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gospel_n 〈◊〉_d â—…es_n only_o run_v to_o believer_n and_o to_o their_o child_n 〈…〉_z or_o who_o do_v believe_v whether_o jew_n or_o gentile_n 〈…〉_z and_o to_o no_o more_o undeâ—_n 〈…〉_z mr._n owen_n the_o extent_n of_o god_n coveâ—…â—…ople_n his_o covenant_n be_v with_o they_o and_o their_o 〈…〉_z be_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n which_o god_n make_v 〈…〉_z gen._n 3._o 15._o and_o 4._o 25._o and_o the_o covenant_n 〈…〉_z â—ade_v with_o noah_n gen._n 9_o 9_o with_o abraham_n gen._n 17._o 7._o 〈◊〉_d isaac_n gen._n 28._o 4._o and_o with_o jacob_n gen._n 35._o 12._o and_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n be_v his_o covenant_n with_o david_n and_o his_o seed_n 2_o sam._n 7._o 12._o and_o 22._o 51._o in_o this_o eternal_a covenant_n he_o rejoice_v on_o his_o deathbed_n 2_o sam._n 23._o 5
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who_o he_o renounce_v what_o credit_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o such_o father_n mr._n owen_n say_v that_o infant-baptism_n be_v so_o general_o in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n that_o the_o pelagian_n can_v not_o deny_v it_o though_o they_o deny_v original_a sin_n against_o the_o which_o it_o be_v a_o medicine_n and_o that_o bernard_n who_o live_v between_o the_o year_n 1091_o and_o the_o year_n 1153_o declare_v it_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n in_o those_o age_n answ_n we_o deny_v not_o but_o ready_o grant_v that_o the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n be_v in_o the_o church_n long_o before_o that_o time_n and_o remarkable_a it_o be_v that_o about_o 1091_o or_o 1100_o popish_a darkness_n be_v at_o its_o great_a height_n and_o be_v it_o any_o wonder_v those_o father_n give_v baptism_n to_o infant_n when_o it_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o those_o time_n before_o bernard_n to_o give_v infant_n the_o lord_n supper_n also_o as_o well_o as_o baptism_n which_o mr._n owen_n know_v well_o 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either_o man_n or_o woman_n be_v actual_o in_o it_o until_o they_o have_v by_o faith_n union_n with_o christ_n o_o labour_n after_o this_o union_n you_o be_v all_o the_o child_n of_o wrath_n by_o nature_n and_o your_o infant_n baptism_n alter_v not_o your_o state_n nor_o have_v you_o any_o right_n to_o baptism_n when_o you_o be_v infant_n but_o if_o you_o do_v believe_v you_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v baptise_a by_o virtue_n of_o christ_n commission_n or_o authority_n of_o god_n word_n let_v not_o your_o faith_n stand_v in_o this_o matter_n in_o the_o wisdom_n of_o man_n but_o in_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n to_o walk_v according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n herein_o be_v not_o to_o give_v way_n to_o temptation_n but_o to_o the_o dictate_v of_o god_n spirit_n let_v mr._n owen_n say_v what_o he_o will_n you_o bid_v your_o child_n to_o ask_v such_o who_o deny_v infant_n baptism_n these_o follow_a question_n 1._o say_v you_o ask_v 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