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the_o vocatione_n geâ—tium_fw-la cap._n 8._o these_o three_o father_n make_v use_n of_o the_o baptise_v of_o infant_n as_o a_o argument_n against_o the_o pelagian_n who_o deny_v original_a sin_n which_o practise_v of_o infant_n baptism_n these_o subtle_a heretic_n dare_v never_o deny_v because_o they_o know_v it_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n dub._n it_o be_v strange_a thâ—t_n so_o mâ—ny_v testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_a doctor_n of_o the_o church_n with_o such_o evident_a place_n of_o scripture_n before_o allegd_a shall_v not_o silence_v these_o perverse_a man_n firm._n by_o term_v they_o perverse_a you_o render_v a_o just_a reason_n why_o neither_o scripture_n nor_o father_n nor_o argument_n â—ill_v satisfy_v they_o few_o of_o this_o sect_n or_o indeed_o of_o any_o other_o be_v learned_a except_o it_o be_v their_o leader_n popish_a priest_n and_o jesuit_n which_o spread_v such_o error_n by_o design_n to_o make_v division_n among_o we_o that_o they_o may_v â—eign_v now_o it_o be_v no_o strange_a thing_n to_o see_v ignorance_n and_o perverseness_n to_o dwell_v under_o the_o â—ame_n roof_n for_o whosoever_o be_v capable_a of_o conviction_n must_v have_v some_o knowledge_n and_o reason_n that_o he_o may_v be_v able_a to_o understand_v the_o force_n of_o a_o argument_n when_o it_o be_v propose_v unto_o he_o as_o seduce_v sectary_n be_v man_n of_o very_a short_a discourse_n do_v not_o beside_o that_o little_a portion_n of_o reason_n which_o remain_v in_o they_o be_v so_o becloud_v with_o selâ—conceit_n interest_n and_o faction_n prejudice_n pride_n and_o uncharitableness_n thâ—t_v they_o have_v utter_o loâ—t_v all_o use_n of_o it_o he_o that_o doubt_v of_o this_o let_v he_o discourse_n either_o with_o quaker_n or_o anabaptist_n and_o he_o will_v find_v they_o a_o very_a proud_a ignorant_a conceit_a perverse_a people_n dub._n i_o have_v sufficient_a experience_n of_o their_o pride_n and_o perverseness_n