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cause_n	call_v	great_a	reason_n	1,745	5	4.4249	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79560	The divine warrant of infant-baptism. Or VI. arguments for baptism of infants of Christians. viz. I. Infants of Christians are rightly judged in the promise of propriety in God. p.1. II. Infants of Christians are rightly judged to be of the church. p.20. III. Infants of Christians are rightly judged meet for baptisme. p.25. IV. The sealing of the promise to infants of visible professors, hath been the practise of the universal church ever since God added seals to the covenant. p.30 V. The profit of baptism is great to the infants of Christians. p.36. VI. The promise was sealed by the initiall sacrament aforetime to infants of visible professors, both Jews and of the Gentiles. p.38. / By John Church, M.A. minister of Seachurch, in the county of Essex.	Church, Josiah.	1648 (1648)	Wing C3987; Thomason E441_9	42,925	58

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their_o zeal_n be_v great_a to_o bring_v they_o to_o christ_n it_o cause_v they_o to_o break_v through_o all_o discouragement_n from_o his_o disciple_n and_o to_o wait_v for_o christ_n blessing_n this_o argue_v that_o they_o more_o high_o honour_a christ_n then_o infidel_n that_o know_v he_o not_o 3._o christ_n great_a anger_n at_o his_o disciple_n for_o rebuke_v and_o his_o embrace_n of_o the_o child_n and_o affirmation_n that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v of_o they_o 26_o mat._n 15_o 26_o argue_v no_o less_o for_o he_o call_v alien_n and_o their_o child_n dog_n and_o there_o be_v a_o deep_a silence_n in_o his_o word_n of_o the_o appertain_v of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n to_o any_o child_n of_o infidel_n argum._n 6_o vi_o infant_n of_o christian_n be_v right_o judge_v to_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o to_o be_v regenerate_v 44.3_o deut._n 30.6_o isaiah_n 44.3_o for_o the_o seed_n of_o visible_a professor_n be_v name_v in_o the_o promise_n of_o circumcision_n of_o the_o 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therefore_o they_o be_v right_o judge_v of_o the_o church_n for_o they_o that_o be_v alien_n from_o it_o be_v without_o hope_n 2.12_o ephes_n 2.12_o christ_n be_v the_o saviour_n of_o the_o body_n only_o 3.23_o ephes_n 3.23_o argum._n 9_o ix_o infant_n of_o christian_n be_v not_o right_o judge_v heathen_a and_o dog_n as_o some_o anabaptist_n have_v judge_v they_o calling_z baptism_n of_o infant_n lavacrum_fw-la canum_fw-la 22.15_o mat._n 15.26_o rev._n 22.15_o therefore_o they_o be_v right_o judge_v of_o the_o church_n for_o they_o which_o be_v without_o be_v dog_n argum._n 10_o x._o infancy_n be_v no_o let_v to_o be_v of_o the_o church_n christ_n a_o infant_n be_v head_n and_o king_n of_o the_o church_n 2.2_o matth._n 2.2_o and_o child_n of_o visible_a professor_n infant_n be_v part_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n wheat_n in_o the_o grass_n be_v wheat_n though_o tare_n be_v never_o wheat_n so_o infant_n of_o the_o church_n be_v ecclesia_fw-la in_o herba_fw-la the_o church_n in_o the_o bud_n though_o not_o infant_n of_o infidel_n and_o if_o infancy_n be_v inconsistent_a with_o be_v of_o the_o church_n it_o must_v also_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o salvation_n therefore_o infant_n of_o christian_n be_v right_o judge_v of_o the_o church_n as_o infant_n in_o the_o family_n be_v right_o judge_v part_n of_o the_o house_n to_o which_o they_o appertain_v notwithstanding_o infancy_n 12.13_o 1_o cor._n 12.13_o therefore_o i_o conclude_v that_o infant_n of_o christian_n may_v be_v baptize_v for_o baptism_n be_v the_o sacrament_n of_o initiation_n into_o the_o church_n and_o the_o ordinary_a way_n of_o entrance_n into_o it_o as_o it_o be_v confess_v by_o the_o most_o learned_a and_o rational_a of_o the_o anabaptist_n by_o it_o the_o apostle_n initiate_v all_o that_o they_o judge_v meet_v to_o be_v add_v to_o the_o church_n 8.38_o act_n 2.41_o act_n 8.38_o for_o this_o cause_n orthodox_n divine_v and_o church_n have_v approve_v and_o 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