in_o baptise_v people_n of_o ripe_a year_n de_fw-la facto_fw-la in_o fact_n confession_n of_o sin_n etc._n etc._n do_v precede_v and_o forego_v but_o neither_o john_n baptist_n nor_o the_o apostle_n make_v any_o such_o express_a rule_n that_o the_o jure_v of_o equity_n none_o shall_v be_v baptize_v by_o they_o but_o those_o that_o can_v make_v confession_n of_o sin_n or_o profession_n of_o faith_n nor_o do_v all_o the_o scripture_n bring_v by_o mr._n t._n prove_v any_o such_o rule_n mr._n t._n himself_o intimated_o confess_v that_o john_n the_o baptist_n do_v not_o make_v a_o rule_n for_o confession_n but_o only_o in_o practice_v those_o jew_n of_o ripe_a year_n that_o john_n baptist_n do_v baptize_v do_v first_o confess_v their_o sin_n and_o that_o act._n 2.39_o act._n 16._o etc._n etc._n have_v be_v already_o discuss_v that_o they_o show_v child_n be_v baptize_v who_o can_v not_o make_v confession_n or_o profession_n but_o mr._n t._n object_n act._n 8.37_o if_o thou_o believe_v with_o thy_o whole_a heart_n thou_o may_v be_v baptize_v where_o the_o apostle_n imply_v in_o his_o speech_n to_o the_o eunuch_n that_o defect_n of_o faith_n be_v a_o impediment_n of_o baptism_n we_o answer_v mr._n t._n afore_o confess_v p._n 24._o infant_n may_v be_v sanctify_v if_o therefore_o he_o mean_v the_o defect_n of_o manifestation_n of_o faith_n we_o answer_v it_o be_v true_a in_o man_n of_o ripe_a year_n for_o there_o it_o be_v know_v that_o they_o be_v worse_o than_o infant_n so_o be_v it_o in_o circumcision_n if_o ishmael_n be_v a_o know_a scoffer_n he_o be_v cast_v out_o and_o so_o his_o child_n be_v not_o circumcise_v unless_o perhaps_o after_o at_o year_n they_o give_v good_a testimony_n of_o their_o due_a subjection_n to_o the_o law_n so_o that_o to_o the_o whole_a argumentation_n we_o say_v that_o here_o be_v mention_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o practice_n of_o that_o first_o administration_n of_o baptism_n to_o the_o parent_n with_o confession_n and_o profession_n by_o many_o example_n and_o intimation_n but_o not_o a_o rule_n set_v down_o that_o thus_o it_o must_v be_v in_o the_o succession_n of_o believer_n child_n we_o listen_v not_o to_o speak_v any_o thing_n more_o of_o this_o major_a proposition_n and_o the_o proof_n only_o wonder_v that_o among_o the_o crowd_n of_o scripture_n mr._n t._n quote_v he_o will_v thrust_v in_o that_o of_o act._n 19.5_o for_o baptism_n of_o water_n which_o be_v only_o a_o confer_v of_o the_o miraculary_a gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n as_o many_o argument_n from_o the_o place_n can_v evince_v but_o mr._n t._n object_n this_o for_o a_o confirmation_n of_o his_o argument_n that_o if_o it_o be_v right_o argue_v from_o 1_o cor._n 11.28_o that_o the_o lord_n supper_n be_v not_o to_o be_v grant_v to_o infant_n because_o self-examination_n be_v pre-required_n by_o like_a reason_n we_o may_v say_v baptism_n be_v not_o yield_v to_o infant_n because_o repentance_n and_o faith_n be_v pre-required_n act._n 2.38_o act._n 8.37_o and_o that_o of_o those_o that_o descend_v from_o abraham_n and_o to_o who_o the_o promise_n be_v beside_o what_o we_o say_v afore_o we_o answer_v to_o this_o argument_n great_a in_o show_n that_o there_o be_v not_o the_o like_a reason_n between_o those_o place_n for_o baptism_n and_o that_o for_o the_o lord_n supper_n for_o 1._o that_o of_o the_o lord_n supper_n speak_v of_o every_o communicant_a viritim_fw-la as_o count_v one_o after_o another_o let_v the_o party_n whosoever_o it_o be_v enter_v into_o self-examination_n before_o eat_v but_o that_o act._n 2.38_o speak_v in_o the_o gub_n or_o general_a to_o the_o parent_n and_o that_o act._n 8.37_o be_v speak_v to_o one_o only_a man_n and_o in_o that_o phrase_n that_o can_v be_v find_v elsewhere_o on_o that_o occasion_n 2._o there_o be_v no_o intimation_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n of_o child_n admit_v to_o the_o lord_n supper_n but_o in_o that_o act._n 2._o present_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n v._o 39_o there_o be_v a_o intimation_n of_o their_o infant_n admit_v to_o baptism_n as_o before_o we_o have_v evince_v that_o clause_n of_o descend_v from_o abraham_n and_o the_o belong_v of_o the_o promise_n be_v of_o no_o weight_n in_o this_o argument_n for_o 1_o the_o parent_n by_o put_v to_o death_n christ_n have_v make_v themselves_o in_o wickedness_n worse_o than_o gentile_n 2_o that_o confession_n and_o profession_n be_v express_o call_v for_o only_o from_o they_o that_o be_v so_o apparent_o wicked_a 3_o that_o if_o they_o do_v come_v in_o by_o repentance_n the_o promise_n say_v the_o apostle_n present_o run_v to_o their_o child_n chap._n xiii_o the_o four_o argument_n say_v mr._n t._n be_v take_v from_o the_o next_o age_n after_o the_o apostle_n apostle_n exercit._fw-la sect._n 17._o the_o 4._o argument_n against_o infant_n baptism_n from_o the_o practice_n in_o the_o next_o age_n after_o the_o apostle_n that_o tenet_n and_o practice_n be_v doubtful_a of_o which_o it_o can_v be_v prove_v that_o it_o be_v in_o force_n or_o use_v in_o the_o next_o age_n after_o the_o apostle_n but_o it_o can_v be_v prove_v that_o the_o tenet_n or_o practice_n of_o infant-baptisme_n be_v in_o force_n or_o use_v in_o the_o age_n next_o after_o the_o apostle_n ergo._n the_o major_n be_v of_o itself_o manifest_a the_o minor_a be_v prove_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o lodovicus_n vives_z above-recited_n to_o which_o vossius_fw-la in_o the_o sibus_fw-la historico-theologicis_a of_o infant-baptisme_n join_v the_o testimony_n of_o walafridus_n strabo_n and_o by_o the_o examine_n of_o place_n bring_v to_o that_o purpose_n and_o by_o the_o continuation_n of_o question_n propound_v to_o the_o baptize_v in_o age_n follow_v and_o other_o token_n from_o council_n and_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n which_o in_o historical_a business_n be_v wont_a to_o beget_v credit_n the_o word_n of_o walafridus_n strabo_n who_o live_v about_o the_o year_n 840._o in_o his_o book_n derebus_n ecclesiasticis_fw-la chap._n 26._o be_v these_o we_o be_v also_o to_o note_n that_o in_o the_o first_o time_n the_o grace_n of_o baptism_n be_v wont_v only_o to_o be_v give_v to_o they_o who_o by_o integrity_n both_o of_o body_n and_o mind_n be_v already_o come_v to_o this_o that_o they_o can_v know_v and_o understand_v what_o profit_n be_v to_o be_v obtain_v in_o baptism_n what_o be_v to_o be_v confess_v and_o believe_v what_o last_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v of_o they_o that_o be_v bear_v again_o in_o christ_n thus_o far_o mr._n t._n and_o his_o quotation_n of_o walafridus_n 1._o to_o mr._n t._n his_o major_n we_o say_v animadvers_fw-la animadvers_fw-la that_o it_o be_v not_o of_o itself_o manifest_a for_o what_o if_o we_o can_v produce_v any_o record_n of_o antiquity_n for_o the_o use_n and_o practice_v of_o many_o thing_n in_o the_o age_n next_o to_o the_o apostle_n be_v they_o therefore_o doubtful_a when_o as_o we_o have_v the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o they_o therefore_o the_o mere_a fail_v of_o the_o vote_n of_o humane_a writer_n do_v not_o make_v a_o thing_n doubtful_a though_o the_o papist_n urge_v we_o with_o the_o like_a argument_n that_o the_o protestant_a church_n be_v not_o true_a because_o we_o can_v produce_v history_n etc._n etc._n to_o show_v their_o succession_n in_o all_o age_n if_o we_o fail_v in_o record_n of_o antiquity_n we_o may_v thank_v the_o papist_n chief_o who_o as_o we_o may_v say_v martyr_v by_o fire_n and_o otherwise_o as_o well_o good_a book_n as_o godly_a man_n and_o yet_o the_o truth_n according_a to_o scripture_n stand_v where_o it_o do_v to_o mr._n t._n his_o minor_a we_o say_v in_o general_a 1._o that_o mr._n t._n tell_v we_o beside_o of_o lodovicus_n vives_z and_o wal._n strabo_n of_o place_n bring_v to_o that_o purpose_n of_o the_o continuation_n of_o question_n propound_v to_o the_o baptize_v in_o age_n follow_v of_o other_o token_n from_o council_n and_o of_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n but_o quote_v they_o not_o which_o be_v not_o the_o way_n to_o beget_v credit_n in_o the_o judicious_a reader_n it_o be_v too_o much_o to_o believe_v every_o author_n upon_o his_o bare_a word_n without_o other_o circumstance_n and_o therefore_o by_o much_o more_o too_o much_o to_o believe_v author_n not_o produce_v but_o only_o intimate_v by_o mr._n t._n 2._o mr._n tomb_n give_v we_o in_o two_o late-man_n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o stream_n of_o ancient_a antiquity_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o those_o two_o 3._o if_o those_o two_o have_v be_v a_o considerable_a number_n or_o have_v produce_v to_o we_o any_o considerable_a reason_n or_o quotation_n of_o antiquity_n high_o than_o themselves_o or_o any_o fair_a probability_n or_o circumstance_n how_o they_o gather_v it_o they_o will_v soon_o have_v beget_v credit_n then_o as_o they_o be_v now_o propose_v in_o particular_a first_o to_o ludovicus_n vives_z we_o answer_v
of_o baptism_n chap._n 18._o the_o baptise_v of_o infant_n and_o iâ—_n he_o do_v allow_v it_o as_o mr_n t._n add_v it_o be_v only_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o his_o word_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr animâ_fw-la chap._n 39_o we_o reply_v to_o this_o 1._o that_o both_o these_o place_n of_o tertullian_n be_v before_o allege_v translate_v and_o discuss_v animadver_n animadver_n to_o be_v for_o infant-baptisme_n chap._n 13._o of_o our_o animadvers_fw-la at_o the_o word_n tertul_n in_o the_o margin_n which_o we_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o peruse_v over_o again_o where_o you_o may_v see_v that_o tertullian_n have_v nothing_o of_o allowance_n of_o infant-baptisme_n only_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n but_o if_o the_o place_n be_v well_o weigh_v he_o say_v that_o which_o he_o say_v for_o infant-baptisme_n without_o any_o such_o limitation_n which_o infant-baptisme_n among_o other_o passage_n be_v assert_v by_o tertullian_n in_o those_o word_n that_o the_o child_n of_o either_o parent-sex_n sanctify_v be_v holy_a partly_o by_o the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o seed_n partly_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o discipline_n which_o what_o can_v it_o be_v but_o baptism_n and_o in_o those_o word_n those_o child_n be_v designati_fw-la sanctitatis_fw-la the_o designedone_n of_o holiness_n or_o the_o mark_v once_o of_o holiness_n it_o be_v more_o like_a that_o mr_n t._n mean_v that_o tertullian_n restrain_v infant-baptisme_n to_o necessity_n lib._n de_fw-fr bapt._n cap._n 18._o but_o we_o have_v abundant_o clear_v this_o also_o afore_o in_o the_o 13._o chap._n of_o our_o animadvers_fw-la at_o the_o word_n tertul_n in_o the_o margin_n and_o that_o not_o out_o of_o our_o own_o thought_n only_o but_o out_o of_o learned_a juâ—ius_n and_o vossius_fw-la let_v the_o reader_n have_v patience_n to_o peruse_v that_o we_o have_v there_o say_v we_o add_v now_o that_o the_o most_o of_o tertullia_n dispute_n against_o hasten_a baptism_n chap._n 18._o of_o his_o book_n concern_v baptism_n be_v against_o sudden_a baptise_v man_n of_o ripe_a year_n for_o his_o word_n be_v give_v not_o baptism_n rash_o give_v not_o holy_a thing_n to_o dog_n he_o count_v not_o infant_n of_o believer_n such_o as_o you_o hear_v out_o of_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr anima_fw-la and_o here_o by_o and_o by_o call_v they_o the_o innocent_a age_n if_o the_o eunuch_n be_v sudden_o baptize_v yet_o the_o spirit_n command_v philip_n to_o go_v to_o his_o chariot_n if_o paul_n be_v sudden_o baptize_v yes_o he_o be_v soon_o know_v to_o judas_n his_o host_n that_o he_o be_v a_o choose_a â—essell_n so_o tertul_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v true_a that_o after_o tertullian_n speak_v of_o infant_n but_o what_o say_v he_o quid_fw-la festinaâ—_n innocenâ—aâ—_n aâ—_n ad_fw-la remissionem_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la why_o do_v innocent_a age_n hasten_v to_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n mean_v baptism_n be_v this_o a_o good_a reason_n a_o scripture_n ground_n to_o defer_v the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n he_o say_v himself_o in_o his_o say_a book_n and_o 8_o chap._n de_fw-fr animâ_fw-la that_o child_n be_v not_o holy_a till_o they_o be_v count_v so_o in_o christ_n and_o how_o in_o christ_n when_o they_o be_v by_o mean_n of_o one_o of_o the_o holy_a parent_n under_o the_o promise_n of_o be_v a_o holy_a seed_n and_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o discipline_n which_o for_o child_n while_o such_o be_v only_a baptism_n and_o whereas_o mr_n t._n bring_v in_o learned_a grotius_n as_o countenance_v he_o in_o rely_v upon_o tertullian_n against_o infant-baptisme_n we_o have_v large_o and_o plain_o lay_v open_a after_z in_o our_o animadversion_n in_o this_o chap._n upon_o the_o six_o section_n of_o mr_n t._n his_o examen_fw-la see_v the_o margin_n there_o 1._o that_o grotius_n reject_v tertullia_n opinion_n as_o nothing_o sway_v he_o against_o infant-baptisme_n 2._o that_o grotius_n by_o many_o argument_n be_v for_o infant-baptism_n 3._o we_o now_o add_v that_o it_o be_v true_a grotius_n do_v say_v tertullianus_n de_fw-fr aetate_fw-la quâ_fw-la baptizandi_fw-la essent_fw-la qui_fw-la christianae_n disciplinae_fw-la a_o parentibus_fw-la consâ—crabantur_fw-la nihil_fw-la definitum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la suis_fw-la temporibus_fw-la hoc_fw-la ipso_fw-la docet_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o tertullian_n show_v that_o in_o his_o time_n the_o set_a time_n of_o baptise_v they_o that_o be_v consecrate_a by_o their_o parent_n to_o christian_a discipline_n be_v not_o determine_v but_o what_o be_v this_o to_o prove_v that_o in_o those_o time_n believer_n child_n must_v not_o be_v baptize_v till_o they_o be_v out_o of_o their_o parent_n guardianship_n and_o of_o ripe_a year_n 2._o mr_n t._n object_n against_o cyprian_a 7._o examen_fw-la sect._n 7._o that_o indeed_o he_o handle_v infant-baptisme_n at_o large_a in_o his_o 59_o epistle_n ad_fw-la fidum_fw-la and_o say_v in_o that_o epistle_n enough_o for_o it_o and_o more_o then_o enough_o unless_o he_o have_v speak_v to_o better_a purpose_n the_o truth_n be_v the_o very_a read_n of_o the_o epistle_n upon_o which_o hierom_n and_o especial_o augustine_n rely_v for_o the_o prove_v of_o infant-baptisme_n be_v sufficient_a to_o discover_v how_o great_a darkness_n there_o be_v then_o upon_o the_o spirit_n of_o those_o that_o be_v count_v the_o great_a light_n in_o the_o church_n you_o say_v *_o upon_o this_o occasion_n fidus_n deny_v not_o the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n m._n mr_n t._n speak_v to_o mr_n m._n but_o deny_v that_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v baptise_a before_o the_o eight_o day_n but_o you_o may_v have_v observe_v that_o fidus_n allege_v that_o the_o law_n of_o ancient_a circumcision_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v and_o that_o the_o footstep_n of_o a_o infant_n be_v in_o the_o first_o day_n of_o birth_n be_v not_o clean_a whence_o it_o plain_o appear_v that_o there_o be_v a_o relic_n of_o judaisme_n in_o he_o and_o that_o he_o do_v not_o well_o understand_v the_o abrogation_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n and_o the_o truth_n be_v the_o contention_n about_o easter_n near_o that_o age_n do_v plain_o show_v that_o judaisme_n be_v not_o quite_o weed_v out_o of_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o chief_a teacher_n among_o christian_n thus_o mr_n t._n we_o answer_v 1_o that_o however_o mr_n t._n despise_v here_o cyprian_n testimony_n animadver_n animadver_n yet_o the_o renow_v pious_a learned_a esteem_v it_o as_o cyrill_n or_o john_n of_o jerusalem_n gregory_n nazianzen_n chrysostome_n ambrose_n hierom_n augustine_n the_o place_n where_o in_o their_o work_n we_o quote_v a_o little_a afore_o in_o the_o margin_n over_o against_o the_o end_n of_o the_o testimony_n of_o cyprian_a nor_o do_v ancient_a writer_n only_o esteem_v it_o on_o who_o spirit_n mr_n t._n say_v there_o be_v such_o darkness_n and_o on_o who_o spirit_n be_v there_o not_o some_o at_o this_o time_n of_o great_a light_n but_o also_o late_a learn_v pious_a writer_n even_o mr_n t._n his_o beloved_a vossius_fw-la &_o grotius_n so_o oft_o quote_v by_o he_o vossius_fw-la say_v 19.14_o vossius_fw-la thes_n theolog._n &_o hist_n de_fw-fr paedo_fw-la bapt_v thes_n 9_o grotius_n in_o mat._n 19.14_o that_o this_o testimony_n of_o cyprian_a be_v above_o or_o beyond_o all_o exception_n grotius_n say_v that_o the_o epistle_n of_o cyprian_a to_o fidus_n make_v the_o matter_n plain_a that_o there_o be_v then_o no_o doubt_n of_o baptise_v infant_n etc._n etc._n 2_o when_o mr_n t._n urge_v the_o father_n in_o the_o least_o as_o one_o place_n out_o of_o one_o origen_n or_o etc._n etc._n in_o a_o point_n of_o great_a doubt_n we_o must_v entertain_v it_o by_o mr_n t._n his_o intendment_n but_o when_o we_o urge_v many_o place_n out_o of_o many_o then_o say_v he_o they_o be_v this_o and_o that_o 3_o better_a man_n than_o these_o father_n may_v have_v some_o darkness_n john_n baptist_n be_v great_a than_o the_o prophet_n and_o he_o that_o be_v least_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o church_n now_o be_v great_a than_o he_o 4_o many_o man_n may_v in_o these_o day_n hold_v a_o solid_a truth_n yet_o not_o upon_o the_o best_a ground_n of_o it_o for_o want_v of_o knowledge_n of_o they_o 5_o that_o fidus_n thus_o far_o express_o hold_v the_o ceremonial_a law_n to_o be_v abrogate_a that_o baptism_n be_v come_v in_o the_o room_n of_o circumcision_n and_o may_v be_v administer_v at_o least_o as_o soon_o as_o circumcision_n be_v to_o child_n 2._o act._n 21.20_o gal._n 2._o 6_o we_o know_v that_o many_o christian_a jew_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o peter_n himself_o do_v too_o much_o judaize_v shall_v not_o we_o therefore_o receive_v that_o true_a light_n that_o be_v in_o they_o 7_o for_o that_o of_o ester_n we_o know_v the_o controversy_n too_o far_o and_o too_o long_o about_o that_o time_n invade_v christian_a england_n shall_v not_o we_o therefore_o be_v regard_v in_o any_o truth_n martyr_n mr_n fox_n book_n of_o martyr_n yea_o do_v not_o the_o observation_n of_o ester_n reach_v down_o to_o mr_n
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prove_v infant_n baptism_n to_o be_v no_o error_n therefore_o it_o can_v beget_v a_o error_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o holy_a supper_n 2._o the_o adjunct_n or_o companion_n can_v necessary_o argue_v the_o badness_n of_o the_o subject_n or_o thing_n the_o sun_n shine_v many_o man_n commit_v evil_a yet_o this_o do_v not_o prove_v the_o badness_n of_o the_o sunshine_n 3._o the_o sacrament_n be_v two_o thing_n specifical_o different_a distance_v by_o express_a rule_n that_o only_a self_n examiner_n may_v communicate_v it_o be_v not_o say_v so_o of_o baptism_n therefore_o they_o that_o give_v the_o communion_n to_o infant_n err_v for_o want_v of_o eye_n not_o for_o want_v of_o light_n distinguish_v between_o sacrament_n 4._o many_o error_n for_o many_o hundred_o of_o year_n cleave_v to_o
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in_o we_o be_v transfuse_v from_o adam_n whence_o david_n say_v he_o be_v bear_v in_o iniquity_n and_o conceive_v in_o sin_n psal_n 51._o not_o accuse_v his_o mother_n but_o intimate_v his_o sinfulness_n which_o run_v down_o from_o his_o progenitor_n and_o now_o the_o lawmaker_n command_v he_o out_o of_o who_o proceed_v the_o seed_n of_o copulation_n that_o be_v â—e_z that_o have_v effuse_v his_o seed_n for_o procreation_n of_o child_n yea_o also_o the_o woman_n that_o have_v receive_v it_o to_o wash_v the_o body_n because_o she_o have_v receive_v it_o by_o which_o be_v describe_v this_o whole_a temple_n of_o we_o that_o be_v the_o whole_a man_n consist_v of_o soul_n and_o body_n in_o that_o adam_n be_v make_v filthy_a by_o disobedience_n he_o make_v his_o seed_n to_o be_v filthy_a and_o so_o necessary_o the_o body_n to_o be_v filthy_a which_o be_v of_o the_o seed_n in_o which_o he_o be_v unclean_a until_o the_o even_o that_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o time_n wherein_o christ_n come_v 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tract_n de_fw-fr patrum_fw-la authâ—ritate_fw-la c._n 9_o augustinus_n aeternis_fw-la flammis_fw-la adjudic_fw-la at_o infant_n sine_fw-la badtismo_fw-la morientes_fw-la by_o consider_v the_o ground_n upon_o which_o augustine_n hold_v and_o urge_v the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n so_o vehement_o which_o be_v as_o all_o know_v that_o read_v his_o work_n the_o opinion_n he_o have_v that_o without_o baptism_n infant_n must_v be_v damn_v by_o reason_n of_o original_a sin_n which_o be_v not_o take_v away_o but_o by_o baptism_n yea_o though_o he_o want_v baptism_n out_o of_o necessity_n urge_v those_o place_n joh._n 3.5_o rom._n 5.12_o continual_o in_o his_o dispute_n against_o the_o pelagian_o particular_o tom_n 7._o de_fw-la natura_fw-la &_o gratia_fw-la c._n 8._o and_o tom_n 2._o ep_n 28._o he_o say_v item_n quisquis_fw-la dixerit_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la vivificabuntur_fw-la etiam_fw-la parvuli_fw-la qui_fw-la sine_fw-la sacramenti_fw-la ejus_fw-la participatione_fw-la de_fw-la 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yea_o as_o you_o may_v perceive_v out_o of_o perkins_n in_o the_o place_n allege_v although_o ambrose_n and_o augustine_n in_o his_o 4._o book_n de_fw-la baptismo_fw-la contra_fw-la donatistas_n c._n 22_o yield_v that_o either_o martyrdom_n or_o the_o desire_n of_o baptism_n may_v supply_v the_o defect_n of_o baptism_n and_o some_o of_o the_o schoolman_n biel_n cajetan_n gerson_n do_v allow_v the_o desire_n and_o prayer_n of_o parent_n for_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n in_o stead_n of_o baptism_n yet_o we_o find_v no_o remedy_n allow_v by_o they_o but_o actual_a baptism_n for_o child_n bear_v into_o the_o world_n so_o strict_o do_v augustine_n and_o the_o ancient_n urge_v the_o necessity_n of_o baptism_n for_o infant_n bear_v 3._o you_o may_v consider_v that_o augustine_n hold_v a_o like_a necessity_n of_o infant_n receive_v the_o lord_n supper_n from_o the_o word_n john_n 6.53_o as_o be_v plain_o express_v by_o he_o lib._n 1._o de_fw-la peccat_fw-la merit_n &_o remis_fw-la c._n 20._o and_o according_o as_o in_o cyprian_n tim_o the_o communion_n be_v give_v to_o infant_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o story_n which_o he_o relate_v of_o himself_o give_v the_o communion_n to_o a_o infant_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr lapsis_fw-la mention_v by_o august_n epist_n 23._o so_o it_o be_v confess_v by_o maldonat_n on_o joh._n 6._o that_o innocentius_n the_o first_o bishop_n of_o rome_n hold_v it_o necessary_a for_o infant_n and_o that_o this_o opinion_n and_o practice_v continue_v about_o 600_o year_n in_o the_o church_n though_o it_o be_v now_o reject_v by_o the_o roman_a church_n in_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n 4._o you_o may_v consider_v that_o augustine_n hold_v such_o a_o certainty_n of_o obtain_v regeneration_n by_o baptism_n that_o not_o only_o he_o put_v usual_o regeneration_n for_o baptism_n but_o also_o he_o make_v no_o question_n of_o the_o regeneration_n of_o infant_n though_o they_o that_o bring_v they_o do_v not_o bring_v they_o with_o that_o faith_n that_o they_o may_v be_v regenerate_v by_o spiritual_a grace_n to_o eternal_a life_n but_o because_o by_o baptism_n they_o think_v to_o
integrity_n or_o ripeness_n of_o body_n and_o mind_n etc._n etc._n but_o give_v not_o proof_n or_o reason_n but_o only_o one_o single_a instance_n of_o augustine_n himself_o for_o a_o universal_a proposition_n 3._o as_o we_o note_v afore_o that_o walfrid_n gross_o mistake_v in_o the_o allege_v that_o one_o instance_n of_o augustine_n for_o walfrid_n say_v in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr rebus_fw-la ecclesiasticis_fw-la which_o we_o have_v under_o our_o eye_n that_o augustine_n report_v in_o his_o confession_n of_o himself_o that_o he_o continue_v a_o catechumenus_fw-la a_o chatechise_v person_n till_o he_o be_v 25_o year_n old_a before_o he_o be_v baptize_v when_o as_o augustine_n say_v of_o himself_o in_o his_o book_n of_o confession_n that_o he_o be_v not_o convert_v till_o about_o the_o thirty_o year_n of_o his_o age_n after_o which_o he_o continue_v a_o catechize_v one_o about_o two_o year_n in_o which_o time_n he_o write_v against_o the_o academian_o and_o write_v his_o soliloquy_n and_o in_o his_o 34_o year_n of_o his_o age_n he_o be_v baptize_v at_o mellain_n of_o ambrose_n you_o see_v then_o how_o little_a credit_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o dream_v walafrid_n in_o this_o point_n of_o augustine_n 4._o walafrid_n confess_v that_o upon_o the_o increase_n of_o diligent_a search_n into_o divine_a religion_n man_n of_o understanding_n in_o christian_a doctrine_n find_v that_o peccatum_fw-la originale_fw-la adae_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o original_a sin_n of_o eve_n do_v hold_v guilty_a not_o only_o those_o that_o have_v commit_v actual_a sin_n but_o those_o that_o have_v not_o according_a to_o the_o 51_o psalm_n in_o sin_n do_v my_o mother_n conceive_v i_o and_o rom._n 3._o all_o have_v sin_v and_o come_v short_a of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o that_o from_o adam_n we_o have_v all_o sin_v etc._n etc._n that_o upon_o these_o ground_n of_o scripture_n they_o that_o be_v those_o religious_a man_n baptize_v their_o infant_n into_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o this_o practice_n of_o infant-baptisme_n walfrid_n judge_v a_o token_n of_o the_o growth_n of_o religion_n and_o allege_v augustins_n book_n of_o baptism_n of_o infant_n and_o the_o african_a council_n and_o the_o father_n in_o general_a for_o infant_n baptism_n against_o that_o of_o augustine_n practice_n baptize_v at_o ripe_a year_n and_o withal_o walafrid_n say_v that_o thus_o those_o wise_a christian_n do_v baptise_v their_o infant_n into_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o for_o regeneration_n and_o not_o as_o some_o heretical_a person_n contra-opposing_a against_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n contend_v that_o infant_n be_v not_o necessary_o to_o be_v baptize_v and_o now_o i_o hope_v i_o have_v give_v mr_n t._n enough_o of_o his_o walafrid_n upon_o his_o so_o oft_o and_o confident_a allege_v he_o and_o have_v satisfy_v the_o reader_n touch_v he_o if_o mr_n t._n speak_v of_o walfridus_n his_o mention_n of_o the_o invention_n of_o gossip_n as_o they_o call_v they_o follow_v upon_o infant-baptisme_n and_o spiritual_a kin_n of_o gossip_n follow_v upon_o that_o as_o thereby_o to_o blemish_v walafridus_n than_o mr_n t._n break_v his_o own_o shin_n for_o mr_n t._n do_v go_v upon_o the_o leg_n of_o walafridus_n to_o fetch_v we_o a_o antiquity_n against_o infant-baptism_n if_o mr_n t._n do_v but_o use_n walafridus_n his_o antiquity_n of_o the_o invention_n of_o those_o two_o thing_n we_o answ_n 1._o gossip_n be_v long_o before_o augustine_n time_n even_o in_o tertullia_n time_n many_o hundred_o year_n afore_o superstition_n of_o divers_a sort_n creep_v into_o the_o church_n soon_o after_o constantine_n time_n and_o spiritual_a kin_n of_o gossip_n be_v but_o a_o novel_a late_a dream_n of_o y_a night_n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n false_o so_o call_v 3._o that_o neither_o of_o these_o invention_n necessary_o depend_v on_o infant_n baptism_n more_o than_o a_o rope_n of_o sand_n or_o pebble_n in_o a_o with_o for_o as_o much_o as_o if_o believer_n practise_v the_o baptism_n of_o their_o child_n it_o be_v seldom_o but_o one_o of_o the_o parent_n be_v alive_a in_o the_o infancy_n of_o the_o child_n kneel_v follow_v the_o communion_n and_o adoration_n of_o the_o element_n follow_v that_o kneel_v yet_o these_o do_v nothing_o disparage_v the_o communion_n itself_o in_o the_o institution_n and_o substance_n of_o it_o but_o only_o defile_v the_o communicant_o that_o so_o superstitious_o use_v that_o sacred_a thing_n thus_o of_o walafridus_n strabo_n now_o of_o peter_n de_fw-fr bruis_n and_o of_o peter_n cluniacensis_fw-la his_o epistle_n to_o two_o a._n b_o b._n and_o two_o b_o b._n against_o he_o which_o be_v call_v epistolae_fw-la contra_fw-la petro-brusianorum_a &_o heinricianorum_n haereses_fw-la and_o well_o may_v de_fw-fr bruis_n and_o heinricus_n be_v tax_v with_o heresy_n if_o that_o be_v true_a cluniacensis_fw-la charge_v upon_o they_o and_o he_o profess_v twice_o that_o he_o will_v not_o accuse_v they_o upon_o uncertainty_n and_o report_n but_o upon_o that_o writing_n take_v from_o they_o and_o bring_v to_o he_o wherein_o he_o charge_v they_o as_o from_o their_o own_o mouth_n that_o they_o deny_v all_o the_o scripture_n especial_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n except_v the_o four_o evangelist_n evangelium_fw-la at_o supra_fw-la dixi_fw-la vos_fw-la suscipere_fw-la epistolas_fw-la pauli_n etc._n etc._n cur_n non_fw-la suscipitis_fw-la respondetis_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la adeo_fw-la certa_fw-la nobis_fw-la earum_fw-la authoritas_fw-la est_fw-la and_o for_o this_o cause_n cluniacensis_fw-la spend_v then_o long_a chapter_n in_o prove_v the_o old_a testament_n and_o the_o new_a to_o be_v the_o true_a word_n of_o god_n by_o quotation_n out_o of_o the_o four_o evangelist_n which_o evangelist_n bruis_n and_o henricus_n do_v acknowledge_v and_o cluniacensis_fw-la go_v over_o all_o the_o bible_n so_o book_n after_o book_n to_o so_o approve_v they_o to_o bruis_n and_o his_o colleague_n but_o to_o come_v to_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n of_o paedobaptism_n 1._o mr_n t._n tell_v we_o that_o peter_n de_fw-fr bruis_n deny_v baptism_n but_o tell_v we_o not_o the_o rest_n that_o peter_n de_fw-fr bruis_n deny_v in_o that_o very_a point_n mr_n t._n show_v we_o fair_o the_o green_a grass_n but_o not_o the_o snake_n lurch_a in_o it_o true_o i_o can_v not_o but_o with_o fadnesse_n read_v cluniacensis_fw-la of_o peter_n de_fw-fr bruis_n when_o i_o find_v how_o there_o as_o former_o mr_n t._n take_v here_o and_o there_o a_o touch_n of_o author_n that_o be_v for_o his_o turn_n and_o conceal_v that_o which_o be_v most_o necessary_o mix_v and_o twist_v with_o it_o which_o if_o mr_n t._n have_v but_o intimate_v will_v have_v overthrow_v his_o quotation_n for_o mr_n t._n his_o petrus_n cluniacensis_fw-la give_v we_o the_o first_o preposition_n so_o he_o call_v it_o of_o petrus_n de_fw-fr bruis_n thus_o mar._n 16.15_o qui_fw-la crediderit_fw-la &_o baptizatus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la salvus_fw-la erit_fw-la qui_fw-la verà _fw-la non_fw-la crediderit_fw-la damnabitur_fw-la exit_fw-la his_fw-la apertè_fw-la monstratur_fw-la nullum_fw-la nisi_fw-la exediderit_fw-la &_o baptizatus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la nisi_fw-la christianam_fw-la fidem_fw-la habuerit_fw-la &_o baptismuni_fw-la perceperit_fw-la posse_fw-la salvari_fw-la nam_fw-la non_fw-la alterum_fw-la horum_fw-la feed_v utrumque_fw-la pariter_fw-la salvat_fw-la be_v salvat_fw-la and_o a_o little_a after_o this_o be_v make_v more_o plain_a nec_fw-la baptismus_fw-la sine_fw-la propria_fw-la fide_fw-la nec_fw-la propria_fw-la fides_fw-la sine_fw-la baptism_n aliquid_fw-la potuit_fw-la neutrum_fw-la cuim_o sine_fw-la altero_fw-la salvat_fw-la that_o be_v unde_fw-la infant_n licèt_fw-la a_o vobis_fw-la baptizentur_fw-la quia_fw-la tamen_fw-la credere_fw-la obstante_fw-la aetate_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la salvantur_fw-la non_fw-la rebaptizamus_fw-la sed_fw-la baptizamus_fw-la quia_fw-la nunquam_fw-la baptizatus_fw-la dicendus_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la baptismo_fw-la quo_fw-la peèccata_n lavantur_fw-la lotus_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la that_o be_v mark_v 16.15_o he_o that_o believe_v and_o be_v baptize_v shall_v be_v save_v but_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o shall_v be_v damn_v hence_o it_o be_v apparent_o demonstrate_v say_v peter_n de_fw-fr bruis_n that_o none_o unless_o he_o believe_v and_o be_v baptize_v that_o be_v have_v christian_a faith_n and_o receive_v and_o perceive_v baptism_n can_v be_v save_v for_o not_o one_o of_o these_o alone_a do_v save_v but_o both_o of_o they_o joint_o see_v the_o margin_n himself_o margin_n neither_o can_v baptism_n without_o one_o own_o proper_a faith_n be_v ableto_fw-it do_v any_o thing_n nor_o once_o own_o proper_a faith_n without_o baptism_n for_o neither_o of_o they_o without_o the_o other_o save_v so_o do_v peter_n de_fw-fr bruis_n after_o explain_v himself_o therefore_o faith_n de_n bruis_n to_o cluniacensis_fw-la his_o partee_n though_o infant_n be_v baptize_v by_o you_o yet_o because_o through_o the_o hindrance_n of_o their_o age_n they_o can_v believe_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v they_o save_v we_o say_v de_n bruis_n do_v not_o rebaptize_v but_o baptize_v because_o he_o be_v never_o to_o be_v say_v
will_v be_v mistake_v thus_o of_o mr_n t._n his_o first_o particular_a in_o his_o minor_a that_o infant_n baptism_n be_v a_o unwritten_a tradition_n in_o some_o age_n after_o the_o first_o of_o the_o apostle_n but_o he_o can_v tell_v when_o as_o we_o have_v prove_v to_o his_o second_o particular_a of_o jewish_a imitation_n exercitat_fw-la exercitat_fw-la we_o have_v speak_v already_o in_o answer_n to_o the_o major_a animadver_n animadver_n and_o we_o have_v show_v that_o the_o pious_a learned_a ancient_n have_v other_o scripture_n reason_n then_o only_a circumcision_n or_o their_o greediness_n to_o increase_v the_o number_n of_o christian_n who_o so_o oft_o give_v warning_n to_o take_v heed_n to_o who_o they_o give_v that_o sacred_a thing_n baptism_n 18._o baptism_n caeterum_fw-la baptismum_fw-la non_fw-la temere_fw-la credendumesse_n sciunt_fw-la quorum_fw-la officium_fw-la est_fw-la nolite_fw-la dare_v sanctum_fw-la canibus_fw-la ne_fw-la participes_fw-la a_o liena_fw-la delicta_fw-la etc._n etc._n textul_n lib._n de_fw-fr baptis_fw-la cap._n 18._o or_o mr_n t._n his_o perhaps_o a_o fine_a word_n for_o a_o argument_n and_o in_o divine_a thing_n heathenish_a lustration_n of_o little_a one_o when_o justin_n martyr_n tertullian_n etc._n etc._n apologize_v against_o heathenism_n for_o christianity_n and_o many_o of_o our_o quote_v author_n seal_v their_o opposition_n against_o heathenism_n with_o their_o blood_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o true_a jewish_a imitation_n of_o circumcision_n in_o infant-baptisme_n it_o be_v in_o fidus_n that_o think_v child_n may_v not_o be_v baptize_v till_o the_o eight_o day_n and_o not_o in_o cyprian_n epistle_n that_o confute_v he_o nor_o do_v they_o more_o intimate_v the_o necessity_n of_o baptism_n to_o salvation_n then_o christ_n himself_o john_n 3.5_o except_o a_o man_n he_o bear_v again_o of_o water_n and_o the_o spirit_n &c._n &c._n which_o be_v a_o place_n they_o oft_o quote_v or_o the_o apostle_n that_o say_v we_o be_v baptize_v into_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o for_o receivall_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n which_o they_o hierom_n and_o other_o also_o allege_v and_o it_o be_v most_o sure_a there_o be_v such_o a_o necessity_n in_o regard_n of_o god_n precept_n and_o mean_n as_o to_o we_o in_o the_o use_n of_o ordinance_n as_o let_v they_o venture_v their_o salvation_n on_o the_o willing_a neglect_n of_o they_o that_o dare_v i_o dare_v not_o as_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n to_o put_v more_o in_o a_o ordinance_n than_o god_n ever_o put_v in_o it_o as_o the_o anabaptist_n talk_v of_o wonderful_a strange_a manifestation_n at_o and_o in_o the_o act_n of_o dip_v i_o know_v what_o i_o speak_v or_o to_o think_v one_o be_v damn_v without_o a_o ordinance_n when_o god_n prevent_v the_o have_v it_o by_o death_n or_o otherwise_o so_o great_a be_v the_o sin_n to_o contemn_v a_o ordinance_n enjoin_v when_o it_o may_v be_v have_v as_o tertullian_n speak_v in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr baptismo_fw-la chap._n 13._o etc._n hic_fw-la ergo_fw-la scelestissimi_fw-la illi_fw-la etc._n etc._n here_o those_o most_o graceless_a follow_v provoke_v question_n so_o that_o they_o say_v baptism_n be_v not_o necessary_a to_o who_o faith_n be_v sufficient_a etc._n etc._n to_o mr_n t._n 17._o exercitat_fw-la §._o 17._o his_o three_o particular_a in_o his_o minor_n that_o infant-baptisme_n be_v not_o universal_o practise_v for_o constantine_n be_v not_o baptize_v while_o a_o infant_n though_o his_o mother_n helena_n be_v a_o christian_a nor_o augustine_n though_o his_o mother_n monica_n be_v a_o christian_a etc._n etc._n we_o answer_v 1_o no_o wonder_n if_o baptism_n of_o infant_n be_v not_o universal_o practise_v in_o all_o age_n animadver_n animadver_n when_o so_o many_o sect_n under_o one_o notion_n or_o another_o more_o or_o less_o stick_v at_o it_o first_o arrian_n in_o one_o age_n after_o that_o the_o pelagian_o in_o another_o after_o they_o arminius_n then_o the_o anabaptist_n in_o luther_n time_n then_o the_o anabaptist_n in_o ainsworths_n time_n and_o now_o the_o anabaptist_n in_o our_o time_n shall_v these_o man_n make_v a_o practice_n and_o then_o make_v of_o it_o a_o argument_n for_o themselves_o who_o will_v be_v sway_v with_o such_o a_o argument_n as_o that_o they_o shall_v make_v out_o their_o practice_n from_o a_o argument_n and_o not_o make_v a_o argument_n of_o their_o practice_n 2_o mr_n t._n do_v not_o here_o so_o much_o as_o say_v that_o helena_n be_v a_o christian_a at_o constantine_n birth_n or_o that_o monica_n be_v a_o christian_a at_o augustine_n birth_n which_o to_o have_v clear_v be_v necessary_a to_o the_o argument_n 3_o who_o do_v not_o know_v that_o history_n make_v mention_n of_o helena_n as_o of_o a_o very_a weak_a and_o wonderful_a i_o have_v almost_o say_v superstitious_a christian_n trans_fw-la socrat._v schol_a ecles_n hist_o lib._n 1._o chap._n 13._o according_a to_o the_o english_a trans_fw-la in_o dig_v for_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o find_v three_o to_o wit_v those_o two_o also_o on_o which_o the_o thief_n be_v crucify_v on_o and_o be_v perplex_v which_o be_v christ_n a_o miracle_n of_o cure_v a_o die_a woman_n with_o that_o which_o be_v christ_n resolve_v which_o be_v his_o and_o so_o she_o lock_v up_o some_o of_o it_o in_o a_o silver_n chest_n and_o the_o rest_n be_v set_v up_o upon_o a_o pillar_n in_o the_o market_n place_n at_o constantinople_n so_o call_v of_o constantine_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o that_o city_n as_o also_o that_o she_o find_v the_o nail_n that_o fasten_v christ_n to_o the_o cross_n she_o send_v they_o to_o her_o son_n constantine_n the_o emperor_n whereof_o he_o cause_v bit_n for_o bridle_n helmet_n and_o head-piece_n to_o be_v make_v which_o he_o wear_v in_o battle_n so_o socrate_n eccles_n you_o see_v how_o vain_a a_o story_n here_o be_v and_o that_o all_o the_o christianity_n by_o this_o appear_v in_o helena_n relate_v to_o the_o time_n of_o her_o son_n constantine_n be_v emperor_n and_o therefore_o what_o mr_n t._n can_v make_v of_o it_o to_o his_o purpose_n i_o know_v not_o 4._o at_o this_o time_n of_o constantine_n birth_n be_v great_a persecution_n rise_v now_o almost_o towards_o the_o high_a it_o cost_v after_o that_o constantine_n many_o a_o battle_n before_o he_o can_v quiet_a thing_n and_o therefore_o helena_n the_o empress_n the_o wife_n of_o constantius_n the_o emperor_n religion_n then_o dare_v little_a to_o peep_v forth_o more_o than_o in_o notorious_a suffering_n for_o it_o may_v well_o be_v afraid_a if_o she_o be_v then_o a_o christian_a to_o do_v such_o a_o act_n as_o to_o carry_v her_o son_n to_o baptism_n as_o minister_n may_v be_v afraid_a to_o do_v it_o constantius_n the_o father_n not_o be_v a_o christian_n though_o political_o moderate_a 5._o for_o augustine_n 1._o it_o be_v clear_a out_o of_o aug._n confession_n the_o first_o book_n and_o 11._o chap._n that_o his_o father_n be_v not_o a_o believer_n at_o his_o birth_n nor_o when_o he_o be_v grow_v up_o to_o be_v a_o little_a boy_n of_o some_o understanding_n for_o he_o say_v there_o in_o the_o description_n of_o himself_o while_o he_o be_v pver_fw-la a_o little_a boy_n or_o lad_n ita_fw-la jam_fw-la credebam_fw-la et_fw-la illa_fw-la et_fw-la omnis_fw-la domus_fw-la nisi_fw-la pater_fw-la solus_fw-la etc._n etc._n so_o i_o and_o my_o mother_n and_o all_o the_o family_n do_v now_o believe_v except_o my_o father_n only_o who_o notwithstanding_o do_v not_o control_v my_o mother_n power_n over_o i_o whereby_o i_o shall_v not_o believe_v in_o christ_n for_o she_o rather_o endeavour_v that_o thou_o o_o my_o god_n shall_v be_v my_o father_n rather_o than_o he_o so_o augustine_n now_o the_o want_n of_o the_o father_n concurrence_n in_o carry_v a_o child_n to_o baptism_n in_o those_o difficult_a time_n may_v be_v some_o delay_n of_o that_o sacrament_n for_o second_o we_o say_v persecution_n be_v walk_v among_o christian_n about_o that_o time_n for_o augustine_n in_o his_o three_o book_n chap._n 25._o contra_fw-la literas_fw-la petiliani_fw-la say_v that_o after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o great_a tyrant_n he_o go_v into_o africa_n intimate_v also_o that_o his_o mother_n live_v a_o very_a private_a life_n his_o father_n be_v then_o dead_a three_o augustine_n tell_v we_o in_o his_o first_o book_n of_o confession_n and_o 11._o chap._n that_o cum_fw-la pver_fw-la 14._o pver_fw-la one_o be_v say_v to_o begin_v to_o be_v a_o pver_fw-la from_o 〈◊〉_d 4_o year_n old_a &_o so_o upward_o to_o 14._o essem_fw-la et_fw-la quodam_fw-la die_fw-la pressus_fw-la stomachi_fw-la dolore_fw-la etc._n etc._n when_o i_o be_v a_o little_a boy_n or_o lad_n be_v a_o certain_a day_n oppress_v in_o my_o stomach_n and_o sick_a even_o to_o death_n thou_o o_o god_n see_v because_o thou_o be_v my_o keeper_n with_o what_o motion_n of_o mind_n and_o with_o what_o faith_n i_o earnest_o desire_v from_o the_o piety_n of_o my_o mother_n and_o of_o thy_o church_n
the_o mother_n of_o we_o all_o the_o baptism_n of_o thy_o christ_n and_o of_o god_n my_o lord_n and_o the_o mother_n of_o my_o flesh_n be_v much_o trouble_v etc._n etc._n and_o earnest_o hasty_a that_o i_o shall_v be_v initiate_v and_o wash_v with_o the_o save_a sacrament_n etc._n etc._n but_o be_v now_o refresh_v that_o my_o purify_n be_v delay_v and_o augustine_n tell_v we_o the_o reason_n in_o many_o word_n the_o effect_n in_o short_a be_v this_o that_o his_o friend_n think_v that_o more_o indulgence_n be_v to_o be_v allow_v to_o let_v he_o have_v his_o will_n to_o do_v what_o he_o list_v be_v yet_o weak_a and_o not_o full_o recover_v then_o be_v fiâ—_n to_o be_v permit_v in_o case_n hâ—_n have_v be_v baptise_a which_o thing_n augustine_n there_o bewaâ—â—es_v in_o these_o word_n my_o baptism_n be_v delay_v as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v necessary_a i_o shall_v be_v more_o defile_v it_o i_o will_v live_v it_o found_v in_o my_o ear_n from_o these_o and_o those_o let_v he_o alone_o to_o do_v what_o he_o will_v for_o he_o be_v not_o yet_o baptise_a and_o yet_o of_o the_o health_n of_o the_o body_n we_o say_v not_o let_v he_o be_v wound_v more_o for_o he_o be_v not_o yet_o heal_v four_o when_o he_o be_v post_fw-la pueritiam_fw-la past_o the_o age_n of_o childhood_n or_o of_o a_o little_a boy_n or_o lad_n many_o and_o great_a wave_n of_o temptation_n hang_v over_o he_o confession_n he_o so_o in_o the_o same_o book_n &_o chap_n of_o his_o confession_n and_o though_o in_o his_o childhood_n or_o ladship_n he_o love_v not_o his_o learning_n and_o hate_v to_o be_v urge_v to_o it_o yet_o there_o be_v less_o fear_n of_o he_o then_o then_o when_o he_o be_v a_o youth_n adolescentia_fw-la youth_n in_o adolescentia_fw-la so_o in_o the_o 12._o chap._n of_o that_o first_o book_n of_o his_o confession_n five_o after_o this_o before_o his_o baptism_n which_o be_v about_o the_o 34._o year_n of_o his_o age_n as_o we_o show_v afore_o he_o run_v into_o blasphemous_a error_n in_o so_o 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whether_o he_o be_v of_o religious_a parent_n the_o contrary_a be_v more_o probable_a by_o some_o passage_n out_o of_o augustine_n we_o have_v there_o quote_v and_o it_o be_v doubtful_a of_o adeodatus_n whether_o he_o be_v baptize_v at_o 15._o year_n old_a as_o be_v allege_v 2._o touch_v theodosius_n the_o great_a for_o that_o be_v the_o man_n i_o suppose_v mr_n t._n mean_v it_o be_v true_a that_o both_o pezelius_n and_o socrates_n scholasticus_n do_v tell_v we_o that_o he_o be_v baptize_v at_o man_n estate_n but_o they_o do_v not_o make_v out_o that_o which_o be_v deficient_a in_o mr_n t._n his_o assertion_n namely_o whether_o his_o parent_n or_o either_o of_o they_o be_v christian_n when_o he_o be_v a_o infant_n it_o be_v true_a that_o they_o say_v he_o be_v former_o train_v up_o in_o christianity_n but_o by_o the_o story_n it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o religion_n do_v not_o so_o cease_v upon_o his_o spirit_n or_o that_o he_o do_v so_o declare_v himself_o against_o arrianisme_n and_o for_o the_o orthodox_n religion_n and_o faith_n till_o he_o fall_v sick_a a_o little_a afore_o his_o baptism_n for_o the_o naked_a story_n in_o short_a be_v this_o his_o colleague_n valentinian_n the_o second_o his_o assistant_n in_o many_o battle_n and_o gratian_n who_o be_v partner_n with_o theodosius_n in_o a_o victory_n against_o the_o barbarian_n be_v dead_a theodosius_n succeed_v they_o in_o the_o empire_n by_o stock_n a_o spaniard_n his_o descent_n from_o trajan_n he_o have_v be_v former_o train_v up_o in_o christianity_n after_o the_o aforesaid_a battle_n he_o fall_v ill_o and_o lie_v sore_o sick_a at_o thessalonica_n in_o which_o time_n he_o desire_v to_o be_v baptize_v send_v for_o anatolius_n alias_o ascholius_n the_o bishop_n of_o that_o church_n ask_v he_o whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o he_o to_o be_v baptize_v of_o a_o heretical_a bishop_n the_o bishop_n answer_v that_o for_o his_o part_n he_o detest_v the_o opinion_n of_o arius_n that_o he_o embrace_v the_o faith_n deliver_v by_o the_o apostle_n and_o set_v forth_o in_o the_o nicen_n creed_n by_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a he_o be_v present_o baptize_v by_o he_o then_o write_v theodosius_n to_o the_o people_n of_o constantinople_n that_o he_o be_v addict_v to_o the_o orthodox_n religion_n and_o exhort_v they_o to_o constant_o embrace_v the_o orthodox_n faith_n thus_o the_o story_n now_o what_o inference_n mr_n t._n can_v just_o make_v hence_o for_o a_o consult_v delay_n of_o theodosius_n his_o baptism_n by_o his_o christian_a friend_n i_o know_v not_o this_o hence_o only_o appear_v to_o i_o that_o see_v we_o can_v learn_v neither_o how_o good_a his_o parent_n be_v at_o his_o baptism_n though_o great_a in_o his_o infancy_n and_o who_o shall_v meddle_v with_o great_a man_n child_n in_o point_n of_o sacrament_n without_o their_o consent_n nor_o how_o long_o or_o how_o much_o his_o education_n in_o christianity_n have_v be_v in_o his_o youth_n it_o be_v unlikely_a that_o forwardness_n in_o religion_n will_v forward_z they_o to_o be_v elect_v emperor_n in_o those_o general_o troublesome_a and_o hethenish_a time_n nor_o what_o leisure_n he_o have_v serious_o to_o think_v of_o religion_n and_o worship_n in_o his_o young_a manhood_n the_o empire_n then_o be_v full_a of_o war_n against_o the_o goth_n hun_n and_o alane_n etc._n etc._n that_o that_o be_v the_o only_a fit_a time_n to_o baptize_v he_o when_o he_o be_v baptize_v now_o his_o sickness_n make_v his_o soul_n well_o now_o he_o have_v leisure_n to_o think_v of_o religion_n for_o his_o own_o soul_n now_o he_o be_v hungry_a for_o baptism_n now_o he_o regard_v of_o what_o faith_n minister_n be_v now_o be_v emperor_n and_o baptize_v he_o declare_v himself_o in_o write_v what_o he_o be_v in_o religion_n and_o in_o opinion_n therefore_o for_o mr_n t._n to_o infer_v from_o the_o contingency_n of_o theodosius_n his_o baptism_n at_o ripe_a year_n to_o a_o necessity_n that_o the_o church_n then_o think_v so_o baptism_n ought_v to_o be_v administer_v be_v a_o consequence_n which_o i_o never_o find_v in_o my_o logic_n and_o if_o this_o theodosius_n be_v about_o the_o year_n 401._o after_o christ_n as_o the_o eccles_n chrono_fw-it at_o the_o end_n of_o euseb_n tell_v we_o high_o we_o other_o put_v he_o high_o then_o all_o those_o godly_a learned_a ancient_n before_o allege_v for_o infant_n baptism_n from_o justin_n martyr_n to_o augustin_n have_v declare_v their_o judgement_n to_o the_o world_n for_o the_o same_o as_o the_o tenet_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n in_o all_o age_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o therefore_o theodosius_n and_o the_o other_o few_o instance_n mr_n t._n have_v give_v of_o adult_n baptism_n at_o ripe_a year_n be_v rather_o beside_o then_o according_a to_o the_o general_a tenet_n or_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n ancient_o and_o downward_o which_o do_v no_o more_o infringe_v the_o genera_o of_o the_o tenet_n and_o practice_n of_o infant_n baptism_n than_o the_o hill_n and_o valley_n do_v the_o roundness_n of_o the_o world_n which_z by_o the_o moon_n we_o can_v see_v keep_v its_o exact_a rotundity_n the_o moon_n light_n of_o antiquity_n can_v show_v we_o that_o the_o generality_n of_o infant_n baptism_n have_v be_v all_o along_o so_o universal_o hold_v and_o practise_v that_o it_o swallow_v up_o a_o small_a handful_n of_o instance_n of_o the_o other_o practice_n mr_n t._n his_o four_o particular_a of_o his_o minor_n 17._o exercitat_fw-la sect._n 17._o of_o his_o five_o argument_n against_o infant_n baptism_n be_v that_o together_o with_o it_o go_v along_o the_o error_n of_o give_v the_o lord_n supper_n to_o infant_n as_o be_v manifest_a out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o cyprian_a de_fw-fr lapsis_fw-la and_o other_o in_o our_o answer_n to_o this_o 1._o let_v we_o consider_v the_o proof_n 2._o
about_o baptism_n thus_o of_o m._n t._n his_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o argument_n with_o a_o general_a and_o particular_a answer_n thereunto_o chap._n xx._n next_o we_o come_v to_o m._n t._n his_o ten_o argument_n which_o be_v this_o 23._o exercitat_fw-la §_o 23._o that_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o darkness_n under_o the_o papacy_n the_o same_o man_n oppose_v infant-baptisme_n who_o oppose_v invocation_n of_o saint_n prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a adoration_n of_o the_o cross_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v manifest_a 1_o out_o of_o the_o 66_o sermon_n of_o bernard_n on_o the_o canticle_n whereof_o the_o heretic_n as_o he_o call_v they_o who_o he_o say_v boast_v themselves_o to_o be_v successor_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o name_v themselves_o apostolic_a he_o have_v these_o word_n they_o deride_v we_o because_o we_o baptise_v infant_n because_o we_o pray_v for_o the_o dead_a etc._n etc._n and_o in_o his_o 140_o epistle_n to_o hildefonsus_n he_o complain_v of_o henricus_n the_o heritick_n that_o he_o take_v away_o holi-day_n etc._n etc._n and_o deny_v the_o grace_n of_o baptism_n to_o infant_n 2_o from_o the_o epistle_n of_o p_o abbat-cluniacensis_a to_o three_o bishop_n of_o france_n against_o peter_n de_fw-fr bruis_n and_o henricus_n hold_v error_n digest_v into_o five_o head_n 1_o that_o little_a one_o be_v not_o to_o be_v baptize_v 2_o that_o church_n or_o altar_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v make_v 3_o that_o the_o cross_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v not_o to_o be_v adore_v etc._n etc._n 3_o from_o lucas_n osiander_n his_o epitome_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a history_n cent._n 13._o l._n 1._o c._n 4._o at_o the_o year_n 1207_o where_o he_o accuse_v the_o albigensis_n as_o consent_v with_o the_o anabaptist_n 4_o to_o which_o i_o add_v that_o in_o the_o age_n near_o the_o apostle_n tertulian_n in_o his_o book_n of_o baprisme_n cap._n 18._o greg._n nazianzen_n in_o his_o 40_o oration_n of_o holy_a baptism_n dissuade_v the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n unless_o the_o danger_n of_o death_n 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