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they_o to_o sorrow_n for_o the_o dead_a as_o infidel_n he_o speak_v no_o less_o manifest_o of_o the_o resurrection_n 4.13_o 〈◊〉_d 4.13_o than_o s._n paul_n when_o he_o exhort_v the_o thessalonian_o not_o to_o lament_v for_o the_o dead_a as_o they_o do_v that_o have_v no_o hope_n 3.2_o 〈◊〉_d 3.2_o when_o moses_n say_v that_o god_n hold_v all_o his_o saint_n in_o his_o hand_n he_o say_v the_o same_o thing_n that_o be_v say_v by_o other_o that_o have_v write_v after_o he_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o they_o commit_v their_o soul_n unto_o he_o 19_o 〈◊〉_d â—_o 1_o 19_o 2.32_o 24._o â—_o jud._n â—_o 29_o â—0_n 19_o as_o unto_o a_o faithful_a creator_n so_o when_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o book_n of_o life_n of_o the_o take_n up_o of_o henoch_n which_o tertullian_n call_v candidatum_fw-la aeternitatis_fw-la when_o he_o say_v that_o those_o that_o fear_n god_n and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n shall_v be_v happy_a for_o ever_o 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the_o one_o as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o which_o show_v that_o if_o those_o that_o do_v err_v in_o some_o point_n will_v not_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v vanquish_v by_o the_o scripture_n that_o come_v not_o through_o any_o obscurity_n and_o imperfection_n of_o which_o they_o false_o accuse_v it_o but_o from_o their_o own_o malice_n and_o blindness_n moreover_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o it_o have_v please_v god_n orderly_o to_o distribute_v the_o revelation_n of_o his_o will_n of_o his_o promise_n and_o of_o his_o covenant_n by_o certain_a degree_n increase_v always_o the_o measure_n of_o this_o revelation_n as_o the_o age_n of_o the_o world_n increase_v this_o oeconomy_n be_v clear_o observe_v in_o the_o scripture_n if_o we_o mark_v therein_o the_o degree_n from_o adam_n to_o abraham_n from_o abraham_n to_o
god_n through_o faith_n say_v saint_n paul_n and_o saint_n peter_n you_o be_v horn_n again_o not_o of_o a_o corruptible_a seed_n but_o of_o a_o incorruptible_a by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o our_o lord_n say_v he_o that_o shall_v believe_v and_o be_v baptize_v etc._n etc._n saint_n paul_n one_o faith_n one_o baptism_n saint_n philip_n to_o the_o eunuch_n that_o ask_v he_o if_o he_o may_v be_v baptize_v if_o thou_o believe_v thou_o may_v that_o the_o sacrament_n be_v sensible_a sign_n to_o those_o to_o who_o they_o be_v sacrament_n that_o they_o be_v sacrament_n to_o those_o to_o who_o they_o be_v confer_v that_o therefore_o they_o be_v to_o be_v sensible_a in_o the_o quality_n of_o sign_n otherwise_o they_o be_v not_o sacrament_n that_o baptism_n be_v not_o sensible_a to_o little_a child_n in_o this_o quality_n neither_o can_v afterward_o become_v so_o so_o that_o they_o must_v of_o necessity_n rely_v on_o the_o faith_n of_o other_o that_o they_o have_v be_v baptize_v and_o 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the_o other_o reason_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n that_o he_o bring_v forth_o after_o we_o for_o they_o be_v but_o repetition_n of_o the_o solution_n he_o give_v to_o we_o that_o baptism_n be_v a_o seal_n of_o faith_n that_o it_o be_v call_v the_o wash_n of_o regeneration_n that_o regeneration_n be_v make_v by_o faith_n and_o by_o the_o incorruptible_a seed_n of_o god_n word_n that_o saint_n philip_n say_v to_o the_o eunuch_n if_o thou_o believe_v thou_o may_v be_v save_v etc._n etc._n for_o it_o have_v be_v show_v that_o the_o child_n which_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v regenerate_v that_o this_o regeneration_n be_v do_v otherwise_o in_o they_o that_o in_o such_o as_o be_v of_o year_n of_o knowledge_n that_o the_o sentence_n of_o saint_n peter_n and_o s._n philip_n and_o other_o like_a be_v necessary_o understand_v of_o they_o that_o be_v capable_a of_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o word_n as_o be_v all_o those_o with_o who_o the_o apostle_n have_v to_o do_v when_o they_o 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baptism_n do_v sin_n against_o the_o same_o article_n whence_o i_o thus_o conclude_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o donatist_n which_o be_v heretical_a can_v not_o be_v confute_v by_o the_o scripture_n alone_o and_o without_o the_o help_n of_o the_o apostolic_a tradition_n for_o to_o confute_v all_o heresy_n and_o by_o consequent_a it_o contain_v not_o alone_o sufficient_o all_o the_o principle_n of_o doctrine_n necessary_a to_o divinity_n and_o christian_a religion_n d_o tillenus_n his_o answer_n let_v we_o see_v if_o sainte_n augustine_n in_o those_o ten_o year_n that_o he_o handle_v his_o question_n against_o the_o donatist_n can_v not_o find_v any_o actual_a proof_n in_o the_o scripture_n upon_o this_o point_n as_o du_n perron_n say_v 7._o lib._n 1._o â—_o count_v 7._o i_o think_v he_o promise_v very_o certain_a proof_n when_o he_o say_v ne_o videar_fw-la humanis_fw-la argumentis_fw-la agere_fw-la ex_fw-la euangelio_fw-la profero_fw-la certa_fw-la documenta_fw-la &c_n &c_n lest_o i_o 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