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the_o infant_n can_v be_v tax_v with_o actual_a sin_n they_o be_v clear_a they_o never_o act_v sin_n wherefore_o by_o all_o this_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o lord_n speak_v not_o in_o vain_a when_o he_o bid_v the_o parent_n choose_v life_n that_o both_o they_o and_o their_o seed_n may_v live_v for_o though_o god_n visit_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o the_o child_n to_o the_o three_o and_o four_o generation_n of_o those_o that_o â—â—te_v he_o yet_o he_o show_v mercy_n to_o thousand_o of_o those_o that_o love_v he_o and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n 6_o commandment_n exod._n 20.5_o 6_o see_v then_o it_o be_v so_o apparent_a that_o the_o infant_n of_o believer_n be_v free_o justify_v and_o save_v by_o jâ—sus_n christ_n through_o his_o righteousness_n they_o be_v under_o this_o promise_n mention_v by_o peter_n act._n 2.39_o and_o therefore_o be_v to_o have_v baptism_n the_o seal_n of_o the_o same_o promise_n administer_v upon_o they_o and_o this_o conclusion_n be_v agreeable_a to_o your_o own_o position_n 39_o position_n a._n r._n second_o part_n pag._n 6._o lin_v 37_o 38_o 39_o which_o be_v that_o that_o which_o avail_v to_o justification_n do_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n avail_v to_o baptism_n etc._n etc._n whereas_o you_o further_o say_v â—0_n say_v pag._n 2._o lin_v â—0_n that_o by_o child_n be_v mean_v son_n and_o daughter_n which_o shall_v prophecy_n this_o i_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o it_o be_v only_o mean_v of_o they_o i_o do_v deny_v for_o all_o be_v not_o prophet_n 12.29_o prophet_n 1_o cor._n 12.29_o jeremia_n be_v not_o a_o prophet_n till_o god_n call_v he_o and_o though_o he_o be_v not_o set_v about_o the_o work_n till_o he_o be_v capable_a to_o understand_v and_o apprehend_v 18._o apprehend_v jer._n 1.6.10_o 11_o 12_o 17_o 18._o yet_o he_o be_v sanctify_v in_o the_o womb_n and_o therefore_o the_o promise_n appertain_v unto_o he_o then_o before_o he_o can_v prophesy_v even_o so_o the_o promise_n be_v real_o make_v to_o the_o 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13.12_o a_o revive_n unto_o they_o look_v upon_o the_o first_o church_n that_o be_v on_o earth_n adam_n and_o eve_n see_v whether_o they_o be_v not_o comfort_v in_o bring_v forth_o child_n to_o god_n and_o what_o hope_n have_v they_o of_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o church_n on_o earth_n if_o it_o be_v not_o by_o promulgation_n of_o child_n to_o their_o celestial_a father_n after_o abel_n be_v slay_v and_o cain_n cast_v out_o god_n send_v seth_n in_o stead_n of_o abel_n 26._o gen._n 4.25_o 26._o and_o this_o thing_n eve_n do_v acknowledge_v and_o this_o be_v a_o great_a comfort_n unto_o they_o and_o thus_o eve_n the_o mother_n of_o we_o all_o be_v like_a unto_o rachel_n and_o leah_n who_o build_v the_o house_n of_o israel_n and_o how_o be_v this_o even_o by_o bring_v forth_o a_o holy_a seed_n unto_o god_n and_o bring_v they_o up_o in_o his_o fear_n and_o this_o make_v all_o the_o people_n and_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n 12._o ruth_n 4.11_o 12._o to_o say_v unto_o boze_n upon_o his_o wedding_n day_n the_o lord_n make_v the_o woman_n that_o be_v come_v into_o thy_o house_n like_o rachel_n and_o like_o leah_n which_o two_o do_v build_v the_o house_n of_o israel_n and_o do_v thou_o worthy_o in_o ephratah_n and_o be_v famous_a in_o bethlem_n and_o let_v thy_o house_n be_v like_o the_o house_n of_o pharez_n who_o tamar_n bear_v unto_o judah_n of_o the_o seed_n which_o the_o lord_n shall_v give_v thou_o of_o this_o young_a woman_n note_v here_o that_o the_o holy_a seed_n the_o offspring_n &_o the_o issue_n be_v material_n for_o build_v the_o lord_n house_n they_o be_v the_o comfort_n of_o israel_n &_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n holy_a house_n and_o kingdom_n but_o where_o there_o be_v no_o offspring_n no_o issue_n than_o there_o be_v not_o that_o joy_n that_o gladness_n that_o glory_n that_o expectation_n of_o succession_n as_o will_v be_v if_o there_o be_v child_n wherefore_o the_o lord_n for_o comfort_v his_o people_n israel_n 23._o isa_n 29.22_o 23._o say_v in_o 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