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at_o least_o be_v bear_v christian_n but_o of_o the_o child_n of_o true_a convert_n sincere_a believer_n such_o as_o be_v christian_n indeed_o what_o be_v it_o evident_a that_o all_o or_o at_o least_o the_o most_o as_o mr._n baxter_n say_v of_o the_o child_n of_o real_a disciple_n be_v as_o real_a disciple_n as_o their_o parent_n so_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v bear_v be_v the_o seed_n of_o true_a believer_n true_a convert_v most_o by_o birth_n how_o then_o do_v so_o many_o of_o they_o as_o well_o of_o the_o seed_n of_o mere_a nominal_a christian_n prove_v wretch_n and_o ungracious_a a_o great_a while_n till_o god_n work_v on_o they_o and_o many_o of_o they_o to_o the_o grief_n of_o their_o parent_n even_o to_o their_o die_a day_n and_o yet_o thus_o it_o shall_v seem_v they_o be_v in_o mr._n baxters_n opinion_n so_o that_o if_o they_o be_v baptize_v in_o their_o first_o infancy_n under_o the_o notion_n of_o such_o they_o be_v in_o all_o likelihood_n baptize_v when_o they_o be_v first_o 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grant_n p._n 88_o intail_v baptism_n to_o the_o child_n that_o have_v believe_v guardian_n as_o well_o as_o to_o such_o as_o have_v believe_v parent_n and_o so_o he_o give_v the_o question_n as_o state_v concern_v believer_n child_n only_o some_o again_o put_v it_o on_o the_o score_n of_o neither_o the_o child_n nor_o the_o parent_n nor_o the_o sponsor_n faith_n but_o at_o least_o either_o the_o father_n or_o the_o mother_n membership_n in_o a_o gather_a church_n so_o as_o if_o this_o be_v not_o the_o parent_n though_o otherwise_o never_o so_o faithful_a may_v not_o have_v their_o child_n baptize_v thus_o the_o church_n in_o new_a england_n yea_o and_o i_o think_v all_o of_o this_o indifferent_a semi-demi-independent_a way_n both_o in_o old_a england_n and_o new_a and_o elsewhere_o witness_n mr._n best_a church_n plea_n p._n 60_o 61._o who_o say_v thus_o a_o man_n must_v not_o only_o be_v a_o christian_n and_o by_o profession_n within_o the_o covenant_n only_o but_o also_o a_o member_n 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