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collect_v from_o the_o general_a promise_n i_o will_v be_v thy_o god_n &_o the_o god_n of_o thy_o seed_n rom._n 11._o belove_a so_o as_o to_o be_v call_v for_o their_o father_n sake_n deut._n 30._o i_o will_v circumcise_v the_o heart_n of_o thy_o seed_n which_o promise_n be_v speak_v indefinite_o who_o dare_v limit_v it_o to_o such_o as_o be_v of_o year_n of_o discretion_n see_v that_o babe_n be_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o faithful_a as_o well_o as_o such_o as_o be_v adult_n and_o we_o know_v it_o be_v as_o great_a a_o sin_n to_o limit_n god_n in_o his_o grace_n as_o in_o his_o power_n who_o have_v so_o wise_o order_v that_o covenant_n of_o grace_n 2_o sam._n 24._o that_o as_o in_o every_o moment_n some_o die_n and_o sure_o half_a of_o the_o elect_a if_o half_a of_o mankind_n die_v in_o infancy_n so_o in_o every_o moment_n some_o be_v regenerate_v which_o grace_n of_o regeneration_n from_o the_o dawn_n and_o spring_v of_o reason_n do_v appear_v in_o many_o who_o suck_v in_o something_o of_o christ_n whilst_o they_o suck_v in_o the_o milk_n from_o the_o mother_n breast_n 2._o it_o lay_v a_o tie_n and_o obligation_n upon_o the_o child_n to_o future_a repentance_n faith_n and_o obedience_n 1._o to_o repentance_n therefore_o it_o be_v call_v thâ—_n baptism_n of_o repentance_n because_o it_o oblige_v and_o engage_v they_o to_o repentance_n mat._n 3.11_o 22._o baptismus_fw-la est_fw-la lavacrum_fw-la regenerationis_fw-la sed_fw-la n_z n_z ita_fw-la ut_fw-la regeâ—e_fw-la ati_fw-la debeant_fw-la tantum_fw-la illo_fw-la obsignari_fw-la sed_fw-la regenerandi_fw-la musc_n in_o matt._n 22._o i_o indeed_o say_v john_n baptize_v you_o pharisees_n a_o generation_n of_o viper_n with_o water_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unto_o repentance_n therefore_o see_v you_o have_v now_o be_v baptize_v bring_v forth_o fruit_n worthy_a of_o repentance_n v._o 8._o 2._o it_o oblige_v to_o future_a faith_n for_o circumcision_n be_v a_o seal_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n which_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n mar._n 16.16_o to_o adonijah_n and_o absalon_n as_o well_o as_o solomon_n if_o they_o believe_v for_o so_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o covenant_n run_v it_o be_v well_o observe_v by_o some_o that_o god_n deal_v in_o a_o way_n of_o prevent_a grace_n with_o israel_n in_o institute_v the_o passover_n before_o their_o deliverance_n and_o so_o in_o appoint_v the_o lord_n supper_n before_o the_o work_n of_o redemption_n be_v wrought_v and_o thus_o have_v he_o order_v the_o baptise_v of_o child_n as_o that_o which_o be_v precedaneous_a to_o faith_n as_o well_o as_o subsequent_a to_o it_o 3._o it_o oblige_v to_o obedience_n for_o as_o in_o all_o duty_n we_o do_v virtual_o say_v i_o take_v this_o god_n for_o my_o god_n and_o give_v up_o myself_o to_o he_o as_o one_o of_o his_o people_n psal_n 50._o that_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o i_o by_o sacrifice_n so_o in_o this_o ordinance_n of_o baptism_n the_o child_n do_v implicit_o covenant_n with_o god_n and_o do_v bind_v itself_o to_o obedience_n for_o the_o future_a he_o that_o be_v circumcise_v say_v paul_n gal._n 5._o be_v bind_v to_o keep_v the_o whole_a law_n if_o not_o legal_o as_o a_o covenant_n of_o work_n yet_o evangelical_o as_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n if_o he_o dare_v not_o stand_v to_o the_o former_a covenant_n as_o who_o dare_v let_v he_o cleave_v to_o the_o late_a and_o in_o so_o do_v he_o shall_v live_v thyself_o nonnulli_fw-la habent_fw-la aâ—tificium_fw-la quo_fw-la prius_fw-la persuadent_fw-la quam_fw-la docent_fw-la veritas_fw-la autem_fw-la docendo_fw-la suadet_fw-la non_fw-la suadendo_fw-la doect_n tert._n i_o will_v not_o first_o move_v and_o then_o teach_v but_o have_v teach_v move_v cujuslibet_fw-la artis_fw-la datur_fw-la praxis_fw-la erg_fw-mi paul_n will_v rather_o seem_v to_o speak_v false_a greek_n not_o understand_v his_o greek_n grammar_n as_o jerom_n say_v though_o it_o be_v a_o articism_n than_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o apply_v to_o themselves_o in_o particular_a what_o he_o speak_v in_o general_n gal._n 6.1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d restore_v you_o such_o a_o one_o or_o put_v he_o in_o joint_n again_o consider_v thyself_o have_v speak_v sufficient_o to_o the_o jus_o divinum_fw-la of_o paedobaptism_n and_o show_v plain_o that_o it_o have_v a_o divine_a stamp_n of_o truth_n upon_o it_o let_v we_o come_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o practical_a part_n of_o this_o point_n which_o shall_v be_v a_o dissuasive_a from_o anabaptism_n and_o what_o i_o shall_v say_v herein_o i_o will_v say_v in_o a_o church_n full_a of_o king_n now_o the_o lord_n grant_v i_o good_a success_n this_o day_n and_o that_o i_o may_v the_o more_o effectual_o prevail_v with_o you_o consider_v 1._o the_o way_n of_o anabaptism_n be_v not_o the_o way_n of_o god_n for_o first_o it_o be_v not_o of_o god_n plant_v therefore_o second_o not_o of_o his_o water_v for_o whatsoever_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o plant_v 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