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the_o new_a covenant_n heb._n 12.2.4_o and_o his_o blood_n be_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o everlasting_a covenant_n chap._n 13.20_o with_o luke_n 22.40_o and_o he_o be_v the_o seed_n to_o who_o all_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v and_o in_o he_o they_o be_v yea_o and_o in_o he_o amen_o gal._n 3.15_o with_o cor._n 1.20_o and_o without_o he_o can_v be_v no_o covenant_n of_o life_n and_o peace_n for_o he_o be_v the_o substance_n and_o life_n of_o the_o covenant_n therefore_o vain_a and_o foolish_a it_o will_v be_v for_o any_o man_n to_o make_v such_o a_o objection_n again_o those_o that_o be_v in_o the_o new_a covenant_n shall_v know_v the_o lord_n from_o the_o great_a to_o the_o least_o heb._n 8.11_o but_o little_a babe_n bear_v of_o the_o flesh_n of_o a_o week_n or_o a_o month_n old_a can_v know_v the_o lord_n for_o they_o know_v not_o their_o own_o parent_n nor_o their_o right_a hand_n from_o their_o left_a jonah_n 4.11_o therefore_o the_o lord_n say_v plain_o that_o child_n be_v 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mr._n baxter_n suppose_v which_o be_v this_o if_o child_n be_v not_o in_o covenant_n they_o can_v be_v save_v therefore_o say_v mr._n baxter_n in_o his_o 21_o and_o 22_o argument_n pag._n 71_o 72._o that_o doctrine_n that_o leave_v we_o no_o sound_n ground_v hope_n of_o the_o justification_n and_o salvation_n of_o any_o die_a infant_n in_o the_o world_n be_v certain_o false_a doctrine_n but_o that_o doctrine_n which_o deny_v any_o infant_n to_o be_v member_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n do_v leave_v we_o no_o sound_n ground_v hope_n of_o the_o justification_n and_o salvation_n of_o any_o infant_n in_o the_o world_n therefore_o it_o be_v certain_o false_a doctrine_n the_o same_o say_v mr._n cook_n in_o his_o 13._o argument_n pag._n 44._o that_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n be_v to_o be_v abhor_v as_o most_o contrary_a to_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n which_o put_v the_o infant_n of_o christian_n into_o the_o same_o condition_n with_o the_o child_n of_o turk_n and_o infidel_n and_o 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be_v appoint_v for_o all_o once_o to_o die_v and_o after_o that_o come_v judgement_n but_o the_o scripture_n do_v not_o say_v that_o any_o shall_v be_v judge_v according_a to_o their_o original_a sin_n or_o condemn_v for_o adam_n transgression_n but_o it_o say_v they_o shall_v be_v judge_v according_a to_o their_o work_n rev._n 20.13_o and_o that_o every_o one_o shall_v receive_v according_a to_o that_o he_o have_v do_v in_o his_o body_n whether_o it_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a 1_o cor._n 5.10_o therefore_o no_o ground_n to_o fear_v the_o salvation_n of_o child_n die_v in_o their_o nonage_n for_o although_o they_o must_v die_v for_o adam_n sin_n yet_o christ_n be_v become_v their_o resurrection_n and_o they_o have_v no_o actual_a sin_n to_o
general_a in_o they_o but_o also_o such_o word_n as_o speak_v to_o every_o saint_n in_o christ_n and_o member_n in_o particular_a as_o the_o word_n all_o the_o saint_n every_n saint_n in_o christ_n and_o every_o one_o of_o you_o and_o every_o branch_n in_o i_o etc._n etc._n but_o for_o example_n i_o shall_v give_v you_o one_o probable_a argument_n from_o mat._n 18.15_o 16_o 17._o in_o these_o word_n if_o thy_o brother_n sin_n against_o thou_o go_v and_o tell_v he_o his_o fault_n between_o thou_o and_o he_o alone_o if_o he_o shall_v hear_v thou_o thou_o have_v gain_v thy_o brother_n if_o not_o then_o take_v with_o thou_o one_o or_o two_o more_o that_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n every_o word_n may_v be_v establish_v and_o if_o he_o shall_v neglect_v to_o hear_v they_o tell_v it_o to_o the_o church_n and_o if_o he_o neglect_v to_o hear_v the_o church_n let_v he_o be_v to_o thou_o a_o heathen_a man_n and_o a_o publican_n from_o all_o which_o i_o argue_v thus_o 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