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may_v have_v no_o occasion_n to_o repent_v of_o when_o every_o secret_a thing_n shall_v be_v bring_v into_o judgement_n chap._n xi_o contain_v a_o brief_a but_o sufficient_a answer_n to_o john_n wall_n be_v book_n call_v baptism_n anatomize_v that_o he_o may_v never_o more_o boast_v as_o former_o that_o none_o have_v answer_v he_o i_o query_n 1._o whether_o this_o man_n do_v not_o act_n against_o the_o light_n of_o conscience_n experience_n and_o holy_a scripture_n when_o he_o assert_v indefinite_o the_o infant_n of_o believer_n have_v by_o the_o free_a gift_n of_o god_n in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n a_o right_a to_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o so_o a_o right_a to_o baptism_n come_v and_o stand_v before_o the_o bar_n of_o god_n word_n and_o make_v answer_n have_v cain_n ishmael_n esau_n absolom_n samuel_n son_n of_o belial_n all_o child_n of_o believer_n a_o right_a to_o remission_n of_o sin_n query_n 2._o whether_o there_o be_v not_o good_a ground_n give_v unto_o person_n to_o believe_v in_o read_v a_o great_a part_n of_o this_o book_n from_o pag._n 25_o to_o 41_o &_o 168._o that_o he_o be_v of_o origen_n opinion_n the_o whole_a world_n may_v be_v save_v at_o last_o and_o then_o why_o not_o the_o devil_n too_o for_o say_v he_o pag._n 168._o if_o all_o infant_n sin_v in_o adam_n be_v loin_n when_o adam_n be_v restore_v they_o be_v restore_v in_o his_o loin_n and_o when_o bear_v they_o be_v bear_v in_o a_o gospel-covenant_n in_o pag._n 26._o god_n free_o forgive_v adam_n and_o his_o posterity_n in_o he_o their_o sin_n now_o we_o know_v the_o whole_a world_n be_v adam_n be_v child_n than_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o so_o the_o whole_a must_v be_v baptize_v and_o if_o in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n for_o any_o thing_n i_o see_v the_o whole_a world_n may_v be_v save_v abundance_n of_o these_o assertion_n he_o have_v in_o his_o book_n but_o behold_v it_o be_v a_o babel_n a_o book_n of_o confusion_n for_o though_o he_o 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the_o infant_n of_o all_o god_n people_n of_o old_a by_o our_o doctrine_n and_o envious_o add_v pag._n 171._o the_o anabaptist_n be_v not_o only_o erroneous_a in_o their_o faith_n and_o there_o pollute_v but_o also_o garnish_v with_o shame_n to_o nature_n in_o pag._n 169._o calling_n our_o faith_n a_o carnal_a faith_n i_o think_v be_v he_o a_o spiritual_a man_n he_o can_v not_o have_v such_o carnal_a language_n o_o how_o far_o be_v this_o poor_a man_n from_o imitate_v our_o lord_n when_o he_o be_v revile_v he_o revile_v not_o again_o but_o this_o man_n revile_v when_o no_o occasion_n be_v give_v he_o but_o he_o have_v not_o yet_o spit_v all_o his_o venom_n for_o in_o pag._n 71._o he_o say_v the_o anabaptist_n doctrine_n be_v not_o of_o god_n but_o a_o point_n of_o their_o natural_a faith_n and_o further_o say_v these_o man_n be_v sensual_a have_v not_o the_o spirit_n call_v we_o beast_n pag._n 111._o and_o that_o we_o make_v falsehood_n our_o refuge_n and_o pag._n 117._o say_v christ_n 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