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the_o church_n and_o also_o by_o their_o christian_a conversation_n to_o take_v hold_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o their_o father_n and_o of_o the_o church_n and_o to_o walk_v in_o the_o step_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o profess_a subjection_n to_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n for_o it_o be_v a_o express_a commandment_n give_v as_o to_o all_o christian_n in_o their_o place_n so_o especial_o to_o the_o officer_n and_o brethren_n of_o the_o church_n not_o to_o cast_v holy_a thing_n to_o dog_n nor_o pearl_n before_o swine_n mat._n 7.6_o nor_o to_o receive_v such_o to_o the_o lord_n table_n as_o have_v not_o on_o a_o wedding_n garment_n but_o in_o such_o a_o case_n the_o servant_n and_o minister_n of_o christ_n be_v to_o â—inde_v such_o hand_n and_o foot_n to_o wit_n by_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n and_o to_o cast_v they_o out_o unto_o outer_a darkness_n matth._n 22.11_o 12_o 33._o that_o be_v to_o say_v into_o such_o a_o estate_n of_o darkness_n and_o misery_n wherein_o they_o live_v that_o be_v without_o for_o without_o be_v dog_n and_o sorcerer_n and_o whore-monger_n and_o murderer_n and_o idolater_n and_o liar_n rev._n 22.15_o and_o there_o want_v not_o holy_a and_o judicious_a and_o faithful_a witness_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o the_o way_n of_o pure_a reformation_n who_o do_v so_o expound_v the_o principle_n of_o the_o apostle_n catechism_n heb._n 6.1.2_o that_o none_o of_o the_o member_n of_o the_o church_n be_v admit_v to_o the_o fellowship_n of_o the_o lord_n table_n but_o such_o as_o be_v enlighten_v to_o repentance_n and_o have_v taste_v of_o the_o heavenly_a gift_n of_o faith_n and_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o some_o kind_n and_o have_v taste_v the_o good_a word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o power_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v through_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o of_o the_o last_o judgement_n of_o these_o six_o principle_n of_o the_o apostle_n catechism_n the_o 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catechism_n touch_v the_o faith_n and_o promise_v of_o their_o godfather_n and_o godmother_n and_o the_o imposition_n of_o hand_n upon_o they_o by_o the_o pastor_n or_o bishop_n be_v final_o transform_v into_o a_o sacrament_n but_o all_o these_o gross_a superstition_n be_v but_o superaddition_n to_o the_o first_o primitive_a holy_a institution_n and_o yet_o as_o by_o the_o straw_n and_o stubble_n you_o may_v gather_v what_o kind_n of_o grain_n grow_v in_o the_o field_n so_o by_o these_o abuse_n of_o this_o ordinance_n it_o may_v easy_o be_v gather_v what_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a apostolic_a church_n in_o this_o case_n let_v then_o this_o primitive_a practice_n be_v restore_v to_o its_o purity_n as_o it_o be_v in_o some_o of_o the_o first_o church_n plant_v in_o this_o country_n and_o then_o there_o will_v be_v no_o more_o fear_n of_o pester_v church_n with_o a_o carnal_a generation_n of_o member_n baptize_v in_o their_o infancy_n then_o of_o admit_v a_o carnal_a 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infant_n if_o yea_o whether_o do_v the_o people_n of_o god_n forbear_v the_o circumcision_n of_o their_o infant_n for_o fear_v they_o shall_v cause_v such_o a_o error_n of_o the_o necessity_n of_o circumcision_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o simple_a people_n be_v it_o not_o that_o we_o know_v when_o man_n have_v once_o set_v up_o a_o idol_n in_o their_o heart_n every_o wind_n and_o show_v of_o a_o argument_n will_v prevail_v with_o a_o man_n mind_n to_o bow_v down_o to_o it_o we_o shall_v not_o think_v that_o man_n dispute_v in_o good_a earnest_n that_o use_v such_o argument_n in_o such_o a_o cause_n have_v you_o not_o meet_v with_o any_o other_o argument_n of_o more_o weight_n chap._n viii_o silvester_n silvester_n yes_o this_o five_o argument_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o have_v more_o in_o it_o the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n keep_v up_o the_o state_n of_o antichrist_n by_o grant_v he_o this_o so_o chief_a a_o corner_n stone_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n to_o lie_v in_o his_o foundation_n for_o 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