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holiness_n now_o in_o the_o world_n among_o man_n nor_o be_v this_o or_o any_o other_o kind_n of_o holiness_n save_o only_o that_o true_a holiness_n that_o accompany_v the_o new_a creature_n avaylable_a to_o baptism_n object_n if_o it_o be_v object_v that_o in_o respect_n of_o justification_n it_o avail_v nothing_o but_o to_o baptism_n it_o may_v answ_n to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o which_o avail_v to_o justification_n and_o salvation_n do_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n only_o avail_v to_o baptism_n for_o if_o thou_o believe_v with_o all_o thy_o heart_n thou_o be_v justify_v act._n 13._o 39_o and_o shall_v be_v save_v act._n 16._o 31._o and_o may_v be_v baptise_a upon_o the_o same_o and_o no_o other_o ground_n act._n 8._o 37._o object_n here_o they_o object_n and_o say_v that_o all_o that_o be_v baptise_a by_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o be_v not_o save_v therefore_o this_o be_v not_o so_o answ_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v and_o grantâ—_n that_o all_o baptise_a by_o the_o apostle_n 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infant_n the_o case_n be_v far_o otherwise_o yea_o quite_o contrary_a who_o will_n or_o can_v fail_v in_o judgeing_a a_o infant_n to_o be_v a_o infant_n the_o fail_v therefore_o here_o be_v in_o the_o rule_n itself_o and_o so_o the_o fault_n and_o sin_n in_o the_o appointer_n of_o such_o a_o deceivable_a rule_n this_o therefore_o can_v be_v of_o god_n who_o be_v truth_n itself_o but_o must_v be_v of_o man_n for_o let_v god_n be_v true_a and_o every_o man_n alyar_n and_o when_o do_v he_o show_v himself_o more_o vain_o to_o be_v so_o then_o when_o he_o go_v about_o to_o set_v his_o post_n by_o god_n post_n and_o when_o he_o teach_v for_o doctrine_n his_o own_o vain_a and_o lie_a tradition_n such_o as_o this_o be_v and_o here_o i_o can_v but_o take_v notice_n of_o a_o expression_n of_o a_o learned_a 5._o mr._n dan._n rogers_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o the_o two_o sacrament_n chap._n 5._o and_o able_a author_n of_o our_o time_n his_o word_n be_v these_o viz._n i_o take_v the_o baptism_n 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of_o scripture_n neither_o to_o we_o be_v nor_o by_o he_o can_v be_v produce_v for_o it_o i_o do_v and_o must_v remain_v still_o unconvince_v with_o he_o and_o must_v needs_o take_v it_o to_o be_v but_o a_o mere_a humane_a device_n nor_o be_v this_o author_n alone_o in_o deem_v the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n a_o tradition_n for_o many_o of_o the_o ancient_n with_o he_o have_v so_o declare_v it_o origen_n call_v it_o a_o ceremony_n or_o tradition_n of_o the_o church_n in_o levit._n hom._n 8._o in_o epist_n ad_fw-la rom._n lib._n 5._o augustine_n call_v it_o a_o common_a custom_n of_o the_o church_n de_fw-fr baptismo_fw-la contra_fw-la dona._n lib._n 4._o chap._n 23._o et_fw-fr de_fw-fr genesi_fw-la ad_fw-la literam_fw-la lib._n 10._o chap._n 23._o erasmus_n lib._n 4._o the_o ratâ—â—ne_n concio_fw-la say_v that_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v condemn_v that_o doubt_n whether_o child_n baptism_n be_v ordain_v by_o the_o apostle_n etc._n etc._n eckius_fw-la call_v it_o a_o commandment_n and_o 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