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be_v forgive_v he_o he_o be_v confirm_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n moreover_o man_n in_o deed_n do_v baptise_v but_o yet_o only_o with_o water_n and_o administer_a no_n other_o thing_n then_o the_o outward_a sign_n but_o christ_n baptise_v with_o the_o spirit_n and_o minister_v inward_a and_o spiritual_a effect_n it_o appear_v therefore_o sufficient_o that_o christ_n by_o those_o sign_n be_v declare_v to_o be_v very_o god._n xxiiii_o redargution_n they_o be_v great_o deceive_v that_o suppose_v the_o sacrament_n either_o of_o the_o external_a action_n itself_o or_o of_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o minister_n to_o take_v force_n and_o effect_n it_o be_v nothing_o so_o for_o john_n baptise_v only_o w_o water_n but_o christ_n alone_o baptise_v with_o the_o spirit_n the_o effect_n therefore_o of_o the_o sacrament_n proceed_v only_o of_o god_n the_o author_n or_o of_o the_o spirit_n which_o in_o the_o sacred_a action_n be_v give_v twenty-five_o institution_n we_o ought_v to_o pray_v 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this_o state_n and_o square_a line_n it_o be_v not_o good_a to_o digress_v or_o if_o there_o be_v any_o other_o place_n which_o in_o judgement_n may_v profitable_o be_v admix_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o time_n yet_o shall_v they_o not_o be_v but_o brief_o and_o as_o you_o will_v say_v beside_o the_o purpose_n run_v over_o howbeit_o these_o thing_n peradventure_o may_v better_a have_v be_v show_v in_o the_o explication_n of_o the_o four_o chapter_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n or_o 3._o &_o 4._o to_o the_o galatian_n where_o it_o be_v avouch_v that_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o work_n but_o it_o be_v requisite_a that_o those_o lesson_n be_v keep_v in_o store_n for_o the_o chapter_n follow_v now_o that_o which_o we_o have_v hitherto_o exhibit_v to_o demonstrate_v how_o and_o after_o what_o
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