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people_n in_o exod._n 32._o 9_o &_o 33._o 3._o the_o lord_n call_v they_o a_o stifnecked_a people_n in_o regard_n of_o personal_a sin_n which_o he_o find_v to_o be_v in_o some_o of_o they_o not_o in_o all_o the_o which_o do_v argue_v a_o breach_n of_o covenant_n on_o their_o part_n whereof_o they_o repent_v the_o lord_n forgive_v they_o the_o personal_a sin_n of_o some_o member_n do_v not_o dispossess_v the_o face_n of_o the_o church_n of_o holiness_n â—he_v labour_v to_o reform_v such_o faulty_a member_n concern_v the_o holiness_n of_o child_n &_o of_o the_o unbelieved_a wife_n before_o be_v show_v final_o you_o say_v god_n have_v say_v to_o all_o the_o faithful_a i_o will_v be_v thy_o god_n and_o the_o god_n
the_o trinity_n of_o person_n &_o unity_n of_o essence_n in_o the_o godhead_n be_v prove_v by_o plain_a word_n 1._o john_n 5._o 7._o etc._n etc._n that_o the_o trinity_n be_v prove_v by_o this_o scripture_n and_o by_o divers_a other_o place_n i_o deny_v not_o yet_o in_o these_o express_a word_n that_o there_o be_v 3._o person_n in_o one_o godhead_n be_v not_o so_o set_v down_o in_o this_o place_n or_o in_o any_o other_o nether_a be_v find_v to_o be_v in_o those_o plain_n word_n though_o the_o same_o thing_n may_v be_v conclude_v out_o of_o the_o scripture_n but_o i_o do_v instance_n these_o to_o show_v that_o every_o thing_n be_v not_o set_v down_o in_o so_o plain_n and_o express_v word_n as_o you_o will_v bear_v we_o in_o hand_n final_o i_o say_v show_v i_o any_o necessary_a consequence_n for_o baptise_v of_o infant_n out_o of_o the_o old_a test._n or_o the_o new_a and_o i_o yield_v this_o i_o have_v do_v already_o but_o for_o your_o yield_v it_o be_v not_o in_o your_o own_o power_n 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administer_v unto_o such_o see_v we_o ought_v to_o hold_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o faithful_a holy_a 1._o cor._n 7._o 14._o if_o it_o be_v object_v as_o some_o have_v do_v to_o i_o that_o all_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v carnal_a and_o so_o to_o be_v hold_v until_o they_o believe_v and_o make_v confession_n of_o their_o faith_n i_o answer_v 1._o if_o they_o take_v carnal_a as_o it_o be_v oppose_v to_o the_o child_n of_o the_o promise_n rom._n 9_o 8._o 13._o these_o two_o seed_n be_v make_v so_o opposite_a by_o the_o apostle_n as_o that_o the_o one_o can_v never_o be_v the_o other_o 2._o if_o by_o carnal_a they_o mean_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o natural_a corruption_n wherein_o we_o be_v bear_v that_o hinder_v infant_n no_o more_o from_o baptism_n than_o it_o do_v those_o that_o can_v give_v a_o account_n of_o their_o faith_n see_v natural_a corruption_n remain_v still_o in_o the_o pure_a professor_n rom._n 7._o 23._o and_o if_o it_o be_v reply_v that_o their_o natural_a 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