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and_o such_o like_a prerogative_n as_o be_v mention_v rom._n 9.4_o 5._o i_o grant_v it_o but_o if_o he_o mean_v it_o of_o holiness_n according_a to_o election_n of_o grace_n as_o rom._n 11.16_o be_v mean_v it_o be_v not_o true_a his_o four_o be_v that_o this_o covenant_n necessary_o imply_v privilege_n of_o ordinance_n the_o fruition_n of_o god_n oracle_n which_o if_o he_o mean_v in_o this_o sensâ—_n that_o god_n worship_n shall_v be_v among_o they_o that_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o his_o word_n shall_v be_v to_o the_o collective_a body_n of_o israel_n i_o grant_v it_o but_o if_o he_o mean_v it_o of_o visible_a church-membership_a of_o infant_n initial_a and_o after_o seal_n which_o be_v the_o thing_n he_o aim_v at_o i_o deny_v it_o the_o 5_o that_o privilege_n of_o ordinance_n and_o fruition_n of_o god_n oracle_n be_v god_n covenant_n draught_n have_v the_o same_o answer_n the_o 6_o and_o seven_o that_o without_o this_o privilege_n of_o ordinance_n and_o fruition_n of_o god_n 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with_o god_n without_o they_o his_o 8_o and_o this_o privilege_n of_o ordinance_n imply_v also_o all_o privilege_n lead_v to_o and_o accompany_v salvation_n if_o mean_v of_o in-being_a in_o christ_n have_v his_o spirit_n to_o dwell_v in_o they_o which_o be_v the_o chief_a privilege_n lead_v to_o and_o accompany_v salvation_n and_o of_o all_o that_o have_v the_o privilege_n of_o ordinance_n i_o deny_v it_o unless_o he_o mean_v it_o as_o he_o do_v the_o 9th_o proposition_n that_o this_o privilege_n of_o ordinance_n imply_v salvation_n itself_o upon_o god_n term_n in_o his_o word_n reveal_v which_o be_v repentance_n and_o faith_n in_o christ_n and_o then_o both_o proposition_n be_v grant_v the_o 8_o and_o the_o 9th_o that_o the_o privilege_n of_o ordinance_n do_v imply_v both_o in-being_a in_o christ_n and_o his_o spirit_n in_o dwell_v and_o salvation_n itself_o to_o they_o that_o repent_v and_o believe_v in_o christ._n which_o be_v true_a also_o of_o they_o that_o have_v not_o this_o privilege_n of_o ordinance_n as_o cornelius_n and_o many_o more_o and_o thus_o mr._n bl._n also_o have_v my_o exposition_n and_o answer_n concern_v his_o position_n and_o supposition_n let_v we_o now_o see_v what_o he_o prove_v sect_n xlviii_o the_o 35th_o and_o 37th_o chapter_n of_o mr._n bls._n vind._n faed_n be_v examine_v and_o his_o argument_n conclude_v the_o natural_a issue_n of_o believer_n to_o be_v take_v into_o covenant_n be_v answer_v he_o entitle_v thus_o ch_z 35._o argument_n conclude_v the_o natural_a issue_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n to_o be_v take_v into_o covenant_n which_o he_o may_v prove_v and_o not_o oppse_v i_o who_o grant_v that_o god_n promise_v gen._n 17.7_o to_o be_v a_o god_n to_o the_o natural_a seed_n of_o abraham_n inherit_v in_o domestic_a and_o political_a benefit_n from_o whence_o he_o false_o infer_v that_o i_o
of_o a_o city_n or_o of_o a_o family_n and_o why_o not_o of_o a_o church_n if_o i_o say_v child_n be_v member_n of_o this_o kingdom_n or_o to_o please_v you_o commonwealth_n or_o if_o i_o say_v child_n be_v member_n of_o every_o city_n in_o the_o land_n and_o of_o every_o family_n where_o they_o be_v this_o be_v all_o true_a and_o i_o think_v a_o man_n of_o your_o part_n shall_v understand_v it_o and_o why_o not_o when_o i_o say_v that_o infant_n be_v member_n of_o the_o church_n but_o if_o you_o will_v not_o understand_v there_o be_v no_o remedy_n answ._n that_o mr._n b._n and_o i_o be_v not_o agree_v what_o a_o visible_a church_n be_v have_v appear_v before_o in_o the_o 2d_o part_n of_o this_o review_n sect_n 17._o i_o think_v i_o understand_v other_o when_o they_o speak_v of_o a_o visible_a churchmember_v and_o i_o think_v i_o now_o understand_v mr._n b._n but_o in_o the_o dispute_n i_o confess_v i_o do_v not_o understand_v mr._n b._n when_o he_o term_v infant_n visible_a 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it_o but_o to_o propagate_v a_o legitimate_a posterity_n who_o be_v call_v a_o seed_n of_o god_n because_o according_a to_o his_o institution_n but_o of_o this_o interpretation_n i_o need_v say_v no_o more_o than_o what_o be_v say_v in_o answer_n to_o mr._n m._n in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o review_n sect_n 13._o and_o to_o mr._n bs._n exception_n against_o my_o interpretation_n here_o in_o the_o 17_o section_n 2._o because_o infant_n in_o abraham_n family_n be_v churchmember_v before_o circumcision_n which_o i_o grant_v after_o the_o time_n of_o abraham_n call_n and_o god_n separate_v his_o house_n to_o be_v his_o people_n and_o therefore_o if_o limit_v to_o the_o space_n of_o time_n between_o abraham_n call_n gen._n 12._o and_o the_o institution_n of_o circumcision_n gen._n 17._o i_o shall_v grant_v the_o minor_a in_o mr._n bs._n argument_n and_o deny_v the_o consequence_n of_o the_o major_a nevertheless_o in_o the_o proof_n of_o his_o minor_a there_o be_v sundry_a thing_n which_o i_o think_v not_o meet_v to_o pass_v by_o without_o animadversion_n 1._o that_o which_o he_o say_v circumcision_n do_v not_o not_o make_v infant_n churchmember_v i_o grant_v it_o yet_o it_o make_v they_o visible_a churchmember_v though_o not_o of_o itself_o alone_o yet_o with_o other_o sign_n so_o that_o although_o i_o deny_v not_o other_o sign_n also_o to_o have_v concur_v yet_o this_o sign_n in_o part_n make_v they_o visible_a member_n of_o that_o church_n 2._o when_o he_o say_v the_o covenant_n make_v churchmember_v how_o far_o it_o be_v true_a be_v show_v above_o at_o large_a and_o withal_o how_o mr._n b._n be_v mistake_v in_o make_v it_o the_o sole_a efficient_a cause_n 3._o if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o circumcision_n be_v but_o a_o sign_n of_o the_o covenant_n as_o he_o say_v how_o be_v it_o a_o seal_n as_o be_v common_o assert_v and_o by_o mr._n b._n himself_n as_o somewhat_o more_o than_o a_o bare_a sign_n 4._o if_o it_o be_v not_o a_o sign_n chief_o of_o that_o 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