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seed_n they_o be_v say_v tertullian_n by_o the_o sanctification_n of_o one_o of_o the_o parent_n procreate_v holy_a partly_o by_o the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o seed_n i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o thou_o believe_a abraham_n and_o of_o thy_o seed_n gen._n 17.7_o partly_o by_o the_o discipline_n of_o institution_n therefore_o thou_o shall_v keep_v my_o covenant_n to_o give_v the_o first_o seal_n to_o every_o male_a of_o thy_o seed_n gen._n 17.9_o or_o act._n 2._o the_o promise_n be_v to_o you_o and_o you_o be_v call_v to_o your_o child_n also_o so_o that_o tertullian_n mean_v that_o the_o child_n of_o believer_n be_v reputative_o and_o federal_o holy_a which_o be_v the_o more_o plain_a by_o that_o which_o follow_v of_o count_v in_o adam_n and_o recount_v in_o christ_n second_o the_o capacity_n of_o child_n of_o grace_n and_o salvation_n and_o consequent_o of_o the_o seal_n for_o the_o deed_n and_o their_o seal_n follow_v the_o right_n of_o the_o inheritance_n so_o all_o along_o the_o scripture_n as_o we_o have_v show_v in_o part_n i_o say_v tertullian_n show_v child_n capacity_n of_o grace_n 1._o in_o mention_v their_o be_v holy_a for_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o talk_v of_o account_v holy_a if_o none_o may_v be_v holy_a yea_o therefore_o god_n will_v have_v believer_n child_n indefinite_o account_v holy_a because_o he_o have_v make_v some_o holy_a in_o their_o childhood_n isaac_n jacob_n samuel_n john_n baptist_n those_o mar._n 10._o etc._n etc._n 2._o in_o mention_v that_o place_n john_n 3.5_o in_o relation_n to_o child_n except_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v again_o of_o water_n and_o the_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n from_o all_o which_o we_o may_v perceive_v that_o tertullian_n ground_n infant-baptisme_n upon_o scripture_n not_o upon_o unwritten_a tradition_n nor_o be_v it_o my_o opinion_n only_o that_o this_o place_n of_o tertullian_n be_v for_o infant-baptisme_n but_o of_o learned_a vossius_fw-la too_o who_o mr._n t._n so_o oft_o quote_v with_o respect_n for_o vossius_fw-la by_o this_o place_n prove_v that_o it_o be_v the_o mind_n of_o tertullian_n in_o that_o note_a place_n of_o chap._n 18._o argument_n h._n d._n master_n t._n in_o his_o 10_o argument_n of_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr baptismo_fw-la that_o infant_n shall_v be_v baptise_a which_o some_o allege_v against_o infant-baptism_n but_o be_v indeed_o for_o it_o tertullia_n word_n be_v these_o itaeque_fw-la pro_fw-la cujusque_fw-la personae_fw-la etc._n etc._n therefore_o according_a to_o every_o person_n condition_n disposition_n and_o age_n the_o delay_n of_o baptism_n be_v more_o profitable_a but_o especial_o concern_v little_a child_n for_o what_o necessity_n be_v there_o they_o there_o those_o word_n between_o junius_n say_v may_v be_v leave_v out_o mr_n t._n in_o his_o 10_o argument_n leave_v they_o out_o but_o in_o the_o best_a edition_n of_o tertullian_n they_o be_v in_o vossius_fw-la take_v they_o in_o
thus_o 3_o exercit._fw-la sect._n 3_o if_o baptism_n be_v not_o grant_v to_o the_o infant_n of_o believer_n than_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n will_v be_v more_o restrain_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n then_o in_o the_o old_a but_o this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v affirm_v therefore_o baptism_n be_v to_o be_v grant_v to_o infant_n of_o believer_n these_o be_v all_o the_o form_n of_o argument_n from_o gen._n animadvers_fw-la animadvers_fw-la 17.7_o etc._n etc._n as_o mr._n t._n report_n but_o he_o report_v not_o all_o the_o form_n nor_o the_o all_o of_o those_o form_n he_o report_v for_o with_o great_a injury_n to_o these_o three_o argument_n some_o material_a thing_n be_v leave_v out_o of_o every_o one_o of_o they_o by_o mr._n t._n as_o we_o shall_v plain_o declare_v when_o we_o come_v to_o animadvert_v upon_o his_o answer_n to_o they_o mean_a while_n let_v we_o tell_v the_o reader_n that_o there_o be_v other_o form_n of_o argument_n draw_v from_o gen._n 17.7_o etc._n etc._n and_o long_a since_o in_o print_n anabaptist_n see_v mr._n ainsworths_n answer_n to_o the_o anabaptist_n and_o those_o to_o our_o apprehension_n very_o considerable_a and_o to_o be_v put_v in_o the_o first_o place_n in_o this_o dispute_n according_a to_o order_v of_o method_n if_o not_o of_o nature_n too_o therefore_o let_v the_o reader_n that_o ingenuous_o read_v to_o know_v and_o not_o to_o quarrel_v that_o he_o may_v not_o know_v patient_o give_v we_o leave_v to_o set_v they_o down_o and_o brief_o urge_v the_o vigour_n of_o they_o and_o then_o we_o will_v lay_v aside_o all_o to_o give_v he_o those_o short_a note_n we_o have_v to_o mr._n t._n his_o exercitation_n our_o first_o form_n of_o argument_n from_o gen._n 17.7_o etc._n etc._n be_v this_o urge_v by_o mr._n ainsw_n in_o his_o book_n against_o the_o anabaptist_n where_o there_o be_v a_o command_n for_o a_o thing_n never_o remand_v or_o contramand_v there_o the_o thing_n be_v still_o in_o force_n but_o there_o be_v a_o command_n for_o signe_v the_o infant_n of_o a_o believer_n with_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n gen._n 17.7.9_o never_o yet_o remand_v or_o contramand_v therefore_o the_o sign_v believer_n child_n with_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n namely_o baptism_n now_o be_v still_o in_o force_n so_o he_o for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o the_o minor_n if_o any_o where_n there_o be_v any_o institution_n of_o baptise_v only_a man_n of_o ripe_a year_n then_o in_o matth._n 28._o but_o not_o there_o as_o we_o shall_v see_v more_o after_o mean_v while_o the_o argument_n hence_o against_o baptise_v of_o believer_n infant_n lie_v not_o 1_o in_o the_o order_n of_o word_n for_o the_o order_n be_v invert_v and_o contrary_a mar._n 1.4_o 2_o not_o in_o the_o affirmativenesse_n one_o affirmative_a without_o a_o determinate_a word_n express_v do_v not_o take_v off_o another_o affirmative_a 3_o the_o universal_a term_n can_v note_v the_o subject_n of_o baptism_n viz._n all_o nation_n for_o then_o all_o be_v to_o be_v baptize_v and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d will_v answer_v in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o well_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o answer_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d observe_v that_o nation_n here_o mention_v well_o answer_v to_o nation_n gen._n 17._o explain_v rom._n 4._o gal._n 3._o that_o as_o infant_n of_o believe_a abraham_n be_v to_o be_v circumcise_v so_o the_o infant_n of_o believe_a gentile_n to_o be_v baptize_v 4_o not_o the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o that_o must_v needs_o signify_v make_v disciple_n for_o 1_o its_o unlikely_a that_o so_o great_a a_o controversy_n as_o the_o anabap_n make_v of_o the_o subject_a of_o baptism_n shall_v have_v no_o clear_a a_o institution_n than_o a_o gr._n criticism_n of_o take_v one_o sense_n of_o a_o word_n that_o be_v take_v divers_a way_n for_o significat_fw-la &_o docere_fw-la in_o mat._n 28._o legh_n crit._n s._n novar_n in_o mat._n 28.20_o aliquando_fw-la est_fw-la verbum_fw-la transit_fw-la pro_fw-la docere_fw-la ut_fw-la mat._n 28._o whitak_n descript_n the_o great_a arias_n render_v it_o only_o docete_fw-la teach_v so_o the_o renown_a vatablus_n so_o the_o syrâ—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o arab._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o many_o other_o which_o for_o brevity_n we_o omit_v 2_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v in_o v._o 19_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d v._n 20._o therefore_o most_o likely_a in_o v._o 19_o it_o signify_v only_o a_o general_a teach_n and_o so_o the_o great_a critic_n &_o learned_a man_n in_o gr._n tongue_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v to_o teach_v they_o that_o be_v stranger_n to_o doctrine_n that_o they_o may_v become_v disciple_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o teach_v they_o that_o be_v disciple_n so_o that_o here_o in_o v._o 19_o be_v not_o mean_v a_o exact_a complete_a platform_n of_o christ_n commission_n to_o the_o apostle_n for_o here_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o the_o holy_a supper_n but_o only_o the_o name_n of_o the_o two_o more_o usual_a thing_n viz._n teach_v and_o baptise_v and_o not_o the_o matter_n of_o subject_n of_o the_o administration_n of_o baptism_n 3_o the_o holy_a ghost_n render_v this_o text_n mar._n 16.15_o by_o plain_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d preach_v the_o gospel_n 4_o if_o the_o greek_a word_n shall_v be_v take_v in_o that_o peculiar_a sense_n than_o the_o sentence_n will_v run_v thus_o therefore_o make_v all_o nation_n disciple_n which_o for_o these_o 1600_o year_n be_v never_o do_v in_o any_o nation_n 5_o nor_o can_v the_o gender_n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d answer_v to_o the_o neuter_a gender_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v that_o the_o child_n of_o believer_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v baptize_v for_o if_o we_o stick_v so_o precise_o to_o the_o gender_n than_o woman_n be_v not_o to_o be_v baptize_v if_o we_o keep_v to_o the_o gender_n as_o to_o relate_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d than_o the_o child_n of_o believer_n be_v call_v disciple_n act._n 15._o 10._o they_o upon_o who_o neck_n the_o false_a teacher_n will_v put_v the_o yoke_n of_o circumcision_n be_v call_v disciple_n but_o the_o yoke_n of_o circumcision_n be_v put_v upon_o child_n as_o well_o as_o man_n and_o according_a to_o their_o institution_n upon_o child_n of_o eight_o day_n old_a gen._n 17.12_o and_o so_o to_o continue_v unless_o in_o some_o great_a impediment_n as_o in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o therefore_o out_o of_o doubt_v those_o false_a teacher_n that_o urge_v here_o that_o the_o grow_v disciple_n shall_v be_v circumcise_v urge_v that_o their_o child_n shall_v be_v circumcise_v also_o therefore_o child_n be_v call_v disciple_n for_o which_o two_o reason_n 1_o the_o child_n be_v reckon_v with_o the_o parent_n in_o all_o ordinance_n communicable_a to_o both_o by_o warrant_n of_o scripture_n as_o till_o the_o jew_n be_v break_v off_o rom._n 11._o till_o the_o vineyard_n be_v let_v out_o luke_n 20._o circumcision_n go_v along_o with_o the_o parent_n to_o child_n when_o parent_n lose_v it_o the_o child_n lose_v it_o when_o ishmael_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n his_o posterity_n be_v not_o circumcise_v that_o we_o read_v of_o by_o the_o same_o proportion_n baptism_n go_v along_o from_o parent_n to_o child_n 2_o there_o be_v a_o double_a preach_n and_o a_o double_a sacrament_n a_o preach_v to_o the_o heart_n and_o to_o the_o ear_n a_o innitiate_a and_o a_o corroborate_n sacrament_n god_n can_v preach_v to_o the_o heart_n when_v not_o to_o the_o ear_n he_o a_o spirit_n can_v preach_v to_o a_o spirit_n without_o sentence_n and_o so_o to_o child_n this_o preach_v be_v most_o suitable_a to_o infant_n because_o thus_o man_n be_v altogether_o passive_a so_o the_o innitiate_a sacrament_n be_v fit_a for_o infant_n because_o in_o that_o they_o can_v be_v but_o passive_a the_o soul_n of_o a_o infant_n be_v out_o of_o the_o body_n all_o one_o with_o a_o angel_n and_o therefore_o one_o define_v a_o soul_n a_o angel_n in_o a_o body_n if_o the_o body_n can_v act_v yet_o god_n can_v act_v without_o the_o body_n as_o we_o see_v great_a revelation_n vision_n etc._n etc._n be_v give_v when_o the_o body_n be_v asleep_a and_o unuseful_a see_v the_o patriarch_n etc._n etc._n and_o paul_n see_v a_o most_o glorious_a vision_n when_o he_o have_v no_o use_n of_o his_o body_n 2_o cor._n 12._o to_o make_v the_o inward_a work_n of_o grace_n to_o depend_v on_o the_o body_n be_v like_o the_o pelagian_o and_o arminian_o yea_o worse_a to_o make_v a_o work_n depend_v not_o only_o on_o reason_n but_o on_o sense_n 2_o form_n of_o argum._n from_o gen._n 17._o be_v this_o to_o who_o the_o covenant_n in_o force_n run_v in_o the_o same_o tenor_n in_o the_o
t._n yet_o he_o will_v be_v believe_v in_o his_o exercitation_n 8_o what_o be_v all_o this_o that_o mr_n t._n have_v say_v to_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n for_o we_o allege_v not_o fidus_n his_o epistle_n to_o cyprian_a but_o cyprian_n to_o fidus_n relate_v their_o judgement_n and_o reason_n for_o infant-baptisme_n of_o which_o afore_o large_o and_o full_o and_o now_o observe_v that_o cyprian_n say_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o rest_n in_o that_o his_o epistle_n to_o fidus_n that_o concern_v that_o opinion_n that_o the_o footstep_n of_o a_o infant_n in_o the_o first_o day_n of_o his_o birth_n be_v unclean_a and_o so_o not_o to_o be_v then_o baptize_v it_o seem_v far_o otherwise_o to_o all_o of_o we_o in_o the_o council_n and_o then_o reason_n against_o it_o 9_o hierom_n and_o augustine_n do_v not_o so_o rely_v on_o cyprian_a but_o that_o they_o have_v many_o reason_n of_o their_o own_o out_o of_o scripture_n to_o prove_v infant-baptisme_n of_o which_o after_o 3._o mr_n t._n object_n against_o cyprian_n epistle_n to_o fidus_n 7._o examen_fw-la sect._n 7._o you_o say_v mr_n t._n to_o mr_n m._n say_v cyprian_n assure_v fidus_n that_o by_o the_o unanimous_a consent_n of_o 66._o bpp_o in_o a_o council_n baptism_n be_v to_o be_v administer_v to_o infant_n etc._n etc._n and_o not_o to_o be_v restrain_v to_o any_o time_n which_o be_v true_a say_v mr_n t._n but_o you_o add_v say_v he_o to_o mr_n m._n and_o prove_v it_o by_o such_o argument_n as_o these_o they_o be_v under_o original_a sin_n they_o need_v pardon_n be_v capable_a of_o grace_n and_o mercy_n god_n regard_v not_o age_n but_o say_v mr_n t._n the_o resolution_n of_o cyprian_a with_o his_o colleague_n be_v not_o so_o light_o to_o be_v pass_v over_o see_v the_o determination_n of_o this_o council_n as_o far_o as_o i_o can_v find_v by_o search_n be_v the_o very_a spring_n head_n of_o infant-baptisme_n to_o conceive_v it_o aright_o it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o you_o be_v mistake_v about_o the_o proof_n of_o their_o opinion_n the_o thing_n you_o mention_v be_v not_o the_o proof_n but_o be_v produce_v in_o answer_n to_o objection_n the_o proof_n be_v but_o one_o unless_o you_o will_v make_v a_o proof_n of_o that_o which_o be_v in_o the_o close_a of_o the_o epistle_n which_o be_v that_o whereas_o none_o be_v to_o be_v keep_v from_o baptism_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n much_o less_o newborn_a infant_n who_o in_o this_o respect_n do_v deserve_v mercy_n deserve_v â—he_v word_n â—â—erentur_fw-la de_fw-la â—ight_n have_v â—in_v translate_v â—ore_o favourable_o by_o mr_n t._n â—or_a 1._o mercorâ—â—gnifies_v â—â—gnifies_z sometimes_o only_o to_o â—â—et_v attain_v or_o 〈◊〉_d receive_v 2._o â—n_n opposition_n â—â—o_o merit_n cypriâ—n_n say_v nihilâ—liud_fw-la faciunt_fw-la â—ot_n agunt_fw-la 3._o â—e_n say_v the_o â—pe_n nostra_fw-la now_o what_o can_v â—n_v infant_n merit_v of_o a_o man_n 4._o there_o be_v a_o difference_n between_o mereri_fw-la â—liquid_fw-la and_o mereri_fw-la de_fw-la aliquo_fw-la which_o latter_a oft_o signify_v to_o owe_v to_o one_o as_o infant_n owe_v more_o to_o god_n mercy_n 5._o it_o be_v say_v god_n mercy_n more_o of_o our_o aid_n and_o of_o god_n mercy_n because_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o their_o birth_n they_o present_o cry_v and_o weep_v do_v nothing_o but_o pray_v the_o only_a proof_n be_v this_o the_o mercy_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v deny_v to_o none_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o man_n for_o the_o lord_n say_v in_o the_o gospel_n that_o the_o son_n of_o man_n come_v not_o to_o destroy_v man_n soul_n but_o to_o save_v they_o and_o therefore_o as_o much_o as_o in_o we_o lie_v if_o it_o may_v be_v no_o soul_n be_v to_o be_v lose_v and_o therefore_o all_o infant_n at_o all_o time_n to_o be_v baptize_v animad_fw-la we_o answ_v that_o in_o much_o of_o all_o this_o mr_n t._n rather_o seem_v to_o pursue_v a_o man_n then_o the_o matter_n i_o shall_v rather_o pursue_v the_o matter_n then_o mr_n t._n for_o so_o do_v therefore_o i_o 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