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sect._n 3_o let_v i_o make_v bold_a to_o set_v this_o right_n and_o as_o i_o have_v put_v in_o before_o political_a body_n of_o christian_n instead_o of_o his_o term_n visible_a church_n and_o also_o leave_v out_o the_o word_n visible_a so_o instead_o of_o visible_a profession_n let_v i_o say_v participation_n of_o ordinance_n as_o st._n austin_n but_o now_o have_v it_o and_o i_o take_v it_o to_o be_v very_o happy_o speak_v as_o for_o the_o term_n visible_a and_o invisible_a which_o our_o divine_n use_v ordinary_o when_o they_o distinguish_v the_o congregate_v and_o mystical_a church_n i_o do_v avoid_v they_o they_o be_v a_o snare_n to_o we_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o term_n visible_a can_v have_v no_o place_n with_o god_n who_o judge_n always_o according_a to_o truth_n and_o have_v no_o foot_n therefore_o neither_o in_o scripture_n there_o be_v indeed_o the_o outward_a jew_n and_o inward_a jew_n in_o scripture_n but_o the_o outward_a jew_n be_v a_o real_a jew_n or_o real_o a_o jew_n in_o god_n and_o man_n account_n alike_o who_o have_v thereby_o ex_fw-la intention_n dei_fw-la ordinantis_fw-la a_o right_a to_o be_v circumcise_a and_o consequent_o to_o the_o privilege_n of_o all_o the_o ordinance_n of_o israel_n but_o a_o visible_a christian_a a_o visible_a member_n according_a to_o our_o common_a notion_n of_o visible_a be_v one_o that_o be_v not_o a_o christian_a or_o member_n indeed_o but_o one_o only_a that_o appear_v to_o be_v a_o christian_a or_o member_n and_o as_o none_o have_v no_o right_a therefore_o to_o the_o ordinance_n at_o all_o in_o god_n sight_n a_o visible_a profession_n must_v be_v consequent_o a_o hypocritical_a profession_n that_o have_v nothing_o in_o it_o but_o a_o lie_n and_o falsehood_n altogether_o and_o can_v mr._n baxter_n indeed_o say_v that_o if_o any_o will_v come_v to_o such_o a_o profession_n he_o be_v welcome_a no_o no_o god_n almighty_a indeed_o be_v willing_a that_o all_o shall_v come_v in_o to_o he_o and_o they_o may_v come_v as_o far_o as_o they_o will_v if_o but_o to_o be_v baptise_a or_o circumcise_a they_o be_v welcome_a but_o i_o be_o against_o that_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n which_o depend_v upon_o this_o ensnare_a distinction_n i_o be_o for_o a_o believe_v in_o earnest_a the_o gospel_n preach_v and_o a_o man_n coming-in_a thereupon_o and_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v receive_v or_o to_o be_v baptise_a and_o then_o i_o say_v whosoever_o will_v he_o may._n whosoever_o will_v be_v circumcise_a or_o take_v hold_v of_o the_o covenant_n isa_n 56.4_o 6._o he_o may_v whosoever_o will_v be_v baptise_a under_o the_o new-testament_n he_o may_v whosoever_o will_v come_v in_o to_o christ_n so_o far_o as_o ever_o he_o will_v come_v this_o must_v be_v hold_v for_o certain_a he_o will_v in_o no_o wise_a cast_v he_o out_o but_o no_o man_n must_v nor_o be_v suffer_v to_o say_v he_o believe_v he_o repentâ—_n if_o he_o do_v not_o at_o least_o in_o any_o sense_n otherwise_o than_o he_o do_v we_o must_v have_v none_o of_o this_o fame_n visible_a profession_n whatsoever_o come_v of_o it_o we_o must_v see_v our_o way_n clear_a how_o we_o can_v admit_v the_o unregenerate_a as_o well_o as_o the_o regenerate_v into_o our_o mix_v churcher_n without_o a_o lie_n or_o we_o must_v allow_v none_o but_o gather_v one_o and_o turn_v all_o independent_o unless_o we_o shall_v preach_v one_o thing_n and_o practice_v another_o which_o not_o honest_a man_n but_o must_v hate_v to_o do_v the_o people_n of_o samaria_n be_v all_o say_v to_o believe_v philip_n preach_v the_o thing_n concern_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o be_v baptise_a and_o simon_n himself_o believe_v also_o here_o we_o have_v none_o of_o this_o visible_a faith_n or_o visible_a profession_n but_o a_o real_a belief_n of_o what_o be_v preach_v and_o that_o belief_n prevail_v upon_o the_o will_n their_o willingness_n to_o be_v baptise_a be_v the_o ratâ—o_fw-la baptizandi_fw-la the_o ground_n of_o their_o baptism_n and_o fight_v to_o be_v admit_v simon_n 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