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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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save_v that_o be_v the_o body_n of_o the_o 12_o tribe_n eze._n 42.15_o the_o portion_n of_o the_o levite_n allot_v to_o they_o as_o the_o verge_n of_o the_o temple_n amount_v to_o a_o space_n big_a than_o all_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o the_o temple_n itself_o big_a than_o the_o city_n as_o ezekiel_n measure_v the_o city_n so_o john_n rev._n 21._o which_o pprophecy_n point_v out_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n i_o mean_v the_o jew_n again_o call_v after_o their_o rejection_n and_o hold_v forth_o jerusalem_n that_o be_v that_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o far_o large_a than_o that_o of_o ezekiel_n 3._o be_v it_o not_o a_o act_n of_o grace_n that_o god_n separate_v that_o people_n to_o himself_o above_o all_o the_o people_n under_o heaven_n deut_n 4.6_o 7_o 8._o and_o will_v it_o not_o be_v a_o act_n of_o the_o same_o grace_n to_o restore_v they_o to_o a_o far_o more_o glorious_a state_n and_o condition_n 4._o this_o covenant_n be_v never_o to_o be_v 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a_o ismaelite_n yet_o chap._n 17.25_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o israelite_n ishmael_n be_v under_o the_o covenant_n and_o god_n do_v much_o for_o he_o as_o the_o son_n of_o such_o a_o father_n gen._n 21_o 13._o and_o also_o of_o the_o son_n of_o the_o bondwoman_n will_v i_o make_v a_o nation_n because_o he_o be_v thy_o seed_n but_o the_o covenant_n be_v establish_v in_o isaac_n all_o visible_a professor_n and_o their_o seed_n be_v incovenant_v for_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v tender_v to_o they_o and_o they_o accept_v of_o they_o but_o the_o covenant_n be_v establish_v on_o true_a believer_n only_o not_o as_o though_o say_v the_o apostle_n the_o word_n of_o promise_n have_v take_v none_o effect_n 3._o gen._n 26.28_o &_o 34.3_o 4._o the_o promise_n run_v thus_o unto_o thy_o seed_n v._o 3._o and_o unto_o thy_o seed_n v._o 4._o when_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o church-seed_n that_o be_v such_o child_n as_o be_v inchurch_v but_o when_o he_o speak_v of_o christ_n than_o he_o 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application_n of_o it_o to_o this_o or_o that_o subject_n we_o need_v the_o help_n of_o circumcision_n 2._o when_o we_o do_v not_o rest_v sole_o in_o the_o comparison_n but_o have_v a_o far_a reason_n for_o it_o now_o it_o be_v not_o the_o bare_a analogy_n between_o circumcision_n and_o baptism_n by_o which_o we_o enforce_v the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n but_o the_o ground_n of_o both_o from_o scripture_n 3._o when_o it_o hold_v full_a proportion_n in_o scripture_n to_o that_o for_o which_o it_o be_v bring_v which_o we_o say_v circumcision_n do_v to_o baptism_n unless_o in_o some_o particular_n wherein_o a_o peculiar_a reason_n may_v be_v give_v we_o say_v then_o 1._o they_o agree_v in_o their_o signification_n for_o they_o hold_v forth_o to_o we_o man_n corruption_n by_o nature_n whitflaw_n the_o substance_n of_o all_o divinity_n lay_v in_o circumcision_n as_o luther_n well_o observe_v the_o like_a may_v we_o say_v of_o baptism_n therefore_o if_o we_o will_v be_v good_a divine_n let_v we_o study_v our_o baptism_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v put_v a_o great_a stress_n upon_o such_o truth_n as_o seem_v little_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o many_o gnorlab_n signify_v a_o superfluity_n and_o be_v not_o sin_v a_o superfluous_a thing_n jam._n 1.21_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o whitflaw_n josh_n 5.3_o the_o hill_n of_o foreskin_n this_o be_v clear_o shadow_v out_o in_o the_o cut_n off_o the_o foreskin_n and_o what_o do_v the_o wash_n of_o the_o body_n signify_v but_o that_o natural_a uncleanness_n which_o we_o contract_v from_o our_o first_o parent_n heb_fw-mi 10.22_o 2._o they_o agree_v in_o this_o that_o they_o represent_v the_o mystery_n of_o our_o redemption_n in_o the_o former_a there_o be_v the_o shed_n of_o blood_n in_o the_o late_a the_o same_o blood_n be_v represent_v by_o water_n pour_v on_o we_o how_o the_o ceremonious_a part_n of_o circumcision_n be_v abolish_v but_o the_o sacramental_a part_n still_o remain_v which_o a_o believer_n may_v plead_v with_o god_n for_o baptism_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o earnest_a demand_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n that_o what_o be_v signify_v in_o that_o ordinance_n may_v be_v make_v good_a unto_o we_o so_o the_o word_n rather_o signify_v than_o the_o answer_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n i_o say_v it_o be_v the_o earnest_a demand_n for_o omnis_fw-la praepositio_fw-la est_fw-la additio_fw-la every_o preposition_n as_o we_o say_v be_v a_o addition_n phil._n 4.17_o not_o because_o i_o desire_v a_o gift_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o i_o earnest_o desire_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o fruit_n or_o whatsoever_o be_v a_o effect_n of_o his_o ministry_n 3._o they_o agree_v in_o that_o they_o represent_v the_o mystery_n of_o regeneration_n first_o the_o