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to_o true_a repentance_n itself_o and_o note_v that_o the_o priestly_a absolution_n when_o it_o be_v give_v be_v not_o authoritative_a and_o judicial_a for_o so_o to_o absolve_v sinner_n and_o forgive_v sin_n belong_v only_o to_o god_n mark_v 2._o 7._o isa_n 43._o 25._o who_o be_v the_o only_a lawgiver_n jam._n 2._o 12._o or_o to_o jesus_n christ_n who_o have_v the_o key_n of_o david_n who_o open_v and_o none_o shut_v rev._n 3_o 7._o who_o alone_o have_v the_o supreme_a independent_a and_o absolute_a power_n and_o authority_n to_o do_v all_o thing_n in_o the_o church_n and_o whereas_o he_o have_v likewise_o give_v unto_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n the_o key_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n they_o then_o open_a heaven_n when_o they_o declare_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n to_o repent_v sinner_n they_o shut_v heaven_n when_o they_o declare_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n to_o impenitent_a sinner_n but_o if_o they_o be_v ignorant_a or_o wicked_a let_v they_o pardon_v the_o 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towards_o the_o procure_n eternal_a life_n viz._n by_o give_v we_o grace_n to_o enable_v we_o to_o act_v and_o that_o be_v do_v the_o act_n or_o work_v themselves_o which_o justify_v person_n perform_v do_v true_o and_o proper_o deserve_v eternal_a life_n contrary_n to_o rom._n 6._o 23._o the_o gift_n of_o god_n be_v eternal_a life_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n he_o say_v the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n sin_n deserve_v death_n but_o he_o do_v not_o say_v by_o way_n of_o opposition_n the_o wage_n of_o righteousness_n be_v eternal_a life_n but_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n be_v eternal_a life_n to_o teach_v we_o that_o eternal_a life_n be_v a_o free_a gift_n to_o we_o and_o not_o merit_v by_o the_o righteousness_n and_o good_a work_n of_o any_o for_o free_a gift_n and_o merit_n can_v stand_v together_o so_o luke_n 12._o 32._o fear_v not_o little_a flock_n it_o be_v your_o father_n good_a pleasure_n to_o give_v you_o a_o kingdom_n the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v represent_v as_o a_o gift_n and_o that_o as_o flow_v from_o the_o father_n good_a pleasure_n and_o therefore_o not_o from_o their_o merit_n so_o again_o john_n 10._o 28._o my_o sheep_n hear_v my_o voice_n and_o follow_v i_o and_o i_o give_v unto_o they_o eternal_a life_n this_o be_v give_v to_o man_n upon_o their_o hear_n and_o follow_v of_o christ_n it_o be_v not_o their_o follow_v of_o he_o do_v deserve_v it_o ephes_n 2._o 8_o 9_o by_o grace_n be_v you_o save_v through_o faith_n and_o that_o not_o of_o yourselves_o it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god._n both_o faith_n and_o salvation_n itself_o which_o be_v the_o end_n of_o faith_n be_v all_o of_o grace_n and_o gift_n not_o of_o work_n lest_o any_o man_n shall_v boast_v so_o tit._n 3._o 4_o 5._o after_o that_o the_o kindness_n and_o love_n of_o god_n our_o saviour_n towards_o man_n appear_v not_o by_o work_n of_o righteousness_n which_o we_o have_v do_v but_o according_a to_o his_o mercy_n he_o save_v we_o by_o the_o wash_n of_o regeneration_n and_o renew_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o be_v justify_v by_o his_o grace_n we_o shall_v be_v make_v heir_n according_a to_o the_o hope_n of_o eternal_a life_n regeneration_n be_v of_o grace_n and_o justification_n be_v of_o grace_n and_o free_a and_o we_o have_v the_o hope_n of_o eternal_a life_n as_o heir_n partake_v of_o the_o adoption_n which_o be_v free_a and_o not_o as_o mercenary_n by_o work_n and_o merit_n and_o the_o whole_a of_o our_o salvation_n from_o first_o to_o last_o be_v of_o mere_a mercy_n thus_o exod._n 20._o 6._o show_v mercy_n to_o thousand_o of_o they_o that_o love_v i_o and_o keep_v my_o commandment_n those_o that_o love_n god_n and_o render_v the_o most_o obedience_n to_o the_o command_v of_o god_n have_v yet_o need_v of_o his_o mercy_n
grace_n to_o the_o outward_a circumcision_n nor_o yet_o to_o the_o water_n of_o baptism_n the_o use_n of_o these_o sacrament_n be_v not_o to_o work_v that_o grace_n which_o they_o have_v before_o but_o to_o be_v a_o solemn_a engagement_n to_o they_o to_o perform_v their_o part_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o to_o confirm_v the_o promise_n of_o god_n to_o they_o and_o therefore_o we_o find_v also_o faith_n require_v before_o baptism_n can_v be_v administer_v act_v 8._o 36_o 37._o what_o do_v hinder_v i_o say_v the_o eunuch_n to_o be_v baptize_v and_o philip_n say_v if_o thou_o believe_v with_o all_o thy_o heart_n thou_o may_v faith_n be_v pre-required_n before_o baptism_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o wrought_v by_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n we_o find_v indeed_o that_o upon_o the_o solemn_a profession_n of_o their_o faith_n by_o their_o admission_n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n there_o be_v sometime_o great_a measure_n of_o the_o spirit_n pour_v out_o upon_o some_o act_v 19_o 5_o 6._o but_o it_o be_v in_o consideration_n of_o their_o faith_n which_o go_v before_o baptism_n that_o these_o measure_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v give_v to_o they_o their_o baptism_n be_v only_o a_o testification_n of_o their_o faith_n ephes_n 1._o 13._o after_o you_o believe_v you_o be_v seal_v with_o the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o promise_n so_o when_o baptism_n be_v call_v the_o baptism_n of_o repentance_n it_o be_v not_o because_o repentance_n be_v wrought_v by_o it_o but_o because_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n and_o testification_n of_o it_o and_o far_o engage_v to_o it_o we_o therefore_o also_o find_v that_o justification_n and_o salvation_n be_v everywhere_o in_o the_o scripture_n ascribe_v to_o man_n faith_n and_o repentance_n and_o not_o to_o the_o sacrament_n as_o they_o will_v be_v if_o the_o sacrament_n be_v the_o proper_a and_o immediate_a cause_n of_o that_o grace_n by_o which_o we_o be_v justify_v and_o save_v thus_o rom._n 1._o 17._o the_o just_a shall_v live_v by_o faith._n and_o so_o gal._n 2._o 20._o i_o live_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god._n and_o this_o faith_n and_o so_o all_o grace_n and_o holiness_n be_v wrought_v by_o the_o spirit_n by_o mean_n of_o the_o word_n rom._n 10._o 17._o faith_n come_v by_o hear_v and_o hear_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o john_n 3._o 8._o as_o the_o wind_n blow_v where_o it_o list_v and_o thou_o hear_v the_o sound_n thereof_o but_o can_v not_o tell_v whence_o it_o come_v or_o whither_o it_o go_v so_o be_v every_o one_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o spirit_n god_n oftentimes_o in_o a_o imperceptible_a manner_n confer_v his_o grace_n and_o not_o confine_v it_o to_o the_o sacrament_n so_o that_o the_o sacrament_n do_v not_o give_v but_o only_o seal_v to_o we_o the_o promise_n of_o grace_n and_o life_n 1_o pet._n 3._o 20_o 21._o in_o the_o ark_n of_o noah_n a_o few_o that_o be_v eight_o person_n be_v save_v by_o water_n the_o like_a figure_n whereunto_o even_o baptism_n do_v now_o save_v we_o but_o by_o baptism_n i_o mean_v not_o the_o put_v away_o the_o filth_n of_o the_o flesh_n or_o that_o the_o outward_a act_n of_o wash_v the_o body_n serve_v to_o this_o salvation_n which_o god_n do_v not_o lay_v on_o any_o outward_a ceremony_n otherwise_o than_o as_o it_o be_v a_o act_n or_o exercise_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o obedience_n but_o the_o answer_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n towards_o god_n in_o the_o covenant_n of_o baptism_n when_o a_o person_n be_v ask_v do_v real_o and_o faithful_o engage_v and_o promise_v to_o believe_v in_o and_o give_v up_o himself_o to_o god_n the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n and_o to_o renounce_v the_o world_n the_o flesh_n and_o the_o devil_n baptism_n be_v but_o the_o celebration_n of_o this_o save_a covenant_n and_o it_o be_v covenant_v sincere_o that_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o salvation_n and_o wash_v be_v but_o the_o sign_n as_o rom._n 2._o 25._o circumcision_n very_o profit_v if_o thou_o keep_v the_o law_n but_o if_o thou_o be_v a_o breaker_n of_o the_o law_n thy_o circumcision_n be_v make_v uncircumcision_n so_o it_o may_v be_v say_v of_o baptism_n with_o respect_n to_o the_o gospel_n it_o be_v not_o any_o sacrament_n in_o itself_o that_o give_v grace_n or_o justification_n or_o acceptance_n with_o god_n but_o thereby_o the_o benefit_n promise_v be_v seal_v to_o they_o that_o perform_v the_o condition_n thus_o vers_fw-la 28_o 29._o he_o be_v not_o a_o jew_n who_o god_n will_v accept_v and_o justify_v who_o be_v one_o outward_o only_o in_o the_o ceremony_n neither_o be_v that_o circumcision_n acceptable_a which_o be_v only_o outward_a in_o the_o flesh_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o the_o external_a sacrament_n which_o give_v the_o grace_n but_o he_o be_v a_o jew_n justify_v and_o accept_v of_o god_n that_o be_v one_o inward_o and_o circumcision_n be_v that_o of_o the_o heart_n in_o the_o spirit_n and_o not_o in_o the_o letter_n or_o ceremony_n who_o praise_n be_v not_o of_o man_n but_o of_o god._n the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o christian_a and_o his_o baptism_n so_o gal._n 5._o 6._o for_o in_o christ_n jesus_n neither_o circumcision_n avail_v any_o thing_n nor_o uncircumcision_n nor_o the_o outward_a wash_n of_o baptism_n neither_o but_o faith_n which_o work_v by_o love._n it_o be_v this_o and_o nothing_o else_o that_o avail_v to_o the_o christian_n salvation_n but_o if_o the_o sacrament_n themselves_o do_v work_v saving-grace_n the_o same_o may_v be_v as_o well_o affirm_v of_o they_o it_o be_v say_v indeed_o rom._n 6._o 4._o we_o be_v bury_v with_o he_o by_o baptism_n into_o death_n that_o like_a as_o christ_n be_v raise_v up_o from_o the_o dead_a by_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o father_n even_o so_o we_o shall_v also_o walk_v in_o newness_n of_o life_n the_o meaning_n of_o which_o be_v this_o that_o we_o by_o our_o baptism_n enter_v into_o a_o profession_n engagement_n or_o undertake_v to_o give_v over_o all_o sin_n and_o to_o live_v a_o new_a regenerate_a life_n in_o conformity_n to_o the_o death_n and_o life_n of_o christ_n this_o profession_n be_v represent_v and_o signify_v by_o their_o go_v down_o into_o the_o water_n and_o be_v as_o it_o be_v bury_v in_o it_o and_o then_o rise_v out_o of_o it_o again_o it_o be_v not_o baptism_n which_o work_v this_o grace_n of_o mortification_n but_o that_o proceed_v from_o our_o believe_v reception_n and_o hearty_a submit_v ourselves_o to_o the_o form_n of_o doctrine_n deliver_v to_o we_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o gospel_n vers_fw-la 17._o and_o it_o be_v by_o the_o spirit_n that_o we_o be_v enable_v to_o mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n rom._n 8._o but_o baptism_n testify_v and_o represent_v our_o profession_n and_o engagement_n to_o do_v it_o it_o be_v say_v also_o gal._n 3._o 27._o as_o many_o of_o you_o as_o have_v be_v baptize_v into_o christ_n have_v put_v on_o christ_n his_o spirit_n and_o nature_n and_o be_v become_v his_o member_n there_o be_v baptize_v into_o christ_n signify_v those_o that_o have_v sincere_o consent_v to_o that_o baptismal_a covenant_n of_o which_o the_o outward_a baptism_n be_v a_o badge_n and_o profession_n it_o be_v not_o by_o virtue_n of_o their_o baptism_n but_o by_o 〈◊〉_d of_o their_o faith_n which_o they_o profess_v in_o their_o baptism_n that_o they_o become_v member_n of_o christ_n verse_n 26._o you_o be_v all_o the_o child_n of_o god_n by_o faith_n in_o christ_n jesus_n according_a to_o john_n 1._o 12._o to_o as_o many_o as_o receive_v he_o to_o they_o give_v he_o power_n to_o become_v the_o son_n of_o god_n even_o to_o they_o that_o believe_v in_o his_o name_n so_o john_n 3._o 5._o except_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v of_o water_n and_o the_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v the_o spirit_n be_v regeneration_n which_o be_v assert_v and_o which_o be_v only_o mention_v vers_fw-la 8._o but_o this_o spiritual_a regeneration_n be_v represent_v by_o the_o water_n of_o baptism_n so_o tit._n 3_o 5._o the_o wash_n of_o regeneration_n 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and_o command_a 〈◊〉_d abstain_v from_o meat_n how_o well_o do_v this_o agree_v to_o 4._o church_n of_o rome_n rev._n 12._o 6._o the_o woman_n by_o which_o the_o church_n be_v represent_v flee_v into_o the_o wilderness_n where_o she_o have_v a_o place_n prepare_v of_o god_n there_o to_o lie_v hide_v for_o a_o time_n during_o the_o rage_n of_o the_o dragon_n it_o be_v very_o unjust_a and_o unreasonable_a then_o to_o demand_v that_o at_o all_o time_n we_o shall_v show_v the_o visible_a state_n of_o the_o true_a church_n rev._n 13._o 15_o 16_o 17._o the_o time_n be_v prophesy_v of_o that_o the_o second_o beast_n shall_v cause_v that_o as_o many_o as_o will_v not_o worship_v the_o image_n of_o the_o former_a beast_n shall_v be_v kill_v and_o he_o cause_v all_o both_o small_a and_o great_a rich_a and_o poor_a free_a and_o bond_n to_o receive_v a_o mark_n in_o their_o right_a hand_n and_o in_o their_o forehead_n and_o that_o no_o man_n may_v buy_v or_o sell_v save_v he_o that_o have_v the_o 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the_o dispense_n out_o of_o these_o superabounding_a merit_n and_o satisfaction_n to_o other_o be_v a_o vain_a thing_n for_o this_o be_v to_o pretend_v to_o give_v that_o that_o be_v not_o than_o which_o what_o can_v be_v more_o vain_a and_o consequent_o to_o sell_v about_o these_o indulgence_n for_o money_n and_o thereby_o to_o give_v people_n hope_v of_o pardon_n of_o their_o sin_n be_v both_o to_o cheat_v and_o deceive_v their_o soul_n and_o pick_v their_o pocket_n by_o pretend_v to_o sell_v to_o they_o that_o that_o be_v not_o but_o suppose_v there_o be_v such_o a_o treasury_n why_o must_v the_o pope_n be_v the_o dispenser_n why_o shall_v it_o not_o be_v suppose_v that_o that_o be_v leave_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o christ_n jesus_n alone_o who_o be_v only_o able_a to_o discern_v who_o be_v fit_a to_o have_v benefit_n thereby_o and_o who_o have_v the_o key_n of_o david_n who_o open_v and_o no_o man_n shut_v and_o who_o shut_v and_o no_o man_n open_v rev._n 3._o 7._o but_o whatsoever_o 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the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n which_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n hold_v for_o canonical_a and_o therefore_o can_v deny_v its_o testimony_n chap._n 3._o 1._o it_o be_v say_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o there_o shall_v no_o torment_n touch_v they_o what_o can_v be_v more_o express_v john_n 5._o 24._o our_o saviour_n say_v very_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o he_o who_o hear_v my_o word_n and_o believe_v on_o he_o that_o send_v i_o have_v eternal_a life_n and_o shall_v not_o come_v into_o condemnation_n but_o be_v pass_v from_o death_n to_o life_n note_v that_o it_o be_v not_o say_v that_o he_o who_o believe_v in_o jesus_n christ_n shall_v pass_v from_o death_n unto_o torment_n but_o he_o that_o shall_v pass_v from_o death_n to_o life_n that_o be_v a_o bless_a life_n for_o the_o other_o will_v be_v to_o pass_v from_o death_n to_o death_n at_o least_o for_o a_o while_n therefore_o 2_o cor._n 5._o 1._o we_o know_v say_v the_o apostle_n 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