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A86599 An antidote against Hen. Haggar's poysonous pamphlet, entitled, The foundation of the font discovered: or, A reply wherein his audaciousness in perverting holy scriptures and humane writings is discovered, his sophistry in arguing against infant-baptism, discipleship, church membership &c. is detected, his contradictions demonstrated; his cavils agains M. Cook, M. Baxter, and M. Hall answered, his raylings rebuked, and his folly manifested. By Aylmar Houghton minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and teacher to the congregation of Prees, in the county of Salop. Houghton, Aylmer. 1658 (1658) Wing H2917; Thomason E961_1; ESTC R207689 240,876 351

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who_o you_o bring_v in_o the_o right_a order_n according_a to_o the_o century_n wherein_o they_o live_v 3._o you_o repeat_v one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o author_n twice_o and_o make_v a_o needless_a distinction_n to_o increase_v the_o number_n of_o your_o jurer_n as_o cassander_n p._n 18._o numb_a 7_o &_o 10._o 4._o you_o set_v they_o together_o by_o the_o ear_n and_o make_v they_o contradict_v one_o another_o as_o be_v obvious_a to_o any_o judicious_a eye_n that_o will_v compare_v 19_o compare_v pag._n 18_o 19_o your_o origen_n cassander_n and_o cyprian_a together_o thus_o with_o a_o flourish_n of_o humane_a learning_n you_o will_v blear_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o world_n but_o especial_o your_o silly_a proselyte_n if_o you_o be_v guilty_a of_o dissemble_v your_o learning_n it_o may_v be_v well_o suspect_v that_o you_o be_v a_o wolf_n in_o a_o sheep_n skin_n and_o the_o rather_o because_o you_o say_v p._n 39_o we_o know_v you_o be_v scholar_n sect_n 17._o hen._n hag._n p._n 20._o 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infant-baptisme_n come_v in_o 2._o you_o have_v discover_v your_o own_o vanity_n folly_n want_v of_o ingenuity_n peity_n and_o learning_n to_o the_o view_n of_o all_o 3._o be_v we_o with_o child_n you_o will_v make_v we_o long_o after_o your_o treatise_n else_o you_o will_v not_o give_v such_o timely_a advertisement_n of_o it_o unless_o it_o be_v to_o spare_v the_o labour_n in_o a_o diurnal_a but_o either_o it_o be_v stifle_v in_o the_o womb_n or_o will_v come_v forth_o with_o sharp_a tooth_n as_o 882._o as_o speed_v history_n of_o great_a brit._n p._n 882._o richard_n the_o three_o be_v bear_v for_o it_o be_v now_o four_o year_n since_o you_o hint_v the_o sudden_a reprint_n of_o it_o by_o who_o to_o be_v sell_v where_o and_o what_o title_n but_o for_o my_o part_n i_o have_v neither_o see_v nor_o hear_v the_o print_n of_o it_o much_o less_o the_o reprint_n chap._n vi_o of_o constitute_a church_n and_o church-member_n sect_n 1._o h._n h._n p._n 23._o in_o this_o our_o state_v the_o question_n you_o say_v diverse_a thing_n must_v be_v animadvert_v that_o we_o deceive_v not_o ourselves_o and_o other_o through_o darken_n the_o truth_n by_o word_n without_o knowledge_n for_o we_o deny_v that_o church_n be_v constitute_v by_o baptise_v or_o sprinkle_v of_o infant_n i_o answer_v it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o mr._n cook_n can_v say_v nothing_o nor_o give_v any_o answer_n in_o the_o least_o to_o our_o write_n as_o we_o write_v they_o and_o therefore_o he_o cunning_o say_v that_o in_o state_v the_o question_n many_o thing_n must_v be_v animadvert_v or_o change_v in_o the_o mind_n and_o then_o he_o state_v the_o question_n according_a to_o his_o own_o mind_n etc._n etc._n reply_v 1_o i_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o peruse_v the_o narrative_a of_o mr._n hag._n p._n 21_o 22._o concern_v a_o offer_n of_o reason_v with_o some_o minister_n at_o stafford_n about_o baptise_v which_o narrative_n be_v too_o long_o to_o transcribe_v but_o this_o i_o say_v it_o may_v be_v just_o suspect_v to_o be_v untrue_a because_o of_o mr._n haggar_n misrepresent_v mr._n baxter_n and_o mr._n cook_n in_o other_o particular_n as_o hereafter_o shall_v be_v make_v evident_a and_o whereas_o he_o say_v not_o without_o abuse_n of_o scripture_n 53.5_o scripture_n psal_n 53.5_o they_o be_v in_o great_a fear_n where_o no_o fear_n be_v as_o appear_v by_o mr._n cook_n epistle_n true_o no_o such_o thing_n pppear_v to_o my_o best_a observation_n but_o rather_o the_o contrary_a as_o appear_v by_o his_o eight_o reason_n uncover_v reason_n see_v mr._n cook_n epistle_n before_o his_o font_n uncover_v which_o together_o with_o the_o other_o seven_o you_o may_v have_v do_v well_o to_o have_v answer_v if_o you_o can_v 2_o do_v not_o abuse_v mr._n cook_n and_o triumph_v before_o the_o victory_n it_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v observe_v that_o you_o can_v say_v nothing_o to_o mr._n cook_n answer_v in_o three_o particular_n at_o the_o least_o there_o mention_v or_o else_o you_o will_v not_o 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