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to_o infant_n so_o likewise_o be_v there_o no_o more_o reason_n to_o imagine_v that_o infant_n be_v intend_v when_o household_n be_v say_v to_o be_v baptize_v they_o be_v no_o more_o capable_a of_o that_o regular_o than_o they_o be_v of_o believe_v in_o 1_o sam._n 1.21_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o man_n elkanah_n and_o all_o his_o house_n go_v up_o to_o offer_v to_o the_o lord_n the_o yearly_a sacrifice_n and_o his_o vow_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v evident_a verse_n 22._o that_o hannah_n elkanah_n wife_n and_o samuel_n his_o son_n which_o be_v part_n of_o his_o household_n do_v not_o then_o go_v up_o to_o the_o place_n of_o public_a worship_n and_o therefore_o when_o lydia_n be_v say_v to_o be_v baptize_v she_o and_o her_o household_n it_o no_o more_o necessary_a hereby_o to_o understand_v she_o and_o her_o child_n if_o she_o have_v any_o than_o it_o be_v by_o elkanah_n and_o all_o his_o house_n to_o understand_v both_o himself_o and_o his_o young_a son_n samuel_n 3._o answ_n 3_o i_o 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diligence_n both_o to_o know_v the_o utmost_a of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n concern_v they_o and_o to_o do_v thereafter_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o context_n ver_fw-la 5_o 9_o he_o do_v thereby_o imply_v that_o to_o what_o degree_n man_n be_v remiss_a and_o negligent_a in_o make_v enquiry_n after_o the_o will_n of_o god_n touch_v what_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v or_o in_o do_v what_o they_o know_v to_o be_v his_o will_n to_o the_o same_o degree_n their_o entrance_n into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n will_v be_v contract_v make_v narrow_a and_o straight_o for_o otherwise_o if_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v this_o different_a effect_n follow_v upon_o diligence_n and_o negligence_n here_o about_o that_o will_v cease_v to_o be_v a_o argument_n or_o motive_n unto_o this_o diligence_n which_o here_o the_o apostle_n use_v for_o one_o 4._o but_o as_o for_o those_o that_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v regardless_o to_o know_v the_o mind_n of_o god_n here_o about_o not_o search_v after_o it_o nor_o 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