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of_o a_o good_a conscience_n in_o baptism_n what_o beza_n annot._n in_o 1_o pet._n 3._o 21._o baptism_n of_o infant_n anabaptism_n a_o dangerous_a error_n q._n whether_o infant_n be_v baptizeable_a or_o no._n the_o question_n state_v â—_z of_o believe_a parent_n be_v subject_n capable_a of_o baptism_n prove_v by_o argument_n 〈…〉_z child_n may_v be_v baptize_v because_o within_o the_o covenant_n infant_n of_o believe_a parent_n be_v to_o be_v repute_v in_o covenant_n rom._n 3._o 22._o 23._o prove_v by_o 3_o argument_n arg._n 1._o take_a from_o act._n 2._o 38._o 39_o explication_n q_o 1._o what_o mean_v by_o the_o promise_n verse_n 38._o a._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d q._n 2._o what_o by_o child_n calv._n ad_fw-la loâ—_n not_o child_n by_o regeneration_n or_o succession_n but_o child_n in_o age._n vid._n robinson_n bap._n of_o infant_n arg._n 5._o the_o promise_v say_v to_o belong_v to_o three_o sort_n of_o person_n q._n who_o be_v those_o a_o far_o off_o calvin_n piscator_fw-la a_o lapide_fw-la not_o the_o gentile_n as_o it_o be_v usual_o expound_v ephes_n 2_o 17._o vers_fw-la 13._o beza_n ad_fw-la loc_n prove_v by_o two_o reason_n peter_n be_v not_o yet_o full_o instruct_v in_o this_o mystery_n touch_v the_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n act._n 10._o verse_n 13._o 28._o 34._o no_o fit_a time_n to_o preach_v this_o doctrine_n but_o the_o posterity_n of_o the_o jew_n a_o far_o off_o in_o time_n what_o mean_v by_o child_n object_n as_o many_o as_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n shall_v call_v how_o to_o be_v understand_v arg._n 2._o some_o infant_n be_v in_o covenant_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n gen._n 17._o 10_o 11_o therefore_o some_o be_v in_o covenant_n now_o prove_v by_o 3_o argument_n otherwise_o infant_n shall_v be_v loser_n by_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n nisi_fw-la
circumcision_n vide_fw-la goodwin_n moses_n and_o aaron_n l._n 6_o c._n 1._o 1._o i_o e._n virâ—s_fw-la nominatim_fw-la advocatos_fw-la ut_fw-la â—estâ—rentur_fw-la nomen_fw-la illud_fw-la filio_fw-la meo_fw-la imposiâ—un_n in_o ecclesia_fw-la quum_fw-la circumcidâ—retur_fw-la jun._n &_o tremel_n ad_fw-la loc_n verse_n 1._o 3._o the_o original_n of_o witness_n in_o baptism_n aâ—q_n ex_fw-la hoc_fw-la â—itu_fw-la profâ—ctum_fw-la â—sse_fw-la illum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la constat_fw-la quo_fw-la certi_fw-la homineâ—_n speciatim_fw-la maxiâ—è_fw-la veâ—o_fw-la iâ—_n calamitosis_fw-la temporibus_fw-la ut_fw-la ista_fw-la futura_fw-la erant_fw-la adhibentur_fw-la testes_fw-la accessus_fw-la ad_fw-la christum_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la per_fw-la baptismum_fw-la &_o nominis_fw-la in_o baptismo_fw-la indite_v hos_fw-la vulgus_fw-la compatres_fw-la et_fw-la commatâ—es_fw-la graeci_fw-la olim_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d appellarunt_fw-la jun._n &_o trâ—ib_n repl._n a_o humane_a testimony_n be_v no_o ground_n for_o faith_n sol._n a_o humane_a testimony_n sufficient_a for_o a_o humane_a faith_n repl._n what_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v believe_v that_o he_o be_v baptize_v when_o he_o be_v not_o sol._n such_o a_o error_n be_v invincible_a shall_v not_o â—â—nder_a salvation_n baptizatus_fw-la voto_fw-la &_o voluntate_fw-la licet_fw-la non_fw-la reipsâ_fw-la per_fw-la aquae_fw-la lavacrum_fw-la am._n lib._n de_fw-fr vitâ_fw-la valent_n 2_o coâ—_n 8._o 12._o minime_fw-la salvari_fw-la possunt_fw-la quâ—_n nec_fw-la re_fw-la nec_fw-la voto_fw-la baptismi_fw-la sacramen_fw-la they_o susciperint_fw-la quâ—_n verò_fw-la saltem_fw-la voto_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la baptismi_fw-la susâ—eperint_fw-la eâ—sâ—_n non_fw-la re_fw-la sâ—lvari_fw-la possâ—nt_fw-la thom._n pars_fw-la 3._o q._n 68_o act._n 2._o con_fw-mi a_o antidote_n against_o rebaptization_n 2_o sam._n 12._o 9_o 10._o council_n laod._n can_v 7._o arelat_n can_v 8._o leo_fw-la ep._n 7._o 7._o citati_fw-la per_fw-la chemnitium_fw-la in_o exam._n de_fw-la confirmat_fw-la mat._n 13._o 25._o chemnit_fw-la har._n ad_fw-la loc_n a_o 3._o fold_v act_n in_o this_o hist_n 1._o act._n the_o act_n of_o those_o which_o bring_v these_o child_n to_o christ_n where_o 4._o particular_n 1._o who_o be_v the_o bringer_n 2._o who_o they_o bring_v viz._n infant_n clear_v by_o 3_o argument_n luk._n 18._o 15._o 3._o to_o who_o they_o be_v bring_v 4_o to_o what_o end_n math._n 19_o 13._o gen._n 27._o gen._n 28._o obser_n 1_o infant_n capable_a of_o benefit_n by_o christ_n object_n infant_n do_v not_o actual_o believe_v answ_n christ_n can_v touch_v they_o though_o not_o touch_v by_o they_o phil._n 3._o 12._o mat._n 9_o applica_fw-la stand_v not_o to_o reason_n with_o flesh_n &_o blood_n about_o this_o mystery_n john_n 20._o eccles_n 11._o 5_o rom._n 11._o 33._o obser_n the_o best_a office_n parent_n can_v do_v for_o their_o child_n to_o bring_v they_o to_o christ_n reason_n â—_o christ_n a_o storehouse_n of_o blessing_n 1_o ephes_n 3._o reason_n 2._o infant_n necessitous_a creature_n applica_fw-la use_v 1_o the_o preposterous_a care_n of_o carnal_a parent_n luke_n 10._o 41._o the_o worst_a office_n to_o keep_v child_n from_o christ_n levit._fw-la 20._o â—_o use_v 2._o instruction_n to_o excite_v parent_n to_o this_o duty_n matt._n 9_o 2._o 2_o sam._n 19_o 37._o quest_n how_o shall_v parent_n bring_v their_o child_n to_o christ_n and_o what_o they_o be_v to_o do_v to_o that_o end_n answ_n a_o threefold_a direction_n before_o they_o be_v bear_v sanctify_v they_o in_o the_o womb_n by_o prayer_n psal_n 127_o 3._o make_v sure_a they_o may_v be_v bear_v under_o the_o covenant_n when_o they_o be_v bear_v give_v they_o to_o god_n again_o bring_v they_o to_o baptism_n whether_o mother_n be_v bind_v to_o present_v their_o child_n with_o their_o own_o hand_n 1_o cor._n 11._o 16._o the_o chief_a care_n lie_v upon_o the_o parent_n special_o upon_o the_o father_n exod._n 4._o 24_o quest_n what_o if_o the_o mother_n 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2._o good_a undertake_n subject_v to_o discouragement_n cast_v in_o sometime_o reason_n 1._o by_o god_n for_o the_o trial_n of_o his_o people_n &_o exercise_v of_o their_o grace_n matth._n 15._o v_o 23._o v_o 24._o v_o 26._o reason_n 2._o by_o satan_n to_o dishearten_v they_o nnmb._n 32_o applica_fw-la forearm_n against_o discouragement_n let_v not_o new-comer_n to_o christ_n be_v discourage_v observe_v holy_a man_n may_v stand_v in_o the_o way_n of_o religious_a undertake_n matt._n 16._o 22._o reason_n 1._o god_n permit_v it_o satan_n incite_v to_o it_o make_v use_n of_o such_o instrument_n because_o least_o suspect_v matt._n 16._o 23._o holy_a man_n yield_v to_o it_o because_o they_o know_v but_o in_o part_n 1_o cor._n 13._o 9_o act_n 19_o 25._o applica_fw-la make_v not_o the_o judgement_n or_o practice_n of_o other_o a_o rule_n to_o believe_v or_o walk_v by_o rom._n 3._o anabaptist_n mislead_v with_o a_o opinion_n of_o the_o piety_n of_o their_o leader_n object_n the_o ground_n of_o this_o act_n of_o the_o disciple_n not_o malice_n or_o envy_n but_o 1_o cor._n 13._o 4._o ignorance_n of_o two_o thing_n 1._o of_o the_o need_n that_o these_o infant_n have_v of_o christ_n matth._n 9_o 12._o 2._o how_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o receive_v benefit_n by_o he_o applica_fw-la the_o anabaptist_n ground_n in_o deny_v baptism_n unto_o infant_n the_o same_o with_o these_o of_o the_o disciple_n 1._o because_o infant_n have_v no_o need_n of_o it_o die_v anab_n integ_v ereunen_n â—_o odâ—goâ—_n act_n 22._o 16._o 2._o they_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o benefit_n by_o baptism_n heb._n 4._o 2._o act._n 8._o 37._o both_o err_v not_o know_v the_o scripture_n matth._n 22._o 29_o matth._n 22._o 29_o so_o do_v the_o disciple_n psal_n 8._o 2._o psal_n 22._o 9_o joh._n 6._o 7._o matth._n 18._o 2._o so_o do_v the_o anabaptist_n psal_n 51._o ephes_n 2._o 2._o blind_a zeal_n for_o their_o master_n honour_n matt._n 2._o calvin_n harm_n ad_fw-la lâ—c_fw-la matt._n 20._o 21._o act_n 1._o 6._o 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46._o john_n 4._o 28_o 29._o which_o may_v be_v do_v three_o way_n by_o evil_a counsel_n by_o evil_a example_n rom._n 2._o 23._o 24._o by_o the_o abuse_n of_o christian_a liberty_n 2._o injury_n to_o those_o who_o bring_v these_o infant_n discourage_v of_o they_o luk._n 22._o 32._o applica_fw-la take_v heed_n of_o discourage_v or_o offend_v the_o weak_a brethren_n job_n 4._o 3_o 4._o isaiah_n 42._o 3._o math._n 12._o 20._o 2_o gal._n 12._o 13._o special_o by_o the_o abuse_n of_o christian_a liberty_n 1_o cor._n 8._o 9_o v_o last_n rom._n 14._o 2d_o 3._o injury_n to_o christ_n himself_o hinder_v his_o kingdom_n applic._n charge_v upon_o anabaptist_n use_v 2._o take_v heed_n of_o be_v back-friend_n to_o this_o kingdom_n by_o withdraw_v ourselves_o or_o other_o from_o visible_a communion_n with_o the_o church_n heb._n 10._o 38._o 1_o sam._n 24._o 5_o 6._o let_v all_o seek_v the_o enlargement_n of_o this_o kingdom_n special_o minister_n luk._n 14._o 21._o 2_o gor._n 10._o 4._o invite_v and_o compel_v man_n to_o come_v unto_o christ_n quest_n whether_o man_n may_v be_v