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the_o whole_a of_o abraham_n seed_n to_o who_o though_o he_o be_v the_o whole_a in_o who_o 2_o cor._n 1.20_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v but_o christ_n mystical_a the_o whole_a church_n of_o christ_n 1_o cor._n 12.12_o 13._o all_o which_o whether_o jew_n or_o gentile_n bond_n or_o free_a i_o may_v add_v young_a or_o old_a be_v but_o one_o in_o their_o head_n jesus_n christ_n gal._n 3.28_o all_o that_o be_v christ_n be_v abraham_n seed_n vers_fw-la 29._o and_o infant_n be_v he_o as_o well_o as_o grow_v person_n for_o he_o become_v a_o infant_n suffer_v much_o in_o his_o very_a infancy_n be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n while_o a_o infant_n and_o therefore_o may_v well_o have_v infant-member_n die_v for_o infant_n as_o well_o as_o for_o grow_v man_n bad_a his_o disciple_n to_o suffer_v little_a child_n to_o come_v to_o he_o if_o not_o that_o he_o may_v baptize_v they_o for_o he_o baptize_v none_o at_o all_o infant_n or_o other_o joh._n 4.1_o 2._o yet_o that_o he_o may_v bless_v 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parent_n be_v christian_n partus_fw-la sequitur_fw-la meliorem_fw-la partem_fw-la the_o child_n be_v not_o infidel_n but_o christian_n but_o 3._o §._o 3._o say_v you_o there_o be_v no_o command_n for_o baptise_v such_o and_o you_o call_v it_o will-worship_n forbid_v leu._n 10.1_o a_o tradition_n and_o groundwork_n for_o more_o tradition_n other_o call_v it_o the_o mark_n of_o the_o beast_n one_o of_o the_o strong_a hold_n of_o antichrist_n and_o what_o not_o to_o all_o which_o i_o answer_v 1._o if_o nadah_n and_o abihu_n offering_n strange_a fire_n fire_n unsanctified_a or_o not_o take_v off_o the_o altar_n be_v will-worship_n though_o the_o scripture_n do_v not_o call_v it_o so_o yet_o paedobaptism_n suppose_v it_o be_v not_o warrant_v by_o the_o word_n can_v be_v will-worship_n because_o it_o be_v not_o a_o introduction_n of_o a_o new_a worship_n or_o ordinance_n but_o the_o misapplication_n of_o a_o old_a and_o unquestionable_a ordinance_n of_o god_n or_o if_o you_o put_v on_o it_o 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god_n therefore_o etc._n etc._n 6._o they_o that_o be_v saint_n and_o holy_a be_v to_o be_v baptize_v but_o such_o infant_n be_v saint_n and_o holy_a therefore_o 7._o christ_n know_v that_o baptism_n be_v a_o ancient_a ceremony_n of_o initiation_n into_o the_o church_n and_o apply_v to_o the_o infant_n of_o the_o church_n as_o well_o as_o to_o adult_v proselyte_n yet_o he_o take_v up_o that_o ceremony_n and_o advance_v it_o as_o he_o do_v the_o postcoenium_fw-la of_o the_o passover_n to_o be_v a_o sacrament_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n without_o prohibition_n of_o infant_n from_o it_o and_o therefore_o he_o do_v at_o least_o approve_v it_o shall_v be_v administer_v to_o infant_n see_v cap._n 2._o §_o 1._o in_o these_o alone_a to_o omit_v other_o conscientious_a enquirer_n into_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n may_v find_v satisfactory_a ground_n of_o infant-baptism_n especial_o when_o they_o be_v compare_v with_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o contrary_a opinion_n and_o practice_n 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