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vbi_fw-la ponis_fw-la parvulos_fw-la baptizatos_fw-la where_o put_v you_o little_a child_n baptize_v profectò_fw-la in_o numero_fw-la credentium_fw-la true_o in_o the_o number_n of_o believer_n his_o second_o argument_n be_v to_o this_o effect_n 2._o he_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n be_v justify_v now_o a_o man_n be_v in_o christ_n before_o he_o do_v believe_v because_o the_o tree_n must_v be_v good_a before_o the_o fruit_n can_v be_v therefore_o a_o man_n must_v be_v justify_v before_o he_o do_v believe_v in_o answer_v this_o argument_n many_o thing_n be_v considerable_a first_o it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v a_o very_a hard_a task_n to_o set_v down_o the_o true_a order_n of_o the_o benefit_n bestow_v upon_o we_o by_o god_n the_o assign_v of_o the_o priority_n and_o posteriority_n of_o they_o be_v very_o various_a according_a to_o the_o several_a judgement_n of_o man_n interest_v in_o
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account_v sinner_n before_o any_o thing_n do_v on_o our_o part_n so_o in_o the_o second_o adam_n we_o be_v to_o be_v justify_v before_o any_o thing_n wrought_v in_o we_o this_o the_o opponent_n do_v much_o triumph_n in_o but_o without_o cause_n as_o the_o answer_n will_v manifest_v and_o in_o the_o first_o place_n we_o can_v but_o reject_v those_o expositor_n of_o that_o text_n forequote_v answ_n who_o understand_v we_o to_o be_v sinner_n in_o adam_n only_o by_o imitation_n or_o by_o propagation_n mere_o as_o from_o a_o corrupt_a fountain_n but_o we_o suppose_v it_o to_o be_v by_o imputation_n adam_n by_o god_n covenant_n be_v a_o universal_a person_n and_o so_o as_o austin_n say_v omnes_fw-la ille_fw-la unus_fw-la homo_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la all_o be_v that_o one_o man_n and_o therefore_o these_o do_v not_o rise_v up_o to_o the_o full_a scope_n of_o the_o text_n who_o parallel_n christ_n and_o adam_n only_o as_o two_o root_n origen_n or_o fountain_n for_o there_o must_v be_v a_o 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which_o the_o paralytique_a lay_n it_o will_v be_v ridiculous_a to_o translate_v that_o inasmuch_o so_o act._n 2._o be_v baptize_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o name_n heb._n 9_o those_o ordinance_n consist_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o meat_n we_o therefore_o grant_v that_o adam_n sin_n be_v we_o by_o imputation_n before_o we_o have_v any_o actual_a consent_n to_o it_o in_o which_o sense_n bernard_n call_v it_o alienum_fw-la &_o nostrum_fw-la another_o sin_n and_o we_o yea_o it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v we_o by_o consent_n that_o if_o a_o man_n on_o purpose_n shall_v now_o will_v that_o adam_n sin_n shall_v be_v he_o this_o will_v not_o make_v adam_n sin_n impute_v to_o he_o it_o will_v be_v a_o new_a actual_a sin_n in_o the_o man_n it_o will_v not_o be_v adam_n sin_n impute_v to_o he_o now_o although_o all_o this_o be_v conclude_v upon_o yet_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o therefore_o we_o be_v justify_v in_o christ_n before_o we_o believe_v i_o acknowledge_v 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