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A96712 The summe of diverse sermons preached in Dublin, before the L. Deputie Fleetwood, and the Commissioners of Parliament for the affairs of Ireland. wherein the doctrine of infant-baptism is asserted, and the main objections of Mr. Tombs, Mr. Fisher, Mr. Blackwood, and others, answered / by Samuel Winter ... Winter, Samuel, 1603-1666. 1656 (1656) Wing W3089; ESTC R43829 127,074 209

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promise_v and_o their_o soul_n be_v bind_v up_o in_o a_o bundle_n of_o life_n for_o ever_o see_v p._n 69._o obj._n there_o be_v no_o promise_n of_o eternal_a life_n mention_v in_o that_o covenant_n ans_fw-fr in_o that_o covenant_n god_n promise_v they_o temporal_n more_o large_o spiritual_n more_o spare_o according_a to_o his_o secret_a dispensation_n of_o these_o and_o those_o time_n they_o be_v child_n servant_n hence_o the_o motto_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o wales_n i_o serve_v gal._n 5.4_o a_o child_n differ_v not_o from_o a_o servant_n and_o thus_o the_o hebrew_n naguo●_n the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o latin_a word_n pver_fw-la signify_v either_o a_o child_n or_o a_o servant_n and_o a_o child_n differ_v not_o from_o a_o servant_n in_o his_o nonage_n now_o child_n be_v more_o take_v with_o childish_a thing_n therefore_o they_o have_v more_o of_o temporal_n and_o less_o of_o spiritual_n more_o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n than_o the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n 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