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that_o he_o speak_v by_o way_n of_o prophecy_n that_o what_o they_o have_v write_v shall_v not_o only_o live_v as_o a_o witness_n for_o god_n and_o his_o reproach_v truth_n but_o as_o a_o live_a testimony_n against_o themselves_o in_o their_o unreasonable_a and_o unrighteous_a departure_n from_o the_o same_o except_o they_o repent_v to_o all_o generation_n if_o these_o man_n can_v appeal_v to_o heaven_n touch_v their_o own_o integrity_n so_o thunder_v a_o sentence_n must_v needs_o trouble_v their_o conscience_n moreover_o if_o i_o mistake_v not_o they_o be_v divide_v among_o themselves_o about_o the_o administrator_n of_o baptism_n as_o unwholesome_a word_n because_o unscriptural_a pastor_n teacher_n minister_n we_o read_v of_o but_o no_o administrator_n some_o hold_n none_o but_o man_n in_o office_n may_v give_v baptism_n other_o that_o a_o private_a man_n may_v do_v it_o especial_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n and_o mr._n tomb_n favour_v this_o opinion_n praecursor_n pag._n 72._o 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be_v no_o paradox_n to_o those_o who_o have_v hear_v of_o john_n baptist_n be_v sanctify_v in_o the_o womb._n i_o can_v here_o turn_v the_o author_n to_o several_a place_n in_o mr._n tomb_n his_o work_n where_o he_o dare_v not_o deny_v but_o infannt_n may_v have_v the_o seed_n of_o grace_n but_o i_o have_v speak_v to_o this_o before_o only_o take_v notice_n of_o that_o be_v his_o praecursor_n pag._n 13._o it_o be_v not_o doubt_v but_o infant_n belong_v to_o the_o invisible_a kingdom_n of_o the_o elect_n but_o how_o they_o attain_v salvation_n be_v not_o so_o certain_a if_o by_o a_o seed_n of_o faith_n and_o holiness_n without_o actual_a exercise_n the_o thing_n be_v more_o easy_a to_o conceive_v etc._n etc._n and_o again_o he_o say_v there_o be_v believer_n of_o two_o sort_n either_o in_o the_o seed_n or_o fruit_n either_o by_o ordinary_a or_o extraordinary_a operation_n in_o one_o of_o which_o way_n infant_n be_v or_o may_v be_v believer_n 2._o that_o person_n may_v be_v visible_a church-member_n before_o conversion_n and_o be_v that_o such_o a_o wonder_n we_o have_v prove_v that_o chapter_n 6._o part_v 1_o they_o be_v church-member_n under_o the_o law_n why_o not_o under_o the_o gospel_n when_o be_v they_o exclude_v 3._o that_o person_n may_v repent_v believe_v and_o be_v save_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o another_o we_o own_v no_o such_o thing_n 4._o that_o type_n and_o shadow_n profit_v after_o the_o antitype_n and_o substance_n be_v come_v introduce_v thereby_o the_o birth-priviledge_n the_o weakness_n of_o this_o be_v discover_v before_o prove_v the_o covenant_n make_v with_o abraham_n still_o to_o continue_v to_o believer_n and_o their_o natural_a seed_n as_o you_o may_v see_v towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 3d_o chapter_n part._n 2._o 5._o that_o the_o better_a to_o exclude_v believers-baptism_n new_a church-covenant_n be_v invent_v etc._n etc._n this_o be_v direct_v only_o against_o one_o sort_n of_o paedobaptist_n call_v independent_o who_o he_o say_v in_o point_n of_o order_n do_v err_v more_o than_o prelate_n or_o presbyter_n own_v infant-baptism_n and_o yet_o deny_v they_o the_o right_n of_o church-membership_a this_o be_v answer_v chap._n 6._o part_n 1._o by_o show_v that_o they_o own_o the_o infant_n seed_n of_o believer_n to_o be_v church-member_n that_o be_v of_o the_o universal_a visible_a church_n before_o baptism_n and_o the_o reason_n for_o it_o as_o also_o why_o they_o admit_v they_o not_o into_o their_o particular_a church_n when_o grow_v up_o till_o they_o make_v a_o serious_a profession_n of_o that_o faith_n into_o which_o they_o be_v baptise_a and_o claim_v the_o privilege_n of_o communion_n contradiction_n 12._o by_o the_o manifold_a contradiction_n that_o attend_v the_o practice_n 1._o by_o assert_v that_o baptism_n be_v a_o symbol_n of_o present_a regeneration_n wrought_v and_o yet_o apply_v it_o to_o ignorant_a unconvert_v babe_n so_o uncapable_a of_o regeneration_n this_o be_v a_o cram_n bis_fw-la cocta_fw-la answer_v again_o and_o again_o