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christ_n 〈…〉_z circumcise_a and_o baptize_v p._n 168._o why_o jew_n infant_n circumcise_v p._n 1st_a how_o the_o jew_n receive_v it_o p._n 1st_a christianity_n how_o be_v may_v be_v call_v â—â—_o birthright_n p._n 119._o chamler_n often_o cite_v to_o 〈◊〉_d purpose_n 〈◊〉_d against_o hiâ—_n ow_v judgement_n p._n 144._o constantine_n m._n why_o not_o baptize_v in_o his_o infanty_n p._n 25._o cotton_n vindicate_v p._n 114._o 〈…〉_z mr._n rutherford_n reconcile_v p._n 123._o cyprian_n vindicate_v p._n 38._o etc._n etc._n covenant_n and_o seal_n connect_v together_o p._n 89._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o be_v in_o the_o covenant_n p._n 89._o covenant_n of_o grace_n always_o 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o same_o p._n 97._o infant_n take_v into_o the_o covenant_n with_o their_o parent_n p._n 105._o man_n may_v be_v under_o be_v several_a way_n p._n 106._o privilege_n of_o they_o who_o be_v under_o the_o external_a covenant_n p._n 108._o anexternall_a right_n to_o it_o prove_v p._n 140._o the_o promise_n in_o 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p._n 49._o still_o acknowledge_v in_o the_o church_n p._n 63._o the_o reject_v of_o it_o not_o the_o way_n to_o reformation_n p._n 76._o example_n of_o it_o by_o consequence_n p._n 218._o not_o a_o will_n worship_n p._n 195_o 225._o benefit_n of_o infant-baptisme_n 236._o no_o occasion_n of_o humane_a invention_n etc._n etc._n 253._o john_n baptist_n initiate_v to_o the_o christian_a church_n p._n 171._o irenausâ—ind_v â—ind_z indicate_v p._n 10_o 11_o 12._o justine_n martyr_v vindicate_v 9_o 10._o l_o ludovicus_n vives_n examine_v p._n 37_o 38._o lordsday_n p._n 80_o 81_o 82._o prove_v by_o consequence_n from_o the_o sabbath_n p._n 205._o comparison_n between_o evidence_n for_o it_o &_o paedobaptism_n p._n 81_o 82._o lord_n supper_n not_o eat_v by_o unbaptised_a person_n p._n 167._o not_o by_o infant_n p._n 240._o n_o nazianzen_n vindicate_v p._n â—8_o not_o baptize_v in_o his_o infant_n p._n 26._o nation_n when_o it_o be_v to_o be_v repute_v christian_a p._n 211._o neocaesarean_a council_n vindicate_v p._n 30_o 31._o o_o origen_n vindicate_v p._n 15_o 16_o 17._o p_o parent_n believe_a be_v root_n of_o their_o child_n p._n 142._o passeover_n our_o sacrament_n come_v in_o stead_n of_o it_o p._n 203._o privilege_n we_o not_o straighten_a but_o enlarge_v p._n 185._o a_o great_a abridgement_n of_o they_o to_o have_v our_o child_n leave_v out_o of_o the_o covenant_n p._n 193._o photius_n patriarch_n p._n 33._o q._n question_n put_v to_o the_o baptize_v disprove_v not_o baptism_n p._n â—1_n â—ay_v they_o prove_v it_o p._n 52._o r_o rogers_n vindicate_v p._n 5._o s_o selden_n p._n 170._o strabo_n examine_v p._n 37._o sacrament_n what_o it_o seal_v absolute_o and_o conditional_o 117._o how_o they_o be_v seal_n p._n 201._o our_o rule_n in_o administer_a they_o p._n 233._o how_o we_o may_v argue_v from_o jew_n sacrament_n to_o we_o p._n 198._o 201._o t_o tomb_n his_o way_n of_o reason_v p._n 3._o 105._o 125._o 134._o unjust_o charge_v the_o assembly_n p._n 79._o think_v 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