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for_o the_o baptism_n of_o child_n pag._n 28_o what_o their_o first_o answer_n be_v to_o the_o argument_n ibid._n how_o it_o be_v renew_v again_o in_o both_o the_o part_n and_o in_o the_o whole_a sense_n because_o the_o child_n of_o believer_n have_v a_o right_n to_o baptism_n by_o the_o word_n of_o promise_n they_o must_v have_v a_o right_n by_o the_o word_n of_o command_n ibid._n how_o it_o be_v particular_o renew_v in_o the_o first_o part_n by_o show_v the_o convertibility_n between_o the_o word_n of_o promise_n and_o the_o word_n of_o command_n in_o the_o sacramental_a action_n pag._n 29_o how_o it_o be_v renew_v in_o the_o second_o part_n by_o show_v that_o the_o promise_n to_o believer_n and_o their_o child_n be_v not_o mean_v of_o extraordinary_a gift_n but_o of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n pag._n 30_o what_o their_o second_o answer_n be_v to_o the_o argument_n forealledge_v pag._n 31_o how_o the_o argument_n be_v vindicate_v from_o the_o exception_n of_o mr._n everard_n 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sin_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o sin_n be_v repent_v of_o the_o person_n baptize_v may_v say_v i_o be_o assure_v of_o this_o i_o have_v have_v it_o seal_v to_o i_o forty_o fifty_o sixty_o year_n ago_o at_o the_o time_n of_o my_o baptism_n where_o the_o conscience_n do_v make_v a_o question_n whether_o god_n will_v continue_v to_o pardon_v sin_n the_o wash_n of_o baptism_n do_v seal_v the_o assurance_n thereof_o quaer_fw-la 3._o what_o do_v baptism_n confer_v to_o the_o take_v away_o of_o the_o pollution_n of_o original_a sin_n in_o infant_n answ_n though_o the_o pelagian_o of_o old_a and_o mr._n everard_n pag._n 127._o of_o late_o do_v strong_o dispute_v that_o child_n have_v no_o natural_a pollution_n derive_v from_o adam_n yet_o in_o this_o we_o can_v yield_v to_o they_o it_o be_v plain_a from_o the_o scope_n of_o scripture_n that_o assoon_o as_o man_n have_v a_o be_v they_o have_v a_o pollute_a and_o a_o sinful_a be_v in_o case_n therefore_o they_o die_v in_o infancy_n how_o be_v this_o pollution_n do_v away_o in_o this_o we_o leave_v they_o to_o the_o extraordinary_a grace_n of_o god_n he_o can_v cleanse_v they_o in_o a_o extraordinary_a way_n who_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v to_o come_v in_o the_o ordinary_a way_n to_o salvation_n and_o this_o be_v all_o that_o we_o will_v say_v of_o that_o question_n quaer_fw-la 4._o what_o do_v baptism_n confer_v to_o the_o take_v away_o of_o the_o pollution_n of_o nature_n in_o man_n of_o ripe_a year_n answ_n it_o be_v plain_a by_o experience_n that_o all_o that_o be_v baptize_v be_v not_o regenerate_v therefore_o we_o can_v look_v upon_o baptism_n but_o only_o as_o on_o a_o seal_n of_o regeneration_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o lord_n for_o his_o part_n do_v promise_n to_o give_v his_o spirit_n to_o the_o person_n baptize_v that_o he_o may_v be_v regenerate_v the_o person_n baptize_v for_o his_o part_n do_v solemn_o engage_v himself_o that_o he_o will_v look_v for_o the_o spirit_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v promise_v to_o give_v that_o so_o he_o may_v come_v to_o the_o inward_a wash_n in_o this_o as_o i_o conceive_v the_o efficacy_n and_o the_o use_n of_o baptism_n do_v principal_o stand_v it_o do_v principal_o stand_v in_o the_o agreement_n betwixt_o god_n and_o the_o believer_n the_o lord_n for_o his_o part_n in_o the_o first_o place_n under_o his_o seal_n do_v promise_n to_o give_v inward_a grace_n to_o the_o cleanse_v away_o of_o the_o pollution_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o party_n baptize_v do_v set_v to_o his_o seal_n that_o he_o will_v endeavour_v to_o cleanse_v and_o wash_v by_o the_o power_n and_o help_v of_o grace_n receive_v the_o reason_n that_o move_v i_o so_o to_o think_v be_v this_o when_o the_o lord_n say_v circumcise_v the_o foreskin_n of_o your_o heart_n and_o be_v no_o more_o stiff-necked_a deut._n 10.16_o here_o if_o you_o go_v strict_o to_o work_v how_o can_v he_o require_v the_o circumcise_n of_o the_o heart_n as_o spiritual_a and_o supernatural_a duty_n how_o can_v he_o require_v this_o to_o be_v perform_v by_o weak_a and_o sinful_a man_n to_o speak_v true_o in_o all_o the_o time_n of_o that_o administration_n he_o do_v never_o require_v they_o to_o circumcise_v the_o foreskin_n of_o their_o heart_n by_o their_o own_o natural_a ability_n but_o he_o require_v they_o to_o look_v to_o the_o promise_v seal_v to_o they_o in_o the_o outward_a circumcision_n of_o the_o flesh_n because_o he_o require_v they_o to_o circumcise_v the_o foreskin_n of_o their_o heart_n in_o the_o word_n of_o command_n he_o do_v say_v i_o will_v circumcise_v thy_o heart_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o thy_o seed_n in_o the_o word_n of_o promise_n deut._n 30.6_o and_o therefore_o the_o psalmist_n find_v by_o experience_n that_o he_o be_v conceive_v in_o
sin_n and_o bear_v in_o iniquity_n he_o do_v pray_v to_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o will_v create_v in_o he_o a_o clean_a heart_n and_o renew_v within_o he_o a_o right_a spirit_n psal_n 51.5_o 10._o in_o this_o he_o do_v but_o pray_v for_o the_o inward_a circumcision_n of_o the_o heart_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o promise_n to_o which_o he_o have_v already_o oblige_v and_o bind_v himself_o to_o look_v after_o in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o outward_a circumcision_n the_o like_a reason_n may_v be_v give_v of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o new-testament_n where_o the_o lord_n do_v command_v we_o to_o be_v renew_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o our_o mind_n to_o wash_v to_o cleanse_v ourselves_o from_o all_o pollution_n of_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n in_o this_o case_n we_o be_v not_o to_o take_v it_o as_o though_o we_o have_v a_o inward_a power_n to_o wash_v or_o cleanse_v our_o mind_n but_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v when_o the_o lord_n do_v lay_v such_o a_o command_n upon_o we_o it_o be_v in_o 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be_v bear_v in_o original_a sin_n there_o do_v lie_v a_o necessity_n upon_o the_o parent_n to_o bring_v they_o to_o baptism_n the_o seal_n of_o their_o regeneration_n that_o the_o outward_a baptism_n of_o water_n be_v here_o mean_v the_o reason_n that_o move_v i_o so_o to_o judge_n be_v these_o first_o the_o general_a consent_n of_o all_o antiquity_n together_o with_o many_o late_a writer_n agree_v in_o it_o that_o the_o external_a elementary_a baptism_n be_v here_o intend_a as_o a_o seal_n of_o the_o inward_a wash_n second_o it_o be_v more_o immediate_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n to_o take_v the_o wash_n of_o water_n as_o the_o outward_a sign_n and_o the_o wash_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o the_o inward_a grace_n three_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n do_v carry_v but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o sense_n the_o wash_n of_o baptism_n be_v call_v the_o wash_n of_o regeneration_n tit._n 3.5_o and_o the_o reason_n be_v this_o because_o the_o inward_a wash_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o regeneration_n be_v seal_v with_o the_o outward_a wash_n in_o baptism_n now_o be_v this_o all_o one_o with_o the_o birth_n by_o water_n and_o by_o the_o spirit_n but_o if_o any_o man_n shall_v stand_v in_o it_o that_o these_o and_o many_o other_o scripture_n can_v be_v mean_v of_o water-baptism_n than_o i_o will_v entreat_v he_o to_o show_v i_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o work_n of_o regeneration_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v so_o often_o call_v by_o the_o title_n and_o by_o the_o name_n of_o wash_v there_o be_v a_o purge_n by_o fire_n so_o metal_n be_v refine_v mal._n 3.3_o there_o be_v a_o purge_n by_o wind_n so_o the_o corn_n be_v cleanse_v math._n 3.12_o why_o then_o be_v the_o cleanse_n and_o purge_v and_o the_o inward_a renew_n of_o the_o heart_n so_o frequent_o set_v forth_o by_o the_o wash_n of_o water_n i_o think_v all_o will_v easy_o agree_v in_o it_o because_o the_o outward_a wash_n be_v appoint_v as_o a_o seal_n of_o the_o inward_a wash_n of_o the_o new_a birth_n if_o 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lord_n christ_n do_v point_n to_o the_o outward_a baptism_n by_o water_n and_o in_o a_o sort_n he_o do_v say_v that_o this_o baptism_n be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n how_o then_o be_v the_o word_n to_o be_v expound_v we_o must_v take_v they_o in_o this_o sense_n that_o faith_n be_v more_o absolute_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n yet_o in_o a_o sort_n it_o be_v true_a that_o baptism_n be_v necessary_a as_o the_o outward_a mean_a why_o else_o shall_v our_o saviour_n say_v he_o that_o believe_v and_o be_v baptize_v shall_v be_v save_v we_o may_v in_o the_o present_a case_n give_v the_o same_o exposition_n according_a to_o the_o manifest_a course_n of_o divine_a dispensation_n we_o come_v to_o salvation_n by_o the_o new_a birth_n and_o in_o the_o ordinary_a way_n so_o far_o as_o it_o may_v convenient_o be_v have_v the_o outward_a wash_n be_v a_o seal_n of_o the_o inward_a wash_n of_o the_o spirit_n these_o and_o many_o more_o reason_n may_v be_v bring_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o outward_a baptism_n be_v intend_v in_o the_o word_n except_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v of_o water_n and_o of_o the_o spirit_n but_o in_o so_o plain_a a_o case_n these_o shall_v suffice_v now_o we_o come_v to_o prove_v the_o precept_n first_o if_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o the_o outward_a elementary_a baptism_n be_v here_o intend_a i_o think_v it_o will_v easy_o follow_v in_o the_o conscience_n of_o every_o believe_a parent_n that_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n lie_v upon_o he_o to_o bring_v his_o child_n to_o baptism_n for_o if_o the_o lord_n christ_n that_o give_v salvation_n do_v require_v the_o outward_a baptism_n of_o water_n and_o the_o inward_a baptism_n of_o the_o spirit_n both_o these_o as_o the_o ordinary_a mean_a to_o salvation_n in_o such_o a_o case_n for_o a_o parent_n that_o be_v mindful_a of_o the_o salvation_n of_o his_o infant_n it_o be_v not_o for_o he_o curious_o to_o dispute_v whether_o a_o infant_n unbaptise_v may_v be_v save_v but_o it_o lie_v upon_o he_o to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v require_v and_o so_o to_o avoid_v the_o danger_n but_o let_v we_o more_o particular_o insist_v upon_o the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n the_o word_n of_o command_n must_v necessary_o be_v apply_v because_o of_o the_o pollution_n of_o their_o natural_a birth_n the_o scope_n of_o the_o text_n be_v chief_o concern_v these_o three_o particular_n first_o that_o all_o by_o nature_n be_v defile_v with_o original_a sin_n second_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o the_o new_a birth_n three_o the_o outward_a wash_n in_o baptism_n be_v a_o seal_n of_o the_o inward_a wash_n this_o be_v lay_v as_o a_o ground_n that_o the_o infant_n be_v bear_v in_o original_a sin_n and_o that_o the_o outward_a baptism_n be_v a_o seal_n of_o
the_o wash_n away_o of_o the_o pollution_n of_o sin_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n upon_o such_o a_o supposition_n i_o think_v we_o may_v not_o use_v many_o argument_n to_o the_o believe_a parent_n to_o bring_v his_o infant_n to_o the_o wash_n of_o baptism_n no_o man_n can_v be_v ignorant_a where_o the_o disease_n be_v there_o be_v a_o need_n of_o the_o remedy_n and_o therefore_o when_o our_o saviour_n do_v press_v a_o necessity_n of_o wash_v both_o by_o water_n and_o the_o spirit_n he_o do_v not_o urge_v this_o so_o immediate_o in_o reference_n to_o actual_a sin_n as_o in_o reference_n to_o birth-sin_n and_o to_o the_o natural_a pollution_n in_o which_o infant_n be_v bear_v the_o consideration_n of_o the_o guilt_n and_o the_o pollution_n of_o the_o birth-sin_n do_v draw_v in_o the_o necessity_n of_o infant-baptisme_n and_o therefore_o in_o the_o former_a age_n of_o the_o church_n we_o shall_v find_v all_o along_o that_o they_o that_o understand_v the_o vileness_n of_o the_o natural_a pollution_n as_o augustin_n and_o other_o they_o be_v more_o forward_o for_o baptism_n in_o infancy_n on_o the_o other_o side_n those_o that_o think_v infant_n to_o be_v free_a from_o all_o original_a pollution_n as_o derive_v from_o adam_n for_o of_o this_o judgement_n be_v the_o pelagian_o of_o old_a and_o mr._n everard_n and_o his_o follower_n of_o late_a they_o both_o be_v and_o now_o be_v most_o lax_n and_o careless_a in_o the_o performance_n of_o that_o duty_n to_o their_o own_o child_n but_o if_o this_o will_v not_o convince_v let_v it_o be_v consider_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n wherefore_o there_o be_v such_o a_o strict_a command_n give_v to_o the_o jew_n to_o circumcise_v their_o infant_n in_o their_o dispensation_n if_o the_o like_a reason_n do_v hold_v that_o infant_n have_v now_o one_o and_o the_o same_o need_n of_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o new-birth_n under_o this_o last_o aswell_o as_o they_o have_v under_o their_o dispensation_n why_o shall_v not_o parent_n 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