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round_o about_o jordan_n come_v and_o be_v baptize_v mat._n 3._o mark_v 1._o yea_o that_o people_n or_o multitude_n who_o or_o some_o of_o who_o he_o call_v generation_n of_o viper_n luk._n 3.7_o with_o 21._o mr_n cobbet_n a_o new-england_n divine_a say_v john_n baptist_n do_v and_o may_v lawful_o baptize_v those_o multitude_n albeit_o in_o the_o general_n he_o know_v that_o many_o yea_o most_o of_o they_o will_v prove_v false_a and_o frothy_a mr_n eye_n another_z of_o they_o say_v the_o apostle_n for_o the_o baptise_v of_o three_o thousand_o expect_v not_o testimony_n nor_o a_o day_n much_o less_o a_o month_n or_o year_n experience_n nor_o can_v they_o in_o so_o short_a time_n make_v any_o inquisition_n or_o hear_v any_o persuasive_a relation_n when_o all_o the_o samaritan_n very_o late_o bewitch_v by_o simon_n magus_n act._n 8.9_o 10._o be_v baptize_v vers_fw-la 12._o be_v there_o then_o not_o rot_a member_n suppose_v all_o london_n middlesex_n and_o all_o the_o region_n round_o 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16._o cum_fw-la gen._n 6.1_o 2._o so_o ishmael_n cast_v out_o and_o the_o ishmaelite_n gal._n 4_o 30._o gen._n 21.10_o 14._o psal_n 83.6_o which_o last_o place_n mention_n the_o edomite_n also_o which_o be_v the_o posterity_n of_o abraham_n yea_o all_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n which_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n be_v cast_v off_o at_o the_o last_o and_o yet_o their_o be_v beget_v after_o the_o flâ—sh_n and_o be_v circumcise_v in_o the_o flesh_n be_v a_o help_n not_o a_o hindrance_n to_o their_o be_v beget_v of_o the_o promise_n or_o to_o circumcision_n in_o the_o spirit_n jacob_n be_v of_o isaac_n and_o rebecca_n after_o the_o flesh_n and_o yet_o also_o the_o heir_n of_o promise_n and_o as_o then_o some_o be_v bear_v only_o after_o the_o flesh_n as_o ishmael_n esau_n and_o some_o be_v also_o bear_v after_o the_o spirit_n as_o isaac_n jacob_n so_o the_o apostle_n look_v not_o only_o to_o the_o parallel_n but_o to_o the_o history_n say_v so_o it_o be_v now_o some_o even_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v bear_v of_o christian_a parent_n only_o after_o the_o flesh_n and_o some_o also_o after_o the_o spirit_n and_o these_o do_v persecute_v one_o another_o gal._n 4.29_o this_o difference_n may_v discover_v itself_o in_o ripe_a year_n but_o in_o infancy_n it_o be_v as_o undiscoverable_a now_o as_o then_o 3._o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o they_o shall_v be_v the_o carnal_a seed_n of_o abraham_n that_o be_v in_o covenant-relation_n and_o initiate_v into_o the_o church_n for_o abraham_n be_v as_o to_o this_o not_o only_o the_o father_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o of_o many_o nation_n and_o upon_o this_o account_n his_o name_n be_v change_v gen._n 17.4.5_o proselyte_n be_v gentile_n as_o well_o as_o we_o and_o not_o of_o his_o carnal_a seed_n nor_o many_o so_o much_o as_o of_o his_o family_n yet_o they_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n by_o believe_v as_o well_o as_o we_o be_v now_o and_o they_o be_v not_o only_o initiate_v into_o the_o church_n but_o those_o 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seed_n now_o for_o his_o paternity_n abide_v the_o same_o nor_o can_v you_o show_v a_o better_a warrant_n for_o his_o paternity_n over_o the_o one_o then_o over_o the_o other_o nor_o have_v the_o gentile_n lose_v any_o privilege_n by_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n which_o they_o have_v before_o the_o scripture_n say_v the_o brethren_n now_o be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o promise_n as_o isaac_n be_v gal._n 4.28_o now_o isaac_n be_v the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n and_o in_o the_o promise_n as_o a_o infant_n of_o believe_a parent_n before_o he_o be_v a_o actual_a believer_n and_o his_o infant_n waâ—_n within_o the_o covenant_n and_o according_o initiate_v into_o the_o church_n abraham_n may_v say_v god_n be_v my_o god_n and_o the_o god_n of_o my_o infant_n seed_n and_o so_o may_v the_o gentile_a proselyte_v say_v also_o and_o why_o may_v not_o a_o christian_a who_o be_v bless_v with_o faithful_a abraham_n gal._n 3.9_o say_v so_o too_o especial_o see_v jesus_n christ_n the_o minister_n of_o 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