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give_v you_o one_o caution_n i._n e._n take_v heed_n you_o be_v not_o ashamed_a of_o christ_n or_o to_o own_o his_o holy_a appointment_n or_o his_o servant_n because_o reproach_v by_o ill_a man_n or_o other_o through_o undue_a prejudice_n leave_v christ_n be_v ashamed_a of_o you_o when_o he_o come_v at_o the_o last_o day_n in_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o father_n with_o all_o his_o holy_a angel_n reader_n there_o be_v two_o thing_n i_o will_v desire_v thou_o to_o note_n first_o that_o i_o have_v repeat_v some_o of_o my_o answer_n to_o mr._n burkit_n often_o partly_o because_o he_o repeat_v the_o same_o argument_n and_o partly_o because_o i_o will_v endeavour_v to_o make_v it_o clear_o to_o appear_v that_o many_o or_o most_o of_o his_o argument_n he_o bring_v to_o prove_v infant_n ought_v to_o be_v baptize_v do_v as_o full_o and_o as_o apparent_o tend_v to_o prove_v infant_n ought_v to_o receive_v the_o lord_n supper_n therefore_o i_o have_v draw_v almost_o upon_o every_o like_a 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pag._n 16._o but_o say_v you_o if_o infant_n be_v find_v capable_a subject_n of_o regenerate_a grace_n and_o remission_n of_o sin_n as_o i_o hope_v appear_v then_o sure_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o baptism_n for_o the_o outward_a visible_a sign_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v deny_v to_o such_o as_o be_v capable_a of_o the_o inward_a spiritual_a grace_n answ_n 1._o sir_n you_o be_v to_o be_v rectify_v do_v we_o deny_v the_o omnipotency_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n none_o of_o we_o never_o doubt_v of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o regenerate_v a_o infant_n if_o he_o please_v so_o to_o do_v but_o you_o be_v to_o prove_v god_n do_v do_v it_o and_o that_o by_o baptism_n too_o for_o that_o be_v the_o thing_n you_o seem_v to_o contend_v for_o which_o we_o deny_v we_o say_v god_n can_v of_o
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