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infant_n there_o be_v a_o 176._o a_o infant_n fidem_fw-la non_fw-la secus_fw-la ac_fw-la rationem_fw-la habent_fw-la eisi_fw-la non_fw-la in_o fructu_fw-la tamen_fw-la in_o semine_fw-la &_o radice_fw-la etsi_fw-la non_fw-la actu_fw-la secundo_fw-la tamenactu_fw-la primo_fw-la ersi_fw-la non_fw-la operis_fw-la externademonstratione_fw-la tamen_fw-la spir._n sinterna_fw-la virture_n wolleb_n christ_n theol._n compend_v pag._n 176._o twofold_a act_n of_o faith_n the_o first_o and_o the_o second_o that_o whereby_o faith_n be_v this_o whereby_o faith_n work_v infant_n have_v faith_n in_o the_o first_o act_n not_o in_o the_o second_o in_o the_o seed_n and_o not_o in_o the_o harvest_n by_o imputation_n of_o justice_n not_o by_o operation_n by_o a_o hide_a virtue_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o not_o by_o outward_a demonstration_n the_o diverse_a circumstance_n of_o age_n break_v not_o the_o unity_n of_o faith_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o promise_n ephes_n 4.5_o one_o faith_n one_o lord_n one_o baptism_n for_o the_o one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n be_v seal_v in_o the_o parent_n and_o in_o the_o infant_n infant_n have_v faith_n not_o otherwise_o then_o they_o have_v reason_n no_o man_n can_v deny_v but_o that_o infant_n have_v reason_n so_o likewise_o they_o have_v faith_n although_o not_o in_o the_o fruit_n yet_o in_o the_o seed_n and_o root_n be_v god_n the_o god_n only_o of_o man_n of_o 741._o of_o an_fw-mi adultorum_fw-la deus_fw-la tantum_fw-la a_o non_fw-fr et_fw-fr infantum_fw-la certe_fw-la &_o infantium_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la autem_fw-la deus_fw-la infidelium_fw-la sed_fw-la tantum_fw-la fidelium_fw-la infant_n igitur_fw-la inter_fw-la fideles_fw-la ponendi_fw-la sunt_fw-la cassand_n de_fw-fr baptism_n infant_n pag._n mihi_fw-la 741._o ripe_a year_n and_o not_o of_o infant_n certain_o of_o infant_n but_o he_o be_v not_o the_o god_n of_o unbeliever_n but_o of_o the_o faithful_a only_o infant_n therefore_o must_v needs_o be_v account_v among_o the_o number_n of_o believer_n that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n belong_v to_o they_o and_o salvation_n be_v plain_a by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o how_o and_o after_o what_o manner_n god_n reveal_v himself_o unto_o they_o be_v not_o so_o full_o know_v to_o we_o whereas_o he_o say_v pag._n 38._o at_o the_o beginning_n that_o here_o be_v the_o difference_n man_n of_o ripe_a year_n be_v not_o only_o save_v but_o also_o know_v their_o salvation_n child_n be_v save_v but_o know_v not_o of_o it_o before_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o infant_n die_v in_o their_o infancy_n and_o be_v save_v there_o be_v no_o question_n to_o be_v make_v but_o god_n do_v make_v know_v their_o salvation_n to_o they_o the_o safe_a way_n be_v to_o leave_v they_o to_o god_n who_o do_v and_o will_v dispose_v of_o they_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o election_n of_o grace_n according_a to_o his_o free_a salvif_n free_a quia_fw-la salurem_fw-la aeternam_fw-la obtinent_fw-la here_o in_o 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enim_fw-la modo_fw-la praedicavit_fw-la chriâ—â—â—s_n ut_fw-la pater_fw-la in_o evangelio_n lyran._n in_o loc_n trumpet_n and_o show_v my_o people_n their_o transgression_n and_o the_o house_n of_o jacob_n their_o sin_n it_o be_v our_o saviour_n course_n that_o he_o take_v in_o his_o ministry_n witness_v his_o thunder_a out_o so_o many_o woe_n against_o wicked_a man_n and_o threaten_v they_o with_o hell_n and_o damnation_n but_o this_o be_v speak_v in_o disgraee_n of_o those_o minister_n who_o in_o their_o sermon_n press_v the_o law_n of_o god_n upon_o man_n conscience_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v reform_v their_o wicked_a life_n know_v likewise_o that_o although_o the_o person_n of_o believer_n be_v free_v from_o the_o condemn_a power_n of_o the_o law_n yet_o the_o law_n have_v a_o condemn_a power_n over_o their_o sin_n and_o sharp_a rebuke_n make_v sound_a christian_n pag._n 39_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n say_v he_o we_o must_v know_v there_o be_v a_o difference_n between_o a_o 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id_fw-la esset_fw-la quoties_fw-la manum_fw-la extenderet_fw-la scutum_fw-la haberet_fw-la a_fw-la virtute_fw-la potius_fw-la et_fw-la liberalitate_fw-la dantis_fw-la est_fw-la scutum_fw-la quamvis_fw-la illi_fw-la per_fw-la manuum_fw-la extensionem_fw-la applicetur_fw-la ita_fw-la defy_v tolet._n ad_fw-la rom._n cap._n 3._o annot._fw-la 20_o deus_fw-la imputans_fw-la nobis_fw-la justitiam_fw-la christi_fw-la that_fw-mi nobis_fw-la fidem_fw-la qua_fw-la illam_fw-la applicate_v valeamus_fw-la machowius_fw-la quae_fw-la de_fw-la stat_fw-la primi_fw-la hominis_fw-la disput_fw-la 7._o justify_v free_o although_o the_o condition_n of_o faith_n be_v require_v because_o faith_n do_v not_o justify_v as_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o we_o but_o all_o the_o virtue_n thereof_o proceed_v from_o the_o object_n as_o the_o israelite_n be_v heal_v by_o look_v upon_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n obtain_v not_o their_o health_n by_o the_o very_a act_n of_o open_v their_o eye_n but_o by_o the_o object_n which_o 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