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be_v from_o the_o act_n of_o service_n learning_n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o he_o will_v have_v infant_n to_o be_v denominate_v disciple_n and_o servant_n of_o god_n without_o their_o act_n of_o learning_n or_o service_n or_o capacity_n of_o actual_a learning_n or_o service_n in_o a_o ordinary_a way_n and_o he_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o call_v learning_n or_o service_n active_o or_o passive_o accidental_a to_o the_o title_n or_o denomination_n of_o a_o disciple_n or_o servant_n which_o be_v a_o monstrous_a absurdity_n to_o make_v a_o denomination_n without_o the_o form_n denominate_v yea_o to_o count_v it_o accidental_a to_o conceive_v a_o relation_n without_o the_o foundation_n which_o be_v all_o one_o as_o to_o call_v one_o a_o father_n without_o beget_v a_o lord_n without_o dominion_n a_o sign_n without_o signification_n not_o unlike_o the_o riddle_n vir_fw-la non_fw-la vir_fw-la percussit_fw-la non_fw-la percussit_fw-la avem_fw-la non_fw-la avem_fw-la lapide_fw-la non_fw-la lapide_fw-la super_fw-la arbore_fw-la non_fw-la arbore_fw-la or_o rather_o absurdorum_fw-la absurdissimun_fw-la oppositum_fw-la in_o apposito_fw-la and_o yet_o this_o notion_n of_o a_o disciple_n never_o prove_v be_v the_o ground_n work_n of_o mr._n bs._n first_o argument_n and_o therefore_o if_o i_o may_v use_v mr._n bs._n word_n they_o be_v very_o tractable_a soul_n that_o be_v lead_v by_o his_o notion_n page_n 180._o he_o think_v strange_a that_o a_o man_n of_o my_o part_n shall_v know_v of_o no_o separation_n to_o god_n but_o by_o election_n or_o calling_n he_o question_n whether_o election_n be_v proper_a separation_n he_o say_v that_o the_o jew_n firstborn_a be_v separate_v by_o a_o law_n and_o man_n now_o by_o dedication_n separate_v good_n to_o god_n that_o he_o mean_v separation_n neither_o by_o election_n nor_o extraordinary_a or_o ordinary_a call_n but_o by_o the_o law_n or_o covenant_n of_o god_n to_o which_o i_o reply_v mr._n b._n still_o abuse_v i_o by_o leave_v out_o 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his_o redemption_n of_o they_o out_o of_o egypt_n when_o he_o tell_v i_o of_o my_o accustomednesse_n to_o mistake_n it_o be_v more_o true_a of_o himself_o as_o i_o have_v often_o show_v yea_o tho_o the_o word_n be_v write_v before_o he_o and_o in_o this_o very_a thing_n he_o call_v my_o mistake_n that_o he_o argue_v thus_o whosoever_o be_v call_v god_n servant_n may_v be_v baptize_v whereas_o he_o may_v have_v see_v if_o he_o have_v take_v any_o care_n to_o set_v down_o my_o word_n right_o that_o my_o word_n be_v as_o his_o own_o notary_n take_v they_o and_o he_o have_v print_v they_o if_o this_o be_v a_o good_a argument_n infant_n be_v call_v servant_n of_o god_n therefore_o they_o be_v disciple_n and_o must_v be_v baptize_v which_o be_v his_o argument_n either_o in_o word_n or_o substance_n as_o for_o the_o conclusion_n and_o argument_n as_o he_o set_v it_o down_o page_n 182._o i_o think_v it_o be_v not_o urge_v in_o the_o dispute_n and_o i_o have_v prove_v that_o levit._n 25._o 42._o be_v mean_v only_o of_o hebrew_n child_n not_o of_o gentile_n nor_o in_o the_o sense_n mr._n b._n will_v prove_v that_o they_o be_v relative_o separate_v to_o god_n from_o the_o world_n in_o the_o sense_n as_o god_n be_v servant_n be_v equipollent_a to_o a_o disciple_n of_o christ._n page_n 184_o he_o call_v my_o answer_n to_o his_o allegation_n of_o deut._n 19_o 11_o 12_o vain_a senseless_a reavil_n and_o then_o break_v out_o into_o word_n of_o pity_n to_o people_n that_o take_v their_o opinion_n on_o my_o word_n to_o which_o be_v i_o say_v that_o my_o answer_n be_v not_o vain_a senseless_a cavil_n will_v appear_v in_o my_o reply_n to_o mr._n b._n about_o that_o text_n and_o as_o he_o pity_v they_o that_o take_v their_o opinion_n on_o my_o word_n so_o i_o pity_v they_o that_o take_v their_o opinion_n on_o his_o word_n or_o any_o mere_a man_n word_n contrary_a to_o christ_n privilege_n mat._n 23._o 1._o page_n 184._o in_o my_o word_n adoption_n be_v print_v for_o doctrine_n 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