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by_o baptism_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o s._n augustin_n by_o all_o which_o may_v be_v know_v that_o baptism_n not_o only_o purge_v the_o soul_n from_o sin_n and_o adorn_v it_o with_o grace_n but_o also_o it_o change_v admirable_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n the_o false_a supposition_n of_o the_o presbyterian_o that_o original_a sin_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o concupiscence_n shall_v be_v hereafter_o refute_v in_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o covenant_n chap._n xx._n that_o baptism_n be_v necessary_a for_o the_o salvation_n of_o infant_n which_o be_v deny_v by_o the_o presbyterian_o i_o take_v notice_n of_o aÌ„_o other_o dangerous_a error_n which_o be_v teach_v by_o our_o first_o reformer_n and_o be_v yet_o maintain_v by_o the_o presbyterian_o against_o the_o necessity_n of_o baptism_n for_o as_o they_o teach_v that_o baptism_n take_v not_o a_o way_n original_a
by_o a_o true_a conversion_n to_o god_n when_o the_o baptism_n of_o water_n be_v not_o contemn_v but_o rather_o desire_v and_o yet_o through_o some_o necessity_n man_n die_v without_o it_o as_o s._n ambrose_n testify_v of_o valentinian_n the_o yonger·_n i_o have_v lose_v he_o 3.3_o ambr._n orat_fw-la de_fw-fr obitâ—â—_n val._n ent_a iunioris_fw-la mark_n 1.4_o luke_n 3.3_o say_v he_o who_o i_o be_v to_o regenerate_a but_o he_o have_v not_o lose_v the_o grace_n which_o he_o hope_v for_o this_o true_a conversion_n &_o penance_n be_v also_o call_v baptism_n in_o the_o scripture_n for_o it_o be_v say_v that_o s._n john_n preach_v baptism_n of_o penance_n unto_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o according_a to_o this_o doctrine_n the_o ancient_n do_v handsome_o distinguish_v three_o kind_n of_o baptism_n which_o they_o call_v sanguinis_fw-la flaminis_fw-la &_o fluminis_fw-la that_o be_v the_o baptism_n of_o blood_n of_o the_o spirit_n &_o of_o water_n last_o he_o say_v that_o although_o 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