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gospel_n to_o those_o that_o be_v without_o that_o thereby_o they_o may_v be_v bring_v within_o act._n 26.17.18_o and_o he_o acknowledge_v himself_o a_o debtor_n to_o all_o man_n to_o the_o unwise_a as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o wise_a rom._n 1.14_o when_o he_o say_v therefore_o that_o he_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o those_o that_o be_v without_o his_o meaning_n be_v that_o he_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v to_o censure_v and_o deal_v with_o they_o that_o be_v without_o for_o their_o evil_n of_o incest_n whoredom_n theft_n etc._n etc._n he_o be_v not_o by_o christ_n make_v a_o judge_n over_o man_n in_o those_o matter_n 1_o cor._n 5.12.13_o no_o more_o than_o christ_n himself_o be_v luke_n 12.14_o from_o this_o reason_n of_o he_o to_o prove_v infant_n to_o be_v of_o the_o church_n and_o therefore_o baptise_v viz._n because_o the_o apostle_n exhort_v their_o parent_n to_o bring_v they_o up_o in_o the_o nurture_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n it_o will_v follow_v that_o because_o 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of_o little_a save_v only_o what_o i_o have_v find_v in_o his_o own_o writing_n wherein_o indeed_o be_v sufficient_a to_o discover_v the_o vanity_n of_o his_o opinion_n in_o these_o particular_n and_o to_o satisfy_v any_o that_o thereby_o have_v take_v offence_n against_o the_o truth_n but_o all_o that_o be_v say_v will_v appear_v to_o thou_o courteous_a reader_n in_o the_o follow_a answer_n and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v refer_v thou_o thereunto_o and_o also_o unto_o the_o grace_n and_o guidance_n of_o christ_n our_o redeemer_n in_o who_o service_n i_o be_o always_o thou_o r._n barrow_n a_o brief_a answer_n to_o a_o discourse_n late_o write_v by_o one_o p._n b._n etc._n etc._n first_o he_o say_v that_o the_o visible_a church_n of_o christ_n have_v have_v a_o perpetual_a continuance_n in_o the_o world_n from_o the_o first_o plantation_n thereof_o by_o christ_n and_o the_o apostle_n and_o shall_v so_o continue_v unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n this_o he_o say_v be_v prophesy_v 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true_a interpretation_n of_o every_o prophecy_n from_o the_o false_a and_o therefore_o when_o any_o interpretation_n of_o any_o prophecy_n be_v give_v and_o according_o the_o thing_n follow_v not_o nor_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o be_v not_o the_o thing_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v in_o that_o prophecy_n but_o it_o be_v a_o false_a interpretation_n and_o he_o be_v a_o false_a prophet_n that_o have_v give_v the_o same_o of_o who_o we_o be_v teach_v to_o beware_v matth._n 7.15_o from_o which_o imputation_n we_o shall_v now_o see_v how_o well_o he_o acquit_v himself_o first_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o defection_n and_o fall_v away_o under_o antichrist_n be_v very_o general_a and_o marvellous_a universal_a and_o this_o he_o prove_v rev._n 13.8_o 16._o to_o which_o also_o he_o may_v have_v add_v the_o 3.4_o and_o 7._o verse_n and_o unless_o the_o defection_n under_o
commission_n shall_v be_v obtain_v for_o the_o raise_n of_o it_o up_o again_o but_o that_o according_a to_o their_o example_n in_o the_o former_a instance_n all_o be_v do_v according_a to_o the_o first_o institution_n and_o ordination_n of_o jesus_n christ_n mat._n 28.19_o if_o it_o be_v object_v as_o in_o page_n 8._o that_o the_o commission_n be_v give_v to_o baptise_a person_n such_o as_o have_v receive_v their_o baptism_n from_o john_n and_o therefore_o it_o intend_v none_o that_o be_v unbaptised_a i_o answer_v that_o this_o commission_n require_v all_o such_o person_n who_o by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n either_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v make_v disciple_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n to_o be_v baptise_v and_o christ_n voice_n must_v be_v obey_v in_o all_o thing_n whatsoever_o he_o say_v act._n 3.22_o and_o that_o without_o delay_n as_o acts._n 22.16_o therefore_o there_o lie_v a_o necessity_n upon_o all_o believer_n to_o be_v baptise_v what_o be_v now_o to_o be_v do_v in_o this_o case_n baptise_a person_n from_o who_o they_o may_v receive_v the_o same_o as_o in_o a_o right_a line_n p._n b._n believe_v none_o can_v be_v find_v pag._n 2.3_o for_o if_o none_o can_v make_v it_o appear_v that_o the_o visible_a church_n have_v continue_v as_o he_o believe_v none_o can_v then_o can_v none_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o there_o be_v any_o baptise_a person_n to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o aught_o can_v be_v have_v from_o any_o such_o how_o then_o why_o in_o the_o 2_o tim._n 2.16_o and_o 17._o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o scripture_n be_v profitable_a and_o serve_v for_o instruction_n in_o all_o righteousness_n that_o the_o man_n of_o god_n may_v be_v perfect_a and_o thorough_o furnish_v unto_o all_o good_a work_n and_o if_o unto_o all_o then_o unto_o this_o of_o baptism_n whereupon_o therefore_o i_o confident_o affirm_v that_o as_o at_o first_o john_n the_o baptist_n at_o the_o command_n of_o god_n baptise_v other_o 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