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that_o all_o unbeliever_n though_o baptize_v shall_v be_v damn_v man_n believe_v though_o through_o invincible_a necessity_n un_fw-fr baptise_v shâ—ll_v be_v save_v thus_o we_o have_v give_v you_o the_o lively_a meaning_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o text._n have_v lay_v this_o foundation_n we_o will_v make_v further_a inquiry_n into_o two_o thing_n which_o be_v in_o controversy_n first_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o baptism_n or_o baptise_v second_o whither_o infant_n ought_v to_o be_v baptise_a or_o no._n first_o baptism_n in_o the_o original_a signify_v nothing_o but_o a_o wash_n as_o pareus_n upon_o the_o hebrew_n say_v baptismus_fw-la graecis_fw-la est_fw-la quaevis_fw-la ablutio_fw-la baptism_n be_v in_o greek_a any_o wash_n whether_o by_o dip_v or_o sprinkle_v to_o baptise_v be_v to_o dip_v or_o sprinkle_v say_v ravenel_n so_o say_v the_o church_n old_a catechism_n dip_v or_o sprinkle_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n so_o the_o directory_n baptise_v the_o child_n by_o pour_v or_o sprinkle_v of_o the_o water_n on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o child_n without_o add_v any_o further_a ceremony_n and_o as_o many_o kind_n there_o be_v of_o wash_v so_o many_o there_o be_v of_o baptise_v whereof_o the_o pillar_n of_o the_o greek_a tongue_n hesyehius_n budeus_n stephaâ—us_n scapula_n arius_n montanus_n pasor_n mention_v four_o first_o tingere_fw-la to_o die_v or_o tincture_n second_o mergere_fw-la to_o drown_v or_o plunge_v three_o madefacere_fw-la to_o wet_v or_o moisten_v and_o last_o abluere_fw-la to_o wash_v or_o cleanse_v i_o confess_v there_o be_v some_o that_o distinguish_v betwixt_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o rantise_n as_o they_o call_v it_o or_o sprinkle_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v to_o plunge_v to_o the_o bottom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v to_o swim_v upon_o the_o top_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v as_o they_o criticise_v upon_o it_o to_o swim_v betwixt_o the_o 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that_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o wash_v which_o be_v confirm_v by_o aquinas_n immersio_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-fr necessitate_v baptismi_fw-la dip_v be_v not_o of_o the_o necessity_n of_o baptism_n and_o dominico_n sotus_n ablutio_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la essentia_fw-la baptismi_fw-la wash_v be_v of_o the_o essence_n of_o baptism_n but_o the_o manner_n of_o wash_v whether_o by_o dip_v pour_v or_o sprinkle_v be_v accidental_a many_o place_n of_o scripture_n confirm_v this_o 1_o cor._n 10._o 2._o there_o the_o israelite_n be_v baptise_a in_o the_o red_a sea_n when_o their_o foot_n do_v but_o touch_v the_o water_n not_o as_o if_o they_o be_v baptise_a when_o they_o be_v not_o as_o the_o anabaptists_a gloss_n upon_o this_o place_n and_o that_o the_o egyptian_n be_v real_o baptise_a for_o the_o egyptian_n be_v not_o baptise_a in_o their_o sense_n but_o sink_v to_o the_o bottom_n like_o stone_n exod._n 15._o 5._o baptise_a under_o the_o cloud_n not_o that_o the_o egyptian_n be_v 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sit_fw-la natura_fw-la quae_fw-la secundum_fw-la naturam_fw-la specificam_fw-la inaequaliter_fw-la participetur_fw-la ab_fw-la individuis_fw-la therefore_o essence_n be_v call_v indivisible_a because_o there_o be_v nothing_o of_o nature_n that_o according_a to_o the_o specifical_a reason_n may_v be_v unequal_o participate_v of_o individual_n as_o appear_v by_o induction_n humane_a nature_n belong_v not_o more_o to_o one_o man_n than_o another_o so_o that_o one_o man_n can_v more_o be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o man_n than_o another_o and_o he_o give_v a_o reason_n because_o nothing_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o essence_n of_o a_o thing_n can_v be_v add_v or_o withdraw_v but_o present_o the_o nature_n and_o essence_n be_v change_v whence_o aristotle_n metaphys_n 8._o cap._n 3._o tom._n 10._o compare_v essence_n to_o number_n to_o which_o if_o we_o add_v or_o subtract_v but_o a_o union_n the_o same_o specifical_a number_n be_v change_v hence_o the_o result_n be_v if_o the_o essence_n of_o 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