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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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the_o end_n for_o which_o they_o be_v ordain_v etc._n etc._n remark_n still_o reader_n know_v that_o it_o be_v a_o bond_n to_o the_o adult_n only_o infant_n be_v not_o able_a to_o die_v to_o sin_n nor_o live_v unto_o holiness_n they_o can_v answer_v a_o good_a conscience_n by_o the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n from_o the_o dead_a ordinance_n have_v no_o more_o virtue_n in_o they_o to_o a_o infant_n than_o if_o you_o shall_v water_v a_o dead_a tree_n there_o can_v be_v no_o increase_n in_o holiness_n without_o the_o grace_n of_o holiness_n in_o the_o habit_n be_v first_o infuse_v and_o if_o the_o seed_n of_o holiness_n be_v first_o infuse_v in_o infant_n before_o baptism_n or_o in_o baptism_n that_o seed_n will_v remain_v in_o they_o and_o appear_v as_o soon_o as_o they_o come_v to_o understanding_n 1_o joh._n 3._o 9_o but_o that_o any_o such_o seed_n or_o vital_a principle_n be_v either_o way_n in_o infant_n as_o such_o whether_o infant_n of_o believer_n or_o other_o appear_v not_o 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who_o neglect_v it_o but_o there_o be_v no_o command_n or_o example_n in_o all_o the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o the_o baptise_v of_o little_a babe_n nor_o promise_v make_v to_o such_o who_o be_v baptise_a nor_o threaten_n to_o such_o who_o be_v not_o ergo._fw-la that_o the_o child_n lie_v under_o a_o promise_n who_o be_v baptise_a or_o the_o child_n under_o any_o threaten_v or_o danger_n who_o be_v not_o baptise_a let_v they_o prove_v it_o since_o it_o be_v deny_v arg._n 13._o if_o no_o parent_n at_o any_o time_n or_o time_n have_v be_v by_o god_n the_o father_n jesus_n christ_n or_o his_o apostle_n either_o commend_v for_o baptise_v their_o child_n or_o reprove_v for_o neglect_v to_o baptise_v they_o than_o infant_n baptism_n be_v no_o ordinance_n of_o god_n but_o no_o parent_n at_o any_o time_n or_o time_n have_v be_v by_o god_n commend_v for_o baptise_v of_o their_o child_n nor_o reprove_v for_o neglect_v to_o baptize_v they_o etc._n etc._n ergo_fw-la infant_n baptism_n be_v no_o ordinance_n of_o god_n this_o argument_n will_v stand_v unanswerable_a unless_o any_o can_v show_v who_o they_o be_v that_o be_v ever_o commend_v for_o baptise_v their_o child_n or_o reprove_v for_o neglect_v it_o or_o unless_o they_o can_v show_v a_o parallel_n case_n arg._n 14._o if_o man_n be_v not_o to_o presume_v to_o alter_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n under_o the_o law_n neither_o to_o add_v thereto_o nor_o diminish_v therefrom_o and_o god_n be_v as_o strict_a and_o jealous_a of_o his_o worship_n under_o the_o gospel_n than_o nothing_o ought_v to_o be_v alter_v in_o god_n worship_n under_o the_o gospel_n but_o under_o the_o law_n man_n be_v not_o to_o presume_v so_o to_o do_v and_o god_n be_v as_o strict_a and_o jealous_a under_o the_o gospel_n ergo._fw-la the_o major_n can_v be_v deny_v the_o minor_a be_v clear_a from_o exod._n 25._o