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will_v have_v some_o infant_n receive_v as_o disciple_n or_o no_o the_o which_o he_o seem_v to_o prove_v by_o these_o scripture_n in_o his_o 22_o page_n luke_n 2.47_o 48._o compare_v with_o matth._n 19.5_o and_o mar._n 9.41_o the_o which_o scripture_n i_o shall_v set_v down_o at_o large_a to_o the_o view_n of_o all_o that_o they_o may_v see_v and_o consider_v whether_o they_o prove_v such_o thing_n as_o he_o bring_v they_o for_o or_o not_o the_o scripture_n speak_v thus_o luke_n 2.47_o 48._o and_o all_o that_o hear_v he_o be_v astonish_v at_o his_o understanding_n and_o answer_n when_o they_o see_v he_o they_o be_v amaze_v and_o his_o mother_n say_v unto_o he_o son_n why_o have_v thou_o so_o deal_v with_o we_o behold_v thy_o father_n and_o i_o have_v seek_v thou_o sorrow_v mat._n 19.5_o and_o say_v for_o this_o cause_n shall_v a_o man_n leave_v his_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o cleave_v to_o his_o wife_n and_o they_o twain_o shall_v be_v one_o flesh_n mar._n 9.41_o for_o whosoever_o shall_v give_v you_o a_o cup_n of_o water_n to_o drink_v in_o my_o name_n because_o you_o belong_v to_o i_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o he_o shall_v not_o lose_v his_o reward_n now_o what_o the_o two_o first_o scripture_n be_v to_o the_o purpose_n i_o leave_v to_o all_o that_o can_v read_v and_o understand_v eaglish_a to_o judge_v but_o it_o may_v be_v he_o will_v say_v the_o printer_n have_v do_v he_o wrong_n i_o answer_v then_o i_o have_v do_v he_o none_o as_o all_o may_v see_v that_o read_v the_o place_n and_o consider_v the_o quotation_n page_n 22._o and_o i_o look_v also_o in_o his_o errata_fw-la but_o there_o be_v nothing_o speak_v of_o it_o and_o true_o i_o dare_v be_v no_o interpreter_n of_o his_o meaning_n without_o his_o word_n therefore_o it_o remain_v that_o i_o only_o speak_v to_o that_o mar._n 9.41_o and_o luke_n 9.47_o which_o i_o find_v after_o be_v quote_v in_o that_o page_n thus_o and_o jesus_n pereeive_v the_o thought_n of_o their_o heart_n take_v a_o child_n and_o 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