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the_o work_n there_o be_v more_o require_v than_o so_o though_o the_o anabaptist_n strength_n lie_v in_o the_o incapacity_n of_o infant_n to_o believe_v in_o christ_n yet_o because_o this_o notion_n have_v be_v a_o trouble_n to_o i_o heretofore_o therefore_o i_o speak_v the_o more_o to_o it_o 5_o this_o covenant_n never_o repeal_v by_o god_n now_o i_o come_v to_o the_o pinch_v mr._n tomb_n the_o great_a adversary_n that_o ever_o the_o seed_n of_o believer_n have_v yield_v two_o thing_n 1._o that_o the_o child_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v member_n with_o their_o parent_n in_o the_o jewish_a church_n but_o then_o say_v i_o it_o must_v be_v by_o virtue_n of_o this_o parental-covenant_n god_n make_v with_o abraham_n else_o how_o they_o shall_v be_v member_n with_o their_o parent_n i_o know_v not_o 2_o that_o if_o the_o child_n of_o believe_a parent_n be_v member_n of_o the_o church_n with_o the_o parent_n than_o they_o must_v be_v baptize_v for_o i_o grant_v say_v he_o that_o baptism_n be_v 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of_o veronius_n who_o lay_v down_o this_o for_o a_o rule_n in_o our_o disputation_n with_o the_o papist_n that_o we_o must_v bring_v express_a scripture_n to_o confute_v they_o yet_o this_o cast_v all_o the_o posterity_n of_o the_o godly_a out_o of_o the_o church_n be_v so_o wretched_a a_o doctrine_n as_o mr._n thomas_n hooker_n call_v it_o against_o the_o poor_a infant_n that_o as_o yet_o want_v a_o tongue_n to_o plead_v for_o themselves_o that_o the_o anabaptist_n must_v bring_v scripture_n if_o not_o express_v yet_o as_o clear_v and_o strong_a as_o express_v scripture_n else_o i_o shall_v little_o regard_v their_o write_n and_o this_o i_o require_v upon_o these_o ground_n first_o the_o anabaptist_n require_v of_o we_o a_o express_a command_n from_o
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repeal_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o its_o seal_v the_o covenant_n stand_v still_o in_o force_n though_o god_n may_v please_v to_o change_v the_o seal_n and_o bring_v in_o another_o seal_n under_o a_o new_a dispensation_n yet_o god_n former_a command_n may_v well_o warrant_v we_o to_o administer_v the_o sign_n and_o seal_n of_o the_o covenant_n to_o abraham_n seed_n as_o before_o sure_o i_o be_o this_o express_a command_n the_o anabaptist_n require_v for_o baptise_v infant_n will_v cast_v out_o the_o lord's-day_n and_o magistracy_n out_o of_o a_o christian_a commonwealth_n woman_n from_o the_o lord_n table_n for_o though_o there_o be_v divers_a woman_n attend_v christ_n luke_n 8.2_o 3._o yet_o there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o they_o with_o he_o at_o his_o institution_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n nor_o do_v we_o read_v express_o that_o woman_n be_v at_o the_o lord_n table_n in_o their_o church_n for_o he_o that_o will_v prove_v it_o from_o the_o word_n 1_o cor._n 11.28_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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