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they_o and_o therefore_o plead_v there_o for_o that_o end_n vers_n 18_o 19_o that_o covenant_n which_o god_n make_v in_o bethel_n gen._n 35._o 9_o to_o 16._o he_o speak_v it_o not_o bare_o to_o but_o with_o they_o or_o covenant_v it_o with_o they_o in_o hoseahs_n time_n which_o be_v of_o the_o posterity_n of_o jacob_n hos_n 12._o 4._o god_n find_v he_o in_o bethel_n and_o there_o he_o speak_v with_o we_o as_o much_o may_v be_v say_v of_o that_o 2_o sam._n 23._o 4_o 5._o the_o covenant_n be_v make_v with_o david_n the_o father_n yet_o in_o reference_n to_o his_o house_n or_o child_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o his_o faith_n as_o a_o believe_a father_n of_o his_o family_n be_v the_o evidence_n of_o thing_n not_o see_v he_o believe_v that_o whatever_o his_o house_n be_v at_o present_a yet_o it_o shall_v excel_v in_o grace_n both_o of_o god_n fear_n and_o justice_n verse_n 3._o as_o in_o the_o glory_n of_o government_n etc._n etc._n nor_o be_v this_o other_o than_o a_o covenant_n of_o 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all_o without_o regard_n to_o their_o parent_n church_n or_o covenant_n estate_n yet_o be_v it_o a_o old_a error_n albeit_o not_o so_o old_a so_o far_o as_o i_o can_v find_v but_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v take_v in_o reference_n to_o child_n visible_o in_o the_o covenant_n i_o wonder_v if_o he_o shall_v speak_v any_o such_o thing_n in_o that_o sense_n have_v so_o solemn_o subscribe_v to_o the_o contrary_a in_o that_o famous_a meeting_n at_o wittenberg_n former_o mention_v sect_n iii_o calvin_n that_o grand_a opposer_n and_o stigmatizer_n of_o anabaptist_n be_v quote_v to_o confirm_v proposition_n 6._o and_o 8_o lib._n 4._o instit_fw-la cap._n 16._o he_o confess_v that_o it_o be_v not_o where_o express_o mention_v by_o the_o evangelist_n that_o any_o one_o child_n be_v by_o the_o apostle_n hand_n baptize_v now_o calvin_n have_v say_v sect._n 8._o that_o there_o be_v none_o which_o see_v not_o that_o paedobaptism_n be_v not_o of_o humane_a devise_v which_o be_v establish_v by_o such_o 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