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own_o conscience_n or_o any_o reasonable_a man_n for_o that_o he_o walk_v without_o rule_n neither_o do_v this_o difficulty_n from_o this_o doctrine_n come_v from_o accidental_a misconstruction_n or_o fancy_n but_o inevitable_a necessity_n from_o the_o doctrine_n itself_o that_o the_o minister_n must_v baptize_v none_o but_o believer_n yet_o can_v tell_v how_o much_o or_o what_o he_o must_v believe_v before_o he_o be_v fit_a for_o baptism_n unless_o he_o walk_v by_o rule_n of_o man_n make_v without_o any_o intimation_n from_o scripture_n 5._o that_o doctrine_n that_o give_v man_n that_o power_n which_o be_v divine_a that_o doctrine_n be_v blasphemous_a and_o false_a but_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n give_v man_n that_o power_n which_o be_v divine_a therefore_o the_o doctrine_n of_o anabaptist_n be_v blasphemous_a and_o false_a that_o doctrine_n that_o give_v man_n power_n to_o judge_v of_o faith_n in_o another_o that_o doctrine_n give_v man_n that_o power_n that_o be_v divine_a but_o the_o anabaptist_n give_v man_n power_n to_o judge_v of_o faith_n in_o another_o therefore_o the_o anabaptist_n that_o power_n that_o be_v divine_a faith_n be_v in_o the_o heart_n with_o the_o heart_n man_n believe_v to_o righteousness_n and_o with_o the_o mouth_n he_o confess_v to_o salvation_n rom._n 10.10_o he_o therefore_o that_o judge_v of_o faith_n must_v judge_v the_o heart_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o god_n i_o the_o lord_n try_v the_o heart_n jer._n 17.10_o neither_o will_v it_o serve_v his_o turn_n to_o say_v that_o he_o judge_v by_o rule_n of_o charity_n if_o this_o charge_n lie_v upon_o his_o office_n to_o judge_v charitable_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n another_o to_o judge_v ex_fw-la officio_fw-la for_o the_o judgement_n of_o charity_n can_v never_o pronounce_v the_o person_n so_o judge_v to_o be_v such_o as_o he_o be_v judge_v by_o charity_n to_o be_v judgement_n of_o charity_n be_v not_o always_o true_a if_o it_o be_v possible_a we_o have_v warrant_n enough_o to_o judge_v it_o so_o by_o charity_n if_o child_n may_v possible_o be_v such_o as_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n do_v belong_v too_o we_o may_v in_o charity_n judge_v they_o such_o but_o if_o we_o be_v tie_v by_o our_o office_n to_o baptize_v none_o but_o believer_n it_o will_v not_o serve_v turn_n to_o say_v we_o judge_v they_o such_o by_o charity_n to_o prove_v that_o we_o must_v baptize_v none_o but_o such_o as_o be_v believer_n see_v we_o may_v by_o charity_n judge_v many_o believer_n which_o yet_o be_v not_o believer_n again_o judgement_n of_o faith_n be_v deny_v to_o belong_v to_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o not_o that_o we_o have_v dominion_n of_o your_o faith_n 2_o cor._n 1.24_o if_o god_n have_v appoint_v minister_n to_o have_v judge_v of_o man_n faith_n before_o they_o have_v baptize_v they_o he_o will_v have_v give_v they_o some_o rule_n by_o which_o they_o shall_v have_v be_v able_a to_o walk_v which_o he_o have_v not_o do_v he_o have_v annex_v baptism_n to_o the_o minister_n call_v to_o let_v man_n know_v that_o the_o grace_n of_o baptism_n come_v immediate_o from_o christ_n therefore_o he_o send_v the_o seal_n of_o it_o by_o that_o call_n that_o come_v immediate_o from_o he_o but_o have_v promise_v those_o officer_n of_o his_o no_o special_a qualification_n whereby_o they_o shall_v have_v ability_n to_o discern_v the_o faith_n of_o man_n more_o than_o other_o man_n have_v the_o judgement_n of_o charity_n be_v not_o a_o ministerial_a qualification_n that_o belong_v to_o every_o man_n and_o be_v no_o ministerial_a qualification_n 6._o that_o doctrine_n that_o deni_v the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n which_o s._n paul_n make_v that_o be_v a_o false_a doctrine_n but_o the_o doctrine_n of_o anabaptist_n deni_v the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n which_o st._n paul_n make_v therefore_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n be_v false_a those_o that_o deny_v the_o blessing_n of_o 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