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brown_a word_n it_o but_o how_o by_o what_o mean_v he_o do_v this_o he_o have_v oâ—_n tollâ—us_o and_o i_o desire_v not_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d above_o what_o be_v reveal_v â—â—s_o answer_n 〈◊〉_d b's_n question_v how_o elect_a infant_n come_v to_o besaved_a who_o he_o account_v guilty_a of_o 〈◊〉_d is_n by_o the_o impute_a righteousness_n of_o christ_n but_o than_o what_o become_v of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d mentality_n of_o faith_n without_o which_o they_o deny_v imputation_n let_v he_o help_v this_o same_o answer_n with_o the_o next_o his_o next_o be_v these_o who_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n be_v dog_n be_v guilty_a person_n to_o be_v exclude_v from_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v cast_v into_o hell_n but_o whole_a nation_n without_o exception_n be_v â—uen_o therefore_o infant_n be_v a_o part_n of_o these_o nation_n deserve_v to_o be_v exclude_v from_o heaven_n and_o â—ent_n unto_o hell_n to_o â—rove_v his_o minor_a he_o bring_v matt._n â—â—_o 26._o it_o be_v â—â—_o meet_v to_o take_v the_o child_n bread_n and_o â—ast_v it_o to_o dog_n but_o it_o seem_v he_o hatâ—_n forgoten_a to_o look_v unto_o the_o 28_o verse_n o_o woman_n great_a be_v thâ—_n faith_n etc._n etc._n and_o â—â—_o they_o be_v dog_n who_o have_v faith_n yea_o and_o great_a faith_n i_o must_v ask_v he_o who_o be_v child_n and_o iâ—_n such_o who_o have_v great_a faith_n deserve_v to_o be_v exclude_v from_o heaven_n and_o send_v to_o hell_n he_o may_v have_v consider_v that_o many_o of_o the_o gentile_n who_o former_o wallow_v in_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o be_v dog_n come_v afterward_o to_o be_v wash_v from_o their_o pollution_n and_o that_o publican_n and_o sinner_n enter_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n when_o such_o profess_v sâ—ribâ—s_n and_o pharisy_n as_o our_o author_n be_v shut_v out_o the_o other_o place_n he_o cit_v 1_o cor_n â—_o 14._o for_o the_o unbelieving_a husband_n be_v sanctify_a bâ—_n the_o wife_n and_o the_o unbelieving_a wife_n be_v sanctify_v by_o the_o husband_n else_o be_v your_o child_n unclean_a but_o now_o be_v they_o holy_a iâ—_n this_o be_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o purpose_n it_o be_v against_o our_o author_n see_v it_o relate_v to_o the_o uncleanness_n and_o holiness_n of_o the_o immediate_a parent_n and_o can_v never_o be_v think_v to_o intend_v adam_n sin_n but_o any_o thing_n may_v serve_v to_o make_v a_o muster_n his_o next_o be_v â—en_o 1â—_n 14._o the_o man_n child_n that_o be_v uncircumcised_a shall_v be_v cut_v off_o hence_o he_o say_v that_o mr._n brown_n infer_v that_o child_n may_v be_v in_o some_o sense_n apablâ—_n of_o breach_n of_o covenant_n and_o therefore_o under_o a_o law_n desire_v his_o adversary_n to_o chaw_v his_o cude_n upon_o it_o first_o i_o observe_v how_o timorous_o they_o propose_v this_o argument_n with_o a_o may_v â—e_v and_o in_o some_o sense_n but_o it_o be_v strange_a how_o man_n pretend_v to_o sense_n can_v propone_v in_o it_o for_o who_o sin_n be_v it_o iâ—_n the_o child_n be_v un-circumcised_n can_v it_o 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which_o be_v mean_v of_o eternal_a punishment_n and_o now_o to_o conclude_v i_o must_v ask_v this_o great_a pretender_n to_o a_o knowledge_n of_o the_o secret_a counsel_n of_o god_n and_o the_o state_n of_o infant_n after_o death_n whether_o they_o shall_v continue_v infant_n and_o be_v such_o every_o way_n at_o the_o resurrection_n and_o to_o all_o eternity_n as_o they_o be_v the_o time_n of_o their_o decease_n and_o i_o shall_v expect_v his_o answer_n with_o the_o next_o chapter_n iv_o of_o god._n he_o begin_v this_o chapter_n with_o three_o malicious_a and_o false_a accusation_n according_a to_o his_o custom_n say_v in_o this_o chapter_n i_o shall_v prove_v the_o quaker_n guilty_a of_o three_o thing_n each_o of_o which_o be_v enough_o to_o un-christian_a the_o maintainer_n thereof_o but_o i_o hope_v not_o the_o denier_n thereof_o his_o three_o thing_n be_v first_o that_o they_o deny_v the_o holy_a trinity_n with_o arrius_n and_o sahellius_n second_o that_o their_o doctrine_n make_v 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