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answerable_o be_v admit_v and_o incorporate_v thereinto_o this_o way_n viz._n by_o baptism_n that_o baptism_n be_v appoint_v for_o this_o end_n and_o purpose_n be_v plain_o express_v 1_o cor._n 12.13_o and_o that_o there_o be_v any_o other_o way_n appoint_v for_o that_o end_n and_o purpose_n be_v not_o neither_o can_v be_v affirm_v by_o any_o now_o that_o infant_n as_o under_o or_o as_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o promise_n do_v appertain_v to_o the_o visible_a church_n kingdom_n or_o body_n of_o christ_n and_o be_v own_a and_o look_v upon_o so_o to_o do_v both_o by_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n be_v plain_a 1._o because_o as_o under_o the_o promise_n and_o in_o covenant_n with_o god_n they_o be_v as_o personal_o and_o particular_o consider_v the_o actual_a subject_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o salvation_n now_o whosoever_o be_v as_o personal_o and_o particular_o consider_v a_o actual_a subject_n of_o the_o promise_n they_o must_v needs_o appertain_v to_o the_o visible_a church_n kingdom_n or_o body_n of_o christ_n christ_n be_v only_o the_o saviour_n of_o his_o body_n eph._n 5.23_o though_o it_o be_v true_a christ_n in_o a_o large_a sense_n may_v be_v and_o be_v in_o scripture_n say_v to_o be_v the_o saviour_n of_o all_o man_n and_o the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n yet_o none_o but_o such_o as_o be_v member_n of_o his_o mystical_a body_n at_o least_o do_v appertain_v thereunto_o and_o have_v a_o right_n of_o admission_n thereinto_o be_v under_o the_o promise_n of_o salvation_n by_o he_o as_o personal_o and_o particular_o consider_v hence_o all_o other_o be_v say_v to_o be_v stranger_n to_o the_o covenant_n of_o promise_n eph._n 2.12_o so_o that_o the_o infant-seed_n of_o believer_n be_v under_o the_o promise_n of_o salvation_n by_o christ_n and_o that_o as_o personal_o and_o particular_o consider_v and_o he_o be_v only_o the_o saviour_n of_o his_o body_n they_o must_v needs_o appertain_v to_o his_o body_n and_o answerable_o aught_o to_o be_v admit_v and_o 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