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of_o petulancy_n to_o insinuate_v that_o of_o i_o in_o which_o my_o apology_n sect._n 4._o might_n have_v undeceive_v he_o though_o it_o be_v not_o then_o so_o easy_a to_o discern_v that_o error_n as_o now_o after_o so_o much_o debate_v of_o it_o do_v not_o pride_n prejudice_n fear_n or_o some_o other_o partial_a affection_n hinder_v and_o for_o mr._n bs._n conceit_n of_o his_o ground_n though_o i_o neither_o find_v they_o easy_a nor_o plain_a yet_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n other_o discern_v not_o how_o infant-baptism_n can_v be_v infer_v from_o they_o which_o can_v at_o most_o prove_v a_o reasonableness_n of_o the_o thing_n as_o mr._n bedford_n dr._n field_n dr._n hammond_n and_o other_o speak_v but_o not_o a_o institution_n of_o god_n which_o must_v be_v gather_v from_o precept_n or_o example_n in_o the_o n._n t._n and_o can_v only_o warrant_v our_o practice_n as_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n in_o mere_a positives_n about_o worship_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n in_o the_o explication_n of_o his_o second_o proposition_n pag._n 10._o he_o again_o object_n my_o speech_n that_o mr._n ms._n principle_n on_o which_o he_o establish_v his_o proof_n from_o circumcision_n for_o infant-baptism_n be_v one_o of_o the_o first_o condemn_v heresy_n by_o which_o i_o mean_v that_o proposition_n which_o he_o have_v in_o his_o sermon_n pag._n 35._o that_o all_o god_n command_n and_o institution_n about_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o jew_n bind_v we_o as_o much_o as_o they_o do_v they_o in_o all_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o be_v not_o accidental_a to_o they_o in_o which_o thus_o much_o be_v maintain_v that_o some_o part_n of_o the_o command_n of_o circumcision_n and_o the_o other_o sacrament_n of_o the_o jew_n bind_v we_o as_o much_o as_o they_o do_v the_o jew_n which_o be_v express_o condemn_v act_v 15._o 24._o as_o subvert_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o be_v call_v the_o heresy_n of_o the_o false_a apostle_n by_o the_o century-writer_n cent._n 1._o lib._n 2._o cap._n 5._o and_o other_o condemn_v it_o under_o the_o title_n of_o judaisme_n but_o than_o say_v mr._n b._n mr._n m._n be_v a_o heretic_n with_o i_o and_o all_o the_o divine_n in_o the_o world_n that_o go_v his_o way_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v this_o inference_n have_v too_o much_o show_v of_o sycophancy_n be_v urge_v so_o often_o and_o to_o the_o people_n of_o bewd_o my_o quondam_a auditor_n for_o 1._o though_o i_o say_v that_o doctrine_n be_v such_o a_o heresy_n yet_o i_o do_v not_o say_v mr._n m._n still_o hold_v it_o as_o his_o word_n do_v import_v yea_o i_o do_v acknowledge_v in_o my_o apology_n pag._n 99_o and_o in_o this_o writing_n sect._n 2._o that_o mr._n m._n do_v deny_v that_o we_o be_v tie_v to_o any_o practice_n of_o the_o ritual_a part_n which_o be_v indeed_o to_o retract_v his_o former_a speech_n in_o his_o sermon_n 2._o but_o be_v it_o true_a that_o he_o do_v still_o hold_v it_o yet_o it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o he_o be_v a_o heretic_n with_o i_o for_o 1._o i_o shall_v not_o take_v he_o to_o be_v a_o heretic_n that_o hold_v that_o doctrine_n which_o be_v heresy_n if_o it_o be_v not_o so_o direct_o but_o only_o by_o consequence_n not_o heed_v as_o this_o of_o he_o be_v 2._o nor_o do_v i_o take_v he_o to_o be_v a_o heretic_n that_o do_v hold_v that_o which_o be_v heresy_n direct_o except_o he_o hold_v it_o in_o or_o with_o a_o party_n make_v to_o maintain_v it_o and_o therefore_o i_o do_v once_o more_o protest_v against_o mr._n bs._n calumniatory_a inference_n and_o deny_v that_o i_o account_v mr._n m._n a_o heretic_n and_o yet_o i_o account_v still_o his_o principle_n mention_v if_o it_o be_v hold_v as_o the_o word_n in_o the_o sermon_n do_v import_v to_o contain_v one_o of_o the_o first_o condemn_v heresy_n to_o wit_n judaisme_n to_o this_o calumny_n mr._n b._n add_v another_o because_o i_o use_v the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n act_v 20._o 26_o 27._o in_o a_o sermon_n he_o from_o the_o report_n of_o his_o notary_n and_o a_o multitude_n of_o my_o auditor_n likely_a his_o tale_n teller_n without_o send_v to_o i_o about_o the_o truth_n of_o it_o print_n what_o he_o receive_v from_o they_o and_o thence_o infer_v that_o the_o baptise_v of_o person_n of_o year_n notwithstanding_o their_o infant-baptism_n be_v take_v by_o i_o for_o a_o fundamental_a point_n which_o the_o salvation_n or_o damnation_n of_o man_n do_v necessary_o depend_v on_o or_o what_o i_o mean_v to_o say_v their_o blood_n be_v on_o their_o own_o head_n he_o know_v not_o and_o yet_o he_o conceive_v i_o to_o contradict_v myself_o when_o i_o blame_v the_o papist_n for_o make_v baptism_n of_o necessity_n to_o salvation_n to_o which_o i_o reply_v that_o herein_o mr._n b._n show_v his_o inconsiderateness_n or_o his_o mind_n to_o calumniate_v or_o both_o for_o 1._o he_o may_v have_v interpret_v my_o word_n as_o i_o think_v when_o i_o speak_v they_o they_o be_v mean_v in_o reference_n to_o other_o duty_n which_o i_o have_v teach_v they_o with_o that_o of_o baptism_n 2._o if_o it_o be_v mean_v particular_o of_o baptism_n yet_o the_o threaten_a i_o conceive_v be_v not_o to_o the_o bare_a omission_n but_o to_o the_o omission_n join_v with_o opposition_n 3._o i_o be_o sure_a if_o i_o do_v threaten_v their_o blood_n shall_v be_v on_o their_o head_n for_o omission_n of_o baptism_n it_o be_v not_o simple_o or_o bare_o for_o the_o omission_n but_o for_o the_o omission_n after_o teach_v and_o upon_o supposition_n of_o conviction_n by_o it_o of_o their_o duty_n and_o this_o i_o think_v mr._n b._n do_v not_o stick_v to_o do_v to_o his_o hearer_n in_o case_n after_o teach_v and_o suppose_a conviction_n by_o it_o they_o practise_v not_o a_o duty_n though_o non-fundamental_a as_o suppose_v reprove_v of_o their_o neighbour_n for_o than_o they_o live_v presumptuous_o in_o sin_n and_o such_o sin_v consist_v not_o with_o sincerity_n and_o truth_n of_o regeneration_n and_o yet_o this_o do_v not_o suppose_v the_o point_n in_o itself_o fundamental_a that_o be_v such_o as_o the_o mere_a ignorance_n of_o it_o or_o the_o bare_a omission_n of_o it_o do_v damn_v a_o person_n or_o exclude_v out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n in_o which_o sense_n i_o blame_v the_o papist_n for_o maintain_v a_o necessity_n of_o a_o infant_n be_v baptize_v to_o its_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o mr._n b._n do_v not_o think_v god_n lay_v so_o great_a a_o stress_n on_o this_o point_n as_o i_o and_o other_o do_v answ._n that_o which_o i_o hold_v be_v this_o 1._o that_o baptism_n with_o water_n be_v a_o ordinance_n of_o christ_n that_o bind_v christian_n now_o as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o apostle_n day_n mat._n 28._o 19_o mark_v 16._o 15_o 16._o act._n 2._o 38._o &_o 10._o 47_o 48._o ephes._n 4._o 5._o and_o i_o detest_v the_o audacious_a impiety_n of_o socinian_o and_o those_o in_o our_o day_n who_o count_v themselves_o above_o ordinance_n that_o be_v as_o mr._n b._n well_o interpret_v it_o plain_a scripture_n proof_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 24._o above_o obedience_n to_o god_n and_o so_o god_n as_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o palpable_a delusion_n of_o unsound_a man_n in_o our_o day_n who_o place_n their_o perfection_n in_o a_o manifest_a disobedience_n to_o christ_n appointment_n and_o some_o of_o they_o in_o a_o antichristian_a presumption_n as_o if_o they_o sit_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n and_o show_v themselves_o as_o god_n do_v most_o arrogant_o of_o their_o own_o head_n without_o any_o allowance_n of_o god_n make_v void_a the_o express_a prime_a ordinance_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n call_v it_o a_o low_a dispensation_n etc._n etc._n i_o hope_v i_o shall_v have_v liberty_n hereafter_o to_o show_v the_o frivolous_a allegation_n and_o pretence_n of_o these_o man_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n they_o may_v see_v what_o mr._n laurence_n mr._n bartlet_n m._n b._n pag._n 341._o of_o this_o his_o book_n have_v write_v for_o these_o ordinance_n 2._o i_o hold_v that_o every_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v bind_v as_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n so_o to_o baptize_v those_o that_o be_v make_v disciple_n matth._n 28._o 19_o 3._o that_o every_o believe_a christian_n be_v by_o necessity_n of_o precept_n tie_v to_o be_v baptize_v that_o be_v dip_v in_o water_n in_o testimony_n of_o his_o profession_n of_o christ_n his_o lord_n 16_o upon_o his_o be_v make_v a_o disciple_n of_o christ_n mat._n 28._o 19_o mark_v 16._o 15_o 16._o act_n 2._o 38._o &_o 22._o 16._o 4._o that_o this_o be_v ordinary_o where_o and_o when_o it_o may_v be_v have_v without_o unmercifulness_n defect_n of_o water_n or_o some_o other_o like_o reason_n a_o necessary_a mean_n of_o salvation_n mark_v 16._o 16._o 1_o pet._n 3._o
hand_n be_v use_v to_o be_v impose_v on_o person_n in_o blessing_n gen._n 48._o 14._o which_o i_o allow_v he_o set_v down_o six_o position_n the_o first_o of_o which_o have_v confirm_v he_o speak_v thus_o of_o i_o mr._n t._n bring_v his_o reason_n against_o this_o to_o have_v nip_v all_o in_o the_o bud_n but_o those_o he_o have_v quit_v and_o be_v bring_v to_o confess_v that_o he_o contradict_v himself_o in_o they_o and_o have_v not_o a_o word_n to_o excuse_v his_o false_a quotation_n out_o of_o mark_n concern_v scandalize_a only_o excuse_v himself_o that_o he_o deliver_v himself_o doubtful_o in_o they_o apol._n 149._o answ._n it_o be_v true_a i_o bring_v in_o my_o examen_fw-la p._n 146._o piscator_n reason_n in_o his_o obseru._n 11._o on_o matth._n 19_o 14._o to_o prove_v the_o little_a child_n matth._n 19_o 13._o 14._o not_o to_o have_v be_v infant_n but_o boy_n who_o be_v capable_a of_o instruction_n which_o it_o be_v true_a i_o say_v in_o my_o apol_n p._n 149._o i_o dâ—d_v not_o stick_v to_o nor_o need_v i_o sith_o at_o first_o i_o say_v examen_fw-la pag._n 145._o only_a it_o be_v doubtful_a whether_o these_o be_v infant_n or_o no._n nor_o be_v it_o true_o say_v by_o mr._n bl._n that_o i_o excuse_v myself_o as_o if_o i_o have_v be_v in_o a_o fault_n for_o it_o be_v true_a which_o i_o allege_v not_o only_a piscator_fw-la conceive_v they_o be_v not_o infant_n but_o estius_n also_o annot._fw-la ad_fw-la marc._n 10._o 13._o saying_n it_o be_v not_o certain_a that_o they_o be_v infant_n which_o can_v neither_o speak_v nor_o gâ—_n which_o very_o doubtfulness_n do_v weaken_v the_o argument_n thence_o for_o infant_n baptism_n yet_o i_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o stick_v to_o that_o there_o be_v other_o answer_v sufficient_a beside_o not_o be_v it_o true_a which_o he_o say_v that_o i_o be_o bring_v to_o confess_v i_o contradict_v myself_o in_o the_o reason_n bring_v and_o that_o they_o be_v my_o reason_n for_o i_o express_o say_v they_o be_v piscator_n reason_n and_o therefore_o though_o piscator_fw-la shall_v contradict_v my_o exposition_n of_o matth._n 18._o 5._o in_o those_o reason_n i_o need_v not_o own_o it_o much_o less_o do_v i_o confess_v that_o i_o contradict_v myself_o in_o they_o as_o mr._n blake_n false_o charge_v i_o as_o one_o that_o care_v not_o what_o he_o print_v so_o he_o may_v full_o i_o with_o a_o black_a coal_n nor_o be_v any_o false_a quotation_n out_o of_o mark_n use_v by_o i_o i_o only_o bring_v piscator_n word_n &_o de_fw-fr quali_fw-la non_fw-la scandalizando_fw-la ibidem_fw-la monet_fw-la which_o if_o he_o misapply_v to_o infant_n and_o thereby_o cross_v my_o interpretation_n of_o matth._n 18._o 5_o 6._o he_o oppose_v himself_o though_o i_o think_v neither_o piscator_fw-la nor_o myself_o be_v guilty_a of_o any_o self-contradiction_n but_o mr._n bl._n of_o mistake_n and_o calumny_n mr._n bl._n say_v he_o know_v not_o that_o any_o in_o print_n have_v maintain_v it_o that_o little_a child_n bring_v to_o christ_n be_v disease_v so_o as_o to_o have_v need_n of_o cure_n but_o there_o be_v now_o a_o book_n in_o folio_n write_v by_o mr._n samuel_n fisher_n entitle_v baby_n baptism_n mere_a babism_n in_o which_o p._n 134_o be_v these_o word_n that_o he_o shall_v touch_v they_o and_o put_v his_o hand_n on_o they_o and_o pray_v no_o question_n it_o be_v in_o order_n to_o heal_v for_o it_o be_v at_o a_o time_n when_o he_o heal_v many_o other_o if_o you_o compare_v this_o passage_n as_o it_o be_v in_o matth._n 19_o with_o the_o first_o and_o second_o verse_n of_o the_o chapter_n yea_o v._n 15._o it_o be_v plain_o express_v what_o he_o do_v i._n e._n he_o lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o they_o and_o depart_v thence_o beside_o luke_n say_v they_o bring_v little_a child_n to_o he_o also_o that_o he_o shall_v touch_v they_o which_o also_o show_v that_o other_o be_v bring_v too_o as_o sick_a folk_n common_o be_v because_o virtue_n go_v out_o of_o he_o so_o that_o as_o many_o as_o touch_v he_o be_v make_v perfect_o whole_a nor_o do_v i_o think_v mr._n blakes_n reason_n sufficient_a to_o countervail_v the_o other_o for_o though_o the_o disciple_n well_o know_v that_o it_o be_v usual_a with_o christ_n to_o cure_v those_o that_o labour_v under_o infirmity_n of_o all_o age_n yet_o they_o sometime_o show_v their_o unwillingness_n to_o have_v person_n trouble_n christ_n about_o disease_a person_n as_o matth._n 15._o 23._o luke_n 10._o 39_o and_o whereas_o mr._n bl._n say_v the_o evangelist_n will_v never_o have_v conceal_v this_o reason_n and_o mention_v another_o if_o he_o mean_v it_o of_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o disciple_n rebuke_v the_o bringer_n of_o the_o little_a child_n the_o truth_n be_v the_o evangelist_n mention_v no_o reason_n at_o all_o of_o the_o disciple_n rebuke_v if_o he_o mean_v it_o of_o the_o reason_n why_o christ_n will_v have_v they_o bring_v such_o reason_n stand_v well_o with_o this_o that_o the_o child_n be_v disease_v bring_v to_o christ_n to_o be_v cure_v and_o cure_v by_o christ._n i_o have_v say_v there_o be_v no_o certainty_n only_o conjecture_v that_o they_o be_v the_o child_n of_o believer_n mr._n bl._n set_v down_o his_o three_o position_n thus_o these_o be_v infant_n of_o such_o parent_n that_o be_v in_o covenant_n with_o god_n which_o he_o prove_v matth._n 19_o 1._o &_o 15._o 24_o 26._o rom._n 15._o 8._o this_o far_a appear_v by_o that_o which_o they_o request_v for_o these_o infant_n this_o mr._n t._n seem_v to_o yield_v they_o come_v say_v he_o to_o christ_n upon_o the_o conceit_n that_o he_o be_v a_o prophet_n and_o so_o they_o may_v bring_v child_n to_o he_o to_o be_v bless_v and_o far_o say_v if_o this_o reason_n prove_v any_o thing_n it_o be_v that_o the_o child_n parent_n be_v jew_n apol._n pag._n 150._o which_o be_v all_o that_o we_o contend_v for_o the_o jew_n as_o yet_o be_v in_o covenant_n answ._n 1._o the_o reason_n of_o mr._n bl._n some_o of_o they_o prove_v rather_o the_o bringer_n to_o be_v jew_n than_o the_o parent_n 2._o the_o prove_v the_o parent_n to_o be_v jew_n if_o any_o do_v prove_v it_o be_v not_o a_o proof_n that_o they_o be_v believer_n for_o there_o be_v a_o great_a part_n if_o not_o the_o great_a part_n by_o much_o of_o the_o jew_n unbeliever_n john_n 12._o 37_o 38._o and_o what_o he_o say_v the_o jew_n as_o yet_o be_v in_o covenant_n if_o he_o mean_v it_o of_o all_o the_o jew_n and_o of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n in_o christ_n it_o be_v palpable_o false_a contradictory_n to_o the_o apostle_n determination_n rom._n 9_o 7_o 8._o where_o it_o be_v express_o resolve_v that_o all_o the_o natural_a child_n of_o abraham_n and_o israel_n be_v not_o at_o any_o time_n child_n of_o the_o promise_n if_o he_o mean_v it_o of_o any_o other_o covenant_n or_o promise_v of_o god_n or_o of_o some_o of_o the_o jew_n it_o will_v nothing_o avail_v he_o for_o his_o purpose_n though_o his_o proposition_n be_v grant_v he_o his_o four_o proposition_n be_v thus_o express_v these_o infant_n themselves_o be_v in_o covenant_n and_o stand_v in_o relation_n to_o christ_n bear_v his_o name_n and_o be_v of_o his_o people_n and_o be_v not_o as_o heathen_n in_o their_o present_a state_n without_o christ_n alien_n from_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n and_o stranger_n from_o the_o covenant_n of_o promise_n this_o be_v evident_a by_o their_o free_a admission_n by_o christ_n and_o the_o reason_n by_o he_o give_v when_o this_o be_v press_v upon_o mr._n t._n in_o solemn_a disputation_n he_o take_v time_n to_o consider_v and_o after_o more_o than_o two_o year_n in_o his_o examen_fw-la we_o have_v a_o answer_n which_o shame_n will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o own_o but_o in_o his_o apology_n do_v disclaim_v yet_o not_o convince_v by_o mr._n m._n myself_o or_o any_o other_o it_o be_v enough_o with_o i_o if_o the_o truth_n be_v confess_v if_o the_o truth_n may_v have_v the_o honour_n i_o be_o satisfy_v answ._n be_v i_o nor_o sufficient_o acquaint_v with_o mr._n bls._n charge_v without_o cause_n i_o shall_v be_v jealous_a of_o myself_o that_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n do_v by_o i_o which_o may_v occasion_v this_o imputation_n what_o be_v press_v on_o i_o in_o the_o disputation_n in_o london_n anno_fw-la 1643._o and_o what_o time_n or_o for_o what_o reason_n i_o take_v time_n to_o answer_v after_o 10._o year_n elapse_v i_o can_v trust_v in_o my_o memory_n to_o inform_v i_o what_o answer_v i_o give_v in_o my_o examen_fw-la which_o in_o my_o apology_n i_o disclaim_v and_o shame_n will_v not_o now_o suffer_v i_o to_o own_o concern_v this_o proposition_n of_o mr._n bl._n and_o its_o proof_n it_o be_v such_o a_o riddle_n to_o i_o that_o i_o can_v yet_o tell_v how_o to_o understand_v it_o