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gospel_n 〈◊〉_d â—…es_n only_o run_v to_o believer_n and_o to_o their_o child_n 〈…〉_z or_o who_o do_v believe_v whether_o jew_n or_o gentile_n 〈…〉_z and_o to_o no_o more_o undeâ—_n 〈…〉_z mr._n owen_n the_o extent_n of_o god_n coveâ—…â—…ople_n his_o covenant_n be_v with_o they_o and_o their_o 〈…〉_z be_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n which_o god_n make_v 〈…〉_z gen._n 3._o 15._o and_o 4._o 25._o and_o the_o covenant_n 〈…〉_z â—ade_v with_o noah_n gen._n 9_o 9_o with_o abraham_n gen._n 17._o 7._o 〈◊〉_d isaac_n gen._n 28._o 4._o and_o with_o jacob_n gen._n 35._o 12._o and_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n be_v his_o covenant_n with_o david_n and_o his_o seed_n 2_o sam._n 7._o 12._o and_o 22._o 51._o in_o this_o eternal_a covenant_n he_o rejoice_v on_o his_o deathbed_n 2_o sam._n 23._o 5
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chap._n ix_o prove_v the_o holiness_n speak_v 1_o cor._n 7._o 14._o else_o be_v your_o child_n unclean_a but_o now_o they_o be_v holy_a be_v not_o federal_n or_o spiritual_a holiness_n but_o the_o holiness_n of_o legitimative_a or_o matrimonial_a holiness_n page_n 109._o to_o 125_o chap._n x._o open_v the_o purport_n of_o that_o text_n of_o christ_n blessing_n little_a child_n in_o answer_n to_o mr._n owen_n argument_n take_v from_o thence_o for_o infant_n baptism_n page_n 125._o to_o 134_o chap._n xi_o open_v the_o nature_n of_o that_o holiness_n rom._n 11._o 16._o if_o the_o root_n be_v holy_a so_o be_v the_o branch_n and_o mr._n owen_n argument_n for_o infant_n baptism_n from_o thence_o answer_v page_n 134._o to_o 147_o chap._n xii_o in_o answer_n to_o mr._n owen_n 10_o chapter_n and_o his_o argument_n that_o child_n can_v partake_v of_o those_o thing_n prefigure_v in_o baptism_n page_n 147._o to_o 154_o chap._n xiii_o in_o answer_n to_o mr._n owen_n argument_n for_o infant_n 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