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spirit_n	bear_v	enter_v	kingdom_n	5,396	5	6.1932	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12589	A godly and shorte treatise of the sacraments. vvritten by Robert Some..	Some, Robert, 1542-1609.	1582 (1582)	STC 22906; ESTC S1136	31,309	100

before_o he_o be_v circumcise_v 38.39_o rom._n chap._n 4._o ver_fw-la 11._o acts._n chap._n 2._o ver_fw-la 38.39_o otherwise_o circumcision_n can_v not_o have_v be_v call_v by_o saint_n paul_n a_o seal_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n god_n promise_n belong_v to_o christian_a infant_n before_o their_o baptism_n otherwise_o baptism_n which_o be_v a_o seal_n of_o this_o promise_n shall_v be_v deny_v they_o therefore_o they_o be_v child_n of_o the_o promise_n &_o consequent_o christian_n before_o they_o be_v baptize_v if_o infant_n die_v before_o baptism_n be_v damn_v two_o gross_a absurdity_n will_v follow_v first_o the_o salvation_n of_o our_o infant_n shall_v rest_v not_o upon_o god_n covenant_n which_o be_v the_o ground_n work_n of_o our_o salvation_n but_o upon_o the_o seal_v which_o be_v put_v to_o the_o covenant_n second_o the_o salvation_n and_o damnation_n of_o infant_n shall_v consist_v in_o the_o diligence_n &_o negligence_n of_o their_o parent_n etc._n etc._n baptism_n be_v minister_v in_o thessalia_n only_o on_o easter_n day_n baptis_n socrat._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 22._o tertul._n de_fw-fr baptis_n and_o in_o carthage_n in_o tertullians_n time_n only_o at_o easter_n &_o whit_n sontide_n if_o the_o infant_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v not_o christian_n before_o their_o baptism_n what_o shall_v we_o say_v of_o the_o infant_n of_o thessalia_n and_o carthage_n which_o die_v before_o easter_n the_o papist_n themselves_o when_o they_o baptize_v one_o of_o year_n ask_v these_o question_n of_o he_o before_o his_o baptism_n do_v thou_o believe_v do_v thou_o ●enounce_v the_o devil_n the_o party_n answer_v i_o believe_v i_o renounce_v the_o devil_n whereby_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o he_o either_o be_v indeed_o or_o at_o the_o least_o be_v esteem_v of_o they_o to_o be_v a_o christian_n before_o he_o be_v baptize_v &_o so_o consequent_o admit_v by_o they_o to_o the_o partake_n of_o that_o sacrament_n plain_a man_n of_o the_o country_n do_v mark_v only_o 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ver_fw-la 12._o &_o cha_n 21._o ver_fw-la 4_o our_o baptism_n be_v come_v into_o the_o place_n of_o their_o circumcision_n i_o confess_v that_o we_o be_v not_o tie_v to_o the_o eight_o day_n for_o the_o baptism_n of_o our_o infant_n as_o the_o israelites_n be_v for_o the_o circumcise_n of_o they_o neither_o be_v woman_n child_n to_o be_v bar_v from_o baptism_n among_o we_o because_o their_o woman_n child_n be_v not_o circumcise_v &_o yet_o their_o woman_n child_n be_v partaker_n of_o god_n promise_n for_o under_o the_o mankind_n all_o be_v consecrate_v the_o child_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v holy_a 39_o 1._o cor._n chap._n 7._o ver_fw-la 14._o acts._n chap._n 2._o ver_fw-la 39_o they_o be_v under_o god_n covenant_n which_o covenant_n be_v contain_v in_o these_o word_n i_o will_v be_v thy_o god_n and_o the_o god_n of_o thy_o seed_n therefore_o they_o may_v not_o be_v bar_v from_o baptism_n which_o be_v a_o seal_n of_o god_n covenant_n objection_n he_o that_o shall_v believe_v and_o be_v baptize_v shall_v be_v save_v 16._o mark_n chap._n 16._o ver_fw-la 16._o therefore_o none_o be_v to_o be_v admit_v to_o baptism_n before_o they_o believe_v which_o infant_n do_v not_o answer_n christ_n speak_v only_o of_o those_o which_o be_v capable_a of_o his_o doctrine_n and_o which_o be_v before_o alient_n from_o his_o church_n such_o neither_o be_v nor_o may_v be_v present_v or_o admit_v to_o baptism_n before_o they_o believe_v in_o christ_n jesus_n this_o be_v manifest_a in_o the_o samaritan_n and_o the_o noble_a man_n of_o ethiopia_n 32.33_o acts._n chap._n 8._o ver_fw-la 12.37.38_o &_o chap._n 16._o ver_fw-la 32.33_o and_o in_o the_o jailer_n of_o philippos_n and_o in_o a_o jew_n baptize_v of_o late_a year_n in_o london_n all_o which_o be_v teach_v and_o believe_v in_o christ_n before_o they_o be_v admit_v to_o baptism_n so_o that_o christ_n word_n do_v no_o more_o bar_n christian_n infant_n from_o baptism_n because_o they_o believe_v not_o 10._o 2._o thes_n chap._n 3._o ver_fw-la 10._o than_o paul_n do_v from_o meat_n because_o they_o can_v labour_v 3_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o woman_n or_o private_a man_n to_o baptise_v for_o only_o the_o minister_n must_v do_v it_o no_o man_n may_v take_v honour_n to_o himself_o but_o he_o which_o be_v call_v as_o aaron_n be_v 4._o heb._n chap._n 5._o ver_fw-la 4._o to_o administer_v either_o the_o word_n or_o sacrament_n be_v a_o singular_a honour_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n therefore_o etc._n etc._n if_o answer_n be_v make_v that_o baptism_n be_v necessary_a i_o grant_v it_o to_o be_v true_a when_o it_o may_v be_v administer_v according_a to_o the_o order_n which_o god_n have_v appoint_v god_n order_n be_v that_o a_o public_a minister_n shall_v do_v it_o saul_n have_v great_a reason_n in_o man_n judgement_n for_o his_o sacrifice_v in_o samuel_n absence_n ●_o 1._o sam._n chap._n 13._o ver_fw-la 11._o 2._o sam._n chap._n 6._o ver_fw-la 6._o ●_o and_o vzzah_n from_o stay_v the_o ark_n which_o be_v otherwise_o like_a to_o have_v fall_v but_o because_o they_o take_v upon_o they_o that_o whereunto_o god_n have_v not_o call_v they_o they_o receive_v a_o just_a reward_n of_o their_o rashness_n the_o sacrament_n be_v seal_n of_o the_o word_n 19_o math._n chap._n 28._o ver_fw-la 19_o our_o saviour_n christ_n join_v they_o together_o when_o he_o send_v forth_o his_o apostle_n and_o prescribe_v a_o form_n of_o baptism_n in_o these_o word_n go_v and_o teach_v all_o nation_n baptise_v they_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o self_n same_o man_n be_v authorize_v by_o christ_n to_o baptize_v which_o be_v authorize_v to_o preach_v i_o mean_v that_o apostles_n who_o the_o public_a minister_n succeed_v in_o preach_v the_o word_n &_o administer_a the_o sacrament_n this_o difference_n be_v notwithstanding_o between_o the_o apostle_n and_o we_o they_o be_v call_v immediate_o by_o christ_n himself_o so_o be_v not_o we_o they_o have_v god_n 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thou_o baptize_v as_o if_o they_o shall_v say_v unto_o john_n thou_o be_v not_o a_o public_a minister_n therefore_o thou_o may_v not_o baptize_v the_o pharisee_n deserve_v commendation_n for_o not_o allow_v a_o private_a man_n to_o baptize_v but_o they_o be_v foul_o deceive_v in_o take_v john_n baptist_n to_o be_v a_o private_a man_n for_o john_n baptist_n be_v that_o elias_n which_o the_o prophet_n malachi_n &_o our_o saviour_n christ_n speak_v of_o and_o therefore_o no_o private_a man_n as_o the_o pharisee_n imagine_v the_o administration_n of_o baptism_n by_o woman_n haeret_fw-la epiph._n lib._n 1._o cont_n haeres_fw-la tertul._n de_fw-fr prescript_n adver_v haeret_fw-la be_v a_o branch_n of_o marcious_a heresy_n and_o be_v condemn_v by_o epiphanius_n and_o tertullian_n to_o say_v that_o either_o a_o midwife_n or_o a_o lay_v man_n as_o we_o call_v he_o may_v administer_v the_o sacrament_n because_o the_o minister_n be_v not_o then_o in_o place_n be_v as_o if_o we_o shall_v allow_v a_o private_a man_n to_o condemn_v a_o murderer_n because_o the_o magistrate_n be_v not_o then_o at_o hand_n to_o do_v it_o objection_n sephora_n 25._o exod._n chap._n 4._o ver_fw-la 25._o moses_n wife_n do_v circumcise_v her_o son_n answer_n sephoraes_n fact_n be_v unorderly_o and_o confuse_a 25.26_o exod_a chap._n 4._o ver_fw-la 25.26_o for_o she_o do_v it_o first_o in_o a_o sudden_a and_o angry_a fit_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o text_n second_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o moses_n which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o improve_v she_o do_v even_o by_o the_o papist_n judgement_n which_o think_v it_o unlawful_a for_o a_o woman_n to_o baptize_v when_o any_o man_n be_v in_o place_n 4_o all_z that_o die_v before_o baptism_n be_v not_o damn_v because_o we_o be_v christian_n before_o we_o be_v baptize_v abraham_n be_v justify_v