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A treatise concerning the lawfull subject of baptisme wherein are handled these particulars : the baptizing of infants confuted, ... the covenant God made with Abraham and his seed handled & how the same agrees with the Gentiles and their seed, the baptism administered by an Antichristian power confuted ... / by me, J.S.
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J. S. (John Spilsbery)
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1643
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Wing S4976; ESTC R23657
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be_v come_v to_o jerusalem_n be_v assay_v to_o join_v himself_o to_o the_o disciple_n act._n 9_o 26._o and_o the_o whole_a body_n fit_o join_v together_o etc._n etc._n eph._n 4_o 16._o and_o a_o fit_o frame_v of_o matter_n together_o for_o a_o house_n or_o habitation_n of_o god_n as_o eph._n 2.21_o 22._o all_o which_o be_v the_o saint_n enter_v covenant_n with_o god_n which_o covenant_n be_v their_o form_n that_o give_v they_o a_o be_v in_o such_o a_o relation_n or_o fellowship_n isa_n 43.21_o 1_o pet._n 2.9_o and_o so_o much_o in_o brief_a of_o the_o constitution_n of_o a_o church_n or_o of_o the_o saint_n enter_v into_o church-fellowship_n and_o the_o cause_n produce_v the_o same_o and_o now_o be_v come_v into_o she_o own_o land_n as_o of_o old_a be_v signify_v ezek._n 36.24_o 25._o which_o be_v into_o a_o visible_a covenant_n with_o god_n or_o union_n with_o christ_n and_o so_o become_v his_o own_o she_o be_v now_o to_o be_v wash_v with_o water_n in_o baptism_n as_o ezek._n 16.8_o 9_o mat._n 28.19_o eph._n 4_o 5._o and_o thus_o be_v in_o covenant_n with_o god_n by_o faith_n in_o jesus_n christ_n in_o which_o their_o state_n consist_v and_o so_o the_o agreement_n make_v &_o the_o covenant_n pass_v between_o they_o now_o the_o seal_n be_v see_v to_o which_o be_v the_o outward_a ordinance_n of_o baptism_n to_o confirm_v the_o same_o which_o be_v do_v she_o be_v then_o to_o enter_v upon_o her_o holy_a communion_n in_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o god_n holy_a ordinance_n thereunto_o belong_v for_o her_o comfort_n and_o well-being_n and_o thus_o i_o have_v by_o god_n gracious_a assistance_n do_v with_o this_o subject_n charge_v upon_o i_o partly_o by_o such_o as_o fear_v the_o lord_n in_o a_o far_a country_n beyond_o the_o sea_n and_o partly_o by_o my_o own_o conscience_n for_o the_o truth_n sake_n at_o home_n and_o good_a reader_n confider_v well_o before_o you_o judge_v and_o what_o i_o see_v not_o teach_v thou_o i_o etc._n etc._n job_n 34.31_o but_o let_v not_o my_o unweary_a readââ_n be_v offend_v with_o i_o though_o i_o speak_v a_o word_n or_o two_o more_o it_o may_v be_v some_o will_v ask_v i_o if_o i_o condemn_v all_o church_n but_o only_o such_o as_o i_o have_v here_o describe_v to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o i_o condemn_v no_o church_n which_o god_n approve_v of_o in_o his_o word_n second_o i_o condemn_v no_o church_n at_o all_o for_o i_o go_v not_o about_o to_o show_v who_o be_v false_a but_o what_o be_v true_a and_o it_o be_v enough_o for_o i_o if_o such_o a_o church_n as_o have_v be_v speak_v of_o be_v grant_v to_o be_v true_a and_o let_v all_o other_o alone_o to_o stand_v and_o fall_v to_o their_o own_o master_n and_o in_o regard_n of_o those_o reproachful_a clamour_n cast_v upon_o all_o without_o exception_n that_o seem_v to_o be_v of_o my_o judgement_n about_o baptism_n i_o shall_v yet_o make_v bold_a with_o my_o reader_n brief_o to_o declare_v a_o word_n of_o my_o faith_n what_o i_o believe_v and_o hold_v to_o be_v truth_n and_o 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