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significat_fw-la lavare_fw-la nisi_fw-la a_o consequenti_fw-la nam_fw-la proprie_fw-la declarat_fw-la tingendi_fw-la causa_fw-la mergere_fw-la also_o p._n 77._o the_o native_a &_o proper_a signification_n of_o it_o be_v to_o dip_v into_o water_n or_o plunge_v under_o water_n joh_n 3.22_o 23._o mat._n 3.16_o tanquam_fw-la ad_fw-la tingendum_fw-la mergo_fw-la causab_n immergo_fw-la intingo_fw-la abluo_fw-la bucan_n mergo_fw-la et_fw-la tingo_fw-la bullinger_n proprie_fw-la significat_fw-la immergo_fw-la submergo_fw-la obruo_fw-la aquâ_fw-la zanchius_n videtur_fw-la copiam_fw-la abundantiam_fw-la perfectam_fw-la quandam_fw-la perfusionem_fw-la denotare_fw-la areâ—_n areâ—_n witness_v these_o word_n receive_v in_o a_o late_a letter_n from_o two_o gentleman_n of_o chichester_n viz._n sir_n the_o occasion_n of_o these_o line_n be_v the_o result_n of_o a_o late_a conference_n viz._n to_o desire_v your_o ground_n &_o argument_n in_o wriing_a for_o the_o continuance_n of_o water-baptism_n &_o 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at_o all_o about_o he_o second_o much_o if_o not_o more_o than_o a_o three_o part_n of_o it_o viz._n from_o p._n 262._o to_o p._n 286._o consist_v almost_o universal_o in_o a_o particular_a private_a public_a prate_n to_o mr._n tomb_n in_o vindication_n of_o himself_o fâ—om_o mr._n tombs_n valedictory_n vindication_n of_o himself_o from_o mr._n baxs_fw-la abuse_n of_o he_o which_o tedious_a mix_v blatter_a recrimination_n and_o red-argumentation_a if_o any_o save_o mr._n tomb_n himself_o who_o it_o so_o personal_o relate_v to_o shall_v trouble_v himself_o with_o from_o better_a employment_n and_o the_o world_n with_o any_o more_o reply_n to_o than_o the_o lord_n rebuke_v he_o he_o have_v more_o time_n than_o wisdom_n profitable_o to_o improve_v it_o three_o much_o if_o not_o much_o more_o than_o a_o three_o part_n of_o the_o residue_n viz._n from_o p._n 289._o to_o 338._o he_o spend_v in_o division_n with_o other_o divine_n for_o plead_v and_o practise_v baptism_n to_o infant_n from_o 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