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baptize_v or_o bury_v with_o he_o in_o baptism_n therefore_o must_v all_o of_o we_o die_v to_o sin_n and_o live_v a_o new_a life_n our_o late_a annotator_n on_o the_o place_n say_v thus_o he_o seem_v to_o allude_v to_o the_o manner_n of_o baptise_v in_o those_o warm_a country_n which_o be_v say_v they_o to_o dip_v or_o plunge_v the_o party_n baptize_v and_o as_o it_o be_v to_o bury_v he_o for_o a_o while_n under_o water_n cajetan_n upon_o the_o same_o text_n say_v we_o be_v bury_v with_o christ_n by_o baptism_n unto_o death_n by_o our_o bury_n he_o declare_v our_o death_n by_o the_o ceremony_n of_o baptism_n because_o he_o that_o be_v the_o party_n baptize_v be_v put_v under_o water_n and_o by_o this_o carry_v a_o similitude_n of_o he_o that_o be_v bury_v who_o be_v put_v under_o the_o earth_n now_o because_o none_o be_v bury_v but_o dead_a man_n from_o this_o very_a thing_n that_o we_o be_v bury_v in_o baptism_n we_o be_v assimilate_v to_o christ_n bury_v or_o when_o he_o be_v bury_v 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apostle_n of_o christ_n who_o baptize_v in_o river_n and_o where_o there_o be_v much_o water_n and_o also_o because_o the_o baptizer_n and_o baptise_a be_v say_v to_o go_v down_o into_o the_o water_n not_o down_o to_o the_o water_n and_o come_v up_o out_o of_o the_o water_n john_n baptist_n be_v say_v to_o baptize_v they_o into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—ordan_n as_o the_o greek_a render_v it_o which_o show_v it_o dip_v and_o not_o sprinkle_v will_v it_o be_v proper_a to_o say_v he_o sprinkle_a they_o into_o jordan_n the_o lord_n open_v the_o eye_n of_o those_o who_o see_v not_o to_o consider_v these_o thing_n sir_n i_o expect_v your_o answer_n to_o these_o argument_n particular_o if_o you_o make_v any_o reply_n to_o what_o i_o have_v say_v in_o confutation_n of_o your_o treatise_n and_o see_v you_o do_v your_o business_n better_o the_o next_o time_n for_o as_o yet_o you_o have_v not_o prove_v infant_n baptism_n to_o be_v from_o heaven_n as_o i_o hope_v the_o unprejudiced_a 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this_o one_o particular_a seed_n of_o abraham_n be_v christ_n jesus_n here_o call_v by_o the_o name_n christ_n first_o and_o principal_o the_o mediator_n and_o then_o secondary_o all_o jew_n and_o gentile_n believe_v that_o be_v fit_a and_o graft_v into_o christ_n by_o faith_n st._n paul_n say_v the_o child_n of_o the_o flesh_n these_o be_v not_o the_o child_n of_o god_n but_o the_o child_n of_o the_o promise_n be_v the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n rom._n 9_o 8._o now_o this_o covenant_n we_o grant_v thus_o make_v with_o abraham_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o with_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n but_o what_o do_v this_o signify_v to_o the_o infant_n or_o fleshly_a seed_n of_o believer_n as_o such_o and_o thus_o i_o shall_v pass_v to_o your_o next_o argument_n you_o say_v the_o child_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v in_o god_n covenant_n because_o christ_n be_v the_o mediator_n of_o a_o better_a covenant_n which_o be_v establish_v upon_o better_a promise_n heb._n 8._o 6_o etc._n etc._n but_o say_v you_o if_o the_o child_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v exclude_v from_o the_o covenant_n than_o the_o covenant_n be_v worse_a and_o not_o a_o better_a covenant_n it_o be_v a_o great_a prerogative_n of_o child_n be_v in_o covenant_n rom._n 9_o 4._o for_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n belong_v to_o they_o but_o if_o the_o covenant_n be_v shorten_v in_o privilege_n how_o be_v it_o a_o better_a covenant_n etc._n etc._n answ_n 1._o i_o answer_v it_o be_v grant_v by_o we_o that_o the_o child_n of_o the_o jew_n whether_o they_o be_v believe_v jew_n or_o unbelieving_a jew_n godly_a person_n or_o ungodly_a person_n they_o be_v in_o that_o external_a covenant_n god_n make_v with_o abraham_n natural_a seed_n as_o such_o or_o with_o the_o whole_a house_n of_o israel_n under_o the_o old_a
no_o real_a but_o typical_a baptism_n 2._o this_o place_n prove_v not_o that_o infant_n be_v the_o subject_n of_o gospel_n baptism_n 1._o it_o be_v say_v all_o our_o father_n be_v baptize_v but_o it_o be_v nor_o say_v their_o child_n be_v baptize_v unto_o moses_n in_o the_o sea_n and_o under_o the_o cloud_n 2._o but_o you_o intimate_v there_o be_v many_o child_n with_o they_o as_o they_o pass_v through_o the_o sea_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v so_o there_o be_v many_o wicked_a man_n also_o all_o the_o israelite_n be_v not_o godly_a person_n but_o many_o among_o they_o be_v profane_a and_o ungodly_a people_n beside_o there_o be_v a_o mix_a people_n pass_v through_o the_o sea_n with_o the_o father_n also_o may_v be_v some_o of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o other_o of_o other_o nation_n and_o much_o cattle_n also_o and_o these_o be_v all_o baptize_v as_o true_o as_o be_v the_o little_a child_n may_v we_o baptize_v such_o therefore_o we_o have_v as_o much_o ground_n from_o hence_o to_o baptize_v 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