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little_a one_o most_o late_o bear_v can_v be_v free_v from_o damnation_n unless_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n which_o he_o have_v commend_v in_o his_o sacrament_n pag._n 16._o neither_o let_v that_o move_v thou_o that_o some_o do_v not_o bring_v little_a one_o to_o receive_v baptism_n with_o that_o faith_n that_o they_o may_v be_v regenerate_v by_o spiritual_a grace_n unto_o life_n eternal_a but_o because_o they_o think_v that_o by_o this_o remedy_n they_o keep_v or_o receive_v temporal_a health_n for_o not_o therefore_o be_v they_o not_o regenerate_v because_o they_o be_v not_o offer_v by_o they_o with_o this_o intention_n for_o necessary_a ministery_n be_v celebrate_v by_o they_o it_o be_v answer_v he_o do_v believe_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o faith_n pag._n 18._o in_o the_o margin_n last_o who_o see_v not_o that_o this_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o that_o time_n when_o scarce_o the_o thousand_o person_n be_v baptize_v afore_o he_o be_v of_o grow_v age_n and_o diligent_o exercise_v among_o the_o catechize_v part._n 2._o pag._n 21._o these_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o error_n which_o they_o borrow_v from_o the_o manichee_n and_o priscillianist_n add_v this_o over_o and_o above_o that_o they_o say_v that_o the_o baptism_n of_o little_a one_o be_v unprofitable_a inasmuch_o as_o it_o can_v profit_v none_o who_o can_v not_o both_o himself_o believe_v and_o by_o himself_o ask_v the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n of_o which_o kind_n we_o read_v not_o that_o the_o manichee_n and_o priscillianist_n teach_v any_o thing_n they_o mock_v we_o because_o we_o baptize_v infant_n because_o we_o pray_v for_o the_o dead_a because_o we_o ask_v the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o saint_n they_o believe_v not_o that_o purgatory_n fire_n remain_v after_o death_n but_o that_o the_o soul_n loose_v from_o the_o body_n do_v present_o pass_v either_o to_o rest_v or_o to_o damnation_n but_o now_o they_o who_o acknowledge_v not_o the_o church_n it_o be_v no_o 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in_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o wicked_a by_o outward_a force_n and_o they_o tauâ—ht_v thâ—t_v the_o instauration_n and_o propagation_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n consist_v in_o the_o cross_n alone_o whereby_o it_o happen_v that_o they_o which_o be_v such_o mâ—y_v seem_v rather_o worthy_a of_o pity_n and_o amendment_n than_o persecution_n and_o perdition_n pag._n 28._o what_o part_n of_o time_n pag._n 48._o hâ—w_v it_o may_v be_v that_o israel_n may_v be_v reject_v but_o that_o together_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n establish_v with_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n shall_v seem_v to_o be_v make_v void_a in_o the_o margin_n the_o credit_n of_o that_o promise_n gen._n 17.7_o 8._o do_v present_o appear_v to_o be_v bring_v into_o danger_n by_o the_o reject_v of_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o exclusion_n of_o they_o out_o of_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n since_o they_o be_v bear_v of_o abraham_n according_a to_o the_o flâ—sh_n so_o say_v he_o it_o appear_v to_o they_o that_o look_v upon_o the_o first_o fâ—ce_n of_o thing_n the_o apostle_n show_v thâ—t_v therefore_o the_o word_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o divine_a promise_n make_v to_o israel_n fail_v not_o or_o be_v make_v void_a although_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v unbelieving_a because_o those_o promise_n of_o the_o covenant_n be_v of_o god_n not_o to_o they_o proper_o who_o be_v to_o come_v from_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n but_o to_o those_o who_o be_v to_o be_v ingraff_v into_o the_o family_n of_o abraham_n by_o virtue_n of_o divine_a promise_n pag._n 49._o the_o argument_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o prove_v the_o covenant_n of_o god_n enter_v into_o with_o abraham_n do_v not_o comprehend_v all_o the_o posterity_n of_o abraham_n in_o its_o skirt_n we_o think_v shall_v be_v thus_o simple_o frame_v esau_n and_o jacob_n be_v of_o the_o posterity_n of_o abraham_n but_o god_n do_v not_o comprehend_v both_o of_o these_o in_o his_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n therefore_o not_o all_o the_o posterity_n of_o abraham_n it_o be_v prove_v that_o god_n do_v not_o comprehend_v both_o in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n because_o he_o do_v not_o comprehend_v esau_n the_o elder_a but_o jacob_n the_o young_a pag._n 50._o there_o be_v many_o of_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n to_o who_o the_o word_n of_o promise_n do_v not_o belong_v as_o ishmael_n and_o ismaelite_n but_o if_o so_o there_o be_v many_o of_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n to_o who_o the_o word_n of_o promise_n do_v not_o belong_v than_o the_o rejection_n of_o many_o jew_n who_o be_v of_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n do_v not_o make_v void_a the_o word_n of_o promise_n in_o the_o margin_n calvin_n gather_v hence_o in_o that_o any_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n the_o promise_n make_v to_o abraham_n belong_v to_o he_o but_o the_o answer_n be_v manifest_a that_o promise_v understand_v of_o spiritual_a blessing_n pertain_v not_o to_o the_o carnal_a seed_n of_o abraham_n but_o to_o the_o spiritual_a as_o the_o apostle_n himself_o have_v interpret_v it_o rom._n 4._o &_o 9_o for_o if_o you_o understand_v the_o carnal_a seed_n now_o that_o promise_n will_v belong_v to_o none_o of_o the_o gentile_n but_o to_o those_o alone_o who_o be_v beget_v of_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n he_o teach_v also_o that_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n be_v not_o tie_v to_o the_o carnal_a birth_n but_o to_o belong_v only_o to_o the_o believe_v and_o spiritual_a posterity_n for_o they_o be_v not_o the_o son_n of_o abraham_n who_o be_v of_o abraham_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n but_o who_o be_v according_a to_o the_o spirit_n pag._n 51._o in_o the_o margin_n the_o inculcation_n also_o of_o the_o seed_n show_v that_o only_a the_o elect_a and_o effectual_o call_v be_v note_v the_o apostle_n so_o interpret_n this_o place_n rom._n 9.8_o gal._n 3.16_o &_o 4.28_o pag._n 52._o that_o baptism_n do_v not_o certain_o seal_v in_o all_o the_o child_n of_o believer_n the_o grace_n of_o god_n since_o among_o they_o some_o be_v absolute_o reprobate_v even_o by_o a_o antecedent_n decree_n of_o god_n from_o eternity_n and_o therefore_o believer_n be_v to_o doubt_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n covenant_n i_o be_o thy_o god_n and_o the_o god_n of_o thy_o seed_n after_o thou_o pag._n 58._o to_o be_v a_o son_n of_o abraham_n do_v declare_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o be_v free_o elect_v rom._n 9.8_o and_o to_o tread_v in_o the_o step_n of_o the_o faith_n of_o abraham_n rom._n 4.12_o and_o to_o do_v the_o work_n of_o abraham_n joh._n 8.39_o from_o which_o be_v right_o gather_v certain_a expectation_n of_o salvation_n to_o come_v rom._n 8.29_o pag._n 69._o in_o the_o margin_n infant_n in_o their_o parent_n grandfather_n great_a grandfather_n grandfather_n grandfather_n have_v refuse_v the_o grace_n of_o the_o gospel_n by_o which_o act_n