they_o admit_v he_o without_o baptism_n if_o he_o desire_v communion_n so_o not_o be_v satisfy_v that_o it_o be_v a_o necessary_a duty_n if_o they_o will_v than_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o they_o quite_o exclude_v baptism_n out_o of_o the_o rank_n of_o ordinance_n if_o they_o do_v not_o admit_v he_o than_o they_o place_v a_o sufficiency_n in_o infant_n baptism_n because_o they_o grant_v a_o privilege_n to_o he_o that_o have_v it_o and_o deny_v the_o same_o to_o he_o that_o have_v it_o not_o who_o we_o do_v suppose_v to_o be_v as_o much_o a_o believer_n and_o as_o holy_a as_o the_o other_o which_o be_v express_o against_o their_o own_o principle_n viz._n to_o esteem_v infant_n baptism_n as_o no_o baptism_n and_o therefore_o if_o they_o hold_v to_o it_o shall_v place_v he_o that_o be_v so_o in_o infancy_n baptize_v and_o he_o that_o be_v never_o baptize_v in_o the_o same_o rank_n with_o respect_n to_o the_o privilege_n of_o church_n communion_n object_n 3._o it_o be_v say_v rom._n 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that_o the_o contrary_a practice_n be_v a_o deviation_n from_o the_o divine_a rule_n and_o a_o thing_n which_o god_n command_v not_o the_o apostle_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o christ_n first_o at_o jerusalem_n to_o put_v this_o commission_n in_o execution_n luk._n 24.47_o and_o do_v act_n according_a to_o it_o and_o certain_o their_o punctual_a conformity_n to_o it_o aught_o to_o be_v take_v by_o we_o as_o the_o interpretation_n of_o this_o grand_a precept_n and_o their_o example_n a_o sufficient_a pattern_n for_o succeed_a christian_n unless_o we_o will_v suppose_v they_o to_o depart_v from_o it_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o begin_v to_o act_n in_o pursuance_n of_o it_o which_o supposition_n include_v a_o very_a strange_a uncharitableness_n and_o a_o very_a unbecoming_a opinion_n of_o these_o holy_a man_n
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saint_n for_o who_o further_a illumination_n we_o daily_o put_v up_o our_o prayer_n but_o in_o regard_n we_o be_v convince_v 1._o that_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o all_o beliver_v to_o be_v baptise_a in_o water_n upon_o confession_n of_o their_o faith_n etc._n etc._n 2._o that_o none_o but_o such_o aught_o to_o be_v baptise_a 3._o that_o such_o as_o practise_v otherwise_o deviate_v from_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o precedent_n record_v there_o 4._o that_o such_o a_o deviation_n be_v in_o itself_o disorderly_a and_o in_o the_o consequence_n dangerous_a as_o bring_v many_o unregenerate_a member_n into_o the_o church_n etc._n etc._n we_o conceive_v ourselves_o bind_v by_o the_o indispensable_a rule_n of_o our_o duty_n to_o bear_v our_o testimony_n against_o such_o a_o practice_n and_o in_o the_o most_o heal_v manner_n we_o can_v to_o discharge_v ourselves_o from_o be_v countenancer_n or_o abettor_n of_o it_o which_o we_o can_v do_v no_o other_o way_n unless_o they_o will_v be_v reclaim_v then_o by_o withdraw_v from_o those_o disorder_n after_o the_o example_n of_o the_o primitive_a saint_n of_o the_o ancient_n waldensoe_n our_o modern_a reformer_n etc._n etc._n 5._o we_o be_v satisfy_v that_o we_o be_v guilty_a of_o no_o schism_n in_o that_o particular_a for_o we_o separate_v not_o from_o any_o christian_a as_o such_o but_o hold_v communion_n as_o far_o as_o we_o agree_v and_o where_o we_o can_v agree_v we_o dare_v not_o but_o obey_v the_o command_n before_o recite_v though_o we_o expose_v ourselves_o to_o worldly_a inconvenience_n by_o it_o the_o least_o particle_n of_o divine_a truth_n be_v more_o valuable_a than_o any_o thing_n the_o world_n can_v present_v for_o which_o our_o brethren_n shall_v not_o blame_v we_o but_o rather_o serious_o examine_v our_o reason_n and_o argument_n and_o then_o judge_v the_o far_a prosecution_n of_o this_o matter_n be_v refer_v to_o its_o proper_a head_n and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v propose_v to_o consideration_n the_o follow_a inquiry_n viz._n question_n whether_o perons_n unbaptise_v may_v regular_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n to_o obviate_v a_o cavil_v which_o may_v be_v make_v the_o reader_n may_v understand_v that_o under_o the_o term_n unbaptised_a we_o comprehend_v all_o person_n that_o either_o be_v never_o baptise_a at_o all_o or_o such_o as_o have_v be_v as_o they_o call_v it_o christen_v or_o baptise_a more_o proper_o sprinkle_a in_o their_o infancy_n now_o our_o dissent_v brethren_n with_o who_o we_o have_v to_o do_v look_v upon_o this_o way_n to_o be_v absolute_o invalid_a and_o so_o no_o baptism_n else_o they_o will_v not_o be_v baptise_a themselves_o and_o consequent_o esteem_v all_o such_o as_o unbaptise_v so_o that_o we_o need_v not_o prove_v what_o be_v grant_v and_o shall_v therefore_o proceed_v to_o examine_v the_o question_n in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n chap._n ii_o reason_n why_o unbaptise_v member_n may_v not_o be_v 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