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people_n who_o think_v they_o be_v thereby_o make_v christian_n and_o regenerate_v and_o so_o never_o look_v after_o any_o other_o regeneration_n or_o baptism_n that_o represent_v or_o or_o hold_v forth_o the_o inward_a work_n of_o god_n grace_n they_o answer_v they_o never_o tell_v they_o they_o be_v make_v christian_n thorough_o etc._n etc._n then_o i_o appeal_v to_o all_o man_n who_o have_v read_v the_o old_a church_n catechism_n in_o my_o baptism_n wherein_o i_o be_v make_v a_o child_n of_o god_n a_o member_n of_o christ_n and_o a_o inheritor_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n 11._o since_o we_o read_v but_o of_o one_o baptism_n in_o water_n and_o that_o one_o baptism_n be_v that_o of_o the_o adult_n i._n e._n such_o who_o profess_v faith_n etc._n etc._n how_o can_v infant_n baptism_n or_o rather_o rantism_n be_v a_o ordinance_n of_o christ_n 12._o
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baptism_n be_v a_o witness_n of_o our_o spiritual_a resurrection_n and_o of_o our_o resurrection_n at_o the_o last_o day_n you_o mention_v 1_o cor._n 15._o 29_o etc._n etc._n answ_n therefore_o say_v i_o it_o must_v be_v so_o administer_v as_o it_o may_v represent_v our_o rise_n again_o first_o from_o a_o death_n in_o sin_n to_o a_o life_n in_o grace_n and_o second_o from_o the_o dead_a or_o out_o of_o our_o grave_n in_o the_o earth_n at_o the_o last_o day_n but_o sprinkle_v doâ—h_v not_o this_o can_v do_v this_o in_o sprinkle_v a_o little_a water_n on_o the_o face_n there_o be_v no_o resemblance_n or_o representation_n of_o rise_v up_o out_o of_o the_o grave_a of_o sin_n or_o from_o the_o dead_a nor_o out_o of_o the_o grave_a aâ—_n the_o last_o day_n the_o baptism_n of_o suffering_n signify_v great_a affliction_n and_o from_o the_o literal_a signification_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d great_a affliction_n or_o trouble_n be_v take_v for_o and_o figurate_o call_v baptism_n as_o 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to_o receive_v it_o sir_n be_v your_o eye_n open_v you_o will_v soon_o see_v you_o apply_v all_o you_o say_v to_o the_o wrong_a subject_n you_o exhort_v the_o subject_n of_o baptism_n to_o be_v thankful_a leâ—t_o they_o despise_v the_o seal_n of_o pardon_n now_o take_v from_o your_o reason_v this_o follow_a argument_n viz._n such_o person_n that_o baptism_n belong_v unto_o may_v neglect_v and_o despise_v the_o ordinance_n and_o seal_n of_o pardon_n but_o infant_n can_v neglect_v or_o despise_v the_o ordinance_n and_o seal_n of_o pardon_n ergo_fw-la baptism_n do_v not_o belong_v to_o infant_n 6thly_a baptism_n be_v you_o say_v a_o condition_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o salvation_n he_o that_o believe_v and_o be_v baptize_v shall_v be_v â—…d_v mark_v 16._o 16._o it_o be_v true_a say_v you_o the_o promise_n be_v not_o only_o to_o baptism_n nor_o be_v it_o also_o to_o faith_n only_o but_o to_o faith_n and_o baptism_n do_v thou_o not_o desire_v to_o be_v save_v why_o then_o despise_v thou_o 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