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that_o his_o procure_n of_o godfather_n do_v supersede_n his_o duty_n towards_o his_o child_n but_o that_o it_o be_v his_o duty_n more_o especial_o to_o do_v what_o they_o promise_v in_o behalf_n of_o the_o parent_n and_o though_o it_o be_v not_o express_v that_o the_o godfather_n be_v the_o parent_n representative_a yet_o the_o contrary_n be_v not_o employ_v as_o mr._n baxter_n say_v because_o as_o he_o there_o say_v the_o parent_n be_v to_o procure_v the_o godfather_n and_o how_o can_v mr._n baxter_n tell_v whether_o he_o bespeak_v he_o to_o be_v his_o representative_a or_o not_o calvin_n advise_v the_o parent_n to_o bring_v his_o surety_n with_o he_o epist_n 302._o and_o that_o they_o shall_v answer_v to_o the_o interrogatory_n which_o be_v the_o practice_n at_o geneva_n and_o by_o beza_n approve_v in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n quis_fw-la damnare_fw-la ausit_fw-la epist_n the_o 8._o to_o grindal_n as_o to_o his_o demand_n whether_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o the_o 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