be_v judge_v for_o for_o whosoever_o commit_v sin_n transgress_v the_o law_n for_o sin_n be_v the_o transgression_n of_o the_o the_o law_n joh._n 3.4_o and_o where_o there_o be_v no_o law_n there_o be_v no_o transgression_n say_v paul_n rom._n 4.15_o but_o in_o such_o little_a babe_n there_o be_v no_o law_n therefore_o there_o can_v be_v no_o transgression_n impute_v and_o indeed_o i_o much_o wonder_v that_o man_n shall_v be_v so_o wicked_a as_o to_o think_v that_o god_n who_o be_v so_o merciful_a as_o to_o forgive_v the_o worst_a of_o sinner_n their_o sin_n and_o transgression_n shall_v yet_o cast_v poor_a babe_n into_o hell_n and_o everlasting_a torment_n for_o adam_n sin_n obj._n but_o have_v god_n one_o way_n to_o save_v man_n and_o woman_n and_o another_o way_n to_o save_v little_a child_n answ_n yea_o or_o else_o child_n must_v never_o be_v save_v as_o i_o shall_v show_v thus_o for_o the_o scripture_n say_v rom._n 5.18_o that_o as_o by_o the_o offence_n of_o one_o judgement_n 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who_o shall_v be_v punish_v with_o everlasting_a destruction_n from_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o power_n 2_o thes_n 1.7_o 8_o 6._o but_o little_a babe_n of_o 8_o day_n week_n or_o month_n old_a can_v know_v god_n nor_o yet_o obey_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n for_o they_o know_v not_o their_o right_a hand_n from_o their_o left_a and_o yet_o we_o find_v they_o not_o threaten_v with_o this_o punishment_n and_o if_o it_o be_v but_o this_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o satisfy_v all_o rational_a man_n fear_v god_n that_o god_n have_v one_o way_n to_o bring_v man_n and_o woman_n to_o life_n and_o salvation_n and_o another_o way_n to_o bring_v little_a babe_n to_o it_o that_o be_v to_o say_v he_o require_v faith_n in_o christ_n and_o obedience_n to_o christ_n as_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n to_o those_o of_o ripe_a year_n but_o in_o infant_n he_o require_v none_o let_v any_o man_n prove_v it_o by_o scripture_n if_o he_o can_v last_o god_n ordinary_a mean_n by_o 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therefore_o they_o be_v not_o branch_n in_o he_o nor_o member_n of_o he_o or_o if_o they_o be_v than_o they_o must_v be_v cut_v off_o and_o cast_v into_o the_o fire_n because_o they_o bear_v no_o fruit_n which_o be_v absurd_a argument_n ii_o my_o second_o argument_n be_v from_o act._n 8.1.4_o where_o we_o read_v that_o the_o church_n at_o jerusalem_n be_v all_o scatter_a abroad_o except_o the_o apostle_n and_o they_o that_o be_v scatter_v abroad_o go_v everywhere_o preach_v the_o word_n whence_o i_o argue_v thus_o if_o all_o the_o church_n be_v scatter_v abroad_o except_o the_o apostle_n and_o those_o that_o be_v scatter_v do_v go_v up_o and_o down_o preach_v the_o word_n than_o there_o be_v no_o infant_n that_o can_v not_o speak_v nor_o understand_v in_o the_o church_n at_o jerusalem_n for_o as_o for_o the_o
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whence_o i_o reason_n thus_o if_o none_o can_v be_v the_o disciple_n of_o christ_n but_o those_o that_o bear_v the_o cross_n of_o christ_n and_o so_o come_v after_o he_o then_o little_a child_n that_o know_v not_o what_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n be_v nor_o yet_o what_o belong_v to_o follow_v of_o he_o as_o dear_a child_n in_o love_n can_v be_v his_o disciple_n but_o none_o can_v be_v his_o disciple_n but_o such_o as_o do_v bear_v his_o cross_n and_o follow_v he_o therefore_o little_a babe_n can_v be_v christ_n disciple_n argument_n ix_o my_o nine_o argument_n be_v from_o luke_n 14.33_o in_o these_o word_n so_o likewise_o whosoever_o he_o be_v of_o you_o that_o forsake_v not_o all_o that_o he_o have_v can_v be_v my_o disciple_n from_o whence_o i_o reason_n thus_o if_o none_o can_v be_v christ_n disciple_n but_o such_o as_o consider_v before_o what_o it_o will_v cost_v be_v willing_a to_o forsake_v all_o that_o they_o have_v yea_o and_o their_o own_o life_n also_o for_o his_o sake_n 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