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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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he_o for_o all_o his_o do_n 21.23_o do_n 2_o sam._n 12.18_o 19_o 20_o 21.23_o make_v his_o servant_n that_o attend_v on_o he_o wonder_n at_o his_o comfortable_a behaviour_n and_o say_v he_o shall_v go_v to_o his_o child_n but_o not_o his_o child_n return_v to_o he_o again_o but_o if_o he_o have_v think_v all_o condemn_v that_o die_v uncircumcised_a his_o lamentation_n will_v have_v exceed_v for_o he_o have_v cause_n to_o have_v sob_v and_o sorrow_v more_o after_o his_o death_n than_o he_o do_v in_o the_o child_n sickness_n and_o if_o circumcision_n have_v be_v of_o such_o absolute_a necessity_n he_o may_v have_v say_v the_o child_n be_v now_o dead_a why_o shall_v i_o not_o fast_o why_o shall_v i_o not_o weep_v why_o shall_v i_o not_o afflict_v my_o soul_n see_v i_o can_v bring_v he_o again_o or_o restore_v he_o to_o life_n to_o be_v circumcise_v but_o because_o he_o sorrow_v not_o as_o one_o without_o hope_n and_o he_o complain_v not_o on_o this_o or_o any_o like_a manner_n it_o 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that_o shall_v baptize_v they_o or_o of_o other_o that_o perform_v other_o duty_n unto_o they_o whereas_o eternal_a life_n and_o salvation_n stand_v sure_a and_o settle_a upon_o the_o brazen_a pillar_n of_o god_n election_n who_o know_v 19_o know_v 2_o tim_n 2_o 19_o who_o be_v his_o and_o upon_o his_o merciful_a promise_n in_o his_o covenant_n and_o not_o upon_o the_o lust_n and_o pleasure_n of_o any_o man_n as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o example_n of_o jacob_n of_o who_o god_n say_v i_o have_v love_v he_o before_o he_o be_v circumcise_v nay_o before_o he_o be_v 2._o be_v rom._n 9_o 11.13_o mal_fw-fr 1_o 2._o bear_v or_o have_v do_v either_o good_a or_o evil_n furthermore_o we_o have_v show_v before_o 47_o before_o act_n 10_o 47_o that_o many_o believe_v repent_v and_o have_v the_o holyghost_n before_o they_o be_v baptize_v yea_o the_o thief_n upon_o the_o cross_n repent_v of_o his_o sin_n &_o believe_v in_o christ_n yet_o be_v never_o baptize_v notwithstanding_o he_o be_v receive_v to_o mercy_n and_o certain_o save_v as_o christ_n say_v 42._o say_v luk._n 23_o 42._o this_o day_n shall_v thou_o be_v with_o i_o in_o paradise_n beside_o there_o be_v no_o great_a necessity_n of_o baptism_n then_o of_o the_o lord_n supper_n but_o we_o may_v be_v save_v without_o the_o lord_n supper_n therefore_o also_o without_o baptism_n last_o if_o all_o person_n die_v without_o baptism_n be_v condemn_v then_o infinite_a multitude_n of_o child_n shall_v or_o may_v perish_v &_o be_v damn_v without_o their_o own_o fault_n through_o the_o carelessness_n of_o other_o but_o none_o perish_v without_o their_o own_o fault_n therefore_o all_o die_a without_o baptism_n be_v not_o condemn_v to_o these_o we_o may_v adjoine_v the_o testimony_n &_o confession_n of_o the_o adversary_n which_o be_v strong_a against_o themselves_o to_o who_o we_o may_v say_v
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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