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industry_n but_o of_o nature_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o when_o they_o be_v spring_v up_o they_o follow_v the_o order_n not_o of_o humane_a industry_n similitude_n an_o other_o similitude_n but_o of_o their_o own_o nature_n the_o second_o similitude_n be_v of_o a_o man_n yâ—_z be_v circumcise_a who_o notwithstanding_o beget_v a_o son_n with_o his_o foreskin_n and_o this_o hereof_o come_v for_o that_o circumcision_n be_v not_o in_o the_o father_n by_o nature_n but_o by_o a_o certain_a force_n add_v from_o without_o and_o see_v that_o child_n be_v not_o procreate_v by_o that_o out_o ward_v force_n but_o by_o a_o inward_a strength_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v of_o necessity_n that_o when_o they_o be_v beget_v they_o follow_v the_o order_n of_o nature_n and_o therefore_o we_o bring_v forth_o no_o other_o child_n but_o such_o as_o we_o be_v ourselves_o wherefore_o see_v we_o have_v in_o we_o the_o contagiousnes_n of_o original_a sin_n they_o undoubted_o also_o can_v not_o be_v without_o it_o but_o we_o can_v not_o communicate_v unto_o our_o child_n the_o remission_n and_o forgevenes_n of_o that_o sin_n for_o that_o be_v to_o be_v hope_v for_o at_o god_n hand_n only_o the_o self_n same_o child_n the_o science_n of_o the_o parent_n be_v not_o traduce_v into_o their_o child_n thing_n we_o see_v to_o happen_v in_o science_n and_o virtue_n which_o although_o they_o be_v in_o parent_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o traduce_v unto_o their_o child_n by_o these_o thing_n it_o plain_o appear_v wherein_o the_o pelagians_n be_v deceive_v neither_o can_v any_o man_n for_o these_o thing_n worthy_o accuse_v we_o as_o though_o we_o pluck_v away_o any_o thing_n from_o the_o dignity_n either_o of_o faith_n or_o of_o baptism_n for_o unto_o baptism_n we_o large_o grant_v that_o it_o seal_v unto_o we_o the_o remission_n
carnal_a generation_n paul_n in_o the_o 6._o chap_n to_o the_o rom._n say_v that_o therefore_o we_o must_v not_o abide_v in_o sin_n because_o we_o be_v now_o dead_a unto_o it_o and_o that_o thing_n he_o prove_v by_o baptism_n for_o whatsoever_o we_o be_v say_v he_o that_o be_v baptize_v in_o christ_n jesu_n we_o be_v baptize_v in_o his_o death_n to_o this_o end_n that_o we_o shall_v dye_v unto_o sin_n and_o that_o our_o old_a man_n shall_v be_v crucify_v and_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n abolish_v and_o for_o as_o much_o as_o child_n be_v baptize_v even_o thereby_o we_o have_v a_o testemony_n that_o there_o be_v sin_n in_o they_o for_o otherwise_o the_o nature_n of_o baptism_n as_o it_o be_v there_o describe_v of_o paul_n shall_v not_o consist_v the_o same_o reason_n have_v he_o also_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o colossian_n where_o he_o say_v that_o we_o be_v circumcise_a with_o circumcision_n not_o make_v with_o hand_n in_o make_v clean_o the_o sinful_a body_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v 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