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church_n and_o the_o name_n without_o the_o nature_n be_v worthless_a and_o the_o absurdity_n and_o inconvenience_n of_o that_o practice_n be_v obvious_a in_o our_o write_n the_o gospel_n church_n must_v consist_v of_o live_a stone_n at_o least_o such_o as_o to_o our_o cognizance_n profess_v so_o to_o be_v not_o ignorant_a babe_n untransform_v out_o of_o their_o natural_a state_n 5._o that_o we_o place_v too_o much_o of_o our_o religion_n in_o a_o external_a mode_n be_v false_a suggestion_n not_o to_o be_v make_v out_o by_o mr._n whistons_n logic_n we_o profess_v to_o worship_n god_n in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n according_a to_o our_o measute_n and_o by_o divine_a assistance_n in_o a_o exact_a conformity_n to_o he_o reveal_v will._n 6._o our_o enquiry_n after_o the_o will_n of_o christ_n be_v from_o the_o revelation_n of_o his_o will_n in_o his_o word_n and_o if_o that_o be_v term_v preposterous_a let_v our_o opposite_n find_v a_o better_a foundation_n for_o their_o enquiry_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v consider_v we_o think_v it_o a_o fruitless_a and_o â—indeed_o preposterous_a undertake_n to_o seek_v for_o the_o institution_n of_o baptism_n in_o gen._n 17.7_o we_o have_v it_o near_a home_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o that_o we_o adhere_v to_o no_o argument_n from_o the_o pretend_a analogy_n to_o circumcision_n be_v deem_v by_o we_o of_o any_o great_a force_n than_o those_o draw_v from_o the_o levitical_a priesthood_n and_o its_o ceremonious_a appurtenance_n to_o vindicate_v the_o papal_a or_o national_a prelacy_n and_o its_o concomitant_a rite_n in_o mr._n whistons_n 1_o book_n he_o lay_v down_o his_o grand_a proposition_n p._n 1._o thus_o that_o it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n that_o the_o infant_n seed_n of_o one_o or_o both_o believe_a parent_n shall_v be_v baptize_v to_o prove_v which_o p._n 2._o he_o lay_v down_o three_o subordinate_a proposition_n viz._n that_o god_n in_o gen._n 17.7_o intend_a abraham_n and_o his_o natural_a seed_n 2._o that_o god_n settle_v the_o same_o promise_n upon_o and_o confirm_v it_o to_o believe_a gentile_n 3._o that_o all_o under_o the_o promise_n ought_v to_o be_v baptise_a page_n 3._o he_o distinguish_v abraham_n seed_n into_o natural_a and_o spiritual_a or_o mystical_a p._n 4._o he_o subdistinguish_v the_o spiritual_a or_o mystical_a into_o visible_a and_o denominative_a 2._o invisible_a and_o real_a rom._n 9.6_o tell_v we_o p._n 5._o that_o baptism_n do_v not_o proper_o incorporate_v into_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n as_o invisible_a but_o as_o visible_a p._n 7._o say_v the_o difference_n between_o both_o seeds_n be_v only_o respective_a because_o the_o same_o person_n in_o different_a respect_n may_v be_v both_o his_o natural_a and_o spiritual_a seed_n natural_a seed_n be_v such_o as_o descend_v immediate_o from_o abraham_n own_o loun_n or_o 2._o his_o whole_a race_n and_o posterity_n p._n 10_o he_o say_v that_o under_o the_o term_n seed_n both_o natural_a and_o mystical_a 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scripture_n be_v press_v deut._n 29.10_o to_o 13._o isa_n 59.21_o and_o 65.25_o and_o 44.3_o 4._o jer._n 3.12_o ezek._n 37.21_o 22._o with_o rom._n 11.26_o that_o be_v the_o same_o covenant_n jew_n and_o gentile_n be_v under_o jer._n 31.31_o with_o heb._n 8.8_o isa_n 54.1_o with_o gal._n 4.27_o hos_fw-la 1.11_o and_o 2_o 3._o with_o rom._n 9.25_o 26._o amos_n 9.11_o with_o act_n 15.20_o so_o out_o of_o the_o new_a testament_n gal._n 3.13_o 14._o chap._n 6._o p_o 104._o he_o proceed_v to_o make_v our_o that_o the_o promise_n of_o salvation_n appertain_v to_o the_o house_n of_o believe_a parent_n as_o such_o without_o respect_n to_o the_o personal_a faith_n of_o any_o in_o the_o say_a house_n of_o such_o beside_o there_o own_o for_o which_o he_o urge_v mar._n 10.31_o luke_n 19.8_o 9_o act_n 2.38_o 39_o and_o 16.31_o 1_o cor._n 7.14_o and_o p._n 106._o say_v the_o promise_n believer_n be_v under_o be_v not_o absolute_a but_o conditional_a and_o so_o it_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o 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