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and_o sanctify_v they_o and_o renovate_v they_o by_o his_o spirit_n and_o see_v they_o have_v humility_n christ_n be_v in_o they_o and_o they_o in_o he_o and_o therefore_o they_o be_v new_a creature_n and_o the_o 5.17_o the_o 2_o cor._n 5.17_o holiness_n which_o accompany_v they_o by_o your_o own_o grant_n give_v they_o right_o to_o baptism_n and_o these_o new_a creature_n have_v new_o create_v spirit_n 30.6_o deut._n 30.6_o to_o who_o be_v unite_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o creator_n 44.3_o creator_n isa_n 44.3_o and_o christ_n by_o he_o quicken_v who_o he_o will_v joh._n 5.21_o which_o spirit_n make_v intercession_n for_o they_o when_o they_o can_v intercede_v for_o themselves_o all_o which_o privilege_n the_o infant_n of_o believer_n have_v and_o though_o they_o can_v manifest_v the_o same_o actual_o
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which_o be_v his_o glory_n our_o brightness_n which_o be_v his_o brightness_n for_o indeed_o we_o have_v no_o comeliness_n but_o from_o he_o and_o we_o can_v bear_v ourselves_o but_o he_o must_v bear_v we_o we_o be_v the_o burden_n and_o he_o be_v our_o upholder_n he_o depend_v upon_o that_o which_o will_v not_o fail_v he_o and_o we_o depend_v upon_o he_o which_o will_v not_o fail_v we_o and_o this_o angelical_a patron_n have_v teach_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n even_o his_o church_n to_o fasten_v upon_o he_o all_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o fathers-house_n it_o be_v then_o a_o ordinance_n from_o heaven_n that_o we_o shall_v so_o do_v as_o he_o have_v say_v and_o this_o institution_n therefore_o be_v not_o of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n it_o will_v stand_v and_o it_o be_v a_o injunction_n lay_v upon_o we_o all_o that_o we_o must_v both_o young_a and_o old_a have_v dependencie_n upon_o this_o nail_n even_o the_o lord_n jesus_n we_o must_v do_v so_o now_o if_o we_o take_v this_o word_n shall_v prophetical_o it_o be_v also_o a_o declaration_n of_o what_o shall_v happen_v though_o it_o now_o be_v historical_a to_o we_o we_o may_v still_o see_v the_o fulfil_n of_o it_o in_o mat._n 19.13_o mar._n 10.13_o luk._n 18.15_o where_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n bring_v their_o child_n unto_o christ_n and_o he_o take_v they_o up_o and_o bear_v they_o in_o his_o arm_n a_o real_a sign_n of_o his_o love_n unto_o they_o indeed_o and_o his_o saint_n now_o do_v esteem_v their_o infant_n bless_v in_o jesus_n christ_n and_o do_v depend_v upon_o he_o that_o he_o will_v circumcise_v their_o heart_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o their_o seed_n to_o love_v he_o more_o and_o more_o according_a to_o his_o gracious_a promise_n 30.6_o deut._n 30.6_o and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o this_o prophetical_a and_o documentall_a sentence_n teach_v we_o when_o it_o say_v they_o shall_v hang_v or_o cause_n to_o rely_v or_o depend_v upon_o he_o all_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o father_n house_n the_o least_o glory_n must_v not_o be_v leave_v out_o but_o all_o must_v be_v bring_v in_o and_o lay_v upon_o he_o he_o be_v the_o object_n upon_o who_o they_o must_v fix_v their_o eye_n he_o be_v the_o nail_n upon_o which_o they_o must_v fasten_v they_o for_o so_o be_v his_o command_n 10.14_o mar._n 10.14_o suffer_v the_o little_a child_n to_o come_v unto_o i_o and_o forbid_v they_o not_o for_o of_o such_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v they_o be_v the_o burden_n which_o i_o must_v bear_v because_o they_o be_v part_n of_o the_o
see_v his_o treat_n of_o bap._n pag._n 20._o lin_v 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o &_o consist_v all_o of_o visible_a saint_n deut._n 29.18_o to_o be_v corrupt_a for_o the_o like_o you_o say_v before_o in_o your_o book_n p._n 4_o that_o they_o stand_v mere_o upon_o nature_n and_o circumcision_n of_o the_o flâ—sh_n &_o not_o by_o faith_n and_o circumcision_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o here_o you_o oppose_v this_o nature_n unto_o grace_n &_o the_o natural_a seed_n unto_o the_o spiritual_a seed_n and_o thus_o it_o appear_v that_o you_o hold_v neither_o the_o matter_n nor_o form_n of_o the_o church_n to_o be_v spiritual_a then_o nor_o the_o person_n graciâ—us_o but_o ungracious_a fleshly_a and_o carnal_a but_o the_o scripture_n teach_v we_o that_o they_o be_v a_o holy_a nation_n and_o a_o peculiar_a people_n unto_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n and_o so_o excellent_a that_o none_o be_v like_a unto_o they_o great_a advantage_n have_v they_o every_o manner_n of_o way_n unto_o they_o 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