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than_o any_o one_o of_o your_o adversary_n but_o how_o this_o shall_v rise_v up_o against_o god_n mr_n blake_n neither_o do_v nor_o can_v show_v mr_n blake_n seem_v to_o run_v to_o his_o old_a shift_n that_o god_n promise_v church-priviledge_n upon_o condition_n if_o so_o cede_fw-la conditionem_fw-la let_v mr_n blake_n set_v down_o that_o condition_n and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o either_o to_o force_v he_o to_o confess_v that_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o some_o &_o their_o be_v visible_a member_n be_v something_o in_o man_n which_o will_v be_v pelagianism_n or_o else_o god_n promise_n be_v absolute_a and_o so_o god_n not_o keep_v it_o shall_v be_v guilty_a of_o faith-breaking_a master_n martial_n pag._n 127._o of_o his_o defence_n accuse_v i_o that_o i_o sometime_o say_v that_o gen._n 17._o 7._o be_v a_o promise_n peculiar_a to_o abraham_n at_o other_o time_n it_o be_v at_o the_o utmost_a to_o be_v extend_v no_o further_o then_o to_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n to_o have_v their_o posterity_n as_o bear_v of_o they_o to_o belong_v to_o the_o visible_a church_n but_o master_n martial_n wrong_v i_o i_o have_v neither_o of_o these_o proposition_n in_o either_o of_o my_o treatise_n what_o i_o conceive_v of_o it_o i_o have_v set_v down_o plain_o exercit._fw-la pag._n 2._o 3._o but_o master_n martial_n will_v have_v the_o promise_n i_o will_v be_v the_o god_n of_o thy_o seed_n as_o promise_v visible_a church-membership_a to_o belong_v to_o the_o natural_a seed_n of_o every_o believer_n 1._o because_o the_o covenant_n be_v make_v to_o he_o for_o his_o faith_n sake_n ans_fw-fr if_o that_o be_v the_o motive_n yet_o it_o follow_v not_o the_o promise_n belong_v to_o every_o believer_n as_o abraham_n no_o more_o than_o it_o follow_v the_o promise_n matth._n 16._o 18_o 19_o be_v make_v to_o peter_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o confession_n verse_n 16._o therefore_o it_o be_v make_v to_o every_o one_o that_o confess_v as_o peter_n do_v 2._o how_o else_o shall_v proselyte_n child_n have_v church-membership_a answ_n not_o by_o virtue_n of_o that_o promise_n but_o by_o virtue_n of_o god_n command_n exod._n 12._o 48_o to_o his_o three_o reason_n i_o have_v often_o answer_v and_o prove_v that_o deut._n 30._o 6._o isai_n 44._o 2_o 3._o isai_n 59_o 21._o must_v be_v mean_v of_o the_o elect_a else_o how_o do_v god_n keep_v that_o promise_n when_o he_o do_v not_o circumcise_v the_o heart_n of_o david_n and_o josiahs_n child_n master_n martial_n pag._n 129._o put_v this_o upon_o i_o that_o i_o say_v god_n make_v this_o promise_n to_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n to_o be_v the_o god_n of_o they_o and_o their_o seed_n but_o i_o do_v not_o remember_v that_o i_o say_v so_o any_o where_o nor_o that_o the_o scripture_n say_v so_o though_o i_o meet_v with_o promise_n somewhat_o like_o it_o gen._n 26._o 24_o gen._n 28._o 4._o 14._o but_o these_o promise_n so_o far_o as_o they_o pertain_v to_o their_o natural_a seed_n be_v peculiar_a to_o they_o 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that_o he_o alter_v it_o which_o may_v be_v unwitting_a to_o i_o but_o for_o the_o thing_n i_o still_o say_v that_o the_o cerinthian_o doubt_n be_v not_o about_o their_o child_n for_o that_o which_o be_v the_o doubt_n be_v to_o be_v the_o conclusion_n of_o his_o argument_n that_o resolve_v it_o but_o that_o which_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o the_o corinthian_n child_n it_o be_v plain_a by_o the_o argumentative_a particle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d else_o wear_v be_v a_o medium_n of_o a_o syllogism_n as_o mr_n blake_n page_n 37._o deny_v not_o now_o 〈◊〉_d probâ—â—_n est_fw-la per_fw-la notiora_fw-la therefore_o it_o be_v not_o the_o thing_n â—â—_o doubt_v beside_o ver_fw-la 15_o 16._o follow_v pertain_v to_o the_o resolution_n of_o the_o doubt_n versâ—_n 12_o 13._o which_o
his_o analysis_n c._n 9_o ad_fw-la rom._n and_o oppose_v bayne_n it_o be_v right_a for_o arminius_n say_v ratio_fw-la est_fw-la à _fw-la duplice_fw-la semine_fw-la abrahami_n quorum_fw-la unum_fw-la tantum_fw-la verbo_fw-la isto_fw-la &_o proposito_fw-la comprehendatur_fw-la and_o this_o double_a seed_n of_o abraham_n he_o call_v the_o son_n of_o promise_n who_o he_o define_v sunt_fw-la illi_fw-la qui_fw-la fide_fw-la in_o christum_fw-la justitiam_fw-la &_o salutem_fw-la quaerunt_fw-la and_o the_o child_n of_o the_o flesh_n who_o he_o define_v qui_fw-la per_fw-la opera_fw-la legis_fw-la justittam_fw-la &_o salutem_fw-la consectantur_fw-la i_o confess_v it_o be_v in_o my_o copy_n through_o a_o easy_a but_o not_o material_a oversight_n consequuntur_fw-la yet_o in_o the_o english_a i_o render_v it_o follow_v but_o why_o this_o shall_v puzzle_v mr._n marshal_n i_o know_v not_o and_o to_o this_o call_n some_o abraham_n seed_n who_o no_o otherwise_o be_v abraham_n seed_n but_o in_o that_o they_o profess_v judaisme_n seek_v righteousness_n by_o the_o law_n bayne_n right_o oppose_v that_o speech_n that_o those_o that_o conceive_v carnal_o of_o the_o law_n seek_v righteousness_n by_o it_o without_o something_o else_o adjoin_v to_o wit_n natural_a generation_n be_v never_o call_v abraham_n seed_n yet_o mr._n martial_n in_o his_o sermon_n and_o again_o in_o his_o defence_n pag._n 10._o call_v those_o abraham_n seed_n who_o be_v not_o so_o by_o natural_a generation_n or_o by_o faith_n but_o be_v proselyte_n seek_v justification_n by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n which_o be_v the_o very_a ground_n of_o arminius_n his_o pervert_v the_o nine_o of_o the_o roman_n to_o maintain_v his_o opinion_n of_o respective_a predestination_n as_o for_o master_n marshall_n vindication_n of_o himself_o it_o go_v upon_o this_o mistake_n as_o if_o i_o have_v charge_v he_o with_o agree_v with_o arminius_n in_o the_o expound_v the_o nine_o to_o the_o roman_n and_o in_o his_o opinion_n of_o election_n upon_o foresee_a faith_n whereas_o i_o only_o charge_v he_o with_o join_v with_o arminius_n in_o this_o particular_a to_o call_v the_o proselyte_n that_o be_v jew_n by_o profession_n but_o seek_v righteousness_n by_o the_o law_n abraham_n seed_n pag._n 105._o mr._n martial_n say_v that_o i_o try_v all_o my_o wit_n and_o artifices_fw-la to_o shake_v the_o strength_n of_o his_o second_o conclusion_n by_o scornful_a speech_n etc._n etc._n the_o truth_n be_v i_o be_v put_v to_o the_o trial_n of_o all_o my_o wit_n to_o find_v out_o the_o meaning_n of_o his_o second_o conclusion_n but_o as_o for_o the_o strength_n of_o it_o it_o be_v so_o small_a that_o he_o that_o can_v but_o show_v the_o ambiguity_n in_o it_o may_v refute_v it_o without_o much_o ado_n as_o for_o the_o scornful_a speech_n mr._n martial_n can_v find_v but_o one_o which_o be_v the_o call_n of_o his_o second_o conclusion_n a_o cothurnus_fw-la which_o i_o never_o dream_v will_v have_v be_v take_v for_o a_o expression_n of_o scorn_n but_o a_o proverbial_a phrase_n signify_v a_o ambiguous_a speech_n use_v by_o david_n pareus_n in_o his_o judgement_n on_o the_o 5_o article_n send_v to_o the_o synod_n of_o dort_n and_o by_o other_o the_o most_o grave_a and_o solid_a divine_n i_o say_v pag._n 54._o that_o mr._n martial_n do_v very_o carnal_o imagine_v the_o church_n of_o god_n to_o be_v like_o civil_a corporation_n this_o he_o call_v pag._n 121._o a_o scornful_a puff_n but_o why_o he_o shall_v call_v it_o so_o i_o be_o yet_o to_o seek_v pag._n 124._o he_o say_v that_o i_o sleight_n and_o scorn_n that_o which_o i_o know_v nor_o how_o to_o answer_v but_o it_o will_v be_v hard_a for_o mr._n martial_n to_o verify_v this_o in_o any_o particular_a pag._n 133._o he_o call_v the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n coccysme_n very_o frequent_a among_o scholar_n and_o of_o the_o same_o meaning_n with_o crambe_n use_v by_o mr._n martial_n pag._n 256._o a_o scornful_a expression_n and_o because_o i_o say_v pag._n 63._o of_o my_o examen_fw-la your_o argument_n need_v a_o swimmer_n of_o delos_n to_o bring_v it_o out_o of_o the_o deep_a this_o he_o call_v pag._n 134._o my_o method_n to_o cast_v a_o scorn_n upon_o a_o argument_n which_o be_v only_o the_o use_v a_o proverbial_a speech_n use_v by_o spanheimius_n in_o his_o dubia_fw-la evangelica_n and_o other_o concern_v a_o thing_n that_o there_o be_v need_n of_o skill_n to_o find_v it_o out_o pag._n 162._o 163._o in_o answer_v the_o argument_n bring_v to_o prove_v that_o holiness_n 1_o cor._n 7._o 14._o be_v not_o federall_a mr._n martial_n say_v all_o the_o reply_n you_o make_v to_o 〈◊〉_d pag._n 80._o be_v to_o bestow_v a_o few_o scoff_n upon_o it_o that_o my_o answer_n be_v to_o deny_v the_o conclusion_n that_o i_o show_v no_o faultinesse_n either_o in_o the_o matter_n or_o the_o form_n of_o the_o argument_n that_o the_o scope_n that_o i_o mention_n be_v but_o a_o mere_a figment_n that_o i_o do_v as_o good_a as_o say_v that_o the_o objectour_n 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foedus_fw-la gratiae_fw-la m._n blake_n will_v just_o then_o have_v have_v exception_n against_o i_o as_o not_o right_o set_v down_o chamiers_fw-fr conceit_n now_o those_o proposition_n of_o â—hamier_n be_v false_a and_o consequent_o his_o explication_n according_a to_o his_o own_o ground_n the_o put_n in_o aut_fw-la fornicantes_fw-la be_v because_o i_o will_v include_v both_o explication_n of_o the_o forepart_n of_o the_o verse_n both_o that_o of_o matrimonial_a which_o i_o conceive_v be_v beza_n and_o that_o of_o instrumental_a sanctification_n the_o use_v of_o the_o term_n ridâ—caâ—lam_n be_v no_o more_o a_o jeer_n of_o chamier_n then_o his_o use_v of_o it_o a_o jeer_n of_o augustin_n but_o my_o a_o agonist_n be_v so_o touchy_a that_o expression_n that_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o mote_n in_o other_o man_n eye_n be_v beam_n in_o i_o to_o the_o exception_n of_o master_n blake_n pag._n 40._o birth-priviledge_n i_o say_v though_o i_o do_v not_o keep_v his_o word_n yet_o i_o keep_v the_o effect_n of_o they_o if_o he_o use_v not_o the_o term_n covenant_n of_o grace_n yet_o i_o suppose_v he_o will_v not_o deny_v he_o mean_v that_o which_o usual_o divine_v express_v by_o it_o in_o this_o point_n though_o master_n blake_n think_v the_o word_n covenant_n of_o grace_n can_v be_v find_v in_o his_o treatise_n for_o baptism_n yet_o if_o he_o please_v he_o may_v find_v the_o word_n covenant_n of_o free_a grace_n pag._n 14._o of_o his_o birth-priviledge_n use_v to_o that_o purpose_n i_o ascribe_v to_o he_o where_o he_o say_v the_o holiness_n he_o maintain_v be_v from_o the_o coumam_fw-la of_o free_a grace_n to_o all_o in_o the_o faith_n and_o their_o seed_n my_o explication_n of_o 〈◊〉_d meaning_n of_o the_o apostle_n word_n master_n blake_n say_v be_v almost_o the_o same_o with_o he_o in_o terminis_fw-la then_o i_o have_v not_o wrong_v the_o apostle_n and_o it_o follow_v the_o apostle_n call_v himself_o a_o jewe_n by_o nature_n as_o tie_v to_o keep_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n now_o i_o call_v it_o a_o dream_n to_o make_v gal_n 2._o 15._o 1_o cor._n 9_o 14._o every_o way_n pâ—â—_n allel_v they_o neither_o agree_v in_o scope_n occasion_n word_n nor_o matter_n which_o be_v dissimilitude_n enough_o i_o grant_v his_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n nature_n and_o that_o the_o apostle_n there_o speak_v of_o himself_o and_o other_o jew_n as_o in_o reputation_n more_o holy_a than_o the_o gentile_n because_o of_o their_o interest_n in_o circumcision_n and_o observance_n of_o moses_n law_n but_o this_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o jew_n in_o that_o church-state_n who_o have_v prerogative_n peculiar_a to_o they_o master_n rutherford_n due_a right_n of_o presbytery_n chap._n 4._o sect_n 5._o pag_n 192._o that_o they_o have_v prerogative_n above_o we_o be_v clear_a rom._n 3._o 1_o 2_o 3._o rom._n 9_o 4._o but_o i_o deny_v that_o a_o holiness_n of_o birth_n flow_v from_o a_o parent_n believe_v and_o in_o covenant_n be_v assert_v 1_o cor._n 7._o 14._o the_o term_n sinâ—â—â—_n of_o the_o gentile_n be_v not_o all_o one_o with_o unclean_a 1_o cor._n 7._o 14._o bâ—â—â—ne_o chief_a thing_n he_o bring_v that_o text_n for_o be_v to_o prove_v that_o our_o child_n have_v a_o covenant_n holiness_n because_o they_o be_v to_o be_v comprehend_v under_o the_o first_o member_n of_o the_o distinction_n jew_n by_o natuâ—â—â—_n i_o wonder_v at_o this_o his_o collection_n but_o it_o seem_v master_n blake_n take_v the_o term_n jew_n not_o proper_o for_o people_n so_o call_v because_o born_v in_o jude_n or_o of_o jewish_a descent_n but_o allusive_o as_o rom._n 2._o 28._o 29._o but_o master_n blak_v do_v not_o observe_v that_o the_o term_n jewe_v allusive_o take_v be_v a_o term_n common_a to_o all_o godly_a people_n or_o believer_n whereas_o here_o jew_n be_v take_v as_o opposite_a to_o they_o that_o be_v of_o the_o gentile_n and_o the_o denomination_n of_o a_o jew_n allusive_o take_v be_v not_o from_o nature_n
or_o birth_n as_o here_o master_n blake_n right_o expound_v the_o word_n nature_n but_o from_o faith_n as_o the_o term_n seed_n of_o abraham_n and_o the_o israel_n of_o god_n and_o the_o term_n circumcision_n philip._n 3._o 3._o so_o that_o master_n blakes_n own_o exposition_n overthrow_v his_o own_o inference_n but_o than_o say_v master_n blake_n our_o child_n must_v be_v under_o sinner_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o so_o they_o be_v alien_n dog_n without_o hope_n etc._n etc._n ephes_n 2._o 12._o i_o answer_v our_o child_n be_v of_o the_o gentile_n who_o be_v sinner_n and_o as_o the_o apostle_n speaâ—â—s_v ephes_n 2._o 12._o at_o that_o time_n that_o go_v before_o their_o call_a stranger_n from_o the_o covenant_n of_o promise_n etc._n etc._n but_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o he_o that_o say_v our_o child_n be_v of_o the_o gentile_n who_o be_v once_o stranger_n from_o god_n and_o so_o call_v sinner_n according_a to_o their_o condition_n then_o must_v hold_v that_o they_o 〈◊〉_d now_o the_o most_o godly_a believer_n now_o be_v under_o the_o second_o mother_n of_o the_o distinction_n be_v bear_v of_o gentile_a parent_n and_o yet_o not_o as_o the_o gentile_n be_v then_o stranger_n from_o christ_n master_n blake_n be_v most_o vain_a in_o say_v that_o by_o my_o tâ—not_n there_o be_v ne_o more_o hope_n of_o the_o salvation_n of_o a_o christian_n infâ—â—â—_n then_o of_o numa_n i_o acknowledge_v no_o such_o matter_n nor_o do_v any_o such_o thing_n follow_v from_o my_o word_n which_o be_v plain_a and_o true_a master_n blake_n shall_v if_o he_o will_v have_v deal_v fair_o have_v show_v 〈◊〉_d of_o which_o word_n and_o how_o that_o follow_v which_o he_o obtand_v 〈◊〉_d i_o when_o i_o say_v the_o jew_n birth_n privilege_n do_v not_o 〈◊〉_d they_o to_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n i_o mean_v the_o same_o with_o the_o apostle_n 〈◊〉_d yet_o they_o have_v this_o benefit_n by_o their_o birth_n that_o they_o be_v among_o the_o people_n of_o god_n have_v the_o privilege_n of_o 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o the_o church-state_n then_o be_v to_o eat_v the_o 〈◊〉_d come_v into_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n have_v the_o law_n christ_n be_v to_o come_v of_o they_o rom._n 9_o 4_o 5._o rom._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d and_o yet_o many_o of_o they_o not_o child_n of_o the_o promise_n the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o grace_n be_v make_v by_o god_n do_v promise_n to_o all_o and_o every_o person_n to_o who_o that_o covenant_n be_v make_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v effectual_o wrought_v upon_o i_o say_v the_o common_a privilege_n of_o cirâ—â—â—sion_n belong_v to_o the_o jew_n do_v not_o arise_v from_o the_o covenant_n of_o grâ—â—_n record_v to_o the_o substance_n of_o it_o but_o according_a to_o the_o administration_n that_o then_o be_v my_o meaning_n be_v circumcision_n be_v common_a to_o they_o which_o have_v no_o part_n in_o the_o covenant_n make_v with_o abraham_n gen._n 17._o neither_o a_o interest_n in_o the_o evangelicall_n nor_o household_n promise_v make_v to_o abraham_n as_o for_o instance_n ishmael_n and_o therefore_o i_o say_v it_o do_v not_o arise_v from_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n or_o parent_n faith_n as_o the_o formal_a reason_n why_o infant_n be_v circumcise_v but_o from_o god_n command_v according_a to_o that_o church-state_n that_o then_o he_o think_v good_a to_o appoint_v this_o be_v clear_a from_o gal._n 3_o &_o 4._o master_n blake_n interpret_v it_o as_o if_o i_o have_v say_v circumcision_n be_v not_o a_o sign_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o run_v out_o in_o a_o large_a discourse_n to_o prove_v the_o contrary_a which_o touch_v not_o i_o who_o have_v express_o grant_v it_o exercit_fw-la pag._n 3._o examen_fw-la pag._n 39_o etc._n etc._n and_o it_o be_v a_o mere_a calumny_n in_o master_n blake_n to_o to_o tell_v i_o that_o i_o close_o with_o the_o jesuit_n and_o with_o high_a disdain_n shake_v off_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o protestant_n but_o say_v master_n blake_n pag._n 43._o you_o say_v in_o your_o exercitation_n pag._n 2._o the_o covenant_n make_v with_o abraham_n be_v not_o a_o pâ—â—e_a gospel_n covenant_n but_o mix_v in_o the_o same_o place_n i_o explain_v my_o meaning_n and_o prove_v it_o so_o full_o that_o i_o wonder_v that_o master_n martial_n master_n blake_n and_o other_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o except_v against_o it_o what_o the_o jesuit_n say_v in_o this_o matter_n or_o what_o the_o protestant_n say_v against_o they_o i_o have_v not_o time_n to_o examine_v the_o thing_n as_o i_o deliver_v it_o be_v plain_o according_a to_o scripture_n that_o there_o be_v some_o peculiar_a promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n ge._n 17._o which_o be_v not_o make_v to_o every_o believer_n to_o tell_v we_o that_o godliness_n have_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o life_n that_o now_o be_v 1_o tim._n 4._o 8._o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o present_a purpose_n for_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v therefore_o that_o godliness_n have_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n or_o that_o christ_n shall_v be_v every_o godly_a man_n seed_n 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child_n from_o the_o jew_n must_v make_v our_o case_n as_o they_o and_o so_o bring_v we_o under_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n this_o master_n blake_n put_v into_o a_o formal_a proposition_n of_o his_o own_o a_o man_n of_o straw_n and_o then_o deny_v it_o the_o reason_n of_o my_o word_n be_v plain_a circumcision_n of_o infant_n be_v from_o the_o pedagogy_n or_o peculiar_a church-state_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o may_v be_v prove_v from_o gal._n 3._o 25._o gal._n 4._o 1_o 2_o 3._o and_o oblige_v to_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n gal._n 5._o 3._o therefore_o they_o that_o from_o hence_o will_v draw_v the_o birth_n privilege_n of_o our_o child_n must_v make_v our_o case_n the_o same_o with_o the_o jew_n and_o so_o bring_v we_o under_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n the_o rest_n of_o that_o section_n be_v vain_a and_o not_o worth_a a_o line_n in_o answer_n i_o say_v true_o that_o the_o interpetation_n of_o 1_o cor._n 7_o 14._o of_o legitimation_n be_v no_o more_o to_o be_v call_v a_o singular_a opinion_n 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