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how_o shall_v any_o of_o they_o miss_v of_o eternal_a life_n and_o yet_o we_o see_v many_o of_o they_o prove_v wicked_a and_o ungodly_a and_o so_o live_v and_o die_v if_o you_o say_v it_o seal_v only_o the_o external_a part_n and_o privilege_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n five_o i_o demand_v to_o know_v what_o those_o external_n privilege_n be_v see_v they_o be_v deny_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord's-supper_n and_o all_o other_o external_n rite_n whatsoever_o if_o you_o say_v when_o they_o believe_v that_o shall_v partake_v of_o 〈…〉_z blessing_n so_o say_v i_o shall_v the_o 〈…〉_z believer_n as_o well_o as_o they_o sixthly_a if_o the_o fleshly_a seed_n or_o child_n of_o believe_a gentile_n as_o such_o be_v to_o be_v account_v the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n i_o query_n whether_o they_o be_v his_o natural_a seed_n or_o his_o spiritual_a seed_n if_o not_o his_o natural_a seed_n nor_o his_o spiritual_a seed_n what_o right_o can_v they_o have_v to_o baptism_n or_o church-membership_n from_o any_o covenant-transaction_n god_n make_v with_o abraham_n seven_o whether_o those_o different_a ground_n upon_o which_o the_o right_a of_o infant-baptism_n be_v pretend_v by_o the_o father_n of_o old_a and_o the_o modern_a divine_n do_v well_o agree_v with_o a_o institution_n that_o be_v a_o mere_a positive_a rite_n depend_v whole_o on_o the_o will_n of_o the_o legislator_n do_v not_o give_v just_a cause_n to_o all_o to_o question_v its_o authority_n 1._o some_o pedo-baptist_n assert_v it_o take_v away_o original_a sin_n and_o such_o who_o deny_v it_o be_v anathematise_v 2._o some_o affirm_v that_o child_n be_v in_o the_o covenent_n and_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o believer_n be_v federal_o holy_a therefore_o aught_o to_o be_v baptise_a 3._o another_o soâ—â—_n of_o pedo_n baptist_n say_v they_o ought_v to_o be_v baptâ—â—â—_n by_o virtue_n of_o their_o parent_n faith_n 4._o other_o affirm_v they_o have_v faith_n themselves_o and_o be_v disciple_n and_o therefore_o must_v be_v 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