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who_o shall_v be_v punish_v with_o everlasting_a destruction_n from_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o power_n 2_o thes_n 1.7_o 8_o 6._o but_o little_a babe_n of_o 8_o day_n week_n or_o month_n old_a can_v know_v god_n nor_o yet_o obey_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n for_o they_o know_v not_o their_o right_a hand_n from_o their_o left_a and_o yet_o we_o find_v they_o not_o threaten_v with_o this_o punishment_n and_o if_o it_o be_v but_o this_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o satisfy_v all_o rational_a man_n fear_v god_n that_o god_n have_v one_o way_n to_o bring_v man_n and_o woman_n to_o life_n and_o salvation_n and_o another_o way_n to_o bring_v little_a babe_n to_o it_o that_o be_v to_o say_v he_o require_v faith_n in_o christ_n and_o obedience_n to_o christ_n as_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n to_o those_o of_o ripe_a year_n but_o in_o infant_n he_o require_v none_o let_v any_o man_n prove_v it_o by_o scripture_n if_o he_o can_v last_o god_n ordinary_a mean_n by_o which_o he_o bring_v man_n and_o woman_n to_o life_n and_o salvation_n be_v by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n to_o salvation_n to_o every_o one_o that_o beleive_v rom._n 1.16_o and_o it_o please_v god_n by_o the_o foolishness_n of_o preach_v to_o save_v they_o which_o believe_v 1_o cor._n 1.21_o for_o with_o the_o heart_n man_n beleive_v unto_o righteousness_n but_o with_o the_o mouth_n confession_n be_v make_v unto_o salvation_n rom._n 10.10_o but_o little_a babe_n that_o can_v neither_o speak_v nor_o understand_v can_v believe_v with_o the_o heart_n unto_o righteousness_n nor_o confess_v with_o the_o mouth_n unto_o salvation_n for_o they_o can_v speak_v at_o all_o therefore_o they_o be_v not_o save_v by_o that_o ordinary_a mean_n that_o man_n and_o woman_n be_v save_v by_o and_o thus_o be_v their_o great_a and_o invincible_a objection_n or_o rather_o cavil_n answer_v clear_o and_o plain_o by_o the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n and_o the_o 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that_o the_o word_n man_n do_v include_v both_o man_n and_o woman_n and_o so_o in_o this_o place_n let_v a_o man_n examine_v himself_o etc._n etc._n as_o scholar_n do_v also_o confess_v it_o in_o the_o greek_a to_o be_v anthropos_n and_o in_o the_o latin_a homo_fw-la which_o be_v a_o common_a name_n for_o all_o man_n or_o both_o sex_n argument_n vii_o my_o seven_o argument_n be_v from_o 1_o cor._n 12.25_o 26._o where_o we_o read_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o schism_n in_o the_o body_n but_o that_o the_o member_n shall_v have_v the_o same_o care_n one_o of_o another_o but_o infant_n that_o can_v neither_o speak_v nor_o understand_v can_v can_v have_v the_o same_o care_n that_o church_n member_n ought_v to_o have_v over_o one_o another_o for_o they_o have_v no_o care_n at_o all_o therefore_o no_o visible_a member_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n if_o they_o be_v than_o they_o be_v to_o be_v deal_v with_o and_o reprove_v for_o not_o have_v that_o 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little_a infant_n be_v church-member_n among_o they_o argument_n ix_o my_o nine_o argument_n be_v from_o 1_o thess_n 5.2_o 4_o 5._o where_o the_o apostle_n say_v ver_fw-la 2._o that_o they_o all_o know_v perfect_o that_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n so_o come_v as_o a_o thief_n in_o the_o night_n that_o he_o speak_v of_o all_o be_v evident_a ver_fw-la 4_o 5._o in_o these_o word_n but_o you_o brethren_n be_v not_o in_o darkness_n that_o that_o day_n shall_v overtake_v you_o as_o a_o thief_n you_o be_v all_o the_o child_n of_o the_o light_n and_o of_o the_o day_n etc._n etc._n but_o little_a child_n that_o can_v speak_v nor_o understand_v be_v no_o such_o child_n of_o the_o light_n as_o to_o know_v perfect_o or_o in_o part_n of_o the_o come_n of_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o they_o know_v nothing_o at_o all_o of_o it_o therefore_o no_o such_o infant_n be_v member_n of_o the_o church_n at_o thessalonica_n argument_n x._o my_o ten_o argument_n be_v from_o 1_o thess_n 2.11_o where_o we_o read_v thus_o you_o know_v how_o we_o exhort_v and_o comfort_v and_o charge_v every_o one_o of_o you_o as_o a_o father_n do_v his_o child_n that_o you_o will_v walk_v worthy_a of_o god_n who_o have_v call_v you_o to_o his_o kingdom_n and_o glory_n etc._n etc._n whence_o i_o argue_v thus_o if_o paul_n do_v exhort_v and_o charge_v every_o one_o of_o the_o church_n to_o do_v these_o thing_n than_o indeed_o it_o must_v needs_o follow_v there_o be_v no_o infant_n that_o can_v neither_o speak_v nor_o understand_v among_o they_o for_o they_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o exhortation_n nor_o comfort_n nor_o any_o charge_n a_o man_n can_v give_v they_o but_o paul_n do_v exhort_v comfort_n and_o charge_v every_o one_o of_o the_o church_n ver_fw-la 11._o therefore_o no_o such_o infant_n among_o they_o argument_n xi_o my_o eleven_o argument_n be_v from_o heb._n 6.11_o 12._o where_o we_o read_v thus_o and_o we_o desire_v that_o every_o one_o of_o you_o do_v show_v the_o same_o diligence_n to_o the_o full_a assurance_n of_o hope_n to_o the_o end_n that_o you_o be_v not_o slothful_a but_o follower_n of_o they_o who_o through_o faith_n and_o patience_n inherit_v the_o promise_n but_o little_a child_n of_o 8_o or_o 10_o day_n or_o week_n of_o age_n can_v show_v no_o such_o diligence_n to_o the_o full_a assurance_n of_o hope_n to_o the_o end_n neither_o can_v they_o show_v such_o diligence_n in_o follow_v of_o they_o who_o through_o faith_n and_o patience_n do_v inherit_v promise_n for_o they_o have_v no_o undetstanding_n in_o earthly_a thing_n how_o then_o can_v they_o understand_v heavenly_a john_n 3.12_o therefore_o no_o such_o babe_n be_v church-member_n in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o hebrew_n obj._n if_o any_o one_o shall_v object_v and_o say_v the_o exhortation_n be_v not_o to_o all_o and_o therefore_o not_o to_o child_n i_o answer_v the_o text_n heb._n 6.11_o say_v we_o desire_v that_o every_o one_o of_o you_o may_v show_v the_o same_o diligence_n etc._n etc._n 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