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hitherto_o your_o strength_n and_o who_o will_v be_v with_o you_o while_o you_o be_v with_o he_o and_o remain_v london_n june_n 1._o 1654._o your_o honour_n humble_a and_o devote_a servant_n in_o the_o lord_n john_n tomb_n the_o content_n sect._n 1_o of_o the_o reason_n and_o purport_n of_o this_o writing_n sect._n 2._o that_o no_o good_a argument_n can_v be_v draw_v from_o positive_a rite_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n to_o prove_v a_o divine_a appointment_n in_o positive_a rite_n of_o the_o new_a nor_o be_v it_o true_a which_o mr._n baxter_n say_v that_o infant_n admission_n into_o the_o church_n be_v full_o determine_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n sect._n 3_o mr._n blakes_n plea_n for_o argument_n from_o analogy_n in_o mere_a positive_a rite_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o mr._n baxters_n speech_n about_o infant_n admission_n as_o determine_v in_o it_o be_v refell_v sect._n 4._o mr._n baxter_n speech_n about_o the_o little_a say_v for_o antipaedobaptism_n be_v vain_a and_o his_o speech_n about_o the_o antiquity_n of_o infant-baptism_n be_v very_o inconsiderate_a and_o his_o speech_n about_o the_o difficulty_n and_o importance_n of_o the_o point_n in_o question_n be_v examine_v sect._n 5._o the_o first_o argument_n against_o infant-baptism_n from_o the_o institution_n mat._n 19_o 28._o mark_v 16._o 16._o and_o the_o practice_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v urge_v sect._n 6._o mr._n blakes_n exception_n against_o the_o major_a that_o such_o institution_n or_o example_n as_o i_o require_v for_o inifant-baptism_n be_v unnecessary_a be_v refell_v sect._n 7._o mr._n marshal_n exception_n that_o matth._n 28._o 19_o be_v not_o the_o institution_n of_o baptism_n that_o only_a disciple_n be_v not_o appoint_v to_o be_v baptize_v that_o this_o be_v a_o rule_n only_o for_o a_o church_n to_o be_v constitute_v be_v refell_v sect._n 8._o the_o exception_n of_o mr._n cobbet_n mr._n blake_n etc._n etc._n against_o the_o argue_v from_o the_o order_n of_o teach_v afore_o baptise_v of_o mr._n marshal_n mr._n hussey_n etc._n etc._n that_o baptise_v be_v discipling_n be_v refell_v sect._n 9_o the_o exception_n of_o mr._n marshal_n mr._n blake_n mr._n cobbet_n that_o nation_n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v baptize_v matth._n 28._o 19_o and_o so_o infant_n be_v refell_v sect._n 10._o that_o infant_n of_o believer_n be_v not_o disciple_n appoint_v to_o be_v baptize_v matth._n 28._o 19_o sect._n 11._o mr._n cotton_v allegation_n in_o his_o dialogue_n ch_n 1._o to_o prove_v infant_n disciple_n be_v show_v to_o be_v insufficient_a sect._n 12._o mr._n baxter_n allegation_n of_o act_n 15._o 10._o to_o prove_v infant_n disciple_n be_v full_o answer_v and_o his_o argument_n retort_v sect._n 13._o the_o argument_n be_v vindicate_v which_o be_v bring_v to_o prove_v infant_n not_o mean_v by_o disciple_n act_v 15._o 10._o sect._n 14._o infant_n discipleship_n be_v not_o prove_v by_o mr._n baxter_n from_o leu._n 25_o 41_o 42._o which_o speak_v of_o the_o israelite_n 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