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that_o as_o to_o baptism_n infant_n have_v a_o teach_n a_o hear_n and_o a_o learning_n for_o the_o spirit_n say_v you_o open_v their_o ear_n quo_fw-la magistro_fw-la quam_fw-la cito_fw-la discitur_fw-la quod_fw-la docet_fw-la he_o do_v it_o in_o they_o and_o in_o adultis_fw-la too_o or_o else_o for_o all_o their_o hear_v they_o will_v not_o believe_v but_o that_o we_o shall_v have_v more_o to_o say_v to_o when_o we_o come_v to_o it_o to_o the_o second_o that_o as_o unwilling_a as_o infant_n be_v to_o receive_v circumcision_n and_o as_o tedious_a as_o it_o be_v to_o they_o or_o servant_n either_o that_o receive_v it_o yet_o by_o express_a command_n if_o they_o be_v males_n in_o abraham_n house_n he_o be_v to_o dispense_v it_o to_o they_o whether_o they_o be_v willing_a or_o no_o but_o you_o have_v no_o such_o flat_a command_n to_o disease_v your_o little_a infant_n so_o far_o as_o to_o dip_v they_o in_o water_n for_o so_o you_o shall_v if_o you_o baptizd_v they_o indeed_o whether_o 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inchurch_v and_o give_v his_o oracle_n to_o beside_o israel_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v god_n deal_v â—n_n that_o particular_a as_o he_o do_v not_o with_o any_o other_o nation_n suffer_v all_o other_o to_o walk_v after_o their_o own_o way_n act._n 14.16_o nor_o can_v there_o be_v now_o any_o universal_a visible_a church_n but_o what_o be_v make_v up_o of_o the_o particular_a visible_a church_n so_o that_o a_o person_n must_v first_o be_v a_o member_n of_o some_o particular_a congregation_n before_o he_o can_v be_v of_o that_o universal_a the_o membership_n i_o say_v of_o infant_n that_o belong_v to_o that_o church_n only_o which_o be_v to_o be_v national_a and_o tipical_a of_o that_o true_a holy_a nation_n i._n e._n all_o the_o saint_n where_o ever_o scatter_v be_v now_o repeal_v nor_o can_v any_o of_o that_o mr._n ba._n syllogize_v to_o we_o evince_v the_o contrary_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o if_o it_o be_v repeal_v then_o either_o in_o justice_n or_o mercy_n to_o infant_n but_o it_o 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to_o something_o propound_v to_o we_o faith_n come_v by_o hear_v and_o hear_v by_o the_o word_n rom._n 10._o so_o that_o who_o so_o think_v it_o possible_a for_o infant_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d credere_fw-la when_z it_o be_v say_v how_o can_v they_o believe_v in_o he_o of_o who_o they_o have_v not_o hear_v be_v wretched_o inconsiderate_a the_o minor_a be_v evident_a out_o of_o rom._n 11._o where_o it_o be_v say_v the_o very_a natural_a branch_n of_o abraham_n body_n that_o do_v on_o that_o account_n mere_o as_o the_o fleshly_a seed_n of_o that_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a stand_n in_o the_o olive_n tree_n the_o visible_a church_n before_o time_n yet_o now_o can_v stand_v no_o long_o on_o that_o old_a account_n why_o be_v they_o not_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n still_o that_o stand_v without_o faith_n in_o the_o old_a visible_a church_n to_o the_o very_a end_n of_o it_o yes_o but_o they_o believe_v not_o in_o their_o own_o person_n therefore_o can_v not_o stand_v in_o this_o 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child_n in_o the_o true_a and_o substantial_a sense_n in_o this_o hypothesis_n verse_n 39_o if_o you_o be_v abraham_n child_n you_o will_v do_v the_o work_n of_o abraham_n to_o which_o do_v but_o add_v the_o minor_a viz._n but_o you_o do_v not_o the_o work_n of_o abraham_n and_o the_o conclusion_n follow_v thus_o viz._n therefore_o you_o be_v not_o the_o child_n of_o abraham_n you_o see_v christ_n assert_n they_o to_o be_v abraham_n child_n in_o the_o old_a account_n so_o as_o to_o stand_v member_n of_o the_o old_a house_n but_o deny_v they_o to_o be_v abraham_n child_n in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o new_a second_o they_o say_v they_o be_v free_a man_n and_o be_v never_o in_o bondage_n to_o any_o man_n to_o which_o christ_n reply_v by_o grant_v it_o be_v so_o indeed_o in_o the_o outward_a typical_a sense_n that_o they_o be_v free_a man_n and_o true_a heir_n of_o that_o earthly_a glory_n that_o be_v promise_v to_o abraham_n in_o that_o old_a canaan_n but_o deny_v they_o to_o be_v 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though_o they_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o receive_v instruction_n from_o man_n yet_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o god_n own_o teach_v even_o in_o their_o infancy_n so_o dr._n holmes_n p._n 8._o god_n can_v preach_v to_o the_o heart_n and_o so_o to_o child_n so_o mr._n baxter_n page_n 23._o if_o they_o can_v learn_v nothing_o of_o the_o parent_n yet_o christ_n have_v other_o way_n of_o teach_v then_o by_o man_n even_o by_o the_o immediate_a work_n of_o his_o spirit_n so_o you_o ashford_n disputant_n p._n 8._o &_o 18._o infant_n have_v a_o hear_n the_o spirit_n open_v their_o ear_n quo_fw-la magistro_fw-la quam_fw-la cito_fw-la discitur_fw-la
be_v a_o command_n for_o a_o thing_n never_o remand_v or_o contramand_v there_o the_o thing_n be_v still_o in_o force_n but_o there_o be_v a_o command_n for_o sign_v the_o infant_n of_o a_o believer_n with_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n gen._n 17.7.9_o never_o yet_o remand_v or_o contramand_v ergo_fw-la sign_v believer_n child_n with_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n namely_o baptism_n now_o be_v still_o in_o force_n the_o minor_a of_o which_o argument_n have_v no_o less_o than_o three_o false_a assertion_n in_o it_o for_o first_o circumcision_n be_v not_o a_o sign_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n as_o baptism_n now_o be_v nor_o do_v any_o further_o relate_v to_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n than_o all_o other_o thing_n under_o the_o law_n do_v viz._n as_o type_n and_o shadow_n of_o the_o thing_n to_o come_v but_o that_o covenant_n of_o which_o circumcision_n be_v give_v to_o be_v immediate_o a_o sign_n and_o token_n be_v of_o that_o earthly_a 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