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faith_n to_o those_o that_o ask_v it_o in_o the_o spirit_n of_o meekness_n for_o their_o edification_n nay_o i_o do_v profess_v for_o my_o part_n be_v i_o under_o the_o presbytery_n i_o shall_v most_o free_o subject_v myself_o to_o their_o trial_n as_o be_v afraid_a to_o grieve_v the_o spirit_n of_o my_o pastor_n suppose_v he_o to_o require_v it_o mere_o out_o of_o the_o tenderness_n of_o his_o conscience_n and_o give_v example_n of_o obstinacy_n unto_o other_o etc._n etc._n and_o afterward_o he_o proceed_v thus_o to_o this_o end_n i_o can_v wish_v that_o for_o the_o ignorant_a there_o be_v catechist_n in_o the_o church_n and_o some_o prudent_a kind_n of_o law_n for_o the_o bring_n of_o all_o such_o to_o submit_v to_o be_v catechise_v and_o for_o the_o scandalous_a that_o there_o be_v some_o authoritative_a way_n for_o the_o exercise_n of_o that_o most_o yield_v and_o least_o practise_a duty_n of_o fraternal_a correprion_n etc._n etc._n i_o wish_v that_o ignorant_a and_o scandalous_a 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any_o gall_n or_o vinegar_n will_v drop_v from_o my_o pen_n and_o if_o any_o such_o passage_n have_v slip_v i_o i_o condemn_v it_o before_o hand_n what_o bitterness_n he_o impute_v to_o i_o in_o my_o book_n see_v answer_v in_o their_o proper_a place_n one_o passage_n he_o take_v notice_n of_o in_o my_o preface_n my_o word_n be_v these_o when_o i_o serious_o consider_v his_o loose_a principle_n hold_v forth_o to_o the_o world_n in_o this_o treatise_n with_o his_o be_v so_o excessive_o favourable_a to_o the_o loose_a and_o profane_a sort_n it_o make_v both_o myself_o and_o other_o apt_a to_o suspect_v his_o practice_n may_v possible_o be_v as_o loose_v as_o his_o principle_n answ_n i_o be_o very_o unwilling_a to_o speak_v what_o i_o can_v by_o way_n of_o just_a apology_n for_o the_o forementioned_a expression_n till_o i_o be_v necessitate_v thereunto_o at_o present_a let_v this_o suffice_v 1_o loose_a principle_n give_v just_a suspicion_n of_o loose_a practice_n yet_o 2_o i_o do_v not_o 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live_a in_o sin_n provide_v he_o resolve_v to_o prepare_v against_o next_o sacrament_n page_n 37._o and_o by_o grant_v that_o unpreparedness_n may_v excuse_v a_o man_n from_o receive_v at_o present_a provide_v his_o abstinence_n serve_v to_o humble_v he_o etc._n etc._n page_n 246._o we_o say_v such_o a_o one_o must_v abstain_v mr._n h._n say_v he_o may_v abstain_v shall_v we_o contend_v about_o that_o which_o we_o think_v be_v a_o duty_n and_o he_o think_v be_v lawful_a 3_o by_o assert_v that_o sacrament_n can_v convey_v unto_o the_o soul_n any_o thing_n that_o be_v real_a but_o only_o that_o which_o be_v relative_a pag._n 41._o and_o that_o god_n engage_v not_o to_o give_v man_n faith_n by_o the_o sacrament_n pag._n 171._o if_o the_o sacrament_n convey_v nothing_o real_a than_o it_o convey_v no_o inherent_a grace_n and_o so_o can_v convert_v and_o if_o god_n engage_v not_o to_o give_v man_n faith_n by_o the_o sacrament_n than_o no_o man_n can_v expect_v faith_n from_o the_o 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be_v find_v so_o ignorant_a as_o that_o i_o can_v neither_o examine_v myself_o nor_o discern_v the_o lord_n body_n may_v they_o not_o suspend_v i_o till_o i_o have_v gain_v more_o knowledge_n 6_o by_o grant_v that_o a_o general_a faith_n and_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o gospel_n or_o covenant_n of_o jesus_n christ_n as_o the_o only_a mean_n to_o be_v save_v by_o be_v prerequifite_n to_o adult_v church-membership_a and_o so_o to_o the_o sacrament_n pag._n 198._o and_o that_o the_o conversion_n of_o assent_n to_o believe_v in_o god_n and_o jesus_n christ_n in_o opposition_n to_o all_o other_o religion_n be_v necessary_o prerequisite_a to_o adult_v church-membership_a and_o both_o the_o sacrament_n pag._n 209._o do_v it_o not_o hence_o follow_v 1_o that_o gross_o ignorant_a person_n who_o know_v neither_o christ_n the_o gospel_n nor_o covenant_n must_v not_o be_v admit_v 2_o that_o such_o person_n be_v scarce_o so_o much_o as_o church-member_n and_o 3_o do_v it_o not_o follow_v from_o 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the_o beginning_n john_n 6._o 64._o yet_o admit_v they_o as_o disciple_n yet_o it_o follow_v not_o thence_o the_o church_n shall_v admit_v such_o before_o it_o have_v good_a satisfaction_n at_o least_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o charity_n about_o their_o sincere_a conversion_n otherwise_o the_o disciple_n do_v ill_a to_o be_v so_o shy_a of_o saul_n till_o they_o have_v good_a evidence_n of_o his_o sincerity_n from_o barnabas_n act_v 9_o 26_o 27._o christ_n as_o god_n know_v by_o knowledge_n of_o vision_n who_o be_v unclean_a and_o defile_v the_o temple_n yet_o he_o drive_v none_o out_o but_o such_o as_o visible_o defile_v it_o john_n 2._o 15._o so_o he_o know_v judas_n be_v unworthy_a by_o his_o divine_a omniscience_n but_o act_v not_o by_o virtue_n of_o that_o knowledge_n in_o point_n of_o suspension_n nor_o be_v achan_n censure_v upon_o divine_a discovery_n till_o clear_a evidence_n of_o his_o theft_n be_v produce_v josh_n 7._o verse_n 20._o to_o 24._o and_o if_o christ_n rule_n 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yet_o offer_v themselves_o at_o the_o sacrament_n dare_v he_o refuse_v to_o administer_v it_o to_o they_o alas_o sir_n will_v you_o not_o let_v man_n serve_v god_n and_o save_v their_o soul_n ans_fw-fr suppose_v a_o godly_a minister_n nay_o suppose_v twenty_o upon_o ground_n of_o conscience_n and_o prudence_n dare_v not_o admit_v such_o a_o person_n or_o person_n yet_o beseech_v they_o as_o they_o tender_v the_o honour_n of_o god_n reformation_n of_o the_o church_n and_o their_o own_o comfort_n and_o edification_n before_o they_o receive_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o hope_n that_o be_v in_o they_o will_v they_o refuse_v so_o easy_a and_o honourable_a a_o duty_n &_o yet_o tempt_v yea_o press_v he_o or_o they_o against_o the_o rule_n of_o conscience_n and_o prudence_n to_o admit_v they_o to_o the_o sacrament_n alas_o sir_n do_v not_o thus_o wound_v the_o conscience_n and_o grieve_v the_o spirit_n of_o those_o who_o god_n have_v set_v over_o you_o d._n dr._n 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prevention_n of_o future_a sin_n be_v a_o punishment_n the_o lord_n send_v i_o store_n of_o such_o punishment_n 2._o he_o mistake_v we_o go_v not_o about_o to_o punish_v any_o for_o a_o future_a sin_n but_o to_o prepare_v all_o for_o a_o future_a mercy_n 3._o he_o may_v as_o well_o say_v pious_a governor_n of_o family_n and_o minister_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o prelate_n punish_v child_n and_o servant_n because_o they_o keep_v they_o from_o the_o sacrament_n till_o they_o be_v fit_v by_o catechisticall_a trial_n gal._n 6._o 6._o the_o apostle_n will_v tell_v he_o that_o every_o church-member_n be_v a_o catechumenus_fw-la nor_o need_v mr._n humphrey_n here_o fly_v especial_o upon_o the_o trial_n by_o elder_n since_o both_o this_o paragraph_n and_o his_o whole_a discourse_n manifest_v he_o to_o be_v against_o all_o trial_n either_o by_o minister_n or_o elder_n d._n dr._n none_o of_o the_o apostle_n
this_o nature_n be_v but_o god_n ape_n how_o do_v jordan_n cure_v the_o leper_n 2_o king_n 5._o 14._o how_o do_v peter_n shadow_n cure_v the_o sick_a act_n 5._o 15._o how_o do_v paul_n handkerchief_n both_o cure_n disease_n and_o cast_v out_o devil_n act_n 19_o 12._o all_o these_o be_v but_o sign_n and_o seal_n of_o god_n miraculous_a presence_n and_o why_o may_v not_o god_n when_o he_o please_v concur_v supernatural_o with_o baptism_n in_o order_n to_o regeneration_n as_o he_o concur_v with_o jordan_n a_o shadow_n or_o handkerchief_n in_o order_n to_o cure_v or_o dis-possession_n i_o believe_v divine_a concourse_n be_v much_o after_o this_o nature_n in_o every_o ordinance_n when_o saving_o effectual_a and_o baptism_n apply_v to_o a_o infant_n or_o to_o a_o man_n be_v but_o as_o paul_n handkerchief_n be_v to_o a_o infant_n or_o to_o a_o man_n the_o man_n may_v understand_v this_o handkerchief_n come_v from_o paul_n body_n and_o will_v be_v effectual_a to_o heal_v he_o this_o the_o infant_n can_v not_o understand_v yet_o the_o effect_n of_o heal_v follow_v alike_o in_o both_o nor_o be_v the_o handkerchief_n more_o powerful_a to_o heal_v the_o man_n because_o he_o be_v intelligent_a but_o possible_o his_o intelligence_n may_v prove_v a_o bar_n he_o be_v thereby_o capable_a of_o a_o act_n of_o unbelief_n which_o may_v hinder_v the_o cure_n matth._n 13._o 58._o and_o 17._o 19_o 20._o mark_v 6._o 6._o and_o 9_o 23_o 24._o act_n 14._o 9_o which_o actual_a unbelief_n infant_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o thus_o the_o word_n preach_v have_v a_o natural_a aptitude_n to_o illuminate_v the_o mind_n with_o common_a knowledge_n of_o christ_n but_o never_o of_o itself_o can_v work_v a_o save_a understanding_n or_o regeneration_n this_o be_v whole_o in_o god_n power_n we_o must_v therefore_o extend_v the_o notion_n of_o a_o moral_a instrument_n further_o than_o m._n h._n do_v that_o be_v true_o a_o moral_a instrument_n not_o only_o which_o work_v by_o way_n of_o signification_n to_o my_o understanding_n but_o that_o also_o upon_o which_o be_v use_v a_o effect_n of_o another_o kind_n follow_v by_o way_n of_o compact_n or_o otherwise_o whether_o i_o understand_v it_o or_o not_o thus_o a_o witch_n be_v the_o moral_a cause_n of_o a_o child_n death_n but_o the_o devil_n be_v the_o physical_a cause_n thereof_o he_o apply_v his_o natural_a power_n by_o god_n permission_n upon_o the_o witch_n use_v of_o his_o ceremony_n for_o that_o purpose_n to_o kill_v the_o child_n and_o thus_o the_o minister_n and_o ordinance_n be_v the_o moral_a instrument_n of_o conversion_n but_o god_n be_v the_o physical_a or_o rather_o hyperphysical_a cause_n thereof_o nor_o do_v we_o by_o this_o doctrine_n deviate_v to_o the_o popish_a opus_fw-la operatum_fw-la but_o honour_n god_n liberty_n sovereignty_n and_o grace_n who_o when_o he_o please_v concur_v with_o his_o ordinance_n supernatural_o in_o order_n to_o conversion_n and_o regeneration_n wrought_v then_o infallible_o and_o not_o otherwise_o and_o certain_o if_o baptism_n be_v a_o convert_v ordinance_n why_o may_v not_o infant_n thus_o be_v convert_v by_o it_o as_o well_o as_o elder_a person_n especial_o when_o at_o the_o hour_n of_o baptism_n faith_n and_o devotion_n be_v upon_o the_o wing_n in_o the_o parent_n friend_n god_n people_n and_o the_o minister_n assemble_v to_o wrestle_v with_o god_n that_o he_o will_v please_v to_o wash_v the_o child_n in_o the_o laver_n of_o regeneration_n etc._n etc._n whence_o public_a baptism_n be_v more_o eligible_a than_o private_a baptism_n and_o thus_o upon_o the_o supposition_n it_o may_v also_o be_v effectual_a to_o the_o intelligent_a person_n baptize_v yet_o not_o simple_o because_o he_o be_v intelligent_a but_o because_o of_o god_n supernatural_a concourse_n in_o he_o as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o infant_n the_o work_n of_o conversion_n be_v supernatural_a in_o every_o subject_n 2._o whereas_o m._n h._n say_v ib._n john_n first_o baptize_v the_o people_n and_o then_o exhort_v they_o to_o repentance_n if_o his_o meaning_n be_v exclusive_a that_o john_n do_v not_o exhort_v to_o repentance_n before_o but_o only_o after_o baptism_n i_o believe_v he_o will_v find_v little_a favour_n from_o the_o text_n for_o such_o a_o opinion_n it_o be_v evident_a mat._n 3._o 11._o that_o john_n lead_v they_o from_o his_o baptism_n to_o christ_n for_o the_o baptism_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o a_o future_a thing_n withal_o that_o he_o preach_v to_o they_o before_o he_o baptize_v to_o i_o seem_v more_o than_o probable_a by_o compare_v vers_n 2_o 5_o 6_o 7._o of_o mat._n 3._o beside_o suppose_v the_o exhortation_n be_v after_o baptism_n and_o that_o some_o be_v convert_v upon_o the_o place_n the_o great_a question_n will_v be_v which_o show_v the_o weakness_n of_o m._n h._n his_o inference_n whether_o they_o be_v convert_v by_o john_n baptism_n or_o by_o his_o follow_a exhortation_n for_o his_o instance_n in_o the_o convert_v act_v 2._o it_o be_v more_o than_o m._n h._n can_v prove_v that_o their_o faith_n be_v only_o historical_a likely_a it_o may_v be_v so_o in_o some_o of_o they_o but_o what_o be_v this_o to_o prove_v that_o their_o baptism_n do_v convert_v they_o any_o more_o than_o it_o do_v simon_n magus_n who_o may_v afterward_o be_v convert_v by_o some_o of_o those_o sermon_n which_o they_o hear_v every_o day_n or_o hold_v out_o in_o a_o form_n of_o godliness_n to_o their_o die_a day_n as_o ananias_n and_o saphira_n do_v the_o text_n say_v they_o be_v all_o baptize_v act_v 2._o 41._o but_o it_o do_v not_o say_v that_o any_o of_o they_o be_v convert_v by_o baptism_n m._n d._n can_v any_o man_n make_v the_o seal_n a_o cause_n of_o the_o writing_n m._n h._n p._n 212._o here_o be_v the_o man_n error_n still_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o inward_a writing_n in_o man_n heart_n be_v not_o the_o sacrament_n but_o the_o spirit_n and_o that_o seal_v i_o hope_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o writing_n etc._n etc._n answ_n 1._o that_o the_o sacrament_n be_v a_o seal_n of_o the_o inward_a writing_n though_o not_o the_o sole_a or_o principal_a seal_n have_v former_o be_v prove_v which_o therefore_o i_o pass_v 2._o that_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n may_v be_v both_o a_o seal_n and_o a_o cause_n as_o well_o as_o a_o sign_n and_o a_o cause_n i_o deny_v not_o but_o i_o hope_v it_o be_v not_o a_o cause_n as_o it_o be_v a_o seal_n the_o spirit_n first_o work_v than_o evidence_n grace_v wrought_v in_o that_o it_o act_n as_o a_o cause_n in_o this_o as_o a_o seal_n when_o therefore_o i_o say_v the_o seal_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o writing_n my_o meaning_n be_v that_o as_o a_o seal_n it_o be_v not_o a_o cause_n of_o the_o writing_n but_o under_o a_o other_o notion_n m._n h._n interpret_v it_o simpliciter_fw-la which_o i_o propound_v secundum_fw-la quid_fw-la and_o so_o abuse_v both_o i_o and_o the_o reader_n page_n 213._o m._n h._n will_v fain_o court_v i_o from_o my_o yield_n to_o universal_a presence_n to_o yield_v to_o universal_a receive_n but_o i_o must_v entreat_v he_o to_o excuse_v i_o since_o i_o find_v none_o in_o scripture_n forbid_v to_o be_v present_a but_o i_o find_v divers_a in_o scripture_n forbid_v to_o receive_v as_o have_v former_o be_v prove_v and_o i_o hope_v that_o upon_o second_o thought_n he_o will_v be_v more_o charitable_a than_o to_o judge_v i_o upon_o this_o account_n as_o trifle_v with_o this_o holy_a ordinance_n and_o with_o the_o conscience_n of_o people_n his_o argument_n draw_v from_o the_o see_v to_o the_o taste_n of_o christ_n sacramental_a will_v not_o hold_v till_o he_o can_v prove_v that_o a_o sight_n of_o christ_n sacramental_a be_v effectual_a to_o convert_v and_o withal_o that_o the_o precept_n take_v eat_v do_v immediate_o take_v in_o all_o intelligent_a church-member_n and_o if_o so_o then_o let_v his_o jure_fw-la excommunicate_a receive_v also_o his_o instance_n of_o thomas_n feel_v and_o believe_v prove_v only_o that_o feel_n may_v draw_v out_o a_o act_n of_o faith_n from_o a_o principle_n of_o faith_n inherent_a but_o what_o be_v that_o to_o the_o produce_v of_o a_o principle_n of_o faith_n where_o there_o be_v no_o faith_n at_o all_o last_o m._n h._n shall_v consider_v not_o bare_o the_o application_n but_o the_o end_n of_o application_n in_o the_o lord_n supper_n which_o be_v evident_o nutrition_n but_o no_o where_n as_o i_o know_v conversion_n mr._n d._n take_v and_o eat_v call_v for_o act_n of_o faith_n but_o presuppose_v the_o habit_n etc._n etc._n m._n h._n p._n 214._o when_o christ_n and_o his_o disciple_n preach_v believe_v and_o repent_v the_o command_n do_v call_v for_o faith_n and_o repentance_n but_o i_o hope_v it_o do_v not_o presuppose_v the_o habit_n in_o those_o who_o be_v to_o be_v convert_v so_o when_o christ_n say_v here_o take_v etc._n etc._n there_o