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estate_n or_o covenant-interest_n of_o their_o child_n by_o compare_v psal_n 102.25,26,27,28_o with_o heb_fw-mi 1.10,11,12_o which_o refer_v to_o jesus_n christ_n the_o surety_n and_o mediator_n of_o the_o covenant_n in_o who_o they_o plead_v with_o god_n and_o expect_v a_o blessing_n from_o he_o for_o their_o child_n and_o that_o by_o virtue_n of_o god_n gracious_a covenant_n nor_o be_v it_o mere_o a_o temporal_a vanish_v good_a to_o their_o child_n which_o they_o look_v for_o and_o expect_v but_o thaâ—_n their_o child_n may_v be_v establish_v before_o goâ—_n in_o the_o spiritual_a blessing_n of_o the_o covenant_n aâ—_n you_o may_v see_v in_o that_o psalm_n 102._o verse_n 25_o 26_o 27_o 28._o compare_v together_o and_o there_o be_v the_o liâ—…_n ground_n for_o the_o exercise_n of_o our_o faith_n in_o the_o covenant_n touch_v our_o infant_n now_o under_o tâ—…_n new_a testament_n administration_n for_o the_o full_a satisfaction_n herein_o i_o will_v lâ—…_n down_o these_o five_o proposition_n propos_fw-fr 1._o that_o child_n be_v so_o comprehendâ—…_n and_o involve_v in_o their_o parent_n by_o the_o dispenâ—…tion_n of_o god_n that_o the_o parent_n act_n be_v count_v tâ—…_n child_n act_n and_o the_o parent_n neglect_v thâ—…_n neglect_n as_o we_o may_v plain_o see_v in_o the_o case_n of_o câ—…cumcision_n that_o soul_n shall_v be_v cut_v â—ff_n that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d circumcise_a for_o he_o have_v break_v my_o covenant_n saâ—…_n the_o lord_n gen._n 17.14_o and_o yet_o the_o infant_n himself_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o a_o personal_a neglect_n and_o though_o our_o saviour_n require_v personal_a faith_n in_o grow_v one_o as_o to_o their_o own_o bodily_a cure_n yet_o as_o for_o their_o child_n it_o be_v accept_v when_o their_o parent_n believe_v on_o their_o behalf_n john_n 4.50,51_o mark_v 9_o v._o 12._o to_o 18._o matth._n 15_o 22._o to_o 29._o not_o that_o the_o parent_n faith_n be_v meritorious_a only_o this_o we_o say_v that_o upon_o a_o believer_n accept_v the_o 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