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rod_n a_o spiritual_a censure_n or_o admonition_n or_o rebuke_v etc._n etc._n yea_o or_o of_o be_v remit_v though_o they_o outward_o reform_v till_o they_o inward_o repent_v and_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o god_n not_o only_o for_o open_v but_o for_o all_o their_o sin_n open_a and_o secret_a unless_o man_n purposely_o intend_v to_o delude_v their_o soul_n for_o though_o for_o trespass_n against_o man_n he_o that_o be_v injure_v upon_o repentance_n may_v forgive_v it_o as_o mat._n 18._o but_o sin_n against_o god_n he_o only_o can_v pardon_v who_o see_v the_o heart_n and_o whether_o they_o repent_v indeed_o and_o man_n can_v only_o do_v it_o declarative_o and_o effectual_o in_o his_o sacred_a name_n according_a to_o the_o appearance_n or_o visibility_n of_o their_o cordial_a repentance_n in_o their_o apprehension_n not_o for_o one_o only_o but_o for_o for_o all_o their_o sin_n jam._n 2._o 10_o 11._o &_o 1_o sam._n 2._o 25._o and_o thus_o much_o brief_o against_o the_o presbyterian_o for_o 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to_o confer_v a_o blessing_n in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n if_o administer_v in_o faith_n matth._n 18._o 19_o though_o otherwise_o not_o as_o jam._n 1._o 6_o 7_o 8._o conseq_fw-la 1._o and_o therefore_o by_o consequence_n the_o more_o faithful_a that_o man_n be_v and_o the_o more_o likely_a such_o their_o blessing_n be_v to_o be_v effectual_a and_o to_o be_v confer_v indeed_o as_o many_o instance_n night_n easy_o be_v produce_v conseq_fw-la 2._o and_o therefore_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o most_o faithful_a that_o can_v be_v obtain_v be_v the_o most_o fit_a for_o such_o a_o act_n because_o it_o be_v most_o likely_a that_o such_o their_o blessing_n will_v be_v effectual_a the_o more_o and_o rather_o reas_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o john_n the_o baptist_n do_v according_a to_o modesty_n object_n against_o christ_n when_o he_o
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sacrilegious_a injury_n either_o to_o the_o minister_n or_o elder_n or_o to_o whole_a church_n when_o they_o go_v astray_o to_o deprive_v they_o of_o the_o benefit_n of_o such_o wholesome_a medicine_n when_o the_o estate_n of_o their_o soul_n stand_v in_o need_n thereof_o as_o so_o their_o own_o argument_n do_v plain_o resolve_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o church_n of_o n._n eng._n pag._n 101._o chap._n 5._o sect._n 6._o but_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o even_o whole_a church_n may_v so_o far_o apostatise_v and_o go_v astray_o either_o in_o life_n or_o doctrine_n or_o government_n etc._n etc._n as_o well_o as_o particular_a member_n of_o a_o congregation_n reas_n for_o suppose_v all_o the_o congregation_n do_v not_o act_v so_o wicked_o as_o to_o be_v fornicator_n idolater_n or_o adulterer_n etc._n etc._n yet_o they_o may_v be_v induce_v to_o connive_v and_o indulge_v and_o be_v accessary_a with_o such_o in_o a_o great_a measure_n as_o the_o corinthian_n be_v with_o the_o incestuous_a 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41._o 42._o chap._n 16._o 15._o chap._n 8._o 37._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 16._o mat._n 3._o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o and_o therefore_o first_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n ought_v to_o be_v administer_v unto_o all_o such_o child_n one_o or_o both_o of_o who_o legitimate_a parent_n be_v true_a believer_n i_o mean_v believer_n of_o the_o true_a christian_a faith_n though_o yet_o for_o the_o present_a their_o faith_n be_v not_o justify_v in_o respect_n of_o themselves_o but_o mere_o historical_a as_o act_n 8._o 37._o if_o they_o be_v not_o dog_n or_o swine_n scorner_n of_o or_o barker_n against_o the_o way_n of_o god_n and_o his_o church_n and_o people_n and_o this_o also_o be_v but_o only_o to_o be_v expect_v to_o be_v hold_v forth_o or_o manifest_v to_o the_o church_n in_o the_o serious_a and_o public_a profession_n and_o acknowledgement_n thereof_o in_o the_o public_a congregation_n for_o it_o be_v no_o more_o that_o philip_n require_v of_o the_o eunuch_n and_o peter_z of_o the_o 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