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and_o the_o enable_v you_o to_o perform_v what_o you_o be_v call_v unto_o for_o you_o be_v god_n covenant-people_n to_o who_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v and_o to_o your_o child_n likewise_o and_o believe_v gentile_n when_o they_o shall_v be_v call_v into_o the_o church_n and_o their_o child_n also_o and_o then_o they_o shall_v partake_v of_o your_o privilege_n so_o that_o as_o you_o be_v baptize_v for_o the_o seal_v and_o confirmation_n of_o they_o so_o shall_v your_o child_n too_o this_o argument_n to_o they_o both_o with_o respect_n to_o themselves_o and_o little_a one_o must_v needs_o be_v of_o great_a force_n repentance_n must_v go_v before_o in_o they_o that_o have_v thus_o grievous_o sin_v before_o they_o can_v partake_v of_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o covenant_n or_o have_v they_o seal_v to_o they_o in_o baptism_n but_o upon_o their_o repentance_n and_o faith_n the_o covenant_n be_v confirm_v to_o they_o and_o to_o their_o child_n likewise_o and_o so_o by_o baptism_n may_v be_v 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unless_o our_o saviour_n have_v put_v in_o a_o express_a caveat_n against_o it_o for_o they_o can_v not_o in_o reason_n otherwise_o understand_v he_o than_o according_a to_o the_o ordinary_a custom_n and_o usage_n of_o that_o church_n in_o which_o they_o have_v be_v breed_v and_o bring_v up_o unless_o our_o saviour_n have_v otherwise_o make_v know_v his_o mind_n unto_o they_o the_o same_o answer_n will_v serve_v for_o matth._n 28.19_o go_v teach_v all_o nation_n baptise_v they_o etc._n etc._n to_o which_o i_o shall_v only_o add_v that_o the_o fundamental_a mistake_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n in_o this_o case_n seem_v to_o arise_v from_o their_o imagine_v that_o our_o saviour_n in_o these_o word_n have_v deliver_v the_o whole_a institution_n of_o baptism_n and_o every_o thing_n that_o have_v relation_n to_o all_o the_o subject_n of_o it_o whereas_o this_o text_n do_v not_o contain_v the_o institution_n of_o baptism_n at_o all_o for_o that_o be_v do_v long_o before_o though_o we_o have_v 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16.9_o 10._o by_o a_o rational_a deduction_n from_o scripture-testimony_n which_o he_o prove_v can_v be_v understand_v of_o no_o other_o but_o he_o and_o in_o this_o manner_n it_o be_v usual_a with_o the_o apostle_n to_o deduce_v conclusion_n from_o the_o scripture_n by_o reason_v from_o they_o in_o divers_a discourse_n both_o in_o the_o act_n and_o their_o epistle_n and_o thus_o our_o saviour_n himself_o likewise_o argue_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o the_o disciple_n pluck_v the_o ear_n of_o corn_n on_o the_o sabbath-day_n 5._o matth._n 12.3_o 4_o 5._o from_o david_n eat_v of_o the_o shewbread_n and_o from_o the_o priest_n sacrifice_v on_o the_o sabbath_n and_o from_o that_o sentence_n in_o hosea_n i_o will_v have_v mercy_n and_o not_o sacrifice_n 10._o 1_o cor._n 9.8_o 9_o 10._o and_o so_o the_o apostle_n deduce_v the_o maintenance_n of_o gospel-minister_n from_o the_o reason_n and_o parallel_v of_o some_o passage_n mention_v in_o the_o law_n yea_o and_o do_v not_o the_o anabaptist_n 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