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cum_fw-la fructu_fw-la sacramenti_fw-la habere_fw-la sed_fw-la analogia_fw-la illa_fw-la significativa_fw-la est_fw-la secundarium_fw-la rei_fw-la terrenae_fw-la sive_fw-la elementi_fw-la in_o sacramentis_fw-la novi_fw-la t._n officium_fw-la primarium_fw-la officium_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la sit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vehiculum_fw-la &_o medium_n per_fw-la quod_fw-la res_fw-la coelestibus_fw-la exhibetur_fw-la that_o there_o be_v such_o analogy_n in_o sacrament_n but_o he_o say_v that_o this_o analogy_n in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v but_o the_o secondary_a office_n of_o it_o the_o primary_n and_o chief_a office_n be_v to_o be_v a_o medium_n or_o vehicalum_n a_o mean_n for_o exhibition_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o sacrament_n to_o the_o person_n but_o give_v we_o no_o reason_n and_o suarez_n as_o chamier_n observe_v deny_v this_o analogy_n between_o sign_n and_o thing_n signify_v to_o be_v necessary_a yet_o confess_v that_o in_o all_o 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to_o do_v the_o duty_n that_o we_o owe._n what_o the_o name_n of_o christian_a or_o servant_n or_o people_n of_o god_n speak_v the_o same_o these_o sign_n call_v for_o as_o the_o altar_n set_v up_o josh_n 22.24_o do_v witness_n that_o those_o two_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a do_v belong_v with_o the_o other_o tribe_n to_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n so_o these_o sacramental_a sign_n witness_v the_o same_o thing_n likewise_o remembrance_v 8._o remembrance_v eight_o they_o ace_n remonstrative_a and_o remembrance_v sign_n sometime_o of_o mercy_n confer_v the_o passeover_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o israel_n freedom_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n exod._n 12.26_o 27._o the_o lord_n supper_n show_v forth_o the_o lord_n death_n until_o he_o come_v 1_o cor._n 11.26_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v do_v in_o remembrance_n of_o christ_n matth._n 26.26_o mar._n 14_o 20._o luk._n 22.29_o 1_o cor._n 11.24_o of_o christ_n die_v give_v his_o body_n and_o blood_n for_o we_o as_o those_o twelve_o stone_n 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that_o he_o condescend_v to_o speak_v in_o such_o perspicuity_n and_o not_o complain_v in_o such_o speech_n of_o difficulty_n upon_o account_n of_o this_o oneness_n between_o the_o sign_n and_o the_o thing_n signify_v sometime_o the_o sign_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o thing_n signify_v as_o that_o bread_n be_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o cup_n the_o blood_n of_o christ_n matth._n 26.26_o 27_o so_o that_o that_o of_o austin_n be_v famous_a that_o christ_n say_v this_o be_v my_o body_n when_o he_o give_v the_o sign_n of_o his_o body_n circumcision_n be_v call_v the_o covenant_n gen._n 17.9_o 10_o 11._o ast._n 7.8_o the_o lamb_n be_v call_v the_o passeover_n exod._n 12.11_o 21._o matth._n 26.28_o and_o the_o tree_n before_o speak_v to_o be_v call_v the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a see_v ezek._n 5.5_o 1_o cor._n 10.4_o in_o all_o of_o these_o place_n the_o sign_n have_v the_o name_n of_o the_o thing_n signify_v by_o reason_n 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afterward_o perish_v through_o unbelief_n and_o impenitence_n therefore_o faith_n charity_n and_o other_o spiritual_a quality_n wrought_v by_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o regenerate_a be_v sometime_o lose_v and_o have_v deliver_v himself_o thus_o in_o the_o negative_a that_o baptism_n work_v not_o these_o grace_n or_o habit_n in_o infant_n his_o first_o proposition_n in_o the_o affirmative_a tend_v to_o show_v what_o baptism_n do_v work_v be_v absolvuntur_fw-la be_v omnes_fw-la infant_n baptizati_fw-la ab_fw-la originalis_fw-la peccati_fw-la reatu_fw-la absolvuntur_fw-la that_o all_o baptize_v infant_n be_v acquit_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o original_a sin_n for_o which_o opinion_n many_o father_n and_o schoolman_n be_v quote_v by_o he_o as_o they_o be_v for_o the_o former_a so_o that_o i_o think_v the_o first_o part_n of_o my_o position_n be_v full_o make_v good_a that_o the_o most_o eminent_a that_o ever_o have_v appear_v for_o this_o power_n of_o sacrament_n to_o confer_v grace_n on_o 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circumcidite_fw-mi vos_fw-la jehovae_fw-la exposuerit_fw-la remittite_fw-la vobis_fw-la peccata_fw-la vestra_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pute_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mr._n gataker_n reply_v that_o he_o see_v nothing_o that_o can_v persuade_v much_o less_o force_v he_o to_o believe_v any_o such_o thing_n add_v that_o if_o any_o shall_v expound_v deut._n 10.16_o circumcise_v the_o forskin_n of_o your_o heart_n or_o jer._n 44._o circumcise_v yourselves_o to_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v as_o much_o as_o forgive_v your_o own_o sin_n it_o will_v be_v think_v strange_a disceptatio_fw-la pag._n 147._o yea_o he_o make_v the_o contrary_a plain_o to_o appear_v as_o for_o those_o text_n titus_n 3.5_o 1_o corinthian_n 6.11_o ephesian_n 5.25_o 26._o they_o speak_v all_o to_o the_o same_o thing_n in_o every_o one_o of_o they_o a_o real_a habitual_a change_n be_v mention_v act_v 2.38_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v indeed_o mention_v and_o very_o probable_o acts._n 22.16_o but_o in_o what_o 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