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and_o i_o be_o confident_a that_o that_o light_n and_o freedom_n you_o talk_v of_o will_v be_v find_v in_o the_o event_n darkness_n and_o thraldom_n 4._o consider_v in_o your_o cold_a blood_n whether_o you_o do_v not_o keep_v your_o proselyte_n in_o darkness_n and_o bondage_n by_o keep_v they_o from_o the_o public_a ministry_n by_o the_o light_n whereof_o your_o error_n be_v discover_v under_o the_o odious_a term_n of_o antichristian_a etc._n etc._n one_o of_o your_o scare-crow_n with_o which_o you_o use_v to_o affright_v silly_a soul_n and_o by_o keep_v they_o to_o your_o ministry_n or_o to_o some_o private_a gifted-brother_n as_o he_o be_v call_v what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o be_v keep_v in_o bondage_n or_o set_v in_o the_o stock_n sect_n 16._o h._n h._n same_o p_o in_o your_o six_o position_n you_o say_v you_o will_v discover_v a_o most_o frequent_a cause_n of_o man_n fall_v into_o error_n viz._n all_o man_n in_o the_o beginning_n do_v receive_v many_o truth_n upon_o weak_a and_o 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liberty_n to_o swerve_v from_o these_o primitive_a practice_n etc._n etc._n 4._o the_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n in_o baptise_v infantâ—_n be_v of_o that_o weight_n with_o the_o paedobaptist_n that_o you_o must_v bâ—ing_v more_o convince_a argument_n than_o you_o have_v yet_o do_v to_o take_v they_o off_o from_o that_o custom_n as_o for_o the_o manner_n of_o baptise_v mr._n cradock_n to_o who_o mr._n baxter_n refer_v you_o tell_v you_o 4._o you_o gospel-liberty_n p._n 2d_o &_o 4._o i_o hat_n christ_n have_v not_o make_v baptism_n such_o a_o ordinance_n as_o that_o in_o all_o climate_n and_o countries-and_a region_n they_o must_v go_v over_o head_n and_o ear_n in_o a_o river_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 22._o h._n h._n you_o say_v that_o you_o can_v prove_v that_o infant-baptism_n be_v use_v in_o the_o church_n as_o high_a as_o to_o the_o apostle_n as_o there_o be_v many_o sufficient_a history_n extant_a inform_v we_o and_o that_o the_o defer_v of_o baptism_n come_v in_o with_o the_o 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