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to_o be_v understand_v of_o all_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n both_o young_a &_o old_a man_n woman_n and_o child_n they_o all_o be_v baptize_v unto_o moses_n 1._o under_o the_o conduct_n or_o guidance_n of_o moses_n or_o into_o the_o doctrine_n or_o law_n of_o moses_n even_o the_o child_n as_o well_o as_o the_o parent_n as_o will_v appear_v exod._n 12.37_o for_o we_o can_v imagine_v they_o so_o unnatural_a as_o to_o leave_v their_o child_n behind_o they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n so_o that_o it_o appear_v plain_o their_o baptism_n be_v the_o same_o in_o substance_n and_o signification_n as_o we_o be_v that_o even_o child_n by_o name_n be_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o christ_n command_n obj._n how_o can_v such_o be_v baptize_v that_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o baptism_n who_o have_v not_o understand_v to_o know_v any_o benefit_n by_o it_o ans_fw-fr there_o be_v a_o twofold_a incapacitie_n 1._o total_a e._n capaces_fw-la sunt_fw-la spiritus_fw-la fidei_fw-la per_fw-la quem_fw-la 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that_o ever_o live_v as_o the_o the_o child_n of_o noah_n abraham_n isaac_n david_n do_v stand_v in_o need_n of_o circumcision_n gen._n 21.4_o which_o signify_v the_o cut_n away_o of_o the_o filthy_a foreskin_n of_o their_o heart_n this_o original_a corruption_n as_o the_o prophet_n expound_v it_o jer._n 4.4_o wherefore_o job_n 14.4_o when_o he_o will_v give_v a_o reason_n why_o man_n every_o man_n young_a and_o old_a be_v not_o only_o subject_a to_o so_o many_o trouble_n in_o this_o life_n but_o also_o so_o filthy_a and_o sinful_a allege_v no_o more_o but_o this_o man_z that_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o woman_n he_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o woman_n and_o therefore_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o so_o again_o job_n 15.14_o and_o 25.4_o and_o though_o the_o mother_n only_o be_v name_v by_o job_n and_o david_n yet_o be_v this_o corruption_n derive_v to_o the_o child_n not_o from_o the_o mother_n only_o but_o from_o the_o father_n as_o much_o as_o from_o the_o mother_n the_o sin_n come_v by_o two_o 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