_v your_o pretend_a limitation_n of_o masculine_a word_n and_o 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