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world_n	pomp_n	renounce_v	vanity_n	3,174	5	10.1762	5	true

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A56905	Synodicon in Gallia reformata, or, The acts, decisions, decrees, and canons of those famous national councils of the reformed churches in France being I. a most faithful and impartial history of the rise, growth, perfection and decay of the reformation in that kingdom, with its fatal catastrophe upon the revocation of the Edict of Nants in the year 1685 : II. the confession of faith and discipline of those churches : III. a collection of speeches, letters, sacred politicks, cases of conscience, and controversies in divinity, determined and resolved by those grave assemblies : IV. many excellent expedients for preventing and healing schisms in the churches and for re-uniting the dismembred body of divided Protestants : V. the laws, government, and maintenance of their colleges, universities and ministers, together with their exercise of discipline upon delinquent ministers and church-members : VI. a record of very many illustrious events of divine providence relating to those churches : the whole collected and composed out of original manuscript acts of those renowned synods : a work never be extant in any language.	Quick, John, 1636-1706.; Eglises réformées de France.	1692 (1692)	Wing Q209; ESTC R10251	1,424,843	1,304

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shall_v not_o be_v baptize_v till_o he_o have_v be_v first_o instruct_v in_o the_o christian_a faith_n and_o that_o he_o give_v evident_a proof_n thereof_o by_o his_o confession_n n.b._n you_o may_v see_v the_o form_n of_o baptise_v jew_n and_o infidel_n baptism_n chap._n xi_o of_o baptism_n in_o the_o act_n and_o canon_n of_o the_o national_a synod_n of_o charenton_n in_o the_o year_n 1644._o where_n it_o be_v at_o large_a insert_v and_o i_o must_v crave_v my_o reader_n pardon_v for_o not_o transcribe_v it_o can._n iu._n child_n both_o who_o parent_n be_v member_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o those_o of_o excommunicate_v person_n shall_v not_o be_v baptize_v in_o our_o reform_a church_n although_o they_o be_v present_v by_o godly_a surety_n unless_o the_o father_n or_o mother_n when_o there_o be_v no_o father_n shall_v consent_v and_o require_v it_o and_o shall_v have_v resign_v up_o their_o authority_n unto_o the_o surety_n by_o give_v and_o grant_v they_o their_o right_n 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