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A22472 The neuu couenant, or, A treatise of the sacraments whereby the last testament of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ, through the shedding of his pure and precious blood, is ratified and applyed vnto the conscience of euery true beleeuer : diuided into three bookes [brace] 1. Of the sacraments in generall, 2. Of baptisme, 3. Of the Lords Supper : verie necessarie and profitable for these times, wherein we may behold the [brace] truth it selfe plainly prooued, doctrine of the reformed churches clearely maintained, errors of the Church of Rome soundly conuinced, right maner of the receiuing of the[m] comfortably declared, and sundry doubts and difficult questions decided / by William Attersoll ... Attersoll, William, d. 1640. 1614 (1614) STC 889.5; STC 896_INCORRECT; ESTC S120393 495,931 616

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&_o profess_v the_o christian_n religion_n to_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o christ_n to_o fight_v his_o battle_n under_o his_o banner_n against_o all_o the_o enemy_n of_o his_o faith_n &_o salvation_n against_o sin_n against_o satan_n against_o the_o world_n he_o have_v vow_v to_o renounce_v the_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n &_o to_o serve_v the_o true_a god_n so_o often_o then_o as_o we_o be_v present_a at_o the_o administration_n thereof_o we_o must_v consider_v the_o covenant_n into_o which_o we_o be_v enter_v which_o we_o make_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o man_n and_o angel_n which_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o keep_v for_o ever_o wherefore_o let_v we_o learn_v daily_o to_o die_v unto_o sin_n &_o follow_v a_o new_a life_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o sanctification_n
as_o christ_n sometime_o do_v to_o that_o slothful_a person_n 12._o person_n luk._n 19_o 12._o thou_o evil_a servant_n out_o of_o thy_o own_o mouth_n will_v i_o judge_v thou_o these_o make_v three_o sort_n of_o baptism_n of_o water_n of_o blood_n of_o the_o spirit_n whereby_o they_o confess_v that_o the_o want_n of_o baptise_v with_o water_n be_v not_o damnable_a in_o all_o see_v that_o want_n may_v be_v supply_v either_o with_o shed_v of_o their_o blood_n for_o testimony_n of_o the_o truth_n or_o by_o spiritual_a regeneration_n &_o engraft_v into_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n to_o conclude_v do_v we_o desire_v the_o custom_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o in_o thessalia_n 26._o thessalia_n socra_fw-la lib._n 5._o cap._n 22._o bellar._n de_fw-fr sacra_fw-la bap_n cap._n 26._o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n be_v celebrate_v but_o once_o in_o the_o year_n namely_o at_o easter_n in_o other_o place_n thrice_o in_o the_o year_n and_o sometime_o not_o 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defer_v it_o in_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n whereby_o sometime_o they_o be_v prevent_v or_o administer_v it_o at_o certain_a time_n only_o of_o the_o year_n true_a it_o be_v that_o custom_n be_v not_o to_o be_v follow_v neither_o the_o negligence_n of_o those_o bishop_n to_o be_v allow_v but_o it_o teach_v thus_o much_o that_o in_o defer_v baptism_n they_o differ_v in_o judgement_n from_o the_o now-church_n of_o rome_n and_o concur_v in_o opinion_n with_o the_o reform_a church_n for_o which_o cause_v their_o practice_n be_v allege_v the_o reason_n use_v to_o maintain_v the_o absolute_a necessity_n of_o this_o sacrament_n to_o salvation_n be_v weak_a &_o not_o worth_a the_o answer_n first_o they_o object_v answer_n object_v gen._n 17_o 14._o objection_n answer_n the_o threaten_v annex_v to_o circumcision_n the_o uncircumcised_a male_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o his_o people_n to_o this_o i_o answer_v first_o god_n command_v infant_n to_o be_v circumcise_v the_o eight_o day_n before_o which_o time_n they_o be_v forbid_v to_o circumcise_v wherefore_o infant_n that_o die_v before_o the_o 8._o day_n be_v not_o bind_v and_o oblige_v by_o this_o law_n and_o see_v there_o 13._o there_o rom._n 5_o 13._o can_v be_v no_o transgression_n where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n they_o be_v not_o damn_v because_o they_o be_v uncircumcised_a see_v god_n call_v many_o out_o of_o this_o life_n before_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o this_o sacrament_n again_o the_o commination_n and_o threaten_a be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v general_o of_o all_o but_o of_o such_o as_o be_v grow_v up_o not_o of_o child_n but_o of_o man_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o reason_n for_o he_o have_v break_v my_o covenant_n this_o can_v be_v apply_v to_o infant_n genes_n infant_n caietan_n in_o cap._n 7._o genes_n who_o albeit_o they_o have_v not_o actual_a faith_n yet_o can_v be_v say_v to_o contemn_v grace_n to_o refuse_v the_o covenant_n to_o reject_v the_o promise_n or_o to_o lie_v in_o infidelity_n and_o hardness_n of_o heart_n wherefore_o it_o belong_v unto_o those_o only_a that_o be_v grow_v up_o and_o come_v to_o year_n shall_v approve_v the_o negligence_n of_o their_o parent_n and_o will_v not_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v circumcise_v therefore_o the_o child_n of_o moses_n who_o circumcision_n be_v through_o negligence_n defer_v be_v not_o punish_v but_o the_o fault_n be_v impute_v unto_o mose●_n himself_o exod._n 4_o 24._o now_o as_o to_o peter_n say_v thou_o shall_v 8._o shall_v ●●hn_n 13_o 8._o never_o wash_v my_o foot_n christ_n answer_v if_o i_o wash_v thou_o not_o thou_o have_v no_o part_n in_o i_o so_o to_o the_o israelite_n that_o shall_v have_v say_v i_o will_v never_o be_v circumcise_v this_o threaten_a might_n fit_o be_v apply_v if_o thou_o will_v not_o be_v circumcise_v thou_o have_v no_o part_n in_o god_n no_o portion_n in_o his_o blessing_n no_o assurance_n of_o his_o promise_n in_o this_o life_n or_o of_o his_o kingdom_n in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v last_o to_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o people_n do_v not_o signify_v to_o be_v condemn_v for_o even_o the_o negligence_n and_o contempt_n of_o the_o sacrament_n be_v pardonable_a where_o repentance_n follow_v as_o we_o see_v of_o such_o as_o come_v unreverent_o and_o unworthy_o to_o the_o lord_n supper_n among_o the_o corinthian_n 31._o corinthian_n 1_o cor._n 11_o 30_o 31._o who_o be_v punish_v with_o disease_n and_o death_n itself_o yet_o the_o soul_n no_o doubt_n be_v save_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n sometime_o therefore_o that_o phrase_n of_o speak_v signify_v temporal_a judgement_n of_o god_n on_o man_n &_o their_o family_n 24._o family_n psal_n 55_o 24._o for_o their_o wickedness_n sometime_o it_o signify_v the_o magistrate_n justice_n inflict_v on_o malefactor_n 59_o malefactor_n deut._n 13_o 59_o who_o bear_v not_o the_o sword_n in_o vain_a which_o be_v expound_v afterward_o thou_o shall_v sure_o kill_v he_o sometime_o it_o signify_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o bosom_n 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the_o people_n of_o god_n but_o be_v separate_v from_o they_o and_o to_o be_v as_o a_o heathen_a and_o a_o publican_n again_o 5._o again_o joh._n 3_o 5._o they_o object_n john_n 3_o objection_n 2_o unless_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v of_o water_n and_o the_o spirit_n he_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n therefore_o say_v they_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n to_o be_v baptize_v this_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o 4._o of_o bellar._n lib_n 1_o de_fw-fr bapt_a ca._n 4._o bellarmine_n and_o answer_n and_o hosij_fw-la confess_v cap._n 35._o answer_n of_o other_o i_o answer_v first_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a in_o this_o place_n by_o water_n to_o understand_v material_a water_n but_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n purge_v and_o cleanse_v as_o water_n do_v which_o interpretation_n may_v be_v gather_v by_o conference_n of_o a_o like_a place_n math._n 3.11_o he_o shall_v baptise_v 11._o baptise_v joh_n 3_o 11._o with_o the_o holy-ghost_n and_o with_o fire_n that_o be_v by_o the_o 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the_o gospel_n yet_o the_o office_n of_o teach_v be_v not_o tie_v to_o 30._o year_n the_o age_n may_v be_v less_o if_o the_o gift_n be_v great_a and_o fit_a for_o that_o call_n again_o christ_n stand_v not_o in_o need_n to_o be_v baptize_v in_o respect_n of_o himself_o be_v without_o original_n or_o actual_a sin_n to_o be_v wash_v away_o and_o therefore_o john_n at_o the_o first_o put_v he_o back_o 15._o back_o mat._n 3_o 15._o yet_o he_o will_v be_v baptize_v for_o our_o sake_n to_o fulfil_v all_o righteousness_n to_o sanctify_v our_o baptism_n in_o himself_o and_o that_o thereby_o we_o may_v know_v he_o be_v install_v into_o his_o office_n but_o we_o stand_v in_o need_n to_o be_v baptize_v to_o seal_v up_o the_o wash_n away_o of_o our_o sin_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n in_o this_o respect_n between_o christ_n and_o us._n beside_o the_o evangelist_n do_v testify_v that_o albeit_o our_o saviour_n be_v baptize_v at_o thirty_o year_n of_o age_n yet_o he_o be_v 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the_o time_n appoint_v so_o he_o be_v present_o baptize_v so_o soon_o as_o baptism_n be_v institute_v of_o god_n and_o administer_v by_o john_n five_o we_o be_v no_o more_o tie_v to_o this_o circumstance_n of_o time_n in_o christ_n baptism_n than_o we_o be_v to_o other_o circumstance_n of_o time_n place_n and_o person_n in_o the_o supper_n he_o minister_v it_o in_o a_o upper_a chamber_n and_o before_o his_o passion_n we_o in_o church_n before_o dinner_n and_o after_o his_o resurrection_n last_o when_o the_o time_n appoint_v come_v that_o the_o promise_a saviour_n and_o redeem_v of_o mankind_n shall_v manifest_v himself_o to_o the_o world_n than_o he_o show_v himself_o open_o than_o he_o come_v to_o the_o preach_v and_o baptism_n of_o john_n and_o begin_v to_o publish_v the_o glad_a tiding_n of_o salvation_n 15._o salvation_n mar._n 1_o 15._o and_o to_o exhort_v man_n to_o repent_v and_o believe_v the_o gospel_n these_o be_v the_o chief_a objection_n against_o child_n baptism_n that_o ca_fw-mi ●y_a any_o show_n and_o probability_n of_o reason_n which_o hitherto_o we_o have_v dissolve_v and_o discuss_v and_o this_o be_v the_o second_o point_n before_o propound_v now_o as_o we_o have_v see_v the_o truth_n prove_v by_o the_o scripture_n and_o maintain_v it_o against_o all_o the_o ignorant_a cavil_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n and_o other_o arrian_n of_o transiluania_n that_o have_v domini_fw-la have_v ministri_fw-la transiluan_a contra_fw-la trinit_fw-la &_o incarnationem_fw-la domini_fw-la oppugn_v this_o truth_n so_o let_v we_o come_v to_o see_v the_o benefit_n of_o this_o doctrine_n and_o what_o profit_n come_v by_o baptism_n of_o child_n that_o be_v without_o knowledge_n without_o understanding_n without_o faith_n and_o without_o repentance_n what_o use_n can_v there_o be_v of_o this_o much_o every_o way_n as_o well_o as_o by_o circumcise_n a_o infant_n of_o eight_o day_n old_a first_o consider_v from_o use_n 1_o hence_o a_o plain_a and_o palpable_a error_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n 9_o rome_n lindan_n lib._n 4._o panopl._n bellar._n de_fw-fr verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 4._o cap._n 9_o that_o teach_v that_o the_o baptism_n of_o child_n be_v by_o tradition_n not_o by_o divine_a institution_n from_o their_o word_n unwritten_a not_o in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n write_v but_o we_o have_v confute_v the_o anabaptist_n by_o the_o scripture_n and_o convince_v they_o by_o the_o institution_n of_o circumcision_n by_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o covenant_n by_o the_o holiness_n of_o their_o birth_n by_o their_o redemption_n through_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o by_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o apostle_n this_o be_v better_a armour_n these_o be_v strong_a weapon_n this_o be_v a_o sharp_a sword_n to_o cut_v in_o sunder_o the_o corrupt_a heresy_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n than_o the_o wooden_a dagger_n of_o humane_a tradition_n which_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n draw_v out_o against_o they_o the_o scripture_n be_v all-sufficient_a 16._o all-sufficient_a 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