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that_o the_o person_n baptize_v be_v bear_v again_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n not_o that_o he_o ought_v or_o be_v bind_v afterward_o to_o be_v bear_v again_o no_o no_o but_o after_o he_o be_v baptize_v he_o be_v oblige_v thereby_o to_o walk_v in_o newness_n of_o life_n you_o by_o baptise_v infant_n invert_v the_o design_n and_o end_n of_o baptism_n how_o shall_v your_o child_n understand_v this_o obligation_n when_o their_o parent_n and_o minister_n be_v so_o ignorant_a about_o the_o nature_n of_o that_o obligation_n themselves_o 3._o believer_n do_v thus_o take_v god_n the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n in_o baptism_n to_o be_v their_o god_n but_o so_o do_v not_o infant_n by_o any_o appointment_n of_o god_n 4._o it_o appear_v that_o you_o approve_v of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n catechism_n if_o so_o all_o your_o baptise_a infant_n be_v according_a to_o your_o doctrine_n in_o baptism_n regenerate_v and_o have_v thereby_o renounce_v the_o devil_n and_o all_o his_o work_n etc._n etc._n 3._o as_o soon_o as_o you_o come_v to_o age_n and_o understanding_n renew_v your_o covenant_n with_o god_n the_o lord_n have_v receive_v in_o his_o covenant_n the_o faith_n of_o your_o parent_n for_o you_o in_o your_o infancy_n but_o now_o you_o be_v of_o year_n if_o you_o yourselves_o will_v not_o believe_v and_o repent_v and_o take_v god_n to_o be_v a_o god_n unto_o you_o your_o baptism_n will_v not_o long_o benefit_v you_o etc._n etc._n answ_n i_o answer_v if_o it_o be_v thus_o your_o child_n be_v not_o much_o behold_v to_o their_o parent_n faith_n nor_o to_o covenant_n grace_n you_o tell_v they_o when_o their_o parent_n believe_v and_o be_v save_v all_o their_o child_n be_v save_v and_o in_o covenant_n with_o they_o