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immanuels_n infancy_n a_o virgin_n shall_v conceive_v and_o bear_v a_o son_n butter_n and_o honey_n shall_v he_o eat_v that_o he_o may_v know_v to_o refuse_v evil_a and_o choose_v good_a second_o that_o of_o salt_n as_o be_v employ_v in_o that_o of_o ezekiel_n thou_o be_v not_o wash_v with_o water_n nor_o salt_v with_o salt_n that_o of_o put_v on_o the_o white_a garment_n to_o resemble_v swaddle_a all_o these_o be_v ancient_o especial_o the_o first_o use_v in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o our_o spiritual_a birth_n out_o of_o reference_n to_o that_o which_o be_v do_v to_o infant_n at_o their_o natural_a birth_n who_o then_o can_v doubt_v but_o the_o principal_a rite_n of_o wash_v with_o water_n the_o only_a one_o ordain_v by_o our_o bless_a saviour_n be_v choose_v for_o the_o same_o reason_n to_o be_v the_o element_n of_o our_o initiation_n and_o that_o those_o who_o bring_v in_o the_o other_o do_v so_o conceive_v of_o this_o and_o from_o thence_o derive_v those_o imitation_n thus_o for_o mr_n mede_n from_o who_o we_o learn_v these_o truth_n 1._o that_o it_o not_o lawful_a to_o assign_v signification_n to_o sacramental_a type_n of_o our_o own_o head_n without_o warrant_n from_o the_o scripture_n 2._o that_o in_o every_o sacrament_n there_o be_v the_o sign_n and_o the_o thing_n signify_v res_fw-la terrena_fw-la &_o res_fw-la caelestis_fw-la 3._o that_o in_o baptism_n there_o be_v a_o invisible_a and_o celestial_a thing_n signify_v 4._o that_o though_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o fountain_n and_o cause_n of_o all_o that_o grace_n and_o good_a we_o receive_v in_o baptism_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o the_o thing_n signify_v by_o the_o water_n in_o baptism_n but_o the_o spirit_n cleanse_v the_o soul_n from_o sin_n in_o the_o work_n of_o regeneration_n according_a to_o tit._n 3.5_o 5._o that_o in_o the_o baptism_n of_o christ_n the_o mystery_n of_o all_o our_o baptism_n be_v visible_o act_v 6._o that_o god_n say_v to_o every_o one_o true_o baptise_a as_o he_o say_v to_o christ_n in_o a_o proportionable_a sense_n thou_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v 7._o that_o there_o be_v a_o plain_a analogy_n between_o water_n and_o the_o spirit_n confirm_v by_o divers_a scripture_n but_o not_o so_o between_o the_o water_n in_o baptism_n and_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n 8._o that_o the_o father_n and_o primitive_a church_n do_v not_o suppose_v any_o other_o correlative_a to_o the_o water_n in_o baptism_n but_o the_o spirit_n though_o they_o do_v allude_v to_o christ_n blood_n for_o illustration_n thereof_o 9_o that_o in_o our_o liturgy_n the_o water_n in_o baptism_n be_v make_v to_o signify_v the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o our_o regeneration_n but_o not_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n 10._o that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o sprinkle_v use_v in_o the_o apostle_n time_n nor_o many_o age_n after_o 11._o that_o the_o analogy_n between_o wash_v with_o water_n in_o baptism_n and_o regeneration_n 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