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16._o it_o be_v a_o foolish_a pretence_n of_o peaceableness_n and_o quietness_n to_o stand_v by_o in_o silence_n for_o fear_n of_o our_o own_o or_o other_o trouble_n and_o see_v well-meaning_a people_n seduce_v christ_n and_o his_o truth_n and_o name_n abuse_v and_o god_n dishonour_v and_o his_o church_n shake_v and_o make_v a_o scorn_n and_o scandal_n to_o the_o world_n and_o all_o for_o fear_v of_o be_v account_v contentious_a if_o it_o be_v lukewarm_a as_o they_o say_v themselves_o to_o hear_v daily_a swearer_n curser_n scorner_n and_o such_o other_o profane_a sinner_n and_o not_o give_v they_o a_o close_a reproof_n or_o admonition_n so_o much_o more_o be_v it_o to_o see_v or_o hear_v hurtful_a falsehood_n publish_v as_o the_o precious_a truth_n of_o god_n and_o not_o to_o contradict_v it_o nor_o endeavour_v to_o save_v man_n soul_n from_o the_o infection_n if_o satan_n work_n must_v be_v do_v without_o resistance_n as_o oft_o as_o a_o mistake_a well-meaning_a man_n will_v do_v it_o 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humble_a deject_a christian_n who_o be_v apt_a than_o we_o to_o aggravate_v their_o own_o fault_n and_o have_v need_n of_o comfort_n to_o restrain_v their_o sorrow_n and_o keep_v they_o from_o despair_n 2_o cor._n 2.7_o §_o 22._o 4._o nor_o with_o sinner_n that_o under_o conversion_n and_o repentance_n be_v humble_v themselves_o by_o confession_n to_o god_n and_o man_n luk._n 15._o philem_n 10_o 16_o 17._o §_o 23._o 5._o nor_o with_o christian_n that_o differ_v from_o we_o in_o tolerable_a matter_n and_o manage_v their_o difference_n but_o with_o tolerable_a infirmity_n not_o hazard_v the_o safety_n of_o the_o church_n or_o man_n soul_n §_o 24._o but_o in_o these_o case_n we_o must_v use_v plainness_n sharpness_n and_o earnestness_n 1._o when_o in_o secret_n where_o man_n honour_n with_o other_o be_v not_o concern_v it_o be_v necessary_a to_o man_n conviction_n and_o repentance_n 1._o because_o of_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o sin_n or_o error_n which_o will_v not_o be_v know_v if_o it_o be_v not_o true_o open_v and_o aggravate_v 2._o or_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o hardheartedness_n or_o obstinacy_n of_o the_o sinner_n that_o will_v not_o be_v convince_v or_o humble_v by_o easy_a mean_n §_o 25._o 2._o and_o when_o we_o be_v call_v so_o to_o admonish_v a_o public_a sinner_n for_o his_o crime_n or_o heresy_n which_o must_v be_v open_v as_o they_o be_v before_o he_o will_v be_v convince_v and_o humble_v open_o before_o the_o church_n §_o 26._o 3._o and_o when_o the_o people_n or_o church_n be_v in_o danger_n of_o be_v infect_v by_o the_o sin_n or_o error_n if_o the_o evil_a of_o it_o be_v not_o full_o and_o plain_o open_v and_o the_o sinner_n rebuke_v before_o all_o that_o other_o may_v beware_v §_o 27._o 4._o when_o the_o offender_n or_o heretic_n show_v we_o by_o his_o obstinacy_n that_o we_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o expect_v his_o cure_n and_o conviction_n but_o be_v only_o to_o defend_v god_n truth_n and_o man_n soul_n against_o he_o than_o he_o must_v be_v use_v as_o christ_n do_v the_o pharisee_n and_o as_o ruler_n execute_v malefactor_n not_o for_o their_o own_o good_a but_o for_o the_o warn_n of_o other_o and_o preservation_n of_o the_o innocent_a §_o 28._o 5._o and_o when_o our_o gentle_a speech_n tend_v to_o scandalize_v those_o without_o and_o make_v they_o think_v that_o we_o prevaricate_v and_o favour_n christian_n in_o their_o sin_n §_o 29._o all_o these_o case_n you_o may_v see_v prove_v 1._o in_o nathan_n deal_v with_o david_n and_o christ_n with_o peter_n matth._n 16._o and_o paul_n gal._n 2._o etc._n etc._n 2._o in_o paul_n deal_n with_o the_o incestuous_a man_n 1_o cor._n 5._o and_o peter_n with_o ananias_n and_o his_o wife_n 1_o tim._n 5.20_o they_o that_o sin_n rebuke_n before_o all_o etc._n etc._n 2_o tim._n 4.2_o tit._n 1.13_o rebuke_v they_o sharp_o that_o they_o may_v be_v sound_a in_o the_o faith_n cutting_o tit._n 2.15_o rebuke_v with_o all_o authority_n especial_o when_o we_o deal_v with_o inferior_n who_o must_v be_v 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not_o receive_v they_o though_o we_o approve_v not_o of_o their_o way_n §_o 30._o and_o be_v it_o in_o my_o power_n as_o a_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n i_o will_v give_v satisfaction_n by_o such_o a_o answerable_a profession_n as_o this_o though_o it_o be_v our_o judgement_n that_o infant_n have_v ever_o be_v member_n of_o god_n visible_a church_n since_o he_o have_v a_o church_n and_o there_o be_v infant_n in_o the_o world_n and_o do_v believe_v that_o christ_n have_v signify_v in_o the_o gospel_n that_o it_o be_v his_o gracious_a will_n that_o they_o shall_v still_o be_v so_o and_o that_o he_o that_o command_v mat._n 28.19_o go_v you_o and_o disciple_n all_o nation_n baptise_v they_o will_v have_v his_o minister_n endeavour_v according_o to_o do_v it_o and_o have_v hereby_o make_v baptism_n the_o regular_a orderly_a way_n of_o solemn_a entrance_n into_o a_o visible_a church_n state_n and_o therefore_o we_o devote_v this_o child_n to_o god_n in_o the_o baptismal_a covenant_n yet_o we_o do_v also_o hold_v that_o when_o he_o come_v to_o age_n it_o will_v be_v his_o duty_n as_o serious_o and_o devout_o to_o make_v this_o covenant_n with_o god_n understand_o himself_n and_o to_o dedicate_v himself_o to_o god_n the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n as_o those_o must_v do_v that_o never_o be_v baptise_a in_o infancy_n and_o we_o promise_v to_o endeavour_v faithful_o as_o we_o have_v opportunity_n to_o instruct_v and_o persuade_v he_o so_o to_o do_v hope_v that_o this_o his_o early_a baptismal_a dedication_n and_o obligation_n to_o god_n will_v rather_o much_o prepare_v he_o for_o it_o than_o hinder_v it_o §_o 31._o i_o think_v these_o profession_n shall_v put_v off_o the_o chief_a matter_n of_o offence_n and_o exception_n against_o each_o other_o as_o to_o the_o ill_a consequent_n of_o our_o opinion_n and_o if_o sober_a good_a man_n will_v by_o such_o a_o mutual_a approach_n be_v the_o more_o dispose_v to_o live_v together_o in_o love_n and_o holy_a peace_n how_o 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swell_v into_o self-conceit_n and_o trouble_v the_o church_n with_o a_o mistake_n wrangle_a hurtful_a sort_n of_o zeal_n §_o 33._o and_o as_o i_o must_v needs_o believe_v as_o ill_o of_o some_o sort_n of_o zeal_n as_o st._n james_n have_v speak_v of_o it_o jam._n 3._o and_o experience_n have_v too_o long_o tell_v the_o world_n of_o it_o yet_o i_o take_v it_o for_o true_o amiable_a in_o man_n that_o they_o have_v a_o love_n and_o zeal_n for_o truth_n in_o general_n and_o a_o hatred_n to_o that_o which_o they_o think_v to_o be_v against_o it_o and_o that_o their_o bitterness_n against_o the_o truth_n and_o i_o be_v upon_o a_o supposition_n that_o both_o be_v against_o the_o truth_n and_o god_n for_o this_o bear_v they_o witness_v that_o they_o have_v a_o zeal_n of_o god_n though_o it_o be_v not_o according_a to_o knowledge_n and_o if_o they_o know_v truth_n indeed_o they_o will_v be_v zealous_a for_o it_o §_o 34._o i_o conclude_v with_o this_o notice_n to_o the_o contrary_n mind_v that_o 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eight_o copy_n in_o england_n which_o omit_v twenty_o three_o of_o the_o epistle_n which_o be_v common_o receive_v and_o it_o be_v most_o credible_a by_o other_o copy_n be_v genuine_a and_o yet_o none_o of_o these_o leave_n out_o the_o epistle_n to_o fidus_n about_o infant-baptism_n §_o 57_o and_o whereas_o he_o say_v that_o cyprian_a urge_v not_o tradition_n i_o answer_v there_o be_v no_o cause_n for_o the_o question_n be_v not_o whether_o infant_n shall_v be_v baptize_v much_o less_o whether_o they_o be_v to_o be_v dedicate_v in_o covenant_n to_o god_n and_o to_o be_v church-member_n but_o only_o whether_o they_o shall_v be_v baptize_v before_o the_o eight_o day_n for_o fidus_n think_v that_o at_o one_o two_o or_o three_o day_n old_a they_o be_v so_o unclean_a as_o make_v they_o unmeet_a for_o baptism_n and_o that_o the_o eight_o day_n be_v the_o time_n of_o their_o purification_n which_o cyprian_n and_o the_o sixty_o six_o bishop_n confute_v and_o show_v that_o god_n mercy_n 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the_o solemnisation_n of_o it_o and_o so_o not_o for_o infant_n first_o real_a state_n of_o relation_n to_o christ_n and_o right_a to_o life_n which_o be_v before_o it_o as_o it_o be_v to_o believer_n before_o baptism_n but_o for_o the_o solemn_a investiture_n in_o those_o right_n and_o so_o greg._n nazian_n or._n 40._o give_v this_o brief_a definition_n of_o baptism_n that_o it_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o covenant_n make_v with_o god_n for_o a_o new_a and_o pure_a kind_n of_o life_n and_o hereupon_o many_o who_o think_v infant_n church-member_n visible_a and_o safe_a upon_o their_o parent_n covenant_n consent_n think_v that_o the_o time_n of_o solemnisation_n be_v so_o far_o leave_v to_o prudence_n as_o that_o as_o the_o israelite_n do_v circumcision_n in_o the_o wilderness_n it_o may_v be_v delay_v a_o few_o year_n by_o such_o parent_n as_o desire_v it_o till_o child_n can_v somewhat_o answer_v for_o themselves_o §_o 60._o yet_o after_o my_o review_n of_o this_o controversy_n 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