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naz._n in_o laudem_fw-la cyprian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n pastorum_fw-la optimus_fw-la &_o probatissimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o in_o his_o epistle_n ad_fw-la pompaeium_n de_fw-fr haeret_fw-la baptizandis_fw-la give_v this_o for_o a_o reason_n why_o such_o as_o be_v baptize_v by_o heretic_n cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n be_v to_o be_v rebaptise_v viz_o because_o there_o be_v no_o presence_n of_o the_o spirit_n among_o such_o as_o be_v not_o of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o therefore_o their_o baptism_n be_v not_o sufficient_a his_o word_n be_v these_o wherefore_o say_v he_o let_v they_o grant_v that_o either_o the_o spirit_n be_v present_v where_o they_o say_v true_a baptism_n be_v or_o that_o it_o be_v no_o true_a baptism_n where_o the_o spirit_n be_v not_o because_o baptism_n can_v be_v without_o the_o spirit_n potest_fw-la spirit_n quare_fw-la aut_fw-la &_o spiritum_fw-la esse_fw-la concedâ—m_fw-la illic_fw-la ubi_fw-la baptisma_fw-la esse_fw-la dicunt_fw-la aut_fw-la nec_fw-la baptisma_fw-la esse_fw-la ubi_fw-la spir_fw-la tus_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la baptisma_fw-la esse_fw-la sine_fw-la spiritu_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la it_o be_v true_a that_o out_o of_o his_o zeal_n against_o heretic_n of_o that_o time_n who_o gross_o err_v in_o main_a fundamental_n he_o be_v over_o vehement_a against_o baptism_n administer_v by_o such_o as_o the_o church_n have_v then_o eject_v out_o of_o her_o society_n because_o he_o thence_o infer_v a_o necessity_n of_o rebaptisation_n of_o all_o such_o as_o be_v so_o baptize_v by_o such_o heretic_n yet_o the_o allegation_n reach_v home_o to_o our_o present_a purpose_n in_o that_o this_o show_v his_o judgement_n to_o be_v clear_o for_o this_o truth_n that_o the_o spirit_n be_v ordinary_o communicate_v in_o baptism_n hence_o he_o afterward_o infer_v in_o the_o same_o epistle_n the_o nativity_n of_o christian_n be_v in_o their_o baptism_n est_fw-la baptism_n nativitas_fw-la christi_fw-la noâ—um_fw-la in_o baptismo_fw-la est_fw-la and_o to_o make_v it_o evident_a that_o he_o understand_v this_o to_o be_v the_o ordinary_a effect_n of_o baptism_n even_o upon_o infant_n he_o elsewhere_o declare_v himself_o express_o for_o in_o his_o epistle_n ad_fw-la fidum_fw-la de_fw-la infant_n baptiz_n he_o use_v this_o as_o a_o argument_n prove_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o baptise_v of_o infant_n that_o the_o spirit_n refuse_v not_o to_o communicate_v himself_o even_o to_o they_o the_o holy_a scripture_n say_v he_o declare_v that_o divine_a grace_n be_v dispense_v unto_o all_o as_o well_o infant_n as_o other_o which_o be_v shadow_v out_o in_o elisha_n stretch_v of_o himself_o upon_o a_o infant_n insensible_a of_o the_o good_a which_o the_o prophet_n do_v unto_o he_o iungerentur_fw-la he_o esse_fw-la denique_fw-la apud_fw-la omnes_fw-la sieve_n infant_n sive_fw-la maiores_fw-la natu_fw-la unam_fw-la divini_fw-la muneris_fw-la aequalitatem_fw-la declarat_fw-la nobis_fw-la scripturae_fw-la divinae_fw-la fides_fw-la cum_fw-la helisaeus_n super_fw-la infantem_fw-la viduae_fw-la filium_fw-la qui_fw-la mortuus_fw-la iacebat_fw-la ita_fw-la se_fw-la deum_fw-la deprecans_fw-la superstravit_fw-la ut_fw-la capiti_fw-la caput_fw-la &_o faciei_fw-la facies_fw-la adplicaretur_fw-la &_o supersusi_fw-la helisaei_fw-la membra_fw-la singulis_fw-la parvuli_fw-la membris_fw-la &_o pedes_fw-la pedibus_fw-la iungerentur_fw-la by_o which_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o have_v not_o cyprian_a believe_v that_o the_o spirit_n communicat_o himself_n to_o infant_n in_o their_o baptism_n he_o will_v scarce_o have_v allow_v they_o to_o be_v baptize_v for_o asmuch_o as_o this_o be_v the_o chief_a ground_n that_o he_o build_v upon_o to_o justify_v their_o admittance_n unto_o the_o same_o if_o any_o shall_v except_v against_o what_o be_v urge_v out_o of_o this_o last_o epistle_n as_o be_v no_o other_o than_o a_o heterodox_n opinion_n goulartius_n will_v defend_v it_o if_o it_o be_v restrain_v to_o the_o elect_n and_o chameir_n justify_v goulartius_n in_o that_o assertion_n 38._o assertion_n et_fw-la
saâ—guinem_fw-la christi_fw-la infantibus_fw-la ibid._n and_o lest_o any_o shall_v take_v he_o to_o mean_v only_o a_o outward_a admission_n he_o afterward_o add_v the_o external_a mean_n be_v the_o word_n and_o water_n administer_v by_o the_o minister_n of_o christ_n the_o effectual_a mean_n on_o his_o part_n that_o be_v cleanse_v be_v faith_n in_o one_o of_o year_n at_o least_o the_o spirit_n of_o faith_n as_o in_o infant_n for_o to_o they_o the_o spirit_n apply_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n 3_o that_o renown_a frenchman_n daniel_n chameir_n will_z ling_o yield_v that_o elect_a infant_n may_v be_v in_o some_o sense_n term_v faithful_a but_o how_o not_o actual_a believer_n but_o only_o potential_a because_o no_o man_n believe_v actual_o but_o he_o that_o be_v capable_a of_o discourse_n 28._o discourse_n quomodo_fw-la inquam_fw-la fideles_fw-la actu_fw-la ne_o a_o potentia_fw-la nam_fw-la si_fw-la actu_fw-la negatur_fw-la quia_fw-la nemo_fw-la credit_n nisi_fw-la compos_fw-la rationis_fw-la etc._n etc._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 10._o parag_n 28._o 4_o doctor_n ames_n be_v to_o prove_v against_o the_o anabaptist_n the_o lawfulness_n of_o baptise_v infant_n of_o 5_o argument_n he_o reserve_v this_o to_o the_o last_o place_n as_o if_o he_o set_v most_o by_o it_o in_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o regeneration_n whereof_o baptism_n be_v the_o seal_n a_o man_n be_v mere_o passive_a and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o of_o a_o man_n that_o be_v to_o be_v either_o circumcise_a or_o baptize_v no_o external_a act_n be_v require_v as_o in_o other_o sacrament_n there_o be_v but_o only_o a_o capacity_n passive_a to_o receive_v infant_n therefore_o be_v as_o capable_a of_o this_o sacrament_n in_o respect_n even_o of_o the_o chief_a use_v thereof_o as_o man_n of_o year_n themselves_o 13._o themselves_o quia_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la initio_fw-la regenerationis_fw-la cvius_fw-la sigillum_fw-la est_fw-la baptismus_fw-la homo_fw-la se_fw-la habet_fw-la merè_fw-la possive_a unde_fw-la etiam_fw-la hominis_fw-la vel_fw-la circumcidendi_fw-la vel_fw-la baptizâ—ndi_fw-la nulla_fw-la actio_fw-la externa_fw-la requiritur_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o aliis_fw-la sacramentis_fw-la sed_fw-la tantum_fw-la receptio_fw-la passive_a infant_n igitur_fw-la sunt_fw-la aequè_fw-la capaces_fw-la huius_fw-la sacramenti_fw-la respectu_fw-la praecipui_fw-la eius_fw-la usus_fw-la atque_fw-la adulti_fw-la medulla_n theol._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 40._o thes_n 13._o and_o indeed_o it_o be_v absurd_a to_o say_v that_o the_o grace_n of_o that_o sacrament_n can_v be_v attain_v by_o infant_n without_o faith_n actual_a in_o they_o when_o as_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o one_o part_n of_o the_o inward_a grace_n thereof_o be_v the_o spirit_n the_o worker_n of_o faith_n now_o no_o man_n well_o in_o his_o wit_n will_v say_v that_o no_o person_n can_v first_o receive_v the_o spirit_n but_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o actual_a faith_n for_o how_o shall_v he_o have_v faith_n without_o the_o spirit_n to_o work_v it_o in_o he_o 23._o he_o spiritus_fw-la autem_fw-la communicari_fw-la dicitur_fw-la fidelibus_fw-la non_fw-la quia_fw-la fides_fw-la antecèdit_fw-la omnem_fw-la spiritus_fw-la operationem_fw-la ut_fw-la quidam_fw-la imperiti_fw-la colligunt_fw-la nam_fw-la ipsamet_fw-la prima_fw-la regeneratio_fw-la &_o conuersio_fw-la aperte_fw-la tribuitur_fw-la spiritui_fw-la sancto_fw-la a_o christo_fw-la joh._n 3.5.6.8_o genitus_fw-la ex_fw-la spiritu_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la soli_fw-la credentes_fw-la postquam_fw-la iam_fw-la crediderunt_fw-la operationem_fw-la illam_fw-la accipiunt_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la qua_fw-la obsignantur_fw-la tanquam_fw-la arrha_fw-la haereditatis_fw-la futurae_fw-la ephes_n 1.13.14_o &_o 4.30_o gal._n 3.14_o the_o spirit_n be_v say_v to_o be_v communicate_v to_o the_o faithful_a not_o because_o faith_n go_v before_o all_o operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o some_o ignorant_a man_n do_v collect_v for_o the_o very_a first_o regeneration_n and_o conversion_n be_v plain_o attribute_v by_o christ_n unto_o the_o holy_a ghost_n john_n 3.5.6.8_o except_o a_o man_n be_v beget_v of_o the_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n but_o therefore_o the_o spirit_n be_v say_v to_o be_v communicate_v to_o they_o because_o only_a believer_n after_o they_o have_v believe_v do_v receive_v that_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n whereby_o they_o be_v seal_v as_o with_o the_o earnest_n of_o the_o inheritance_n to_o come_v d._n ames_n medulla_n theol._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 28._o the_o adopt_v thes_n 23._o he_o must_v therefore_o first_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o faith_n to_o beget_v faith_n in_o he_o which_o spirit_n then_o he_o may_v receive_v in_o baptism_n without_o actual_a faith_n to_o take_v he_o in_o these_o new_a lingles_n in_o divinity_n against_o the_o current_n of_o all_o judicious_a divine_n be_v most_o intolerable_a and_o good_a for_o nothing_o that_o i_o know_v but_o to_o breed_v quarrel_n to_o work_v distraction_n to_o increase_v doubt_n to_o make_v all_o thing_n uncertain_a and_o to_o bring_v in_o atheism_n i_o never_o yet_o see_v that_o divine_a of_o note_n in_o the_o church_n that_o ever_o dare_v to_o say_v &_o stand_v to_o it_o that_o any_o infant_n though_o die_v in_o infancy_n be_v of_o necessity_n actual_o to_o believe_v or_o else_o they_o can_v not_o be_v unite_v unto_o christ_n so_o as_o to_o be_v save_v nor_o yet_o that_o no_o man_n can_v ordinary_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n in_o baptism_n or_o at_o any_o other_o time_n till_o by_o faith_n he_o lay_v hold_v upon_o he_o and_o so_o receive_v he_o into_o his_o heart_n but_o this_o by_o the_o way_n 5_o that_o reverend_a bishop_n dr_n davenant_n in_o his_o elaborate_a and_o solid_a lecture_n upon_o st_n paul_n epist_n to_o the_o collossian_o answer_v that_o objection_n so_o much_o bawl_v by_o the_o anabaptist_n one_o of_o the_o most_o ignorant_a sect_n in_o amsterdame_v viz_o that_o baptism_n have_v mortification_n etc._n etc._n annex_v to_o it_o whereof_o infant_n be_v not_o capable_a because_o destitute_a of_o knowledge_n and_o faith_n to_o apprehend_v it_o and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v baptize_v thus_o say_v if_o they_o speak_v of_o actual_a faith_n and_o of_o the_o actual_a study_n and_o profession_n of_o mortification_n and_o vivification_n thosâ—_n scripture_n which_o require_v these_o in_o person_n to_o be_v baptize_v be_v to_o be_v restrain_v to_o those_o of_o year_n touch_v infant_n because_o they_o be_v sinner_n not_o actual_a by_o any_o proper_a act_n of_o their_o own_o but_o by_o a_o hereditary_a habit_n it_o suffice_v they_o to_o have_v faith_n not_o actual_o exercise_v itself_o but_o include_v in_o the_o habitual_a principle_n of_o grace_n and_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n can_v work_v this_o habitual_a principle_n of_o grace_n in_o they_o and_o use_v so_o to_o do_v none_o but_o a_o crack_a brain_n will_v deny_v negaverit_fw-la deny_v si_fw-mi lâ—quantur_fw-la de_fw-la fide_fw-la actuali_fw-la de_fw-la actuali_fw-la study_v &_o professione_n mortificationis_fw-la &_o vivificationis_fw-la illa_fw-la scripturae_fw-la loca_fw-la quae_fw-la â—aec_fw-la requirunt_fw-la ni_fw-fr baptizatis_fw-la ad_fw-la adultos_fw-la esse_fw-la restringenda_fw-la dicimus_fw-la ad_fw-la infant_n autem_fw-la quod_fw-la attinet_fw-la quia_fw-la peccatores_fw-la sunt_fw-la non_fw-la proprio_fw-la actu_fw-la sed_fw-la haereditario_fw-la habitu_fw-la sufficit_fw-la quod_fw-la peccaâ—i_fw-la mortificationem_fw-la &_o fidem_fw-la habeant_fw-la non_fw-la proprio_fw-la actu_fw-la â—ese_n exerentem_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o habituali_fw-la principio_fw-la gratiae_fw-la iâ—clusám_fw-la spiritum_fw-la autem_fw-la christi_fw-la principium_fw-la hoc_fw-la habituale_fw-la gratiae_fw-la in_o illis_fw-la efficere_fw-la posse_fw-la &_o solere_fw-la nemo_fw-la sanus_fw-la negaverit_fw-la 6_o the_o author_n of_o the_o comment_n on_o tit_n answer_v a_o objection_n which_o some_o may_v make_v against_o that_o resolution_n of_o the_o question_n touch_v the_o ordinary_a reception_n of_o the_o inward_a grace_n in_o baptism_n viz_o that_o infant_n want_v faith_n he_o say_v that_o they_o want_v indeed_o actual_a faith_n which_o presuppose_v hear_v understand_v etc._n etc._n he_o further_o say_v with_o musculus_fw-la that_o child_n may_v be_v call_v faithful_a although_o they_o have_v no_o faith_n and_o with_o zanchius_n that_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o elect_a infant_n have_v the_o spirit_n of_o faith_n &_o in_o such_o as_o live_v to_o year_n he_o add_v that_o the_o spirit_n work_v in_o they_o the_o seed_n or_o inclination_n of_o faith_n which_o in_o due_a time_n shall_v fructify_v unto_o eternal_a life_n now_o we_o have_v witness_n enough_o and_o sufficient_a to_o prove_v that_o to_o receive_v baptism_n right_o so_o as_o to_o partake_v of_o the_o spirit_n in_o it_o faith_n be_v not_o require_v and_o i_o think_v every_o man_n will_v acknowledge_v that_o all_o these_o author_n be_v far_o enough_o off_o from_o popery_n &_o arminianism_n that_o thus_o witness_v for_o i_o and_o will_v man_n yet_o lay_v both_o these_o to_o my_o charge_n if_o this_o be_v arminianism_n or_o popery_n to_o say_v that_o all_o right_a receiver_n do_v ordinary_o receive_v the_o spirit_n in_o baptism_n so_o long_o as_o i_o restrain_v it_o only_o to_o right_a receiver_n and_o declare_v that_o by_o right_a receiver_n i_o mean_v
but_o bellarmine_n be_v peremptory_a that_o whosoever_o be_v under_o the_o decree_n of_o god_n election_n how_o perverse_a and_o cross_a soever_o he_o be_v to_o the_o mean_n of_o his_o conversion_n and_o perseverance_n in_o grace_n object_n grace_n respondeo_fw-la potest_fw-la ille_fw-la libere_fw-la gratiam_fw-la repudiare_fw-la sed_fw-la certum_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la repudia_fw-la turum_fw-la quia_fw-la deus_fw-la vocabit_fw-la illum_fw-la sic_fw-la ut_fw-la videt_fw-la congruum_fw-la illi_fw-la esse_fw-la ut_fw-la vocantem_fw-la non_fw-la respuat_fw-la hoc_fw-la enim_fw-la modo_fw-la gratia_fw-la dei_fw-la vera_fw-la a_o nullo_n duro_fw-la cord_n respuitur_fw-la quoniam_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la datur_fw-la ut_fw-la cor_fw-la emolliat_fw-la haec_fw-la bel._n de_fw-fr gra._n &_o lib._n arb._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 15._o resp_n ad_fw-la 2._o object_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o his_o will_n may_v be_v yield_v to_o be_v such_o a_o one_o as_o may_v possible_o refuse_v grace_n yet_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o he_o will_v not_o refuse_v it_o because_o god_n will_v call_v he_o in_o such_o manner_n as_o may_v best_o agree_v to_o his_o disposition_n to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o may_v not_o reject_v god_n call_v he_o for_o by_o this_o mean_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o true_a grace_n of_o god_n be_v refuse_v of_o no_o hard_a heart_n because_o grace_n be_v give_v to_o this_o very_a purpose_n that_o it_o may_v mollify_v the_o heart_n and_o all_o this_o he_o speak_v to_o show_v that_o god_n decree_n can_v fail_v but_o that_o all_o who_o be_v elect_v free_o to_o true_a grace_n be_v as_o free_o elect_v to_o glory_n and_o do_v as_o certain_o obtain_v the_o one_o as_o they_o do_v the_o other_o but_o yet_o some_o may_v here_o object_v one_o thing_n more_o and_o that_o be_v this_o the_o church_n teach_v to_o believe_v all_o the_o elect_a to_o be_v regenerate_v actual_o and_o not_o only_o initial_o as_o you_o say_v why_o may_v not_o any_o man_n expound_v it_o in_o that_o sense_n as_o well_o as_o in_o you_o the_o term_n be_v general_a see_v this_o child_n be_v regenerate_v etc._n etc._n answ_n if_o by_o actual_a regeneration_n be_v mean_v a_o actual_a change_n of_o the_o heart_n by_o the_o infusion_n and_o operation_n of_o particular_a habit_n of_o grace_n the_o best_a expositor_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o church_n run_v otherwise_o and_o the_o very_a doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n do_v itself_o declare_v the_o contrary_a in_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o such_o as_o liuâ—_n tâ—_n year_n for_o expositor_n take_v m._n rogers_n in_o the_o place_n before_o cite_v where_o he_o be_v allow_v to_o deliver_v this_o to_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o church_n in_o some_o the_o sacrament_n do_v effectual_o work_v in_o process_n of_o time_n by_o the_o help_n of_o god_n word_n read_v or_o preach_v which_o engender_v faith_n such_o be_v the_o estate_n principal_o of_o infant_n elect_v unto_o life_n &_o salvation_n and_o increase_n in_o 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the_o power_n of_o the_o soul_n their_o first_o disposition_n towards_o future_n newness_n of_o life_n 60._o life_n ibid._n â—op_n sect_n 60._o but_o you_o will_v say_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n of_o our_o book_n be_v plain_a true_a so_o be_v hoc_fw-la est_fw-la corpus_fw-la meum_fw-la for_o you_o know_v what_o yet_o you_o and_o i_o know_v these_o word_n must_v be_v expound_v according_a to_o the_o true_a sense_n of_o they_o explain_v by_o other_o scripture_n which_o make_v plain_o against_o both_o transubstantiation_a and_o consubstantiation_n so_o then_o the_o word_n of_o our_o book_n in_o the_o leiturgy_n must_v admit_v of_o what_o sense_n our_o doctrine_n elsewhere_o do_v set_v upon_o it_o now_o our_o doctrine_n be_v itself_o clear_a against_o certain_a actual_a regeneration_n in_o baptism_n of_o infant_n live_v to_o year_n for_o in_o act._n 17._o touch_v predestination_n it_o be_v say_v they_o which_o be_v endue_v with_o so_o excellent_a a_o benefit_n of_o 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dixit_fw-la donatus_n aut_fw-la quid_fw-la dixit_fw-la parmenianus_n aut_fw-la pontius_n aut_fw-la quilibet_fw-la illorum_fw-la quia_fw-la nec_fw-la catâ—olicis_fw-la episcopis_fw-la consentiendum_fw-la est_fw-la sicubi_fw-la forte_fw-fr falluntur_fw-la ut_fw-la contra_fw-la canonica_fw-la dei_fw-la scripturas_fw-la aliquid_fw-la sentiant_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr vnit._n eccl_n cap._n 10._o si_fw-mi enim_fw-la ratio_fw-la contra_fw-la divinarum_fw-la scripturarum_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la redditur_fw-la quamlibet_fw-la acuta_fw-la sit_fw-la fallit_fw-la verisimilitudine_fw-la nam_fw-la vera_fw-la esse_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la idem_fw-la epist_n 7._o ad_fw-la marcellin_n that_o i_o may_v more_o methodical_o proceed_v and_o dispatch_v more_o speedy_o that_o which_o i_o have_v to_o allege_v out_o of_o the_o scripture_n i_o must_v necessary_o bind_v myself_o to_o the_o law_n of_o argumentation_n wrap_v up_o the_o force_n of_o my_o argument_n in_o some_o plain_a syllogism_n as_o as_o i_o 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ghost_n to_o that_o ordinance_n as_o a_o principal_a part_n of_o it_o conclus_fw-la therefore_o it_o be_v consonant_a to_o the_o scripture_n that_o all_o elect_a infant_n baptize_v do_v ordinary_o receive_v the_o spirit_n in_o baptism_n the_o mayor_n proposition_n i_o think_v shall_v not_o be_v doubt_v of_o by_o any_o unless_o by_o sacramentarian_o for_o will_v any_o man_n of_o understanding_n deny_v unto_o the_o elect_a that_o which_o the_o scripture_n do_v every_o where_o attribute_n as_o the_o chief_a part_n and_o as_o it_o be_v the_o soul_n and_o life_n of_o that_o ordinance_n of_o baptism_n if_o any_o man_n shall_v do_v so_o he_o must_v grant_v that_o elect_a infant_n do_v receive_v but_o a_o piece_n of_o baptism_n the_o shell_n without_o the_o kernel_n the_o body_n without_o the_o soul_n and_o if_o this_o be_v true_a to_o what_o end_n be_v they_o baptize_v if_o they_o be_v not_o even_o in_o infancy_n capable_a of_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o baptism_n why_o be_v they_o admit_v to_o it_o how_o shall_v we_o answer_v the_o anabaptist_n who_o plead_v
perseverantibus_fw-la proficit_fw-la ibid._n the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v say_v therefore_o to_o dwell_v in_o they_o because_o he_o secret_o work_v in_o they_o that_o they_o may_v be_v his_o temple_n which_o he_o afterward_o perfect_v in_o those_o that_o profit_n and_o make_v further_o proceed_n &_o persevere_v in_o the_o same_o then_o which_o speech_n what_o can_v be_v say_v more_o plain_a and_o full_a to_o my_o present_a purpose_n touch_v the_o holy_a ghost_n seize_v upon_o infant_n even_o in_o baptism_n to_o prepare_v they_o in_o his_o own_o time_n to_o be_v temple_n for_o himself_o such_o as_o will_v extend_v the_o efficacy_n of_o baptism_n indifferent_o to_o all_o infant_n will_v be_v perhaps_o ready_a to_o wrest_v all_o these_o testimony_n out_o of_o my_o hand_n &_o make_v use_n of_o they_o against_o i_o for_o asmuch_o as_o all_o these_o allegation_n do_v seem_v to_o make_v for_o the_o universal_a extent_n of_o grace_n to_o all_o that_o be_v baptize_v without_o restrain_v it_o to_o the_o elect_n as_o i_o do_v it_o be_v true_a the_o father_n except_o none_o yet_o this_o prove_v not_o that_o therefore_o they_o hold_v that_o none_o be_v exempt_v by_o god_n nay_o they_o often_o declare_v the_o contrary_n they_o consider_v the_o charge_n which_o christ_n have_v lay_v upon_o his_o minister_n to_o deny_v baptism_n to_o none_o to_o who_o belong_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o not_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o pry_v into_o god_n secret_n to_o know_v who_o they_o be_v that_o belong_v to_o his_o election_n and_o who_o not_o as_o they_o baptize_v all_o so_o they_o pronounce_v of_o each_o one_o that_o his_o sin_n be_v remit_v and_o the_o spirit_n be_v give_v he_o in_o baptism_n yet_o withal_o confine_v the_o donation_n of_o these_o gift_n only_o to_o such_o as_o have_v indeed_o interest_n in_o the_o kingdom_n although_o they_o take_v not_o upon_o they_o to_o declare_v who_o they_o be_v in_o particular_a that_o have_v no_o share_n therein_o now_o that_o notwithstanding_o 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christum_fw-la induerunt_fw-la manifestum_fw-la est_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la induti_fw-la christum_fw-la non_fw-la fuisse_fw-la baptizatos_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la ad_fw-la eos_fw-la enim_fw-la qui_fw-la fideles_fw-la &_o baptisma_fw-la christi_fw-la consecuti_fw-la putabantur_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la induite_fw-la ve_z dominum_fw-la jesum_fw-la christum_fw-la rom._n 13._o si_fw-mi quis_fw-la hoc_fw-la corporeum_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la oculis_fw-la carnis_fw-la aspicitur_fw-la aquae_fw-la tantum_fw-la accepit_fw-la lavacrum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la iudutus_fw-la deminum_fw-la jesum_fw-la christum_fw-la nam_fw-la &_o simon_n ille_fw-la de_fw-la actibus_fw-la apost_n acceperat_fw-la lavacrum_fw-la aquae_fw-la verum_fw-la quia_fw-la sanctum_fw-la spiritum_fw-la non_fw-la habebat_fw-la indutus_fw-la non_fw-la erat_fw-la christum_fw-la et_fw-la haeretici_fw-la vel_fw-la hypocritae_fw-la &_o si_fw-la qui_fw-la sordid_a victitant_n videntur_fw-la quidem_fw-la 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on_o jesus_n christ_n for_o even_o simon_n magus_n receive_v the_o external_a wash_n yet_o because_o he_o have_v not_o the_o holy_a ghost_n therefore_o he_o do_v not_o put_v on_o christ_n and_o so_o heretic_n hypocrite_n &_o wicked_a liver_n seem_v indeed_o to_o receive_v baptism_n but_o i_o know_v not_o that_o they_o have_v put_v on_o christ_n as_o a_o garment_n therefore_o let_v we_o lay_v this_o to_o heart_n lest_o any_o man_n be_v find_v among_o we_o that_o be_v not_o clothe_v with_o christ_n shall_v prove_v not_o to_o have_v be_v baptize_v into_o christ_n some_o perhaps_o may_v snatch_v at_o this_o testimony_n and_o say_v that_o st_n hierome_n speak_v here_o of_o such_o as_o be_v of_o year_n that_o do_v obicem_fw-la ponere_fw-la make_v resistance_n to_o grace_n and_o not_o of_o infant_n of_o which_o the_o question_n be_v &_o if_o he_o do_v speak_v of_o infant_n yet_o here_o be_v not_o a_o word_n of_o election_n as_o the_o reason_n why_o some_o do_v receive_v that_o which_o other_o 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assign_v this_o as_o the_o reason_n why_o some_o do_v partake_v of_o the_o spirit_n because_o they_o be_v son_n 4.6_o son_n gal._n 4.6_o the_o rule_n of_o opposition_n therefore_o must_v needs_o make_v the_o contrary_a true_a no_o son_n no_o spirit_n no_o spirit_n none_o of_o christ_n 9_o christ_n rom._n 8_o 9_o wherefore_o second_o i_o say_v that_o in_o effect_n he_o restrain_v the_o grace_n of_o baptism_n only_o to_o the_o elect_a and_o for_o this_o reason_n that_o they_o be_v elect_v for_o if_o simon_n can_v not_o be_v baptize_v into_o christ_n for_o want_v of_o the_o spirit_n it_o be_v true_a that_o he_o can_v not_o be_v baptize_v into_o christ_n because_o not_o elect_v for_o if_o he_o have_v be_v a_o son_n by_o election_n he_o can_v not_o have_v miss_v of_o the_o spirit_n as_o be_v clear_a both_o in_o galath_n 4.6_o and_o in_o rom_n 8.14_o now_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o holy_a scripture_n do_v so_o clear_o teach_v that_o none_o partake_v of_o the_o spirit_n unto_o sanctification_n and_o salvation_n but_o only_o the_o elect_a as_o by_o and_o by_o we_o shall_v by_o occasion_n see_v confess_v also_o by_o lombard_n himself_o it_o be_v too_o great_a a_o wrong_a to_o so_o worthy_a a_o father_n as_o st_n hierome_n be_v to_o interpret_v his_o speech_n utter_v according_a to_o scripture_n as_o have_v in_o it_o a_o meaning_n contrary_n to_o the_o scripture_n to_o bolster_v up_o a_o totter_a error_n of_o some_o that_o draw_v it_o immediate_o from_o bellarmine_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o crew_n what_o need_v many_o word_n if_o hierome_n be_v not_o think_v clear_a enough_o then_o see_v my_o other_o witness_n st_n augustine_n who_o if_o lombard_n abuse_v he_o not_o i_o be_o sure_a will_v put_v all_o out_o of_o doubt_n the_o a._n the_o sacramenta_fw-la in_o solis_fw-la electis_fw-la efficiunt_fw-la quod_fw-la figurant_fw-la ita_fw-la lombard_n 4._o scent_n do_v 4._o in_o a._n sacrament_n say_v he_o do_v effect_n or_o work_v that_o which_o they_o signify_v only_o in_o the_o elect_a i_o willing_o admit_v that_o lombard_n seek_v to_o give_v a_o
for_o calvine_n even_o in_o that_o very_a chapter_n so_o often_o before_o quote_v say_v express_o consequetur_fw-la express_o instit_fw-la lib_n 4_o c._n 16._o sect_n 21._o quare_fw-la nihil_fw-la plus_fw-la in_o pâ—dobaptismo_fw-la praesentis_fw-la efficaciae_fw-la requirendum_fw-la est_fw-la quâ—m_fw-la ut_fw-la fae_v be_v cum_fw-la illis_fw-la à _fw-la domino_fw-la percussum_fw-la ob_fw-la fiâ—met_fw-la &_o sanci_fw-la â—t_a reliqua_fw-la eius_fw-la sacramenti_fw-la significatio_fw-la quo_fw-la tempore_fw-la deus_fw-la â—p_n e_fw-la providerit_fw-la postea_fw-la consequetur_fw-la there_o be_v no_o more_o to_o be_v require_v in_o the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n in_o respect_n of_o present_a efficacy_n than_o this_o that_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n make_v with_o they_o shall_v be_v ratify_v &_o confirm_v the_o rest_n that_o be_v signify_v in_o that_o sacrament_n shall_v follow_v after_o in_o god_n good_a time_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o this_o be_v as_o much_o as_o i_o contend_v for_o viz_o so_o much_o efficacy_n as_o may_v for_o the_o present_a confirm_v a_o elect_a infant_n in_o god_n covenant_n but_o this_o confirmation_n be_v not_o in_o calvines_n judgement_n the_o bare_a reception_n of_o the_o outward_a sign_n but_o a_o confer_v of_o the_o inward_a earnest_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o assure_v they_o thereby_o of_o after_o grace_n and_o glory_n for_o so_o himself_o speak_v in_o the_o 15._o chap._n and_o 12._o section_n of_o the_o same_o book_n the_o apostle_n say_v he_o have_v show_v that_o we_o be_v accept_v of_o god_n through_o christ_n he_o subjoine_v baptismo_fw-la subjoine_v subiungit_fw-la eos_fw-la omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la iustitia_fw-la christi_fw-la induuntur_fw-la simul_fw-la spiritu_fw-la regenerari_fw-la &_o huius_fw-la regenerationis_fw-la nos_fw-la arâ—ham_fw-la habere_fw-la in_o baptismo_fw-la that_o they_o all_o who_o be_v clothe_v with_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n be_v also_o regenerate_v by_o his_o spirit_n and_o the_o earnest_n hereof_o we_o have_v in_o our_o baptism_n there_o be_v then_o a_o confirmation_n by_o a_o earnest_n and_o this_o earnest_n be_v part_n of_o the_o whole_a benefit_n promise_v and_o by_o he_o assign_v in_o express_a term_n to_o be_v the_o spiritâ—_n 11._o baptizemur_fw-la in_o mortificationem_fw-la carnis_fw-la nostrae_fw-la quae_fw-la à _fw-la baptismo_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la inchoatur_fw-la quam_fw-la quotidie_fw-la prosequimur_fw-la perficietur_fw-la autem_fw-la quum_fw-la ex_fw-la hac_fw-la vita_fw-la migradimus_fw-la ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la sect._n 11._o yea_o look_v but_o into_o the_o very_a last_o word_n of_o the_o next_o section_n immediate_o precede_v the_o section_n now_o quote_v and_o you_o shall_v find_v he_o there_o affirm_v i_o that_o we_o be_v baptize_v unto_o the_o mortification_n of_o our_o flesh_n which_o mortification_n be_v begin_v in_o we_o from_o our_o very_a baptism_n we_o daily_o go_v forward_o in_o it_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v perfect_v in_o we_o when_o we_o depart_v hence_o unto_o the_o lord_n loe_o here_o what_o calvine_n mean_v by_o confirm_v and_o ratify_v the_o covenant_n unto_o a_o elect_a infant_n and_o what_o it_o be_v that_o be_v to_o be_v expect_v to_o follow_v after_o in_o god_n good_a time_n even_o the_o break_n out_o growth_n and_o perfection_n of_o that_o grace_n which_o be_v begin_v even_o from_o his_o baptism_n wherein_o he_o receave_v the_o spirit_n as_o the_o earnest_a penny_n &_o author_n of_o the_o same_o but_o calvine_n direct_o affirm_v that_o 17._o that_o fatemur_fw-la ergo_fw-la baptismum_fw-la pro_fw-la eo_fw-la tempore_fw-la non_fw-la profuisse_fw-la nobis_fw-la hâ—lum_fw-la quando_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la nobis_fw-la oblata_fw-la promissio_fw-la sine_fw-la qua_fw-la baptismus_fw-la nihil_fw-la est_fw-la neglecta_fw-la iacebat_fw-la instit_fw-la lib_n 4._o ca._n 15._o sect._n 17._o till_o by_o faith_n we_o lay_v hold_v upon_o the_o promise_n seal_v in_o baptism_n our_o baptism_n be_v not_o worth_a a_o rush_n unto_o we_o to_o this_o i_o have_v sufficient_o answer_v more_o than_o once_o before_o and_o particular_o in_o chap._n 4._o in_o confirmation_n of_o the_o major_a proposition_n of_o my_o three_o argument_n the_o sum_n whereof_o be_v brief_o this_o the_o sacrament_n profit_v no_o man_n of_o year_n without_o faith_n to_o apprehend_v the_o promise_n nor_o can_v the_o elect_v themselves_o sensible_o perceive_v the_o fruit_n and_o comfort_n of_o their_o baptism_n in_o the_o ordinary_a course_n until_o after_o they_o have_v obtain_v actual_a faith_n at_o their_o actual_a conversion_n nor_o do_v it_o follow_v that_o they_o have_v not_o the_o spirit_n in_o baptism_n because_o they_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o so_o much_o as_o know_v the_o same_o at_o that_o time_n much_o less_o of_o believe_v for_o so_o say_v the_o same_o author_n 20._o author_n etsi_fw-la infant_n quo_fw-la circumcidebantur_fw-la momento_n quid_fw-la sibi_fw-la vellet_fw-la signum_fw-la illud_fw-la intelligentia_fw-la non_fw-la comprehendebant_fw-la veer_fw-la tamen_fw-la circumcidebantur_fw-la in_o naturae_fw-la suae_fw-la corruptae_fw-la ac_fw-la contaminatae_fw-la mortificationem_fw-la quam_fw-la adulti_fw-la postea_fw-la meditarentur_fw-la denique_fw-la nullo_n negotio_fw-la solvi_fw-la potest_fw-la obiectio_fw-la haec_fw-la baptizari_fw-la in_o futuram_fw-la paenitentiam_fw-la &_o fidem_fw-la quae_fw-la etsi_fw-la nondum_fw-la in_o illis_fw-la formatae_fw-la sunt_fw-la arcanâ_fw-la tamen_fw-la spiritus_fw-la operatione_n utriusque_fw-la seman_n in_fw-la illis_fw-la latet_fw-la lib._n 4._o c._n 16._o sect_n 20._o although_o infant_n in_o the_o instant_n of_o circumcision_n be_v not_o able_a to_o comprehend_v what_o that_o sign_n mean_v they_o be_v yet_o true_o circumcise_v unto_o the_o mortification_n of_o their_o corrupt_a and_o defile_a nature_n which_o after_o they_o come_v to_o year_n they_o meditate_a on_o and_o a_o little_a after_o infant_n be_v baptize_v unto_o future_a repentance_n and_o faith_n which_o grace_n although_o they_o be_v not_o actual_o form_v in_o they_o yet_o by_o the_o secret_a operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o seed_n of_o both_o do_v lie_v hide_v in_o they_o now_o these_o two_o place_n lay_v together_o do_v make_v it_o evident_a that_o when_o this_o author_n say_v that_o baptism_n profit_v nothing_o till_o the_o promise_n be_v apprehend_v his_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v nothing_o at_o all_o at_o the_o time_n of_o baptism_n in_o a_o elect_a infant_n but_o only_o this_o that_o the_o party_n can_v have_v any_o actual_a sensible_a benefit_n till_o actual_a faith_n be_v beget_v in_o he_o and_o the_o same_o actual_o employ_v in_o the_o application_n of_o those_o good_a thing_n which_o be_v exhibit_v and_o seal_v unto_o he_o in_o his_o baptism_n but_o it_o will_v be_v yet_o further_o object_v that_o admit_v calvine_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o some_o infant_n be_v endow_v with_o the_o spirit_n in_o their_o infancy_n yet_o he_o mean_v not_o to_o ascribe_v the_o communication_n of_o it_o to_o baptism_n but_o rather_o declare_v himself_o to_o mean_v it_o of_o grace_n receive_v before_o baptism_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o instance_n he_o give_v of_o john_n baptist_n 17._o baptist_n documentum_fw-la praebuit_fw-la in_o johamne_fw-la baptista_n quem_fw-la in_o matris_fw-la utero_fw-la sanct_a ficavit_fw-la quid_fw-la in_o reliquis_fw-la possit_fw-la ibid._n cap._n 16._o sect_n 17._o which_o he_o contend_v to_o have_v be_v sanctify_v in_o the_o womb_n by_o god_n who_o therein_o give_v we_o a_o experiment_n of_o his_o power_n to_o sanctify_v other_o in_o like_a manner_n now_o what_o be_v this_o to_o the_o reception_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o baptism_n to_o this_o i_o answer_v first_o that_o his_o main_a scope_n be_v to_o confute_v the_o anabaptist_n touch_v their_o suppose_a impossibility_n of_o the_o capacity_n of_o regeneration_n in_o a_o infant_n for_o which_o reason_n they_o will_v not_o have_v he_o admit_v to_o sacred_a baptism_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o same_o section_n potest_fw-la section_n ibid._n rationem_fw-la quoque_fw-la firmissima_fw-la obtendere_fw-la sibi_fw-la videntur_fw-la cur_n arcendi_fw-la sint_fw-la à _fw-la baptismo_fw-la pveri_fw-la dum_fw-la causantur_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la per_fw-la aetatem_fw-la adhuc_fw-la idoneos_fw-la qâ—i_fw-la signa_fw-la tum_fw-la illig_a mysterium_fw-la assequantur_fw-la id_fw-la autem_fw-la est_fw-la spiritualis_fw-la regeneratio_fw-la quae_fw-la cadere_fw-la in_o primam_fw-la iâ—fantiam_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la therefore_o hence_o i_o collect_v that_o his_o purpose_n be_v to_o overthrow_v this_o imaginary_a bulwark_n by_o make_v evident_a not_o only_o a_o possibility_n but_o in_o that_o particular_a of_o john_n a_o certainty_n of_o regeneration_n even_o in_o the_o womb_n which_o be_v soon_o than_o baptism_n so_o as_o their_o argument_n can_v not_o hold_v against_o baptism_n for_o if_o a_o infant_n be_v capable_a of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o womb_n much_o more_o than_o in_o baptism_n and_o therefore_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v baptize_v second_o if_o his_o purpose_n be_v not_o thence_o to_o infer_v that_o a_o infant_n not_o only_o may_v but_o do_v receive_v the_o spirit_n in_o baptism_n it_o be_v no_o sufficient_a answer_n to_o their_o objection_n for_o they_o may_v just_o reply_v thus_o if_o you_o intend_v
licet_fw-la ibid._n sect_n 14._o i_o hold_v that_o it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o we_o acknowledge_v they_o shall_v be_v save_v for_o as_o much_o as_o they_o by_o election_n and_o praedestination_n belong_v to_o god_n peculiar_a flock_n that_o they_o be_v endow_v with_o the_o spirit_n who_o be_v the_o root_n of_o faith_n hope_n love_n and_o all_o other_o grace_n which_o spirit_n afterward_o do_v manifest_a and_o declare_v himself_o in_o the_o son_n of_o god_n when_o they_o come_v to_o year_n musculus_fw-la of_o baptism_n give_v this_o description_n com._n description_n defiâ—iemus_fw-la baptismum_fw-la esse_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la regenerationis_fw-la purgationis_fw-la initiationis_fw-la sanctificationis_fw-la obsignationis_fw-la &_o incorporationis_fw-la in_o christum_fw-la seruatorem_fw-la haec_fw-la enim_fw-la omni_fw-la no_n per_fw-la spiritum_fw-la christi_fw-la fiunt_fw-la in_o electu_fw-la &_o fidelibus_fw-la quorum_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la est_fw-la baptismus_fw-la ut_fw-la rectè_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la profici_fw-la dicatur_fw-la quod_fw-la per_fw-la spiritum_fw-la christi_fw-la reipsa_fw-la &_o spiritualiter_fw-la perficitur_fw-la muscul_fw-la de_fw-fr bapt_n quest_n 1._o sect._n 8_o loc._n com._n we_o define_v baptism_n to_o be_v the_o sacrament_n of_o regeneration_n purgation_n initiation_n sanctification_n obsignation_n and_o incorporation_n into_o christ_n our_o saviour_n for_o all_o these_o be_v effect_v in_o the_o elect_a and_o faithful_a by_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n of_o all_o which_o grace_n baptism_n be_v the_o sacrament_n so_o as_o in_o it_o this_o may_v right_o be_v say_v to_o be_v do_v because_o true_o and_o spiritual_o it_o be_v effect_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n if_o any_o think_v to_o object_v against_o i_o that_o musculus_fw-la speak_v this_o of_o the_o faithful_a and_o so_o understand_v it_o not_o of_o infant_n i_o answer_v out_o of_o musculus_fw-la himself_o 18_o himself_o omnes_fw-la christianorum_fw-la infant_n ad_fw-la christum_fw-la pertinentes_fw-la deque_fw-la numero_fw-la fidelium_fw-la existentes_fw-la recte_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o fide_fw-la christi_fw-la fideles_fw-la &_o credentes_fw-la licet_fw-la nondum_fw-la sint_fw-la imbuti_fw-la fide_fw-la musc_n in_o mat._n 18_o all_o infant_n belong_v to_o christ_n bear_v of_o christian_a parent_n and_o be_v of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o faithful_a be_v right_o say_v to_o be_v in_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v faithful_a and_o believer_n although_o as_o yet_o they_o be_v not_o endue_v with_o actual_a faith_n beside_o he_o that_o say_v christian_n be_v elect_v be_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n ingraff_v into_o christ_n in_o baptism_n must_v not_o exclude_v elect_a infant_n for_o as_o much_o as_o none_o but_o infant_n be_v now_o usual_o baptize_v in_o the_o church_n therefore_o he_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o what_o baptism_n do_v ordinary_o effect_v upon_o infant_n or_o else_o his_o definition_n be_v very_o improper_a yea_o false_a be_v apply_v to_o child_n beside_o who_o there_o be_v none_o unless_o in_o some_o rare_a case_n of_o proselyte_n baptize_v in_o these_o latter_a time_n francis_n junius_n in_o his_o thesis_n of_o paedobapt_a speak_v as_o full_o to_o this_o point_n as_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n 4._o rest_n si_fw-mi enim_fw-la in_o christi_fw-la corpus_fw-la baptizandi_fw-la omnes_fw-la electi_fw-la si_fw-la omnes_fw-la christum_fw-la endure_v debent_fw-la infant_n non_fw-la secus_fw-la ac_fw-la adulti_fw-la eos_fw-la a_o christi_fw-la corpore_fw-la separare_fw-la &_o christo_fw-la non_fw-la inserere_fw-la nefandum_fw-la esset_fw-la thes_n 4._o if_o say_v he_o all_o the_o elect_a be_v to_o be_v baptize_v into_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n if_o moreover_o all_o of_o they_o as_o well_o infant_n as_o person_n of_o year_n ought_v to_o put_v on_o christ_n then_o to_o separate_v they_o from_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n and_o not_o to_o engraffe_v they_o into_o christ_n be_v a_o most_o wicked_a thing_n and_o again_o a_o little_a after_o 10._o after_o cum_fw-la baptizantur_fw-la infant_n deus_fw-la offer_v &_o confert_fw-la omne_fw-la bona_fw-la faederis_fw-la &_o stipulatur_fw-la ibid._n thes_n 10._o when_o infant_n what_o infant_n he_o mean_v he_o have_v sufficient_o express_v before_o viz._n elect_v infant_n be_v baptize_v god_n do_v both_o offer_n and_o confer_v all_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o engage_v himself_o unto_o it_o in_o another_o place_n thus_o 3._o thus_o baptismus_fw-la est_fw-la actio_fw-la sacra_fw-la dei_fw-la lavantis_fw-la suos_fw-la intus_fw-la lotione_fw-la spiritus_fw-la foris_fw-la lotione_fw-la aquae_fw-la mat._n 3._o joh._n 1._o &_o passim_fw-la haec_fw-la igitur_fw-la relata_fw-la sunt_fw-la aqua_fw-la &_o spiritus_fw-la lotio_fw-la aquae_fw-la &_o lotio_fw-la spiritu_fw-la relatio_fw-la ut_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d est_fw-la iâ—â—s_fw-la illa_fw-la sive_fw-la applicatio_fw-la untus_fw-la ad_fw-la alteram_fw-la secundum_fw-la naturam_fw-la relâ—torum_fw-la formam_fw-la constituexs_fw-la sacramenti_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la igitur_fw-la homo_fw-la in_o actionibus_fw-la humanis_fw-la anima_fw-la &_o corpore_fw-la actionem_fw-la internam_fw-la &_o externam_fw-la agit_fw-fr unica_fw-la operatione_n in_o qua_fw-la sicut_fw-la anima_fw-la est_fw-la forma_fw-la corporis_fw-la ita_fw-la actio_fw-la interna_fw-la formalis_fw-la quodam_fw-la modo_fw-la externa_fw-la vero_fw-la materialis_fw-la est_fw-la in_fw-la cundum_fw-la modum_fw-la deus_fw-la spiritu_fw-la svo_fw-la &_o aqua_fw-la agit_fw-fr actionem_fw-la internam_fw-la &_o externam_fw-la unica_fw-la operatione_n in_o qua_fw-la lotio_fw-la interna_fw-la a_o spiritu_fw-la formalis_fw-la est_fw-la &_o in_o â—terialis_fw-la externa_fw-la prâ—_n ut_fw-la dicebat_fw-la joannes_n ego_fw-la baptizo_fw-la vos_fw-la aqua_fw-la etc._n etc._n jun._n in_o exam._n gratian._n prosp_n par._n 3._o baptism_n be_v a_o sacred_a action_n of_o god_n wash_v those_o that_o be_v he_o his_o own_o inward_o with_o the_o wash_n of_o the_o spirit_n outward_o with_o the_o wash_n of_o water_n mat_n 3_o john_n 1._o and_o elsewhere_o these_o two_o therefore_o the_o water_n and_o the_o spirit_n the_o wash_n of_o water_n and_o the_o wash_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v relative_n and_o the_o relation_n itself_o be_v that_o application_n or_o union_n of_o these_o one_o to_o another_o according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o relative_n which_o constitute_v the_o form_n of_o the_o sacrament_n wherefore_o as_o a_o man_n in_o humane_a action_n do_v with_o his_o soul_n and_o body_n produce_v both_o a_o inward_a and_o a_o outward_a action_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o operation_n in_o which_o as_o the_o soul_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o form_n of_o the_o body_n so_o be_v the_o inward_a action_n after_o a_o sort_n the_o formal_a and_o the_o external_a the_o material_a part_n of_o the_o action_n even_o so_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n god_n by_o his_o spirit_n and_o by_o water_n do_v perform_v both_o a_o internal_a and_o a_o external_a action_n in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o operation_n in_o which_o the_o inward_a wash_n by_o the_o spirit_n be_v the_o formal_a part_n and_o the_o external_a wash_n with_o water_n be_v the_o material_a part_n of_o that_o his_o action_n according_a to_o that_o of_o john_n the_o baptist_n i_o indeed_o baptize_v you_o with_o water_n etc._n etc._n but_o he_o that_o come_v after_o i_o shall_v baptize_v you_o with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n etc._n etc._n this_o passage_n pass_v from_o that_o learned_a man_n in_o a_o scholastical_a confutation_n of_o a_o subtle_a adversary_n be_v perhaps_o more_o abstruse_a than_o it_o can_v be_v full_o understand_v of_o a_o ordinary_a reader_n yet_o all_o that_o be_v judicious_a can_v see_v less_o in_o it_o than_o this_o viz_o that_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o junius_n that_o be_v not_o hold_v for_o baptism_n of_o the_o elect_a wherein_o god_n do_v not_o ordinary_o accompany_v the_o outward_a administration_n of_o that_o sacrament_n with_o some_o inward_a work_n of_o the_o spirit_n inward_o wash_v the_o soul_n as_o well_o as_o the_o water_n outward_o wash_v the_o body_n in_o the_o laver_n of_o regeneration_n but_o what_o manner_n of_o work_n that_o be_v which_o be_v ordinary_o perform_v by_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o regeneration_n the_o same_o author_n also_o describe_v in_o the_o place_n first_o cite_v where_o he_o thus_o distinguish_v of_o regeneration_n and_o then_o explain_v himself_o in_o what_o sense_n he_o affirm_v infant_n elect_v to_o be_v regenerate_v in_o baptism_n 7_o baptism_n de_fw-fr regeneratio_fw-la â—e_n aliter_fw-la consideratur_fw-la in_o fâ—â—_n lâ—â—ne_v to_o id_fw-la est_fw-la in_fw-la christo_fw-la habitu_fw-la aliter_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la actu_fw-la pâ—imâ—_n regeneratio_fw-la qâ—â—e_fw-la dici_fw-la potest_fw-la transplantatio_fw-la a_o vetere_fw-la id_fw-la mo_z in_o novum_fw-la tanqâ—am_fw-la causa_fw-la eâ—â—_n aâ—tera_fw-la tanquam_fw-la fructus_fw-la sequituâ—_fw-la de_fw-fr prima_fw-la inquitur_fw-la christus_fw-la john_n 3._o apostolus_fw-la utramque_fw-la coniungit_fw-la rom._n 6._o hac_fw-la regenerantur_fw-la infant_n electi_fw-la cum_fw-la christo_fw-la inferuntu_fw-la &_o huius_fw-la obsignatio_fw-la sit_fw-la iâ—s_fw-la duâ—â—_n baptizantuâ—_n de_fw-fr paed._n bap_n châ—â—_n 7_o touch_v regeneration_n it_o be_v one_o way_n to_o be_v consider_v in_o the_o foundation_n that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o christ_n the_o habit_n thereof_o
of_o regeneration_n at_o all_o in_o baptism_n 2_o that_o the_o elect_n do_v receive_v a_o cleanse_n and_o wash_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o original_a sin_n so_o as_o if_o they_o die_v in_o their_o infancy_n before_o their_o actvall_a regeneration_n and_o real_a conversion_n unto_o god_n they_o shall_v be_v save_v and_o all_o this_o he_o say_v be_v do_v by_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v as_o much_o for_o i_o as_o i_o can_v desire_v if_o my_o adversary_n have_v no_o worse_a weapon_n to_o beat_v i_o withal_o i_o shall_v never_o complain_v at_o their_o blow_n because_o in_o page_n 89_o he_o say_v as_o i_o also_o ever_o say_v from_o the_o beginning_n viz._n that_o all_o that_o be_v regenerate_v sacramental_o be_v not_o necessary_o and_o infallible_o regenerate_v spiritual_o be_v clear_a of_o this_o opinion_n pag._n 90._o although_o the_o inward_a grace_n ordinary_o accompany_v the_o outward_a sign_n and_o we_o ought_v to_o believe_v by_o the_o judgement_n of_o charity_n that_o all_o who_o be_v baptize_v be_v true_o regenerate_v yet_o indicio_fw-la veritais_fw-fr as_o junius_n distinguish_v that_o be_v by_o the_o judgement_n of_o precise_a and_o infallible_a truth_n all_o be_v not_o so_o as_o the_o father_n speak_v roundly_o &_o plain_o in_o which_o word_n we_o see_v first_o a_o concession_n of_o that_o we_o contend_v for_o viz_o that_o the_o inward_a grace_n ordinary_o accompany_v the_o outward_a sign_n second_o that_o yet_o this_o be_v not_o always_o for_o it_o be_v not_o do_v at_o all_o in_o the_o baptism_n of_o some_o but_o who_o be_v those_o some_o they_o that_o be_v not_o elect_v for_o he_o deny_v it_o of_o all_o that_o fall_v away_o and_o perish_v as_o the_o main_a substance_n and_o drift_n of_o that_o discourse_n declare_v thus_o you_o see_v that_o many_o english_a divine_n of_o best_a note_n speak_v clear_o and_o full_o to_o this_o point_n as_o well_o as_o i_o that_o alone_o be_o single_v out_o and_o worry_v by_o passionate_a and_o heady_a man_n cap._n 9_o 6_o objection_n against_o the_o main_a position_n answer_v i_o have_v at_o length_n get_v through_o all_o those_o particular_n propound_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o this_o treatise_n and_o i_o hope_v make_v it_o evident_a to_o judicious_a and_o impartial_a reader_n that_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o our_o church_n according_a to_o the_o scripture_n as_o they_o have_v be_v understand_v by_o the_o ancient_a father_n by_o the_o present_a church_n of_o christ_n beyond_o the_o sea_n and_o by_o particular_a divine_n of_o chief_a note_n both_o foreign_a and_o domestical_a all_o elect_a infant_n do_v ordinary_o receive_v from_o christ_n in_o baptism_n the_o spirit_n of_o regeneration_n as_o the_o soul_n and_o first_o principle_n of_o spiritual_a life_n for_o the_o first_o solemn_a initiation_n into_o christ_n and_o for_o their_o future_a actual_a renovation_n in_o god_n good_a time_n i_o have_v also_o give_v answer_n to_o all_o such_o objection_n as_o may_v occasional_o 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i_o must_v premise_v one_o advertisement_n which_o other_o need_v not_o viz._n that_o in_o this_o part_n they_o expect_v not_o further_o corroboration_n of_o the_o main_a conclusion_n but_o only_o a_o manifestation_n of_o the_o impertinency_n and_o weakness_n of_o their_o argument_n that_o object_n against_o it_o if_o i_o can_v in_o that_o which_o remain_v make_v it_o appear_v that_o nothing_o of_o all_o that_o have_v be_v or_o can_v be_v say_v against_o my_o position_n be_v able_a to_o overthrow_v it_o but_o that_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o the_o point_n to_o stand_v whole_a and_o unbroken_a notwithstanding_o all_o their_o battery_n i_o have_v do_v enough_o how_o weak_a so_o ever_o my_o own_o ground_n on_o which_o i_o have_v hitherto_o build_v may_v to_o those_o that_o proclaim_v i_o a_o dreamer_n and_o a_o broacher_n of_o a_o gross_a and_o pestilent_a error_n seem_v to_o be_v 1_o objection_n christian_n be_v regenerate_v by_o object_n 1_o the_o word_n jam._n 1.18_o 1_o pet._n 1.23_o therefore_o not_o by_o baptism_n in_o their_o infancy_n answ_n answer_n the_o antecedent_n proposition_n be_v grant_v be_v understand_v of_o actual_a regeneration_n of_o person_n of_o year_n as_o it_o import_v a_o actual_a and_o through_o change_n of_o the_o whole_a man_n upon_o their_o effectual_a vocation_n inward_o by_o the_o spirit_n and_o outward_o by_o the_o word_n in_o ordinary_a course_n and_o of_o this_o only_a those_o place_n be_v to_o be_v expound_v for_o the_o word_n be_v speak_v only_o of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o word_n in_o &_o upon_o age_a person_n call_v either_o from_o judaisme_n or_o gentilism_n by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n who_o as_o lydia_n act._n 16.14_o have_v their_o heart_n open_v by_o the_o spirit_n to_o understand_v and_o receive_v the_o thing_n preach_v unto_o they_o and_o so_o be_v beget_v anew_o unto_o god_n that_o be_v make_v new_a man_n in_o christ_n to_o perform_v new_a obedience_n actual_o unto_o god_n contrary_a to_o their_o former_a course_n in_o the_o state_n of_o corrupt_a nature_n in_o this_o actual_a conversion_n and_o renovation_n the_o spirit_n be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n and_o the_o word_n a_o instrument_n only_o that_o he_o please_v to_o make_v use_n of_o not_o as_o if_o he_o can_v not_o dispatch_v this_o work_n without_o it_o but_o this_o be_v that_o which_o he_o have_v sanctify_v and_o command_v we_o to_o attend_v upon_o so_o soon_o as_o we_o be_v able_a by_o accession_n of_o year_n to_o understand_v the_o use_n of_o it_o for_o conversion_n in_o the_o ordinary_a course_n thereof_o now_o mark_v the_o weakness_n and_o imperfection_n of_o this_o argument_n s._n james_n and_o s._n peter_n do_v both_o of_o they_o affirm_v that_o the_o person_n to_o who_o they_o write_v be_v person_n of_o year_n be_v actual_o renew_v by_o the_o word_n therefore_o it_o be_v false_a that_o elect_a infant_n do_v receive_v the_o spirit_n in_o baptism_n for_o their_o initiation_n into_o christ_n and_o as_o the_o soul_n and_o principle_n of_o after_o actual_a renovation_n by_o the_o word_n this_o be_v all_o the_o strength_n that_o this_o objection_n have_v in_o it_o when_o they_o have_v improve_v it_o to_o the_o utmost_a and_o how_o weak_a this_o strength_n be_v who_o do_v not_o see_v it_o do_v not_o reach_v home_o so_o much_o as_o to_o touch_v much_o less_o to_o pierce_v the_o point_n in_o question_n for_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o person_n of_o year_n we_o of_o infant_n they_o of_o actual_a renovation_n we_o of_o initial_a regeneration_n only_o they_o of_o such_o as_o be_v able_a to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o word_n we_o of_o such_o as_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o any_o speech_n those_o place_n therefore_o do_v well_o prove_v that_o which_o i_o deny_v not_o viz_o that_o spirit_n that_o let_v the_o reader_n observe_v that_o whereas_o i_o often_o use_v this_o phrase_n my_o meaning_n be_v not_o at_o any_o time_n to_o understand_v thereby_o any_o other_o thing_n then_o what_o in_o the_o state_v of_o the_o 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