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endeavour_v to_o alter_v our_o monarchy_n or_o to_o deprive_v the_o king_n of_o any_o of_o his_o right_n nor_o to_o endeavour_v to_o change_v any_o part_n of_o church_n government_n which_o christ_n have_v institute_v for_o continuance_n in_o his_o church_n and_o be_v not_o this_o enough_o but_o whether_o our_o diocesan_n frame_n as_o distinct_a from_o that_o which_o archbishop_n usher_v call_v the_o primitive_a government_n be_v changeable_a or_o whether_o none_o of_o their_o court_n and_o layman_n power_n of_o the_o key_n be_v changeable_a or_o aught_o to_o be_v change_v and_o whether_o no_o man_n may_v endeavour_v it_o in_o his_o place_n and_o calling_n i_o think_v a_o man_n may_v be_v save_v without_o know_v and_o i_o think_v if_o you_o ask_v a_o man_n if_o king_n and_o parliament_n shall_v change_v the_o office_n of_o a_o official_a a_o commissary_n a_o chancellor_n etc._n etc._n or_o shall_v set_v up_o a_o bishop_n in_o every_o market_n town_n be_v it_o a_o sin_n against_o god_n or_o be_v it_o unlawful_a to_o obey_v they_o or_o if_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o do_v it_o and_o any_o of_o they_o swear_v to_o endeavour_v it_o in_o his_o place_n be_v he_o bind_v to_o perform_v that_o oath_n if_o to_o all_o this_o a_o man_n say_v i_o can_v tell_v i_o be_o not_o learned_a enough_o in_o law_n and_o divinity_n to_o resolve_v such_o case_n but_o i_o be_o resolve_v myself_o to_o live_v in_o loyalty_n and_o peace_n i_o will_v ask_v any_o man_n that_o have_v not_o put_v off_o humanity_n whether_o that_o man_n be_v fit_a to_o determine_v the_o case_n for_o all_o other_o man_n in_o three_o kingdom_n and_o to_o be_v a_o voucher_n for_o all_o their_o soul_n in_o
time_n the_o law_n refuse_v they_o and_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a for_o the_o parent_n to_o send_v they_o to_o a_o minister_n who_o they_o know_v have_v solemn_o covenant_v to_o reject_v they_o hundred_o have_v be_v baptize_v by_o nonconformist_n because_o the_o church_n refuse_v they_o 2._o and_o as_o to_o their_o compel_a man_n to_o get_v godfather_n i_o answer_v 1._o those_o that_o think_v it_o a_o sin_n will_v not_o obey_v that_o compulsion_n but_o rather_o suffer_v 2._o if_o any_o yield_v against_o conscience_n to_o escape_v suffer_v such_o compulsion_n do_v but_o drive_v they_o towards_o damnation_n 3._o but_o those_o that_o yield_v to_o it_o by_o compulsion_n do_v but_o seem_v to_o do_v it_o and_o do_v it_o not_o for_o they_o agree_v before_o hand_n with_o the_o godfather_n to_o represent_v they_o and_o speak_v in_o their_o name_n and_o to_o be_v themselves_o no_o undertaker_n though_o all_o this_o be_v very_o hard_o shift_v l._n i_o confess_v this_o be_v a_o case_n so_o distant_a from_o thing_n indifferent_a that_o be_v there_o but_o this_o one_o reason_n i_o will_v no_o more_o persuade_v any_o to_o assent_v and_o consent_v to_o all_o thing_n contain_v and_o prescribe_v even_o to_o the_o use_n m._n and_o what_o think_v you_o if_o the_o same_o man_n that_o make_v these_o canon_n and_o subscribe_v to_o all_o this_o be_v the_o sharp_a condemner_n of_o schism_n and_o anabaptistry_n 1._o what_o be_v schism_n if_o this_o be_v not_o causeless_o to_o keep_v out_o so_o many_o from_o the_o church_n and_o have_v not_o the_o anabaptist_n a_o far_o more_o excusable_a pretence_n to_o deny_v the_o baptise_v of_o infant_n than_o this_o in_o question_n be_v the_o case_n be_v of_o great_a difficulty_n to_o they_o and_o it_o be_v christ_n will_n that_o they_o doubt_v of_o but_o here_o be_v no_o difficulty_n and_o these_o man_n set_v the_o will_n and_o devise_v of_o man_n against_o christ_n who_o say_v forbid_v they_o not_o and_o be_v angry_a with_o those_o that_o forbid_v they_o to_o come_v to_o he_o chap._n xii_o point_n ix_o of_o the_o cross_n in_o baptism_n l._n i_o have_v oft_o wonder_v what_o any_o man_n can_v say_v against_o the_o use_n of_o the_o cross_n in_o baptism_n which_o signify_v our_o resolution_n to_o be_v true_a to_o a_o crucify_a christ._n m._n i_o have_v oft_o think_v many_o thing_n absurd_a in_o you_o lawyer_n to_o which_o i_o have_v be_v reconcile_v when_o i_o be_v well_o inform_v of_o the_o reason_n of_o they_o i_o ask_v you_o 1._o do_v you_o believe_v that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o king_n and_o only_a universal_a lawgiver_n to_o his_o church_n l._n yes_o but_o man_n under_o he_o may_v make_v local_a law_n m._n 2._o do_v you_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o christian_a baptism_n l._n yes_o no_o doubt_n i_o find_v it_o mat._n 20._o 19_o m._n 3._o do_v you_o believe_v that_o he_o do_v it_o so_o defective_o that_o man_n may_v amend_v it_o l._n no_o doubt_n but_o he_o do_v his_o own_o work_n perfect_o m._n 4._o do_v you_o not_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v his_o prerogative_n to_o institute_v sacrament_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n l._n yes_o no_o doubt_n for_o our_o church_n hold_v that_o there_o be_v but_o two_o and_o disow_v the_o five_o roman_a sacrament_n and_o yet_o i_o think_v most_o of_o they_o may_v be_v call_v sacrament_n especial_o ordination_n and_o matrimony_n and_o so_o may_v the_o king_n coronation_n but_o not_o sacrament_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n m._n let_v we_o now_o inquire_v 1._o what_o a_o sacrament_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v 2._o whether_o our_o cross_n be_v not_o such_o i._o the_o roman_n use_v the_o word_n sacrament_n for_o a_o external_a oblige_a covenant_a ceremony_n especial_o for_o the_o act_n of_o soldier_n ceremony_n by_o bind_v themselves_o to_o military_a relation_n and_o fidelity_n to_o their_o captain_n a_o sacrament_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v a_o outward_a visible_a act_n or_o ceremony_n by_o which_o we_o oblige_v ourselves_o in_o covenant_n to_o christ_n as_o our_o saviour_n promise_v fidelity_n and_o by_o which_o we_o be_v tell_v by_o christ_n minister_n that_o his_o grace_n be_v signify_v which_o be_v give_v by_o his_o covenant_n the_o catechism_n indeed_o say_v it_o be_v a_o outward_a and_o visible_a sign_n of_o a_o inward_a and_o spiritual_a grace_n give_v to_o we_o ordain_v by_o christ_n himself_o as_o a_o mean_n whereby_o we_o receive_v the_o same_o and_o a_o pledge_n to_o assure_v we_o thereof_o but_o it_o be_v obvious_a to_o any_o man_n of_o reason_n that_o the_o word_n ordain_v by_o christ_n himself_o signify_v not_o a_o sacrament_n as_o such_o but_o as_o divine_n distinct_a from_o humane_a else_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o man_n to_o be_v guilty_a of_o make_v false_a humane_a sacrament_n if_o they_o shall_v make_v more_o just_a such_o as_o baptism_n and_o the_o lord_n supper_n they_o will_v be_v no_o sinful_a sacrament_n if_o none_o be_v sacrament_n but_o christ_n if_o there_o be_v all_o these_o thing_n there_o be_v a_o sacrament_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n false_o institute_v by_o man._n 1._o if_o there_o be_v a_o outward_a visible_a sign_n 2._o if_o both_o the_o purchase_v and_o convey_v grace_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o christ_n be_v signify_v by_o it_o 3._o and_o so_o signify_v as_o to_o be_v a_o institute_v mean_n of_o convey_v it_o 4._o if_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n oblige_v the_o covenant_a person_n to_o his_o covenant_n duty_n 5._o and_o if_o thus_o it_o be_v a_o symbol_n or_o badge_n of_o the_o order_n profess_v i._o the_o outward_a visible_a sign_n be_v cross_v or_o the_o transient_a image_n of_o a_o cross_n make_v by_o one_o that_o act_v as_o a_o minister_n of_o christ_n by_o his_o pretend_a commission_n and_o receive_v in_o his_o forehead_n by_o the_o baptize_v ii_o the_o thing_n signify_v be_v both_o the_o work_n of_o redemption_n purchase_v grace_n and_o grace_v give_v by_o that_o purchase_n both_o these_o be_v full_o express_v can._n 30._o 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