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if_o they_o â—urâ—e_v away_o and_o hate_v he_o he_o visigoth_v their_o iniquity_n exod._n 20.5.6_o ezâ—k_n 18_o 9.10.13_o child_n of_o believer_n when_o they_o be_v bear_v of_o thâ—ir_a parent_n and_o all_o be_v bear_v infant_n be_v all_o in_o the_o covenant_n with_o their_o parent_n and_o be_v of_o old_a to_o be_v circumcise_v be_v now_o to_o be_v baptize_v if_o the_o child_n be_v of_o year_n when_o their_o parent_n enter_v into_o the_o covenant_n either_o they_o assent_n and_o enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o they_o or_o they_o descent_n and_o enter_v not_o so_o ismaâ—l_a abraham_n child_n be_v teach_v of_o his_o father_n to_o keep_v the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n genes_n 18.19_o and_o not_o disobey_v he_o be_v with_o his_o father_n circumcise_v at_o thirteen_o year_n of_o age_n genes_n 17.25_o likewise_o all_o child_n now_o assent_v unto_o and_o walk_v in_o the_o faith_n with_o their_o parent_n be_v to_o be_v baptize_v at_o what_o age_n soever_o but_o when_o ishmael_n fall_v from_o 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the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o say_v they_o be_v baptize_v in_o the_o sea_n and_o cloud_n because_o the_o cloud_n and_o sea_n be_v their_o safety_n as_o noes_n ark_n be_v and_o as_o christ_n say_v they_o be_v baptize_v that_o suffer_v for_o his_o sake_n so_o there_o be_v as_o much_o warrant_n to_o enjoin_v infant_n to_o suffer_v persecution_n because_o it_o be_v call_v baptism_n as_o to_o baptise_v they_o because_o the_o cloud_n and_o sea_n be_v call_v baptism_n answ._n how_o many_o wrest_n and_o wind_n be_v in_o these_o man_n word_n first_o they_o say_v moses_n do_v not_o at_o all_o baptise_v they_o with_o water_n and_o why_o be_v there_o no_o water_n think_v they_o in_o the_o cloud_n and_o in_o the_o sea_n let_v they_o consider_v exod._n
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abraham_n faith_n be_v count_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n rom._n 4.19_o 22_o he_o annex_v that_o this_o be_v write_v for_o we_o also_o to_o who_o it_o shall_v be_v impute_v if_o we_o believe_v in_o he_o that_o raise_v up_o jesus_n v_o 23_o 24._o but_o if_o abraham_n faith_n have_v not_o be_v the_o faith_n in_o christ_n the_o apostle_n argument_n from_o his_o example_n have_v be_v impertinent_a final_o they_o say_v 152._o abraham_n receive_v circumcision_n as_o none_o receive_v it_o and_o faith_n be_v require_v of_o none_o to_o circumcision_n but_o faith_n be_v require_v to_o baptism_n &_o therefore_o these_o be_v but_o man_n dream_n &_o chaff_n in_o stead_n of_o wheat_n answ._n in_o deed_n they_o will_v give_v we_o chaff_n for_o wheat_n they_o will_v have_v we_o beleeu_o that_o abraham_n circumcision_n seal_v his_o fatherhood_n not_o his_o faith_n in_o christ_n which_o dream_n be_v before_o refute_v they_o will_v teach_v we_o two_o or_o more_o circumcision_n one_o which_o 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