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therefore_o it_o please_v god_n to_o use_v his_o powerful_a word_n which_o as_o the_o apostle_n faith_n 5._o be_v mighty_a through_o god_n to_o the_o pull_v down_o of_o strong_a hold_n and_o cast_v down_o of_o imagination_n and_o every_o high_a thing_n that_o exalt_v itself_o against_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o bring_v into_o captivity_n every_o thought_n to_o the_o obedience_n of_o christ._n this_o call_v the_o teacher_n to_o a_o serious_a consideration_n of_o the_o weight_n of_o his_o call_v and_o a_o conscionable_a regard_n to_o discharge_v it_o he_o be_v put_v in_o trust_n with_o the_o precious_a soul_n of_o man_n for_o who_o he_o must_v give_v account_n unto_o god_n he_o be_v make_v god_n steward_n 13.17_o and_o therefore_o must_v be_v faithful_a
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sacrament_n of_o regeneration_n suitable_a to_o this_o antiquity_n be_v the_o modern_a doctrine_n of_o our_o christian_a church_n 27._o baptism_n say_v our_o church_n of_o england_n be_v not_o only_o a_o sign_n of_o profession_n and_o mark_v of_o difference_n etc._n etc._n but_o be_v also_o a_o sign_n of_o regeneration_n or_o new_a birth_n whereby_o as_o by_o a_o instrument_n they_o that_o receive_v baptism_n right_o be_v graft_v into_o the_o church_n etc._n etc._n yea_o calvin_n himself_o be_v so_o plain_a for_o the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o bare_a sign_n 6.3_o that_o he_o prove_v out_o of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n quòd_fw-la per_fw-la baptismum_fw-la 5._o christus_fw-la nos_fw-la mortis_fw-la suae_fw-la fecerit_fw-la participes_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o eam_fw-la inseramur_fw-la that_o by_o baptism_n christ_n have_v make_v we_o partaker_n of_o his_o death_n that_o we_o may_v be_v ingraft_v into_o it_o and_o immediate_o after_o in_o the_o very_a next_o word_n he_o say_v qui_fw-la baptismum_fw-la eâ_fw-la quâ_fw-la debent_fw-la side_n accipunt_fw-la verè_fw-la efficaciam_fw-la mortis_fw-la christisentiunt_fw-la they_o that_o receive_v baptism_n with_o such_o faith_n as_o they_o ought_v do_v true_o feel_v the_o efficacy_n of_o christ_n death_n even_o as_o the_o young_a graft_n receive_v sap_n from_o the_o stock_n into_o which_o it_o be_v set_v and_o afterward_o he_o call_v baptism_n 3.5_o with_o s._n paul_n lavacrum_fw-la regenerationis_fw-la &_o renovationis_fw-la the_o laver_n or_o wash_n of_o regeneration_n and_o renovation_n note_v thereby_o the_o force_n of_o baptism_n 17._o again_o calvin_n in_o another_o place_n defend_v the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n against_o anabaptist_n and_o speak_v of_o the_o state_n of_o infant_n in_o baptism_n say_v eos_n ut_fw-la vivificet_fw-la svi_fw-la participes_fw-la facit_fw-la that_o christ_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v make_v infant_n capable_a of_o life_n he_o 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