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with_o v._o 1._o and_o the_o commission_n run_v to_o baptise_v all_o disciple_n 〈◊〉_d disciple_n matt._n 28.19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d go_v disciple_n all_o nation_n baptise_v they_o if_o then_o infant_n be_v or_o be_v make_v disciple_n together_o with_o their_o parent_n or_o proparent_n so_o as_o the_o promise_n of_o abraham_n reach_v to_o they_o they_o be_v to_o be_v baptize_v for_o there_o be_v nothing_o to_o interpose_v between_o discipling_n and_o baptise_v yea_o such_o be_v the_o near_a conjunction_n of_o the_o command_n that_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v coincident_a q._n d._n whosoever_o be_v my_o disciple_n or_o relative_n partner_n of_o the_o covenant_n or_o be_v in_o the_o church_n power_n to_o stipulate_v for_o their_o religious_a education_n let_v they_o be_v consign_v thereunto_o by_o this_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n let_v this_o be_v the_o rite_n of_o their_o admission_n let_v this_o be_v the_o badge_n and_o cognizance_n of_o their_o discipleship_n and_o who_o be_v we_o that_o dare_v in_o contradiction_n to_o this_o express_a order_n of_o our_o saviour_n hinder_v any_o such_o out_o of_o our_o own_o imagination_n from_o enter_v in_o at_o this_o ordinary_a gate_n or_o door_n of_o grace_n who_o do_v not_o exclude_v themselves_o ananias_n find_v saul_n in_o the_o state_n of_o a_o disciple_n baptize_v he_o 9.18_o he_o act._n 9.18_o though_o neither_o he_o nor_o any_o minister_n else_o have_v make_v he_o so_o infant_n be_v disciple_n not_o so_o much_o of_o man_n be_v as_o of_o god_n make_v vouchsafe_v gracious_o in_o their_o believe_a parent_n to_o accept_v they_o also_o into_o his_o covenant_n 7.14_o covenant_n rom._n 11.16_o 1_o cor._n 7.14_o and_o so_o into_o the_o state_n of_o disciple_n the_o apostle_n also_o plain_o declare_v that_o interest_n in_o the_o promise_n be_v alone_o by_o itself_o a_o sufficient_a ground_n for_o the_o application_n of_o baptism_n in_o that_o he_o exhort_v those_o awaken_v jew_n to_o be_v baptize_v upon_o this_o ground_n 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and_o have_v the_o promise_n thou_o shall_v wear_v the_o sign_n and_o seal_v thereof_o for_o it_o follow_v à _fw-la majori_fw-la ad_fw-la minus_fw-la that_o the_o child_n be_v in_o covenant_n shall_v not_o want_v the_o sign_n and_o seal_n that_o ensure_v the_o benefit_n and_o privilege_n of_o the_o same_o who_o then_o can_v forbid_v water_n it_o be_v the_o apostle_n argument_n 10.47_o argument_n act._n 10.47_o to_o those_o that_o have_v receive_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n the_o promise_n by_o virtue_n whereof_o they_o be_v in_o covenant_n with_o god_n as_o well_o as_o we_o now_o what_o have_v the_o anabaptist_n to_o object_n against_o what_o be_v here_o allege_a for_o the_o put_n on_o infant_n the_o present_a sign_n or_o token_n of_o the_o covenant_n why_o nothing_o in_o effect_n but_o what_o they_o be_v behold_v to_o the_o papist_n for_o viz._n that_o circumcision_n be_v the_o token_n only_o of_o a_o carnal_a legal_a covenant_n and_o that_o such_o be_v the_o covenant_n which_o god_n 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