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i_o be_o a_o christian_n i_o have_v reply_v before_o sect_n 4._o and_o now_o i_o say_v further_o that_o my_o conscience_n acquit_v i_o from_o the_o guilt_n of_o make_v any_o sect_n and_o my_o proceed_n at_o first_o with_o my_o brethren_n in_o the_o ministry_n manifest_v in_o my_o examen_fw-la and_o apology_n in_o my_o apply_v myself_o to_o the_o assemby_n and_o mr._n m._n do_v full_o clear_v my_o aim_n to_o have_v be_v reformation_n with_o peace_n and_o concurrence_n in_o the_o work_n of_o christ_n with_o they_o which_o course_n mr._n b._n approve_v pag._n 246._o and_o if_o my_o write_n have_v be_v fair_o examine_v it_o be_v very_o probable_a they_o have_v not_o be_v print_v what_o i_o do_v i_o be_v necessitate_v to_o by_o their_o slight_v the_o thing_n ae_v determine_v contrary_a to_o my_o position_n in_o a_o magisterial_a manner_n notwithstanding_o my_o write_n whereby_o it_o become_v penal_a to_o hold_v my_o tenet_n which_o enforce_v i_o to_o print_v and_o yet_o neither_o then_o 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and_o augustin_n tom_fw-mi 7._o de_fw-la pecc_fw-la mer._n et_fw-fr remiss_a lib._n 1._o cap._n 20._o adsacramentum_fw-la mensae_fw-la domini_fw-la nemo_fw-la ritè_fw-la nisi_fw-la baptizatus_fw-la accedit_fw-la and_o lumb_n send_v l._n 4._o do_v 8._o hoc_fw-la coeleste_fw-la manna_n non_fw-la nisi_fw-la renatis_fw-la praestari_fw-la debet_fw-la and_o the_o generality_n of_o popish_a and_o protestant_n divine_n hold_v so_o mr._n b._n page_n 342._o we_o have_v no_o warrant_n by_o word_n or_o example_n in_o all_o the_o new_a testament_n to_o admit_v any_o member_n into_o the_o church_n without_o baptism_n and_o therefore_o the_o take_v any_o without_o baptism_n to_o the_o lord_n supper_n will_v but_o strengthen_v man_n in_o their_o opinion_n that_o their_o infant-sprinkling_a be_v sufficient_a and_o partly_o because_o by_o mr._n bs._n book_n and_o other_o mean_n man_n be_v so_o possess_v with_o the_o restore_n of_o baptism_n as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o error_n schism_n a_o practice_n accurse_v by_o god_n that_o conscientious_a timorous_a man_n do_v of_o themselves_o shun_v we_o and_o other_o furious_o oppose_v we_o therefore_o i_o see_v a_o necessity_n of_o desist_v from_o that_o enterprise_n yet_o resolve_v to_o join_v with_o other_o christian_n of_o different_a judgement_n in_o what_o agreement_n &_o communion_n i_o can_v with_o a_o good_a conscience_n in_o prayer_n preach_v discipline_n etc._n etc._n and_o i_o speak_v unfeigned_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o injury_n do_v i_o by_o mr._n m._n mr._n geree_n mr._n baillee_o and_o now_o beyond_o all_o the_o rest_n by_o mr._n b._n yet_o my_o heart_n be_v towards_o they_o to_o promote_v with_o they_o the_o work_n of_o christ_n according_a to_o the_o solemn_a covenant_n &_o i_o think_v mr._n b._n &_o other_o be_v not_o ignorant_a that_o i_o have_v as_o absolute_o and_o diligent_o oppose_v if_o not_o so_o happy_o the_o popish_a arminian_n antinomian_n familistical_a socinian_n error_n now_o broach_v as_o other_o man_n what_o i_o say_v in_o my_o apology_n sect_n 20._o i_o say_v still_o i_o seek_v unity_n with_o truth_n and_o i_o be_o certain_a that_o mr._n b._n have_v most_o injurious_o accuse_v i_o as_o unpeaceable_a whether_o it_o have_v come_v from_o other_o suggestion_n or_o his_o own_o misconceit_n of_o i_o to_o that_o which_o be_v from_o pag._n 189._o to_o 169._o be_v answer_v before_o sect_n xiii_o that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o right_a way_n to_o judge_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o a_o doctrine_n by_o strange_a accident_n though_o wondrous_a page_n 197._o he_o drive_v on_o more_o furioso_fw-it have_v recite_v my_o word_n concern_v unsafenesse_n to_o judge_v of_o doctrine_n by_o such_o accidental_a strange_a thing_n as_o mrs._n dyer_n and_o hutchinsons_n monstrous_a birth_n in_o new_a england_n and_o alle_fw-mi adge_v a_o example_n of_o determine_v that_o god_n be_v against_o the_o marriage_n of_o priest_n by_o the_o fall_n of_o a_o house_n and_o add_v we_o be_v to_o judge_v god_n may_v order_v accident_n for_o stumble_a block_n he_o fly_v out_o thus_o will_v not_o this_o man_n rather_o fight_v against_o heaven_n and_o dispute_v against_o miracle_n than_o let_v go_v his_o error_n and_o then_o in_o his_o pathetic_a rhetoric_n insinuate_v as_o if_o this_o speech_n of_o i_o be_v weaken_v the_o credit_n of_o god_n testimony_n in_o wondrous_a providence_n not_o far_o from_o the_o blasphemy_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o i_o be_o fall_v so_o far_o as_o free_o to_o sacrifice_v god_n glory_n to_o my_o fancy_n and_o then_o bring_v in_o exception_n against_o i_o in_o four_o thing_n 1._o that_o i_o call_v they_o only_o strange_a accident_n 2._o compare_v it_o to_o the_o fall_n of_o a_o house_n 3._o that_o i_o dissuade_v from_o judge_v of_o doctrine_n by_o such_o accident_n 4._o yea_o rather_o will_v have_v man_n think_v that_o they_o be_v stumble_v block_n that_o man_n shall_v not_o receive_v
do_v not_o show_v my_o word_n be_v there_o all_o assertory_n of_o what_o i_o conceive_v infant_n can_v do_v in_o their_o own_o person_n not_o a_o word_n of_o persuasion_n or_o dissuasion_n to_o the_o parent_n or_o any_o other_o and_o for_o that_o which_o be_v add_v then_o it_o seem_v you_o know_v not_o how_o a_o father_n shall_v engage_v his_o child_n by_o covenant_v in_o his_o name_n and_o after_o you_o will_v have_v no_o parent_n to_o engage_v their_o child_n solemn_o to_o god_n in_o christ_n by_o covenant_v in_o their_o name_n there_o be_v not_o a_o word_n of_o it_o in_o that_o place_n it_o be_v true_a in_o my_o sermon_n entitle_v fermentum_fw-la pharisaeorum_fw-la i_o give_v a_o little_a touch_n against_o the_o use_n of_o surety_n at_o baptism_n according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o catechism_n in_o the_o common_a prayer-book_n that_o they_o do_v promise_v that_o they_o shall_v believe_v etc._n etc._n which_o i_o conceive_v only_o belong_v to_o christ_n as_o surety_n of_o the_o better_a covenant_n heb._n 7._o 22._o but_o i_o never_o deny_v that_o the_o elder_n of_o a_o nation_n may_v engage_v solemn_o the_o posterity_n even_o the_o unborn_a to_o take_v the_o lord_n for_o their_o god_n but_o this_o i_o rather_o take_v to_o be_v a_o adjuration_n under_o a_o curse_n if_o they_o do_v not_o than_o a_o promise_n for_o they_o that_o they_o shall_v nor_o that_o a_o parent_n may_v engage_v his_o child_n by_o a_o promise_n of_o his_o own_o endeavour_n that_o he_o shall_v and_o that_o the_o child_n be_v engage_v thereby_o but_o not_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o father_n promise_n but_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o obligation_n of_o the_o thing_n promise_v the_o father_n promise_n be_v a_o incitement_n to_o do_v it_o the_o rather_o but_o make_v not_o the_o child_n bind_v to_o do_v it_o of_o itself_o but_o only_o because_o the_o thing_n be_v a_o duty_n which_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v the_o father_n promise_v for_o he_o or_o not_o but_o i_o deny_v that_o this_o make_v a_o visible_a church-member_n or_o that_o in_o nature_n or_o law_n as_o his_o child_n act_n according_a to_o the_o gospel_n for_o his_o be_v admit_v a_o visible_a church-member_n now_o mr._n b._n hasty_o answer_v i_o jumble_v thing_n together_o and_o as_o one_o impatient_a of_o consider_v what_o i_o say_v charge_v i_o with_o what_o i_o avow_v not_o and_o then_o conclude_v scoffical_o and_o i_o pray_v you_o how_o well_o do_v you_o free_v yourself_o from_o this_o charge_n shall_v i_o imitate_v he_o i_o shall_v cry_v shameless_a foul_a deal_n etc._n etc._n but_o i_o be_o resolve_v to_o examine_v his_o writing_n not_o to_o follow_v his_o fashion_n pag._n 179._o he_o say_v i_o do_v not_o distinguish_v of_o disciple_n or_o yield_v infant_n disciple_n in_o any_o sense_n &_o if_o i_o acknowledge_v they_o disciple_n in_o any_o sense_n i_o shall_v speak_v out_o to_o which_o i_o say_v i_o put_v in_o those_o word_n in_o my_o sermon_n in_o that_o sense_n christ_n appoint_v disciple_n to_o be_v baptize_v to_o intimate_v that_o i_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o infant_n may_v be_v disciple_n by_o the_o immediate_a secret_a work_n of_o god_n spirit_n though_o not_o in_o the_o ordinary_a &_o mediate_a way_n of_o preach_v the_o gospel_n about_o which_o the_o rule_n mat._n 28._o 19_o be_v set_v as_o for_o mr._n bs._n sense_n of_o a_o disciple_n of_o christ_n without_o learning_n christ_n doctrine_n of_o a_o servant_n of_o god_n without_o service_n active_o or_o passive_o a_o disciple_n remote_o by_o the_o father_n be_v a_o disciple_n it_o be_v nothing_o like_o the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n disciple_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n or_o the_o term_n servant_n of_o god_n as_o equipollent_a to_o a_o disciple_n and_o no_o marvel_n i_o shall_v mistake_v mr._n b._n who_o use_v term_n in_o a_o sense_n i_o never_o meet_v with_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o i_o still_o conceive_v to_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o new_a gibberish_n and_o when_o he_o say_v he_o take_v servant_n and_o disciple_n according_a to_o their_o relative_a formal_a nature_n and_o not_o either_o with_o the_o accidental_a consideration_n of_o active_a or_o passive_a it_o be_v no_o marvel_n i_o shall_v be_v at_o a_o stand_v what_o to_o answer_v he_o use_v term_n in_o such_o a_o uncouth_a nonsense_n acception_n as_o i_o never_o meet_v with_o before_o for_o if_o the_o trumpet_n give_v a_o uncertain_a sound_n who_o shall_v prepare_v himself_o to_o battle_n and_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o a_o grosser_n absurdity_n which_o mr._n b._n have_v in_o those_o word_n than_o any_o of_o those_o he_o charge_v i_o with_o to_o take_v disciple_n and_o servant_n in_o their_o relative_a formal_a nature_n without_o learning_n or_o service_n active_a or_o passive_a whereas_o mr._n b._n himself_o page_n 92._o where_o he_o say_v the_o relation_n of_o a_o servant_n disciple_n soldier_n husbandman_n tradesman_n remain_v when_o the_o act_n cease_v for_o a_o time_n yet_o express_o say_v the_o relation_n and_o so_o the_o denomination_n be_v from_o the_o act_n of_o service_n learning_n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o he_o will_v have_v infant_n to_o be_v denominate_v disciple_n and_o servant_n of_o god_n without_o their_o act_n of_o learning_n or_o service_n or_o capacity_n of_o actual_a learning_n or_o service_n in_o a_o ordinary_a way_n and_o he_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o call_v learning_n or_o service_n active_o or_o passive_o accidental_a to_o the_o title_n or_o denomination_n of_o a_o disciple_n or_o servant_n which_o be_v a_o monstrous_a absurdity_n to_o make_v a_o denomination_n without_o the_o form_n denominate_v yea_o to_o count_v it_o accidental_a to_o conceive_v a_o relation_n without_o the_o foundation_n which_o be_v all_o one_o as_o to_o call_v one_o a_o father_n without_o beget_v a_o lord_n without_o dominion_n a_o sign_n without_o signification_n not_o unlike_o the_o riddle_n vir_fw-la non_fw-la vir_fw-la percussit_fw-la non_fw-la percussit_fw-la avem_fw-la non_fw-la avem_fw-la lapide_fw-la non_fw-la lapide_fw-la super_fw-la arbore_fw-la non_fw-la arbore_fw-la or_o rather_o absurdorum_fw-la absurdissimun_fw-la oppositum_fw-la in_o apposito_fw-la and_o yet_o this_o notion_n of_o a_o disciple_n never_o prove_v be_v the_o ground_n work_n of_o mr._n bs._n first_o argument_n and_o therefore_o if_o i_o may_v use_v mr._n bs._n word_n they_o be_v very_o tractable_a soul_n that_o be_v lead_v by_o his_o notion_n page_n 180._o he_o think_v strange_a that_o a_o man_n of_o my_o part_n shall_v know_v of_o no_o separation_n to_o god_n but_o by_o election_n or_o calling_n he_o question_n whether_o election_n be_v proper_a separation_n he_o say_v that_o the_o jew_n firstborn_a be_v separate_v by_o a_o law_n and_o man_n now_o by_o dedication_n separate_v good_n to_o god_n that_o he_o mean_v separation_n neither_o by_o election_n nor_o extraordinary_a or_o ordinary_a call_n but_o by_o the_o law_n or_o covenant_n of_o god_n to_o which_o i_o reply_v mr._n b._n still_o abuse_v i_o by_o leave_v out_o 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