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of_o nature_n when_o as_o by_o the_o law_n he_o here_o understand_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n for_o he_o have_v to_o do_v against_o the_o jew_n and_o that_o the_o ethnic_n observe_v not_o the_o rite_n of_o moses_n hereby_o it_o be_v law_n by_o the_o iustification_n of_o the_o law_n he_o understand_v the_o moral_a part_n of_o the_o law_n manifest_a because_o they_o be_v uncircumcised_a &_o be_v call_v uncircumcision_n wherefore_o it_o be_v more_o true_o say_v that_o the_o iustification_n of_o the_o law_n signify_v here_o the_o moral_a part_n of_o the_o law_n of_o which_o the_o gentile_n by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n be_v not_o ignorant_a the_o scope_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v to_o show_v that_o righteousness_n be_v not_o of_o necessity_n join_v with_o the_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n and_o that_o it_o be_v no_o let_n unto_o the_o gentile_n touch_v salvation_n that_o they_o be_v not_o circumcise_v so_o that_o they_o have_v
after_o the_o seven_o day_n there_o come_v unto_o the_o infant_n new_o bear_v so_o much_o strength_n that_o he_o be_v able_a easy_o to_o abide_v the_o pain_n of_o circumcision_n but_o let_v we_o leave_v unto_o they_o these_o christ_n the_o eight_o day_n betoken_v the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n feign_a toy_n and_o let_v we_o rather_o thus_o think_v that_o in_o the_o eight_o day_n be_v betoken_v the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n and_o therewith_o all_o we_o which_o thing_n may_v easy_o be_v perceave_v by_o paul_n for_o he_o say_v that_o in_o circumcision_n be_v signify_v the_o cut_n of_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o flesh_n but_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o flesh_n can_v never_o be_v perfect_o cut_v of_o from_o we_o until_o we_o be_v come_v to_o the_o holy_a resurrection_n all_o the_o whole_a time_n of_o this_o world_n and_o the_o time_n of_o this_o whole_a life_n represent_v a_o week_n of_o day_n but_o the_o eight_o day_n signify_v the_o resurrection_n there_o be_v moreover_o a_o other_o 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circumcision_n be_v for_o a_o time_n observe_v augustine_n also_o upon_o the_o epistle_n unto_o the_o galathians_n say_v that_o not_o every_o circumcision_n after_o christ_n be_v condemn_v but_o only_o that_o circumcision_n wherein_o be_v put_v hope_n of_o salvation_n but_o that_o circumcision_n which_o be_v receive_v for_o this_o cause_n only_o to_o retain_v peace_n in_o the_o church_n and_o the_o more_o to_o advance_v the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n may_v well_o be_v bear_v with_o all_o for_o this_o cause_n paul_n suffer_v timothe_n to_o be_v circumcise_v but_o if_o it_o be_v require_v to_o be_v do_v as_o necessary_a unto_o salvation_n it_o be_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o be_v permit_v and_o therefore_o paul_n earnest_o resist_v and_o will_v not_o suffer_v titus_n to_o be_v circumcise_v as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o galathians_n they_o say_v that_o even_o now_o very_a many_o church_n circumcision_n many_o church_n of_o the_o christian_n retain_v still_o circumcision_n in_o the_o east_n or_o in_o the_o south_n retayn_v still_o to_o this_o day_n circumcision_n together_o with_o baptism_n how_o right_o they_o do_v it_o let_v they_o see_v unto_o that_o doubtless_o it_o be_v most_o likely_a that_o forasmuch_o as_o they_o have_v retain_v it_o so_o long_o and_o that_o so_o stiff_o they_o put_v some_o hope_n of_o their_o salvation_n in_o it_o wherefore_o they_o shall_v do_v much_o better_a if_o they_o will_v utter_o omit_v it_o but_o it_o shall_v be_v good_a in_o the_o mean_a time_n to_o declare_v law_n why_o circumcision_n bind_v man_n to_o observe_v the_o law_n how_o paul_n to_o yâ—_z galathians_n say_v that_o he_o which_o be_v circumcise_v be_v debtor_n to_o observe_v the_o whole_a law_n for_o when_o abraham_n receive_v circumcision_n the_o law_n be_v not_o yet_o give_v wherefore_o it_o seem_v that_o circumcision_n have_v not_o that_o of_o his_o own_o force_n and_o nature_n to_o bind_v man_n to_o observe_v the_o law_n but_o we_o ought_v to_o remember_v that_o that_o which_o the_o apostle_n say_v proceed_v out_o of_o a_o other_o principle_n name_o that_o circumcision_n represent_v christ_n as_o which_o shall_v come_v and_o geve_v himself_o upon_o the_o cross_n and_o the_o law_n shall_v so_o long_o be_v of_o force_n until_o christ_n come_v wherefore_o see_v by_o circumcision_n they_o testify_v that_o he_o be_v not_o as_o yet_o come_v it_o must_v needs_o follow_v that_o they_o be_v keep_v still_o under_o the_o law_n when_o as_o the_o law_n can_v only_o by_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n be_v abrogate_a and_o with_o how_o great_a a_o observation_n god_n will_v have_v that_o sacrament_n to_o be_v keep_v hereby_o it_o be_v manifest_a for_o that_o in_o the_o book_n of_o genesis_n the_o 17._o chapter_n he_o testefi_v that_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v not_o circumcise_v the_o 8._o day_n shall_v be_v cut_v of_o from_o his_o people_n ambrose_n in_o his_o book_n of_o abraham_n the_o patriarch_n seem_v to_o wonder_v at_o this_o so_o great_a severity_n for_o god_n say_v he_o appoint_v of_o how_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o uncircumcised_a shall_v be_v cut_v of_o city_n of_o refuge_n that_o if_o any_o have_v by_o chance_n or_o unwares_o kill_v a_o man_n he_o may_v have_v a_o place_n whether_o to_o go_v that_o the_o friend_n and_o kinsfolk_n of_o the_o party_n slay_v shall_v not_o kill_v he_o so_o that_o he_o have_v not_o of_o set_a purpose_n and_o willing_o but_o by_o chance_n and_o unaware_o commit_v the_o murder_n wherefore_o see_v infant_n do_v not_o by_o their_o own_o will_v refuse_v circumcision_n what_o reason_n be_v there_o they_o shall_v be_v cut_v of_o he_o answer_v that_o therefore_o peradventure_o god_n will_v have_v the_o child_n deprive_v of_o their_o corporal_a life_n that_o in_o they_o the_o parent_n may_v be_v punish_v for_o their_o impiety_n but_o he_o say_v that_o there_o be_v other_o which_o be_v of_o the_o opinion_n that_o this_o sentence_n pertain_v not_o unto_o the_o infant_n but_o unto_o those_o in_o who_o power_n they_o be_v as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v say_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v cut_v of_o but_o the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v against_o this_o sentence_n wherefore_o he_o turn_v himself_o to_o a_o allegorical_a exposition_n as_o though_o that_o threaten_a shall_v pertayn_v to_o those_o which_o circumcise_v not_o the_o mind_n which_o be_v the_o strong_a &_o most_o excellent_a portion_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o such_o allegory_n satisfy_v not_o this_o question_n wherefore_o i_o think_v that_o two_o thing_n be_v necessary_a to_o the_o absoluinge_n of_o this_o doubt_n the_o first_o be_v that_o that_o threaten_n pertain_v unto_o he_o when_o he_o come_v to_o full_a age_n if_o he_o shall_v then_o allow_v the_o negligence_n of_o his_o parent_n &_o not_o receive_v circumcision_n unto_o which_o he_o be_v by_o the_o law_n bind_v the_o second_o be_v that_o god_n be_v not_o to_o be_v accuse_v of_o injustice_n if_o sometime_o he_o kill_v the_o infant_n be_v so_o bring_v up_o uncircumcised_a for_o such_o severity_n may_v be_v of_o force_n to_o admonish_v man_n in_o how_o ill_a part_n god_n take_v it_o to_o have_v his_o sacrament_n contemn_v and_o if_o peradventure_o thou_o demand_v what_o be_v to_o be_v circumcision_n what_o be_v to_o be_v judge_v of_o child_n that_o perish_v without_o circumcision_n judge_v of_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o child_n so_o kill_v have_v not_o as_o yet_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n i_o answer_v that_o we_o either_o as_o touch_v his_o salvation_n or_o condemnation_n can_v affirm_v nothing_o on_o neither_o side_n for_o if_o he_o pertain_v to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o elect_a so_o that_o he_o be_v predestinate_a to_o eternal_a life_n there_o be_v no_o cause_n but_o that_o he_o may_v be_v save_v forasmuch_o as_o grace_n be_v not_o bind_v unto_o the_o sacrament_n but_o if_o he_o be_v a_o vessel_n to_o that_o end_n make_v of_o god_n to_o show_v forth_o in_o he_o his_o wrath_n and_o so_o to_o be_v condemn_v what_o can_v we_o complain_v of_o the_o severity_n of_o god_n especial_o see_v we_o be_v all_o bear_v the_o child_n of_o wrath_n and_o of_o condemnation_n howbeit_o in_o my_o judgement_n we_o ought_v to_o hope_v well_o of_o he_o for_o that_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o promise_n be_v give_v unto_o the_o sede_fw-la of_o abraham_n and_o he_o be_v a_o infant_n have_v not_o by_o any_o actual_a sin_n of_o his_o own_o withdraw_v himself_o from_o the_o promise_n it_o be_v most_o likely_a that_o he_o be_v admit_v unto_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n neither_o ought_v we_o to_o think_v that_o he_o be_v slay_v of_o god_n to_o eternal_a condemnation_n but_o rather_o to_o salvation_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o by_o malice_n change_v his_o hart_n and_o that_o by_o his_o death_n he_o may_v testify_v
unto_o his_o parent_n unto_o his_o elder_n &_o unto_o other_o how_o grevous_o they_o sin_v in_o neglect_v his_o circumcision_n and_o may_v profit_v the_o whole_a church_n be_v a_o manifest_a token_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n against_o the_o contemner_n of_o the_o sacrament_n far_o it_o be_v nation_n before_o circumcision_n be_v some_o sign_n of_o the_o sacrament_n whether_o the_o sword_n wherewith_o they_o circumcise_v be_v make_v of_o stone_n circumtion_n spread_v abroad_o to_o outward_a nation_n not_o hard_a to_o believe_v that_o godly_a man_n which_o live_v before_o circumcision_n be_v institute_v have_v other_o certain_a note_n whereby_o their_o righteousness_n which_o be_v have_v by_o faith_n be_v seal_v for_o we_o read_v that_o they_o both_o offer_v first_o fruit_n and_o also_o sacrifice_v but_o by_o what_o sign_n they_o signify_v their_o first_o regeneration_n the_o holy_a scripture_n mention_v not_o and_o the_o hebrews_n in_o circumcise_n their_o child_n use_v a_o knife_n make_v of_o stone_n which_o thing_n yet_o god_n command_v not_o but_o they_o be_v move_v so_o to_o do_v by_o the_o example_n of_o zippora_n the_o wife_n of_o moses_n which_o use_v such_o a_o knife_n in_o circumcise_n of_o her_o son_n when_o he_o be_v in_o danger_n to_o have_v be_v slay_v of_o the_o angel_n and_o although_o this_o sacrament_n be_v diligent_o observe_v and_o keep_v among_o the_o jew_n yet_o it_o spread_v abroad_o also_o to_o foreign_a nation_n for_o if_o we_o may_v geve_v credit_n to_o ambrose_n in_o his_o 2._o book_n of_o abraham_n the_o patriarch_n the_o egyptian_n arabian_n and_o phoenicians_n be_v circumcise_v and_o he_o think_v that_o they_o for_o this_o cause_n do_v it_o for_o that_o they_o think_v that_o by_o such_o first_o fruyte_n of_o their_o blood_n be_v drive_v year_n the_o devil_n as_o much_o as_o lie_v in_o he_o vitiate_v the_o sacrament_n of_o god_n a_o foolish_a manner_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o circumcise_n of_o their_o child_n the_o egyptian_n circumcise_v their_o child_n in_o the_o 14._o year_n away_o devil_n to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o hurt_v he_o which_o be_v circumcise_v so_o the_o devil_n have_v always_o go_v about_o to_o vitiate_v the_o sacrament_n of_o god_n for_o it_o be_v superstition_n to_o ascribe_v the_o power_n of_o salvation_n or_o of_o the_o delivery_n from_o satan_n unto_o the_o nature_n of_o blood_n shed_v forth_o and_o at_o this_o day_n the_o jew_n seem_v not_o to_o be_v far_o from_o this_o kind_n of_o foolishenes_n for_o while_o they_o circumcise_v the_o infante_n there_o stand_v one_o by_o with_o a_o little_a vessel_n full_a either_o of_o earth_n or_o of_o dust_n where_o into_o they_o thrust_v the_o foreskinne_n be_v cut_v of_o as_o though_o the_o devil_n seem_v by_o that_o mean_n to_o have_v his_o meat_n for_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o the_o serpent_n even_o straight_a way_n at_o the_o beginning_n upon_o thy_o breast_n shall_v thou_o creep_v and_o earth_n shall_v thou_o eat_v they_o seem_v to_o think_v that_o the_o devil_n have_v thus_o get_v his_o meat_n depart_v from_o the_o child_n and_o will_v not_o afterward_o trouble_v he_o any_o more_o among_o the_o ethnic_n also_o as_o the_o same_o ambrose_n affirm_v be_v circumcision_n corrupt_o observe_v after_o a_o other_o manner_n for_o the_o egyptian_n circumcise_a not_o in_o the_o eight_o day_n as_o god_n have_v command_v but_o in_o the._n 14._o year_n for_o that_o ishmael_n at_o that_o age_n receive_v circumcision_n which_o manner_n also_o it_o be_v most_o likely_a the_o arabian_n follow_v for_o at_o this_o day_n the_o turk_n also_o be_v circumcise_v at_o that_o age_n although_o the_o egyptian_n as_o the_o same_o ambrose_n affirm_v be_v wont_v also_o to_o circumcise_v their_o woman_n woman_n the_o egyptian_n circumcise_v woman_n kind_n and_o that_o in_o the._n 14._o year_n as_o they_o do_v their_o male_n and_o of_o this_o thing_n they_o give_v this_o reason_n that_o they_o will_v by_o this_o sign_n signify_v that_o lust_n be_v 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