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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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his_o late_a treatise_n for_o infant_n baptism_n also_o do_v see_v page_n 35_o 36_o 37_o 38._o of_o his_o book_n 1._o mr._n burkitt_n say_v child_n be_v hereby_o interest_v in_o all_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o church_n 1._o answ_n if_o you_o pray_v for_o they_o as_o member_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n what_o ground_n have_v you_o so_o to_o do_v from_o god_n word_n since_o god_n in_o the_o gospel_n time_n have_v not_o make_v they_o member_n thereof_o 2._o can_v we_o pray_v for_o our_o child_n though_o as_o yet_o they_o be_v not_o member_n that_o they_o may_v become_v member_n thereof_o 2._o he_o say_v by_o virtue_n of_o this_o admission_n they_o have_v interest_n in_o the_o special_a providence_n of_o god_n answ_n no_o doubt_n but_o god_n do_v exercise_v his_o special_a care_n and_o providence_n over_o all_o elect_a infant_n but_o not_o the_o more_o for_o your_o baptise_v they_o without_o his_o authority_n or_o command_v much_o less_o infant_n of_o believer_n as_o such_o 3._o he_o say_v hereby_o the_o church_n stand_v near_a to_o they_o then_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n etc._n etc._n mention_v that_o text_n ifa_n 54._o 13._o thy_o child_n shall_v be_v all_o teach_v of_o god_n 1._o answ_n neither_o you_o nor_o mr._n burkitt_n nor_o any_o pedobaptist_n in_o the_o world_n can_v bring_v infant_n near_o to_o god_n nor_o his_o church_n by_o any_o act_n do_v by_o you_o without_o any_o rule_n leave_v by_o christ_n 2._o do_v that_o text_n isa_n 54._o 13._o refer_v to_o infant_n of_o believer_n as_o such_o or_o to_o those_o godly_a and_o new_a reborn_a child_n who_o be_v bear_v in_o sin_n be_v indeed_o her_o spiritual_a child_n 4._o he_o say_v irfant_n baptism_n be_v a_o act_n of_o dedication_n etc._n etc._n answ_n who_o command_v you_o this_o way_n to_o dedicate_v your_o child_n to_o the_o lord_n will_v you_o teach_v the_o almighty_a or_o be_v you_o wise_a than_o he_o do_v he_o in_o his_o word_n require_v you_o so_o to_o do_v 2._o may_v not_o the_o papist_n say_v as_o well_o that_o those_o person_n they_o bring_v under_o their_o voluntary_a vow_n be_v thereby_o dedicate_v unto_o god_n 5._o mr._n burkitt_n say_v it_o be_v great_a advantage_n to_o infant_n as_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o restipulation_n that_o be_v say_v he_o a_o child_n at_o baptism_n enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o god_n answ_n i_o answer_v poor_a babe_n it_o be_v without_o their_o knowledge_n and_o consent_n or_o god_n appointment_n which_o be_v worst_a of_o all_o or_o they_o be_v able_a to_o perform_v it_o then_o nor_o many_o of_o they_o ever_o after_o god_n never_o give_v they_o his_o grace_n so_o to_o do_v but_o woe_n to_o they_o if_o they_o do_v not_o perform_v this_o covenant_n if_o mr._n burkitt_n and_o mr._n daniel_n williams_n say_v true_a he_o 131._o say_v in_o his_o catechism_n as_o follow_v that_o those_o child_n who_o perform_v not_o their_o baptismal_a covenant_n do_v 1._o they_o reject_v christ_n 2d_o they_o renounce_v the_o blessing_n of_o the_o gospel_n 3_o that_o it_o be_v rebellion_n against_o their_o maker_n 4thly_a that_o it_o be_v ingratitude_n and_o perjury_n against_o their_o redeemer_n 5thly_a gross_a injustice_n to_o their_o parent_n 6thly_a that_o it_o be_v self-killing_a cruelty_n to_o their_o own_o soul_n 7thly_a it_o be_v he_o say_v a_o damn_v sin_n nay_o it_o be_v the_o heart_n of_o all_o sin_n be_v this_o indeed_o the_o love_n you_o pedobaptist_n have_v to_o your_o poor_a infant_n what_o bring_v they_o into_o such_o a_o covenant_n without_o their_o knowledge_n and_o consent_n or_o god_n appointment_n and_o then_o threaten_v they_o if_o they_o break_v it_o with_o hell_n and_o damnation_n and_o what_o not_o do_v you_o know_v they_o be_v all_o elect_a person_n and_o so_o such_o that_o god_n will_v