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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80511	The Anabaptist washt and washt, and shrunk in the washing: or, A scholasticall discussion of the much-agitated controversie concerning infant-baptism; occasiond by a publike disputation, before a great assembly of ministers, and other persons of worth, in the Church of Newport-Pagnall, betwixt Mr Gibs minister there, and the author, Rich. Carpenter, Independent. Wherin also, the author occasionally, declares his judgement concerning the Papists; and afterwards, concerning Episcopacy.	Carpenter, Richard, d. 1670?	1653 (1653)	Wing C618; Thomason E1484_1; ESTC R208758	176,188	502

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reasonable_o believe_v that_o the_o apostle_n baptise_a many_o who_o can_v neither_o actual_o repent_v nor_o believe_v because_o they_o baptize_v family_n as_o in_o the_o act_n cornelius_n 16._o act._n 10._o 47_o 48._o act._n 16._o 15._o act._n 16._o 33._o act._n 18._o 8._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 16._o with_o his_o household_n lydia_n and_o her_o household_n the_o jailor_n and_o all_o he_o crispus_n and_o all_o his_o house_n and_o st_n paul_n say_v i_o baptise_a also_o the_o household_n of_o stephanus_n i_o shall_v not_o urge_v here_o the_o probability_n of_o there_o be_v child_n in_o these_o household_n and_o surrender_v this_o houshold-hold_a with_o reserve_v only_o a_o argument_n à_fw-fr probabili_fw-la but_o i_o will_v bold_o maintain_v these_o house-garrison_n even_o by_o little_a infant_n and_o pronounce_v that_o he_o who_o will_v secure_o follow_v this_o precedent_n must_v baptise_v household_n and_o that_o he_o who_o follow_v the_o precedent_n of_o baptise_v household_n in_o the_o 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affirm_v or_o infer_v a_o impossible_a thing_n be_v not_o true_a and_o

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this_o truth_n thus_o extract_v be_v as_o such_o more_o than_o a_o humane_a truth_n be_v no_o less_o than_o a_o divine_a truth_n for_o as_o the_o art_n or_o invention_n which_o remove_v a_o thing_n from_o earth_n must_v needs_o exalt_v it_o near_o to_o heaven_n and_o the_o far_o from_o earth_n still_o the_o near_o to_o heaven_n so_o a_o testimony_n come_v from_o god_n to_o we_o through_o sanctify_a person_n if_o it_o be_v more_o than_o humane_a must_v needs_o be_v in_o some_o sort_n divine_a and_o it_o come_v through_o person_n divine_o inspire_v and_o infallible_o direct_v the_o high_a it_o be_v raise_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o be_v humane_a the_o more_o divine_a will_v it_o be_v and_o if_o such_o a_o testimony_n be_v not_o apostolical_a but_o only_o ecclesiastical_a even_o such_o a_o ecclesiastical_a testimony_n endow_v with_o all_o its_o perfection_n and_o formality_n will_v be_v formal_o divine_a chap._n lxxiiii_o in_o this_o purify_a sense_n st_n dionysius_n areopagita_n who_o live_v in_o the_o first_o century_n and_o be_v the_o disciple_n of_o st_n paul_n as_o have_v be_v his_o convert_n at_o athens_n affirm_v to_o be_v deliver_v 56._o s._n diony_n arcop_n lib_n eccl._n hier._n cap._n ult_n part_n ult_n author_n quaestionun_n ad_fw-la orthodox●s_fw-la quaest_n 56._o by_o the_o apostle_n that_o infant_n shall_v be_v baptise_a the_o same_o thing_n be_v orthodox_o teach_v by_o the_o author_n of_o the_o question_n ad_fw-la orthodoxos_fw-la who_o also_o after_o some_o discussion_n and_o bandy_n of_o the_o business_n conclude_v in_o the_o rebound_n that_o baptise_a infant_n be_v save_v unbaptised_a infant_n be_v not_o save_v leave_v we_o to_o save_v ourselves_o as_o we_o can_v and_o though_o justin_n martyr_n be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o this_o book_n it_o cal_v into_o the_o court_n irenaeus_n origen_n the_o manichee_n yet_o the_o author_n be_v confess_v by_o all_o author_n to_o be_v very_o ancient_a and_o of_o great_a reputation_n and_o justin_n martyr_n 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&_o remiss_a c._n 26._o prosper_v aquitan_n l._n 2._o the_o vocatione_n gen._n ium_o cap._n 8._o council_n milevit_fw-la can._n 2._o s._n greg._n naz_n o●_n at_o in_o sanctum_fw-la lavacrum_fw-la s._n basil_n oyat_n exhortatoriâ_fw-la ad_fw-la baptismu●_n s._n chrys●●_n homil._n 1._o ad_fw-la n●ophyto●_n disputation_n against_o the_o pelagian_a heresy_n which_o deny_v original_a sin_n chap._n lxxvi_o in_o the_o year_n four_o hundred_o eighteen_o the_o milevitan_a council_n be_v a_o provincial_n of_o africa_n consecrate_v this_o canon_n placuit_fw-la ut_fw-la quicunque_fw-la parvulos_fw-la recentes_fw-la ab_fw-la uteris_fw-la matrum_fw-la baptizandos_fw-la negate_fw-la anat●enia_fw-la sit_fw-la it_o be_v the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o council_n that_o be_v placuit_fw-la spiritui_fw-la sancto_fw-la &_o nobis_fw-la it_o have_v please_v the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o we_o that_o whosoever_o deny_v baptism_n to_o infant_n new_o bear_v be_v denounce_v a_o accurse_a thing_n the_o intendment_n be_v 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