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A86599 An antidote against Hen. Haggar's poysonous pamphlet, entitled, The foundation of the font discovered: or, A reply wherein his audaciousness in perverting holy scriptures and humane writings is discovered, his sophistry in arguing against infant-baptism, discipleship, church membership &c. is detected, his contradictions demonstrated; his cavils agains M. Cook, M. Baxter, and M. Hall answered, his raylings rebuked, and his folly manifested. By Aylmar Houghton minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and teacher to the congregation of Prees, in the county of Salop. Houghton, Aylmer. 1658 (1658) Wing H2917; Thomason E961_1; ESTC R207689 240,876 351

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method_n prescribe_v by_o christ_n to_o christian_n mat._n 18.15_o etc._n etc._n if_o our_o magistrate_n be_v heathen_n we_o will_v swallow_v our_o complaint_n though_o perhaps_o you_o count_v all_o heathen_n that_o be_v not_o baptize_v after_o your_o new_a mode_n and_o according_a to_o the_o apostle_n suffer_v wrong_n and_o be_v defraud_v but_o we_o bless_a be_v god_n be_v not_o such_o sect_n 3._o h._n h._n you_o plead_v you_o have_v right_a to_o it_o tithe_n i_o suppose_v you_o mean_v from_o scripture_n and_o that_o you_o can_v prove_v the_o right_n from_o scripture_n thus_o have_v you_o make_v the_o king_n and_o ruler_n of_o the_o nation_n drink_v with_o the_o wine_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o fornication_n etc._n etc._n revel_v 17.13.14_o reply_v 1_o have_v
seed_n and_o his_o blessing_n on_o their_o offspring_n and_o he_o declare_v 37.26_o declare_v isa_n 65.23_o psal_n 37.26_o their_o offspring_n be_v bless_v and_o that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n belong_v to_o they_o 19.14_o they_o mat._n 19.14_o &c_n &c_n these_o and_o the_o like_a thing_n be_v not_o say_v of_o the_o child_n of_o unbeliever_n therefore_o some_o difference_n sure_a 4._o yet_o no_o child_n be_v innocent_a absolute_o but_o comparitative_o as_o david_n be_v if_o his_o prayer_n be_v hear_v psa_n 19.13_o so_o i_o shall_v be_v innocent_a from_o the_o great_a transgresion_n and_o abner_n and_o amasa_n be_v not_o without_o sin_n yet_o their_o blood_n be_v term_v innocent_a blood_n 32._o blood_n 1_o kin._n 2.31_o 32._o so_o those_o child_n in_o psal_n 106._o be_v innocent_a as_o to_o actual_a sin_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o those_o that_o murder_v they_o but_o not_o free_a from_o original_a sin_n nor_o spotless_a before_o god_n for_o have_v they_o be_v altogether_o without_o 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5.18_o 19_o three_o original_a sin_n do_v not_o deserve_v eternal_a death_n but_o only_o temporal_a what_o other_o construction_n can_v be_v make_v of_o your_o word_n though_o they_o must_v all_o die_v for_o adam_n transgression_n yet_o &c._n &c._n contrary_a to_o rom_n 6.23_o four_o in_o such_o little_a babe_n there_o be_v no_o law_n contrary_a to_o rom._n 7.1_o with_o 5_o 12._o five_o no_o transgression_n can_v be_v impute_v to_o they_o how_o then_o do_v they_o die_v as_o you_o confess_v for_o adam_n sin_n with_o a_o pitiful_a contradiction_n be_v this_o six_o none_o shall_v be_v judge_v according_a to_o original_a sin_n contrary_a to_o rev._n 20.12_o small_a and_o great_a stand_v before_o god_n who_o be_v judge_v according_a to_o their_o work_n and_o if_o adam_n transgression_n be_v every_o man_n work_n save_o christ_n than_o infant_n shall_v be_v judge_v according_o or_o if_o for_o the_o effect_n then_o much_o more_o for_o the_o cause_n which_o be_v as_o bad_a if_o not_o worse_o 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