which_o you_o have_v hear_v preach_v even_o as_o it_o be_v write_v of_o 38._o of_o quoniam_fw-la autem_fw-la &_o in_o abraham_n praefigurabatur_fw-la fides_fw-la nostra_fw-la &_o quoniam_fw-la patriarcha_fw-la nostrae_fw-la fidei_fw-la &_o velut_fw-la propheta_fw-la fuit_fw-la plenissimè_fw-la apostolus_fw-la docuit_fw-la in_o eâ_fw-la epistolâ_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la galatas_fw-la dicens_fw-la qui_fw-la ergo_fw-la tribuit_fw-la vobis_fw-la spiritum_fw-la &_o operatur_fw-la virtutes_fw-la in_o vobis_fw-la irenaeus_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 38._o abraham_n he_o believe_v god_n and_o it_o be_v impute_v unto_o he_o for_o righteousness_n know_v you_o therefore_o that_o they_o which_o be_v the_o child_n of_o faith_n the_o same_o be_v the_o child_n of_o abraham_n and_o god_n in_o the_o scripture_n foresee_v that_o he_o will_v justify_v the_o heathen_a through_o faith_n preach_v before_o the_o gospel_n unto_o abraham_n say_v in_o thou_o shall_v all_o nation_n be_v bless_v so_o then_o 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god_n require_v of_o the_o child_n of_o abraham_n and_o which_o they_o promise_v to_o perform_v it_o also_o signify_v the_o circumcision_n of_o the_o 261._o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d justin_n mart._n dial._n cum_fw-la tryph._n p._n 260._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n p._n 261._o heart_n as_o moses_n say_v unto_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n circumcise_v the_o foreskin_n of_o your_o heart_n deut._n 10.16_o and_o in_o deut._n 30.6_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v circumcise_v thy_o heart_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o thy_o seed_n that_o thou_o may_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o soul_n that_o thou_o may_v live_v and_o agreeable_a unto_o this_o spiritual_a signification_n of_o circumcision_n st._n paul_n say_v rom._n 2.28_o he_o be_v not_o a_o jew_n which_o be_v one_o outward_o neither_o be_v that_o circumcision_n which_o be_v outward_o in_o the_o flesh_n but_o he_o be_v a_o jew_n which_o be_v one_o inward_o and_o 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or_o imputation_n may_v hereafter_o lay_v upon_o he_o i_o here_o before_o you_o all_o wash_v he_o with_o pure_a water_n to_o signify_v that_o he_o be_v cleanse_v from_o he_o original_a attaindure_n and_o corruption_n of_o blood_n and_o that_o he_o be_v as_o full_o restore_v to_o his_o birthright_n as_o if_o he_o have_v never_o be_v attaint_n now_o suppose_v this_o be_v do_v for_o a_o poor_a attaint_v infant_n can_v any_o man_n say_v that_o the_o action_n be_v insignificant_a and_o invalid_a because_o the_o child_n know_v nothing_o of_o it_o or_o that_o he_o be_v incapable_a of_o the_o sign_n when_o he_o be_v capable_a of_o be_v wash_v from_o the_o attaindure_n and_o of_o be_v thereby_o restore_v to_o his_o blood_n and_o birthright_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a thing_n signify_v thereby_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v well_o consider_v by_o the_o despiser_n of_o infant-baptism_n against_o who_o i_o may_v urge_v for_o precedent_n the_o circumcision_n and_o baptism_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n both_o these_o as_o i_o must_v often_o observe_v be_v apply_v unto_o infant_n as_o well_o as_o adult_v and_o actual_a believer_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o according_o though_o abraham_n believe_v and_o solemn_o profess_v his_o faith_n before_o he_o be_v circumcise_a yet_o i_o hope_v they_o will_v not_o say_v that_o god_n act_v foolish_o in_o command_a isaac_n etc._n etc._n to_o be_v circumcise_a before_o he_o understand_v the_o end_n of_o circumcision_n or_o can_v believe_v much_o less_o make_v profession_n of_o his_o belief_n he_o be_v enter_v sacramental_o into_o covenant_n with_o god_n before_o he_o be_v able_a to_o recontract_n or_o understand_v what_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n be_v but_o yet_o i_o presume_v they_o will_v not_o say_v he_o be_v circumcise_a in_o vain_a although_o he_o be_v under_o the_o very_a same_o incapacity_n as_o to_o the_o end_n of_o circumcision_n that_o infant_n be_v of_o baptism_n now_o the_o best_a way_n that_o i_o know_v they_o have_v of_o evade_n the_o force_n of_o this_o argument_n be_v by_o say_v that_o circumcision_n be_v more_o proper_a for_o infant_n than_o baptism_n because_o it_o leave_v a_o significant_a mark_n and_o character_n in_o their_o flesh_n whereas_o baptism_n be_v a_o transient_a sign_n and_o leave_v no_o significant_a impression_n behind_o it_o whereby_o to_o instruct_v man_n and_o woman_n what_o be_v do_v unto_o they_o in_o their_o infancy_n but_o this_o be_v a_o mere_a shift_n first_o because_o the_o mark_n and_o character_n which_o circumcision_n leave_v in_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o child_n be_v as_o insignificant_a to_o he_o during_o the_o time_n of_o his_o nonage_n as_o baptism_n be_v to_o christian_a infant_n neither_o afterward_o can_v he_o tell_v but_o by_o the_o instruction_n of_o other_o what_o the_o meaning_n of_o that_o character_n be_v and_o for_o what_o end_v it_o be_v imprint_v in_o his_o flesh_n and_o therefore_o according_a to_o their_o way_n of_o reason_v against_o infant-baptism_n it_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v defer_v till_o the_o full_a year_n of_o discretion_n when_o the_o circumcise_a person_n may_v have_v understand_v the_o spiritual_a signification_n thereof_o furthermore_o in_o answer_n to_o this_o objection_n i_o must_v remind_v they_o that_o the_o mark_n and_o character_n which_o circumcision_n leave_v behind_o it_o be_v of_o no_o force_n or_o signification_n unless_o it_o do_v appear_v from_o the_o 7.5.64_o the_o ezrah_n 2.62_o nehem._n 7.5.64_o register_n of_o the_o tribe_n that_o the_o person_n circumcise_v be_v a_o jew_n i_o say_v the_o character_n which_o circumcision_n leave_v behind_o it_o be_v mere_o of_o itself_o of_o no_o force_n nor_o signification_n without_o the_o register_n or_o write_v genealogy_n because_o without_o they_o neither_o the_o circumcise_a person_n himself_o nor_o the_o church_n can_v know_v in_o many_o circumstance_n whether_o he_o be_v a_o true_a son_n of_o abraham_n or_o a_o egyptian_a ismaelite_n or_o samaritan_n who_o be_v all_o circumcise_a as_o well_o as_o the_o jew_n if_o baptism_n then_o be_v a_o transient_a circumcision_n be_v a_o equivocal_a sign_n and_o therefore_o these_o pretend_a circumstantial_a difference_n signify_v nothing_o nor_o make_v any_o substantial_a difference_n betwixt_o circumcision_n and_o baptism_n as_o to_o the_o capacity_n of_o infant_n unto_o both_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o contract_v a_o spiritual_a relation_n unto_o god_n by_o this_o as_o former_o they_o be_v by_o that_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o have_v their_o spiritual_a attaindure_n remove_v they_o be_v capable_a of_o receive_v the_o blessing_n of_o the_o covenant_n though_o they_o can_v perform_v the_o duty_n of_o it_o and_o god_n may_v solemn_o bind_v himself_o unto_o they_o though_o they_o can_v as_o yet_o personal_o bind_v themselves_o unto_o he_o but_o second_o allow_v that_o circumcision_n be_v more_o proper_a for_o infant_n than_o baptism_n yet_o this_o difference_n be_v whole_o avoid_v by_o refer_v the_o practice_n of_o infant-baptism_n not_o only_o unto_o infant_n circumcision_n but_o unto_o the_o original_a practice_n of_o infant-baptism_n in_o the_o jewish_a church_n which_o understand_v very_o well_o that_o it_o be_v but_o a_o transient_a rite_n and_o leave_v no_o character_n upon_o the_o person_n who_o be_v initiate_v thereby_o those_o therefore_o who_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o argue_v against_o infant-baptism_n from_o this_o or_o any_o other_o pretend_a reason_n take_v upon_o they_o to_o censure_v and_o condemn_v the_o jewish_a church_n which_o for_o many_o age_n baptise_a infant_n and_o minor_a proselyte_n into_o the_o covenant_n as_o well_o as_o actual_a believer_n and_o yet_o be_v never_o censure_v or_o reprove_v for_o it_o by_o any_o prophet_n which_o we_o may_v presume_v they_o will_v have_v be_v have_v baptismal_a initiation_n of_o infant_n into_o the_o covenant_n be_v so_o absurd_a insignificant_a and_o abusive_a a_o practice_n as_o the_o professor_n against_o infant-baptism_n vain_o pretend_v it_o be_v have_v now_o i_o hope_v sufficient_o prove_v that_o infant_n be_v not_o uncapable_a subject_n of_o baptism_n let_v we_o proceed_v to_o state_n the_o next_o question_n which_o be_v this_o quest_n ii_o whether_o infant_n be_v exclude_v from_o baptism_n by_o christ_n where_o in_o the_o first_o place_n i_o must_v observe_v that_o the_o question_n ought_v to_o be_v propose_v in_o these_o term_n and_o not_o whether_o christ_n have_v command_v infant_n to_o be_v baptise_a for_o as_o a_o good_a 2._o good_a herodot_n lib._n 2._o author_n observe_v of_o the_o river_n nile_n that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o ask_v the_o reason_n why_o nile_n overflow_v so_o many_o day_n about_o the_o summer-solstice_n but_o rather_o why_o it_o do_v not_o overflow_v all_o the_o year_n long_o so_o in_o the_o controversy_n about_o infant_n baptism_n the_o enquiry_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v whether_o christ_n have_v command_v infant_n to_o be_v baptise_a but_o whether_o he_o have_v exclude_v they_o from_o baptism_n because_o consider_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n as_o to_o infant-circumcision_n and_o infant-baptism_n too_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v grant_v that_o a_o command_n from_o christ_n to_o initiate_v proselyte_n out_o of_o all_o nation_n into_o the_o christian_a religion_n must_v without_o a_o exception_n to_o the_o contrary_a be_v understand_v to_o comprehend_v infant_n as_o well_o as_o men._n as_o for_o example_n suppose_v our_o saviour_n have_v not_o change_v the_o seal_n of_o the_o covenant_n 100_o dr._n stillingfleets_a vindication_n of_o the_o a._n c._n p._n 100_o but_o instead_o of_o baptise_v have_v say_v unto_o the_o apostle_n go_v and_o make_v all_o nation_n my_o disciple_n circumcise_n they_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o the_o son_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n i_o appeal_v to_o any_o impartial_a man_n judgement_n whether_o the_o apostle_n receive_v such_o a_o commission_n to_o circumcise_v proselyte_n of_o all_o nation_n will_v not_o have_v presume_v without_o direction_n to_o the_o contrary_a that_o it_o be_v christ_n intention_n that_o the_o infant_n of_o adult_n profelyte_n shall_v be_v circumcise_a as_o well_o as_o proselyte_n themselves_o according_a to_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n and_o if_o a_o command_n to_o proselyte_n and_o circumcise_v all_o nation_n will_v without_o a_o exception_n have_v comprehend_v infant_n as_o well_o as_o man_n why_o shall_v it_o be_v imagine_v that_o the_o command_n to_o proselyte_n and_o baptise_v all_o nation_n shall_v not_o likewise_o comprehend_v they_o see_v that_o infant-baptism_n as_o well_o as_o infant-circumcision_n have_v be_v the_o immemorial_n practice_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n this_o be_v so_o true_a that_o suppose_v our_o saviour_n have_v intend_v the_o gather_n of_o church_n among_o the_o gentile_n according_a to_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n he_o need_v
circumcise_a with_o the_o circumcision_n make_v without_o hand_n in_o put_v off_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o flesh_n by_o the_o circumcision_n of_o christ_n have_v be_v bury_v with_o he_o in_o baptism_n col._n 2.11_o 12._o but_o in_o the_o second_o place_n if_o we_o consider_v the_o original_a of_o baptism_n as_o a_o jewish_a institution_n we_o shall_v find_v it_o very_o improbable_a that_o circumcision_n shall_v be_v a_o type_n of_o it_o because_o a_o type_n proper_o speak_v be_v a_o 18._o a_o typus_fw-la quatenus_fw-la vox_fw-la ista_fw-la sensum_fw-la habet_fw-la theologicum_fw-la ita_fw-la definiri_fw-la posse_fw-la videtur_fw-la ut_fw-la sit_fw-la futuri_fw-la alicujus_fw-la symbolum_n quoddam_fw-la aut_fw-la exemplum_fw-la ita_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la comparatum_fw-la ut_fw-la ipsius_fw-la plane_n instituto_fw-la futurum_fw-la illud_fw-la prafiguret_n quod_fw-la autem_fw-la ita_fw-la praefiguratur_fw-la illud_fw-la antitypus_fw-la dici_fw-la solet_fw-la 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strengthen_v upon_o feeling_n unto_o they_o the_o remission_n of_o their_o sin_n wherefore_o the_o full_a force_n of_o this_o objection_n rise_v up_o against_o infant-circumcision_n as_o well_o as_o infant-baptism_n because_o circumcision_n be_v institute_v for_o the_o same_o end_n that_o baptism_n now_o be_v and_z according_o when_o man_n be_v initiate_v by_o circumcision_n they_o be_v to_o profess_v their_o faith_n and_o repentance_n and_o short_o after_o at_o their_o baptism_n solemn_o to_o renounce_v idolatry_n and_o all_o idolatrous_a manner_n and_o worship_n and_o their_o idolatrous_a kindred_n and_o relation_n and_o yet_o upon_o the_o desire_n of_o such_o proselyte_n their_o child_n be_v initiate_v both_o by_o circumcision_n and_o baptism_n though_o they_o be_v altogether_o uncapable_a of_o understanding_n or_o do_v those_o thing_n which_o their_o father_n do_v wherefore_o those_o man_n who_o argue_v against_o infant-baptism_n because_o it_o do_v not_o answer_v all_o the_o end_n of_o baptism_n reproach_n the_o divine_a wisdom_n and_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n not_o consider_v that_o circumcision_n be_v and_o baptism_n be_v a_o institution_n of_o great_a latitude_n and_o compass_n design_v on_o purpose_n by_o god_n for_o child_n in_o who_o there_o be_v a_o capacity_n for_o some_o nay_o for_o the_o infant_n the_o rem_fw-la praecipuam_fw-la in_o baptismo_fw-la non_fw-la attendunt_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la testificationem_fw-la divinae_fw-la benevolentiae_fw-la in_o foedus_fw-la &_o tutelam_fw-la svam_fw-la suscipientis_fw-la &_o gratiam_fw-la conferentis_fw-la etc._n etc._n na_o in_o baptismo_fw-la praecipua_fw-la res_fw-la est_fw-la divina_fw-la gratia_fw-la quae_fw-la consistit_fw-la in_o remissione_n peccatorum_fw-la regeneratione_n adoptione_n haereditate_fw-la vitæ_fw-la aeternae_fw-la cujus_fw-la sane_fw-la gratiae_fw-la infant_n &_o indigentes_fw-la &_o capaces_fw-la sunt_fw-la cassand_n de_fw-fr bapt._n infant_n chief_a end_n of_o 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and_o that_o no_o spot_n
holy_a spirit_n which_o they_o shall_v receive_v as_o soon_o and_o as_o fast_o as_o their_o natural_a incapacity_n remove_v this_o distinction_n betwixt_o have_v the_o spirit_n and_o have_v a_o right_a unto_o the_o spirit_n hold_v not_o only_o in_o infant-baptism_n but_o in_o the_o baptism_n of_o hypocrite_n and_o secret_a sinner_n who_o by_o submit_v unto_o the_o ordinance_n of_o baptism_n acquire_v a_o actual_a antecedent_n right_o unto_o the_o spirit_n although_o they_o be_v in_o a_o moral_a incapacity_n of_o receive_v the_o grace_n of_o it_o till_o their_o hypocrisy_n be_v remove_v nevertheless_o their_o baptism_n be_v not_o ineffectual_a as_o to_o this_o end_n but_o be_v a_o mean_n of_o confer_v the_o holy_a ghost_n upon_o they_o without_o rebaptisation_a because_o though_o they_o can_v receive_v it_o at_o the_o moment_n of_o their_o baptism_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o hypocrisy_n as_o sincere_a penitent_n do_v in_o who_o there_o be_v no_o such_o moral_a impediment_n yet_o by_o virtue_n of_o it_o they_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o receive_v it_o afterward_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o shall_v in_o any_o degree_n become_v capable_a thereof_o those_o be_v the_o blessing_n and_o benefit_n consequent_a upon_o baptism_n by_o god_n appointment_n of_o which_o infant_n be_v as_o capable_a as_o actual_a believer_n and_o let_v any_o impartial_a man_n judge_n whether_o it_o be_v more_o for_o their_o benefit_n that_o this_o manifold_a capacity_n in_o they_o shall_v be_v actual_o answer_v by_o the_o timely_a administration_n of_o baptism_n or_o that_o it_o shall_v lay_v void_a and_o unsatisfied_a till_o they_o come_v to_o year_n of_o discretion_n which_o be_v best_a for_o a_o child_n that_o have_v the_o evil_a to_o be_v touch_v for_o it_o while_o he_o be_v a_o child_n or_o to_o wait_v till_o he_o be_v of_o sufficient_a age_n to_o be_v sensible_a of_o the_o benefit_n or_o to_o make_v one_o comparison_n more_o which_o will_v be_v best_a for_o a_o traitor_n child_n to_o be_v 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