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have_v accuse_v the_o church_n of_o england_n of_o institute_v a_o second_o covenant_n of_o grace_n answ_n still_o more_o untruth_n i_o have_v no_o such_o accusation_n it_o be_v but_o for_o make_v and_o impose_v on_o pain_n of_o rejection_n etc._n etc._n another_o sacrament_n or_o a_o sign_n too_o much_o sacramental_a of_o the_o same_o covenant_n of_o grace_n which_o baptism_n be_v the_o sacrament_n of_o 2._o and_o of_o this_o he_o can_v true_o say_v that_o i_o be_o the_o first_o i_o prove_v from_o the_o impose_v word_n and_o end_n that_o it_o be_v appoint_v to_o the_o use_n of_o a_o sacrament_n but_o indeed_o not_o by_o christ_n and_o therefore_o be_v but_o a_o humane_a sacrament_n and_o i_o answer_v his_o objection_n to_o mr._n che._n which_o he_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o he_o cite_v i_o as_o say_n that_o parent_n may_v offer_v their_o child_n to_o baptism_n though_o they_o can_v have_v it_o without_o the_o cross_n it_o be_v the_o minister_n sin_n and_o not_o they_o and_o what_o then_o be_v it_o therefore_o none_o of_o the_o minister_n sin_n 1._o to_o consent_v to_o it_o 2._o to_o use_v it_o 3._o to_o refuse_v to_o christian_a child_n who_o parent_n dare_v not_o submit_v to_o it_o 4._o nor_o the_o bishop_n to_o silence_n minister_n that_o refuse_v such_o conformity_n §_o 23._o p._n 34_o 35._o he_o will_v explain_v the_o rubric_n by_o art_n 27._o those_o that_o right_o receive_v baptisine_n etc._n etc._n and_o christian_a proprietor_n may_v offer_v their_o child_n etc._n etc._n answ_n 1._o the_o canon_n forbid_v the_o minister_n to_o refuse_v any_o as_o aforesaid_a what_o be_v this_o then_o to_o the_o rest_n 2._o right_a coram_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la give_v the_o church_n power_n to_o receive_v they_o but_o it_o must_v be_v right_o coram_fw-la deo_fw-la to_o remission_n etc._n etc._n that_o must_v assure_v their_o salvation_n which_o we_o can_v prove_v that_o the_o child_n of_o atheist_n sadducee_n or_o infidel_n have_v 3._o the_o conformist_n be_v here_o themselves_o divide_v one_o part_n of_o they_o give_v that_o certain_a salvation_n only_o to_o all_o baptize_v infant_n which_o the_o other_o give_v to_o all_o in_o the_o world_n baptize_v or_o unbaptise_v see_v mr._n che._n and_o the_o answer_n §_o 24._o viii_o about_o our_o refuse_v child_n who_o parent_n refuse_v the_o foresay_a crossing_n and_o abuse_v of_o godfather_n he_o say_v p._n 36._o 1._o that_o in_o private_a baptism_n and_o consequent_o in_o other_o case_n of_o necessity_n the_o church_n allow_v the_o omission_n of_o cross_n and_o godfather_n 2._o that_o they_o have_v a_o low_a esteem_n of_o the_o sacrament_n that_o for_o this_o withdraw_v answ_n 1._o your_o consequence_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o canon_n and_o it_o be_v know_v that_o the_o church_n allow_v not_o minister_n to_o forbear_v they_o on_o pretence_n of_o such_o consequence_n 2._o much_o less_o do_v they_o allow_v the_o refusal_n of_o dissenter_n for_o such_o a_o necessity_n 3._o and_o it_o may_v be_v no_o contempt_n of_o the_o sacrament_n when_o man_n be_v afraid_a of_o a_o sinful_a use_n of_o it_o though_o they_o mistake_v 4._o nor_o be_v it_o such_o a_o fault_n of_o the_o receiver_n or_o parent_n that_o will_v warrant_v a_o minister_n to_o deny_v they_o christendom_n or_o a_o sacrament_n by_o yourselves_o judge_v so_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n §_o 25._o p._n 36._o he_o return_v to_o the_o case_n of_o cross_v as_o a_o transient_a image_n in_o worship_n etc._n etc._n i_o think_v few_o will_v judge_v his_o answer_n worthy_a of_o a_o reply_n §_o 26._o p._n 37._o ix_o the_o next_o be_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v come_v to_o the_o sacrament_n without_o a_o full_a trust_n iâ—_n god_n mercy_n and_o a_o quiet_a conscience_n i_o will_v make_v nothing_o worse_o than_o it_o be_v i_o do_v not_o