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relation_n to_o ishmael_n for_o not_o ishmael_n but_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n be_v the_o promise_a seed_n which_o shall_v inherit_v the_o old_a canaan_n and_o such_o be_v christ_n in_o the_o real_a spiritual_a evangelical_n and_o everlasting_a account_n in_o relation_n unto_o isaac_n himself_o for_o not_o isaac_n and_o his_o seed_n as_o they_o be_v abraham_n seed_n by_o sarah_n though_o they_o be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o earthly_a canaà n_n and_o a_o promise_a seed_n in_o respect_n of_o ishmael_n but_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o true_a isaac_n and_o those_o that_o believe_v in_o he_o among_o who_o siâ—…h_v isaac_n be_v one_o he_o will_v inherit_v here_o also_o as_o else_o he_o can_v not_o these_o be_v the_o promise_a seed_n that_o must_v inherit_v heaven_n rom._n 4._o 13_o gal._n 3._o 16._o these_o child_n of_o the_o promise_n i._n e._n these_o that_o be_v of_o christ_n by_o faith_n and_o so_o his_o seed_n after_o the_o faith_n be_v account_v abraham_n seed_n 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the_o spiritual_a father_n not_o of_o their_o person_n only_o but_o of_o their_o offspring_n also_o but_o sir_n let_v i_o tell_v you_o he_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o father_n to_o his_o own_o seed_n in_o the_o gospel_n sense_n neither_o can_v they_o stand_v his_o child_n or_o the_o child_n of_o god_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o heavenly_a blessing_n and_o kingdom_n because_o they_o come_v out_o of_o his_o loin_n unless_o they_o do_v as_o he_o do_v for_o though_o his_o fleshly_a seed_n as_o a_o type_n for_o the_o time_n then_o be_v stand_v denominate_v the_o child_n of_o god_n and_o holy_a in_o a_o outward_a sense_n and_o heir_n according_a to_o the_o earthly_a promise_n yet_o that_o account_n be_v go_v now_o and_o there_o be_v no_o other_o way_n whereby_o the_o jew_n themselves_o much_o less_o any_o generation_n among_o the_o gentile_n can_v be_v style_v the_o child_n of_o god_n or_o abraham_n so_o as_o to_o expect_v the_o gospel_n portion_n but_o believe_v in_o christ_n jesus_n in_o 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their_o mother_n sarah_n be_v but_o they_o have_v one_o father_n even_o god_n v._n 41._o to_o which_o christ_n reply_v not_o by_o denial_n of_o any_o of_o all_o this_o for_o it_o be_v true_a every_o tittle_n in_o that_o sense_n in_o which_o they_o mean_v it_o i._n e._n the_o typical_a sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o the_o old_a covenant_n yea_o they_o be_v abraham_n child_n and_o this_o christ_n confess_v in_o plain_a term_n verse_n 37._o i_o know_v you_o be_v abraham_n seed_n yea_o they_o be_v also_o the_o child_n of_o god_n by_o a_o outward_a and_o typical_a adoption_n of_o they_o unto_o himself_o as_o his_o peculiar_a one_o and_o heir_n of_o that_o typical_a inheritance_n ezek._n 16._o 8._o etc._n etc._n but_o by_o tell_v they_o that_o abraham_n child_n be_v account_v of_o otherwise_o now_o then_o former_o viz._n not_o as_o come_v out_o of_o his_o loin_n but_o as_o do_v his_o work_n as_o be_v like_o he_o and_o ally_v to_o he_o not_o so_o much_o after_o the_o flesh_n as_o after_o the_o 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for_o ever_o moreover_o what_o if_o notwithstanding_o all_o that_o mr._n marshal_n and_o his_o curious_a critic_n conceive_v his_o rabinick_n phrase_n as_o he_o call_v they_o viz._n his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v in_o sense_n the_o same_o be_v both_o find_v to_o signify_v otherwise_o then_o his_o learned_a spanhemius_fw-la and_o reveâ—…end_v rabbi_n do_v render_v they_o viz._n not_o mere_o to_o admit_v to_o be_v teach_v much_o less_o to_o disciple_v one_o bare_o by_o baptise_v as_o mr._n martial_n will_v persuade_v we_o quite_o contrary_a to_o his_o own_o quotation_n out_o of_o spanhemius_fw-la in_o this_o very_a application_n of_o it_o for_o spanhemius_fw-la say_v and_o so_o â—…e_o quote_v he_o that_o to_o disciple_n be_v to_o baptize_v and_o teach_v both_o but_o he_o that_o baptise_v only_o be_v discipling_n i_o say_v what_o if_o they_o be_v find_v to_o signify_v neither_o baptise_v only_o nor_o baptise_v and_o teach_v both_o nor_o admit_v one_o by_o baptism_n to_o be_v teach_v or_o consecrate_v or_o initiate_a into_o christ_n school_n by_o baptism_n or_o any_o such_o like_a thing_n as_o you_o divine_v dream_n on_o but_o rather_o main_o if_o not_o only_o the_o act_n of_o teach_v and_o instruct_v person_n till_o they_o have_v learn_v what_o be_v teach_v they_o abstract_n from_o the_o act_n of_o baptise_v and_o admit_v into_o the_o church_n will_v it_o not_o appear_v much_o more_o plain_o then_o that_o infant_n be_v not_o capable_a to_o be_v make_v disciple_n and_o yet_o to_o the_o contradiction_n of_o mr._n marshal_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n mr._n cotton_n declare_v this_o to_o be_v his_o opinion_n viz._n that_o the_o true_a meaning_n of_o the_o word_n disciple_n be_v teach_v or_o learn_v or_o if_o mr._n cotton_n may_v not_o be_v credit_v if_o mr._n martial_n will_v take_v christ_n own_o word_n for_o it_o which_o be_v more_o worth_a than_o either_o mr._n cotton_v or_o those_o rabbi_n and_o from_o who_o use_n of_o the_o word_n and_o not_o they_o its_o best_a to_o be_v understoodâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v to_o make_v disciple_n before_o baptism_n and_o not_o by_o it_o and_o though_o baptism_n be_v necessitate_v praecepti_fw-la and_o for_o many_o end_n viz._n the_o visibility_n of_o the_o thing_n to_o other_o and_o full_a evidence_n of_o thing_n believe_v to_o themselves_o â—…ssarily_o and_o immediate_o to_o follow_v after_o iâ—…_n to_o teach_v a_o instruct_v man_n in_o the_o gospel_n for_o thâ—…re_n can_v be_v no_o other_o way_n of_o make_v disciple_n but_o this_o of_o teach_v assign_v as_o antecedent_n to_o baptism_n and_o in_o proof_n that_o that_o phrase_n so_o signify_v in_o scripture_n see_v john_n 4._o 1._o where_o it_o be_v say_v of_o christ_n
since_o tâ—…ey_n be_v no_o long_o than_o while_o they_o have_v it_o but_o faith_n in_o christ_n be_v according_a to_o yourselves_o habitus_n ad_fw-la placitum_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la infufus_fw-la only_o not_o innatus_fw-la and_o be_v in_o they_o neither_o qua_fw-la sic_fw-la nor_o essential_o nor_o universal_o in_o all_o nay_o but_o in_o a_o few_o infant_n by_o your_o own_o confession_n and_o you_o know_v not_o which_o neither_o for_o though_o you_o do_v altum_fw-la sapere_fw-la so_o fâ—…r_v sometime_o as_o to_o conclude_v it_o be_v in_o infant_n of_o believer_n yet_o you_o do_v insipere_fw-la so_o far_o sometime_o as_o to_o undote_n that_o again_o and_o say_v the_o spirit_n be_v neither_o bind_v nor_o bar_v in_o his_o work_n of_o it_o in_o these_o or_o those_o so_o that_o till_o they_o be_v at_o year_n there_o can_v be_v no_o conclusion_n make_v p._n 18._o therefore_o i_o think_v you_o shall_v blush_v at_o this_o illiterate_a and_o indigested_a assertion_n viz._n that_o there_o can_v 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profession_n as_o the_o turk_n and_o jew_n do_v they_o viz._n for_o the_o true_a one_o at_o a_o venture_n because_o they_o be_v bear_v and_o breed_v in_o it_o and_o receive_v it_o by_o tradition_n only_o from_o forefather_n and_o as_o he_o will_v prove_v himself_o to_o be_v what_o he_o profess_v to_o be_v viz._n a_o hater_n of_o ignorant_a violence_n so_o i_o advise_v he_o to_o be_v a_o hater_n also_o of_o violent_a ignorance_n of_o which_o hateful_a quality_n in_o my_o mind_n he_o have_v as_o much_o as_o any_o of_o the_o greedy_a gang_n gangraena_fw-la itself_o only_o except_v not_o except_v dr._n featley_n dr._n bastwick_n mr._n bailiff_n mr_n pagit_n not_o any_o among_o the_o proud_a pack_n of_o prelate_n that_o most_o perheminent_o prate_v against_o the_o gospel_n and_o since_o mr._n ba._n say_v this_o much_o more_o that_o it_o be_v very_o suspicious_a and_o to_o he_o unsavoury_a that_o mr._n t._n shall_v say_v no_o more_o but_o that_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o they_o be_v 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filth_n then_o mr._n t._n or_o any_o baptize_v person_n ever_o go_v yet_o save_o such_o as_o be_v go_v quite_o off_o from_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n to_o the_o dishonour_n of_o it_o since_o they_o own_v it_o who_o sin_n yet_o the_o more_o shame_n for_o mr._n ba._n he_o in_o his_o next_o argument_n lay_v to_o the_o truth_n charge_n and_o they_o who_o both_o own_o and_o honour_v it_o by_o a_o build_n in_o it_o who_o be_v less_o glad_o and_o more_o sad_o sensible_a of_o their_o sin_n and_o villainy_n then_o mr._n ba._n can_v be_v by_o how_o much_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o lascivivos_fw-la way_n which_o many_o follow_v the_o way_n of_o truth_n they_o walk_v in_o be_v as_o be_v foretell_v it_o shall_v be_v 2_o pet._n 2._o 1._o 2._o 3._o by_o mr._n ba._n and_o his_o admirer_n evil_a speak_v of_o but_o if_o mr._n ba._n shall_v still_o say_v it_o be_v suspicious_a and_o unsavoury_a for_o mr._n t._n to_o say_v the_o one_o but_o not_o for_o himself_o to_o say_v the_o other_o and_o will_v 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