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sacrament_n of_o regeneration_n suitable_a to_o this_o antiquity_n be_v the_o modern_a doctrine_n of_o our_o christian_a church_n 27._o baptism_n say_v our_o church_n of_o england_n be_v not_o only_o a_o sign_n of_o profession_n and_o mark_v of_o difference_n etc._n etc._n but_o be_v also_o a_o sign_n of_o regeneration_n or_o new_a birth_n whereby_o as_o by_o a_o instrument_n they_o that_o receive_v baptism_n right_o be_v graft_v into_o the_o church_n etc._n etc._n yea_o calvin_n himself_o be_v so_o plain_a for_o the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o bare_a sign_n 6.3_o that_o he_o prove_v out_o of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n quòd_fw-la per_fw-la baptismum_fw-la 5._o christus_fw-la nos_fw-la mortis_fw-la suae_fw-la fecerit_fw-la participes_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o eam_fw-la inseramur_fw-la that_o by_o baptism_n christ_n have_v make_v we_o partaker_n of_o his_o death_n that_o we_o may_v be_v ingraft_v into_o it_o and_o immediate_o after_o in_o the_o very_a next_o word_n he_o say_v qui_fw-la baptismum_fw-la eâ_fw-la quâ_fw-la debent_fw-la side_n accipunt_fw-la verè_fw-la efficaciam_fw-la mortis_fw-la christisentiunt_fw-la they_o that_o receive_v baptism_n with_o such_o faith_n as_o they_o ought_v do_v true_o feel_v the_o efficacy_n of_o christ_n death_n even_o as_o the_o young_a graft_n receive_v sap_n from_o the_o stock_n into_o which_o it_o be_v set_v and_o afterward_o he_o call_v baptism_n 3.5_o with_o s._n paul_n lavacrum_fw-la regenerationis_fw-la &_o renovationis_fw-la the_o laver_n or_o wash_n of_o regeneration_n and_o renovation_n note_v thereby_o the_o force_n of_o baptism_n 17._o again_o calvin_n in_o another_o place_n defend_v the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n against_o anabaptist_n and_o speak_v of_o the_o state_n of_o infant_n in_o baptism_n say_v eos_n ut_fw-la vivificet_fw-la svi_fw-la participes_fw-la facit_fw-la that_o christ_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v make_v infant_n capable_a of_o life_n he_o 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they_o do_v to_o come_v to_o the_o point_n it_o be_v the_o lord_n that_o do_v add_v to_o the_o church_n such_o as_o shall_v be_v save_v 9.27_o god_n must_v persuade_v japhet_n it_o be_v he_o that_o must_v enlarge_v he_o that_o he_o may_v dwell_v in_o the_o tent_n of_o shem._n 17.6_o he_o give_v unto_o christ_n such_o as_o be_v ordain_v to_o life_n otherwise_o there_o be_v a_o plain_a impossibility_n of_o our_o union_n with_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n for_o our_o saviour_n do_v peremptory_o affirm_v 65._o that_o no_o man_n can_v come_v unto_o he_o except_o the_o father_n draw_v he_o and_o except_o it_o be_v give_v unto_o he_o of_o his_o father_n the_o mean_n without_o this_o efficient_a can_v be_v effectual_a 7._o paul_n plant_v apollo_n water_v but_o god_n give_v the_o increase_n without_o who_o neither_o he_o that_o plant_v be_v any_o thing_n neither_o he_o that_o water_v 16.14_o god_n open_v the_o heart_n of_o lydia_n before_o she_o can_v profitable_o attend_v to_o s._n paul_n 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