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the_o great_a grace_n of_o god_n be_v manifest_v but_o here_o be_v no_o child_n mention_v in_o infancy_n that_o be_v baptize_v 2._o beside_o i_o wonder_v at_o you_o it_o be_v say_v peter_n shall_v tell_v cornelius_n word_n whereby_o he_o and_o all_o his_o house_n shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d sure_o you_o do_v not_o believe_v what_o you_o seem_v to_o plead_v for_o pray_v answer_n when_o the_o parent_n believe_v and_o be_v save_v or_o assure_v of_o salvation_n be_v all_o his_o child_n and_o whole_a family_n by_o his_o faith_n bring_v into_o the_o like_a star_n of_o salvation_n shall_v they_o all_o be_v save_v also_o through_o his_o faith_n the_o external_a privilege_n of_o the_o covenant_n that_o your_o brethren_n talk_v of_o that_o be_v something_o but_o i_o know_v not_o what_o by_o virtue_n of_o their_o parent_n faith_n it_o be_v not_o however_o that_o which_o you_o plead_v for_o you_o tell_v we_o when_o cornelius_n hear_v word_n whereby_o he_o come_v to_o be_v save_v all_o his_o family_n 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etc._n i_o answer_v though_o the_o baptism_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v by_o pour_v forth_o of_o the_o spirit_n yet_o they_o be_v overwhelm_v or_o immerse_v with_o it_o like_v as_o dust_n may_v be_v pour_v upon_o a_o dead_a corpse_n until_o it_o be_v cover_v all_o over_o or_o quite_o bury_v therein_o so_o the_o baptism_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n at_o the_o day_n of_o pentecost_n signify_v the_o miraculous_a effusion_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o learned_a casaubon_n be_v to_o dip_v plâ—â—ge_n etc._n etc._n in_o which_o sense_n say_v he_o the_o apostle_n may_v be_v true_o say_v to_o have_v be_v baptize_v for_o the_o house_n in_o which_o this_o be_v do_v be_v fill_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n so_o that_o the_o apostle_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v be_v plunge_v into_o it_o as_o in_o a_o large_a fishpond_n sir_n it_o be_v not_o the_o sprink_v ing_z of_o the_o spirit_n that_o be_v the_o baptism_n of_o the_o spirit_n for_o they_o 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baptism_n be_v a_o witness_n of_o our_o spiritual_a resurrection_n and_o of_o our_o resurrection_n at_o the_o last_o day_n you_o mention_v 1_o cor._n 15._o 29_o etc._n etc._n answ_n therefore_o say_v i_o it_o must_v be_v so_o administer_v as_o it_o may_v represent_v our_o rise_n again_o first_o from_o a_o death_n in_o sin_n to_o a_o life_n in_o grace_n and_o second_o from_o the_o dead_a or_o out_o of_o our_o grave_n in_o the_o earth_n at_o the_o last_o day_n but_o sprinkle_v doâ—h_v not_o this_o can_v do_v this_o in_o sprinkle_v a_o little_a water_n on_o the_o face_n there_o be_v no_o resemblance_n or_o representation_n of_o rise_v up_o out_o of_o the_o grave_a of_o sin_n or_o from_o the_o dead_a nor_o out_o of_o the_o grave_a aâ—_n the_o last_o day_n the_o baptism_n of_o suffering_n signify_v great_a affliction_n and_o from_o the_o literal_a signification_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d great_a affliction_n or_o trouble_n be_v take_v for_o and_o figurate_o call_v baptism_n as_o 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in_o scripture_n that_o any_o infant_n be_v baptize_v let_v they_o show_v we_o where_o we_o may_v find_v it_o erasmus_n say_v it_o be_v no_o where_o express_v in_o the_o apostolical_a write_n that_o they_o baptize_v child_n union_n of_o the_o church_n and_o on_o rom._n 6._o calvin_n say_v it_o be_v no_o where_o express_v by_o the_o evangelist_n that_o any_o one_o infant_n be_v baptize_v by_o the_o apostle_n instit_n cap._n 16._o lib._n 4._o ludovicus_n vives_n say_v none_o of_o old_a be_v wont_a to_o be_v baptize_v but_o in_o grow_v age_n and_o who_o desire_v and_o understand_v what_o it_o be_v vide_fw-la lud._n the_o magdeburgenses_n say_v that_o concern_v the_o bapâ—…ing_n the_o adult_n both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n we_o have_v sufficient_a proof_n acts._n 2._o 8_o 10._o 16._o chap._n