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faith_n or_o a_o confirmation_n of_o that_o faith_n he_o have_v long_o before_o he_o be_v circumcise_a but_o so_o it_o can_v not_o be_v say_v to_o be_v to_o any_o infant_n that_o have_v no_o faith._n it_o be_v indeed_o a_o sign_n put_v into_o the_o flesh_n of_o infant_n but_o a_o sign_n and_o seal_v too_o only_o to_o abraham_n witness_v to_o he_o that_o he_o have_v a_o justify_v faith_n but_o to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o promise_n there_o be_v be_v evident_a a_o twofold_a covenant_n make_v with_o abraham_n 1._o that_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o father_n of_o many_o nation_n and_o that_o the_o land_n in_o which_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o his_o seed_n these_o promise_n seem_v to_o relate_v to_o his_o carnal_a seed_n 2._o that_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a rom._n 4._o 11._o heir_n of_o the_o world_n rom._n 4._o 13._o and_o that_o in_o he_o and_o in_o his_o seed_n all_o the_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v bless_v that_o be_v 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and_o save_v and_o so_o also_o will_v it_o follow_v in_o the_o case_n of_o baptism_n be_v that_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v a_o seal_n to_o all_o those_o that_o be_v baptize_v of_o the_o new_a covenant_n but_o in_o a_o word_n we_o know_v nothing_o call_v a_o seal_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n but_o the_o holy_a spirit_n which_o the_o saint_n be_v say_v to_o be_v seal_v with_o after_o they_o believe_v ephes_n 1._o 13._o &_o 4._o 30._o unto_o the_o day_n of_o redemption_n god_n by_o set_v his_o seal_n upon_o we_o assure_v we_o that_o we_o be_v his_o and_o that_o we_o shall_v have_v eternal_a life_n baptism_n be_v call_v a_o figure_n but_o no_o where_o a_o seal_n and_o a_o sign_n or_o figure_n proper_a only_o to_o such_o who_o have_v understanding_n to_o discern_v the_o spiritual_a thing_n and_o mystery_n that_o be_v represent_v thereby_o and_o wrought_v in_o they_o object_n say_v what_o what_o you_o will_v the_o promise_n and_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v to_o abraham_n and_o his_o 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