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have_v john_n baptist_n discharge_v that_o privilege_n of_o abraham_n natural_a seed_n that_o admit_v into_o the_o old_a church_n from_o any_o such_o rite_n in_o the_o new_a mat._n 3.9_o etc._n etc._n tell_v they_o in_o express_a term_n that_o now_o in_o gospel_n day_n they_o must_v not_o say_v within_o themselves_o that_o they_o have_v abraham_n for_o their_o father_n viz._n that_o they_o be_v the_o child_n of_o a_o godly_a parent_n no_o that_o which_o mâ—ght_v have_v serve_v turn_n under_o moses_n will_v not_o a_o vail_n nor_o must_v not_o be_v admit_v now_o under_o christ_n nothing_o now_o but_o fruit_n meet_v for_o repentance_n give_v right_a to_o the_o baptism_n of_o repentance_n and_o nothing_o short_a of_o the_o spirit_n birth_n can_v orderly_o admit_v to_o water-birth_n and_o spiritual_a ordinance_n and_o the_o genuine_a reason_n christ_n himself_o give_v to_o that_o doctor_n in_o israel_n though_o yet_o it_o seem_v ignorant_a of_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o new_a birth_n 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22_o 1_o cor._n 3.16_o 2_o cor._n 6.16_o which_o receive_v vital_a supply_n from_o christ_n its_o head_n increase_v in_o faith_n and_o holiness_n edify_v itself_o in_o love_n thus_o far_o the_o doctor_n under_o the_o law_n ceremony_n shadow_n letter_n and_o carnal_a seed_n suit_v to_o carnal_a ordinance_n but_o when_o the_o substance_n and_o spirit_n be_v come_v under_o the_o gospel_n then_o only_o a_o spiritual_a seed_n as_o most_o meet_a and_o suitable_a must_v attend_v the_o spiritual_a worship_n and_o spiritual_a ordinance_n tayl._n dr._n tayl._n and_o herein_o do_v dr._n taylor_n very_o well_o accommodate_v this_o truth_n p._n 242._o they_o say_v he_o that_o baptize_v child_n make_v baptism_n to_o be_v whole_o a_o outward_a duty_n a_o work_n of_o the_o law_n a_o carnal_a ordinance_n it_o make_v we_o adhere_v to_o the_o letter_n without_o regard_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o be_v satisfy_v with_o shadow_n to_o return_v to_o bondage_n to_o relinquish_v the_o mysteriousness_n the_o 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as_o content_n of_o the_o same_o the_o truth_n whereof_o appear_v not_o only_o from_o the_o order_n direct_v unto_o in_o christ_n commission_n church_n 6._o from_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n which_o as_o already_o observe_v require_v that_o man_n be_v first_o teach_v in_o the_o faith_n 2._o that_o then_o they_o be_v baptize_v into_o the_o faith_n and_o then_o three_o that_o they_o be_v edify_v or_o teach_v in_o the_o faith_n viz._n in_o the_o place_n of_o teach_v the_o church_n or_o school_n of_o christ_n the_o contemn_v which_o order_n as_o mr._n baxter_n say_v be_v to_o contemn_v all_o rule_n of_o order_n sect._n 1_o but_o also_o from_o the_o pattern_n and_o example_n the_o apostle_n give_v in_o observation_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a direction_n in_o plant_v the_o new_a testament_n church_n we_o read_v of_o as_o first_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n jerusalem_n jerusalem_n act_n 2.41_o 42._o then_o they_o that_o glad_o receive_v his_o word_n be_v baptize_v 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