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speak_v in_o her_o behalf_n i_o commend_v unto_o you_o phoebe_n our_o sister_n which_o be_v a_o servant_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v at_o ceuchrea_n that_o you_o receive_v she_o in_o the_o lord_n as_o become_v saint_n and_o that_o you_o assist_v she_o in_o whatsoever_o business_n she_o have_v need_n of_o you_o for_o she_o have_v be_v a_o succourer_n of_o many_o and_o of_o myself_o also_o rom._n 16.1_o 2_o yea_o when_o the_o apostle_n and_o brethren_n send_v their_o epistle_n from_o jerusalem_n to_o antioch_n under_o what_o character_n do_v those_o go_v that_o be_v the_o messenger_n to_o they_o it_o seem_v good_a commendation_n unto_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o to_o we_o to_o send_v choose_v man_n unto_o you_o with_o our_o belove_a barnabas_n and_o saul_n man_n that_o have_v hazard_v their_o life_n for_o the_o name_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n etc._n etc._n act_v 15.25_o 26_o 27._o now_o though_o the_o occasion_n upon_o which_o these_o commendation_n be_v write_v be_v 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for_o then_o he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o church_n and_o he_o shall_v be_v as_o one_o bear_v in_o the_o laad_n for_o no_o uncircumcised_a person_n shall_v eat_v thereof_o exo._n 12.43_o 45_o 46_o 47_o 48_o 49._o neither_o can_v any_o other_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o circumcision_n give_v the_o devout_a person_n that_o breathe_v a_o be_v of_o membership_n with_o they_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v in_o thy_o house_n &_o he_o that_o be_v buy_v with_o thy_o money_n must_v needs_o be_v circumcise_v &_o the_o uncircumcised_a manchild_n who_o flesh_n of_o his_o foreskin_n be_v not_o circumcise_v that_o soul_n shall_v becut_v off_o from_o his_o people_n gen._n 17.13_o 14._o note_v then_o that_o that_o which_o be_v the_o initiate_a ordinance_n admit_v none_o into_o church-communion_n but_o those_o that_o first_o partake_v thereof_o the_o angel_n seek_v to_o kill_v moses_n
himself_o for_o attempt_v to_o make_v his_o child_n a_o member_n without_o it_o note_v again_o that_o as_o it_o admit_v of_o none_o to_o membership_n without_o it_o so_o as_o i_o say_v the_o very_a act_n of_o circumcise_n they_o without_o the_o addition_n of_o another_o church_n act_n give_v they_o a_o be_v of_o membership_n with_o that_o very_a church_n by_o who_o they_o be_v circumcise_v exo._n 4.24_o 25_o 26._o but_o none_o of_o this_o can_v be_v say_v of_o baptism_n first_o there_o be_v none_o debar_v or_o threaten_v to_o be_v cutoff_n from_o the_o church_n if_o they_o be_v not_o first_o baptize_v second_o neither_o do_v it_o give_v to_o the_o person_n baptize_v a_o be_v of_o membership_n with_o this_o or_o that_o church_n by_o who_o member_n he_o have_v be_v baptize_v john_n gather_v no_o particular_a church_n yet_o be_v he_o the_o first_o and_o great_a baptizer_n with_o water_n he_o preach_v christ_n to_o come_v and_o baptize_v with_o the_o baptism_n of_o repentance_n and_o 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be_v utter_o invisible_a and_o know_v to_o none_o but_o god_n the_o person_n then_o that_o be_v baptize_v stand_v by_o that_o a_o member_n of_o no_o church_n at_o all_o neither_o of_o the_o visible_a nor_o yet_o of_o the_o invisible_a a_o visible_a saint_n he_o be_v but_o not_o make_v so_o by_o baptism_n for_o he_o must_v be_v a_o visible_a saint_n before_o else_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v baptize_v act_n 8.37_o act_n 9.17_o act_n 16.33_o take_v it_o again_o baptism_n make_v thou_o no_o member_n of_o the_o church_n neither_o particular_a nor_o universal_a neither_o do_v it_o make_v thou_o a_o visible_a saint_n it_o therefore_o give_v thou_o neither_o right_n to_o nor_o be_v of_o membership_n at_o all_o quest._n but_o why_o then_o be_v they_o baptise_a answ._n that_o their_o own_o faith_n by_o that_o figure_n may_v be_v strengthen_v in_o the_o death_n and_o resurrection_n of_o christ._n and_o that_o themselves_o may_v see_v that_o they_o have_v profess_v themselves_o dead_a and_o 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unless_o we_o shall_v think_v that_o moses_n be_v more_o punctual_a and_o exact_a then_o christ_n but_o that_o also_o our_o lord_n have_v his_o enter_a appointment_n now_o that_o which_o by_o christ_n be_v make_v the_o door_n of_o entrance_n into_o the_o church_n by_o that_o we_o may_v doubtless_o enter_v and_o see_v baptism_n be_v not_o that_o ordinance_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o seek_v to_o enter_v thereby_o but_o may_v with_o good_a conscience_n enter_v without_o it_o quest._n but_o by_o what_o rule_n then_o will_v you_o gather_v person_n into_o church-communion_n answ._n even_o by_o that_o rule_n by_o which_o they_o be_v discover_v to_o the_o church_n to_o be_v visible_a saint_n and_o willing_a to_o be_v gather_v into_o their_o body_n and_o fellowship_n by_o that_o word_n of_o god_n therefore_o by_o which_o their_o faith_n experience_n and_o conversation_n be_v examine_v be_v find_v good_a by_o that_o the_o church_n shall_v receive_v they_o into_o fellowship_n with_o they_o mark_v not_o as_o they_o practise_v thing_n that_o be_v circumstantial_a but_o as_o their_o faith_n be_v commend_v by_o a_o word_n of_o faith_n and_o their_o conversation_n by_o a_o moral_a precept_n wherefore_o that_o be_v observable_a that_o after_o paul_n have_v declare_v himself_o sound_a of_o faith_n he_o fall_v down_o to_o the_o body_n of_o the_o law_n receive_v we_o say_v he_o we_o have_v wrong_v no_o man_n we_o have_v corrupt_v no_o man_n we_o have_v defraud_v no_o man_n he_o say_v not_o i_o be_o baptize_v but_o i_o have_v wrong_v no_o man_n etc._n etc._n 2_o cor._n 5.18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o chap._n 7.2_o and_o if_o church_n after_o the_o confession_n of_o faith_n make_v more_o use_n of_o the_o ten_o commandment_n to_o judge_v of_o the_o fitness_n of_o person_n by_o they_o may_v not_o exceed_v by_o this_o seem_a strictness_n christian_n tenderness_n towards_o they_o they_o receive_v to_o communion_n i_o will_v say_v therefore_o that_o by_o the_o word_n of_o faith_n and_o of_o good_a 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