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no_o further_a certain_o as_o touch_v these_o modality_n better_o it_o be_v christianly_o to_o believe_v than_o curious_o to_o inquire_v 6._o and_o the_o use_n which_o we_o ought_v to_o make_v of_o all_o mystery_n of_o godliness_n when_o we_o meet_v with_o they_o and_o their_o inexplicable_a difficulty_n be_v 1._o to_o admire_v the_o infinite_a and_o incomprehensible_a wisdom_n of_o god_n mystery_n who_o way_n be_v past_o find_v out_o so_o saint_n paul_n rom._n 11.33.2_o to_o be_v humble_v in_o the_o sight_n and_o sense_n of_o our_o own_o ignorance_n thus_o agur_n prov._n 30.2.3_o to_o sigh_v and_o long_o for_o the_o time_n of_o revelation_n say_v oh_o when_o shall_v i_o come_v thither_o where_o i_o shall_v see_v and_o know_v as_o i_o be_o know_v 4._o to_o cleav_v fast_o to_o the_o truth_n that_o be_v reveal_v blessing_n god_n for_o it_o and_o strive_v to_o gain_v the_o benefit_n thereof_o will_v man_n take_v this_o course_n when_o they_o meet_v with_o intricate_a position_n they_o 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of_o the_o wife_n say_v she_o be_v sanctify_v to_o the_o husband_n but_o in_o or_o by_o the_o husband_n nor_o be_v the_o text_n to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o legitimation_n 〈◊〉_d but_o of_o the_o sanctification_n of_o the_o bed_n namely_o of_o federall_a sanctification_n or_o the_o holiness_n of_o the_o covenant_n for_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o pretence_n of_o they_o that_o repudiate_v their_o wife_n be_v a_o fear_n lest_o the_o infidelity_n of_o the_o wife_n shall_v deprive_v the_o husband_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n which_o he_o have_v embrace_v saint_n paul_n deny_v this_o and_o show_v that_o rather_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o believer_n shall_v so_o far_o prevail_v as_o to_o draw_v the_o other_o after_o a_o sort_n within_o the_o covenant_n his_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o child_n of_o such_o be_v holy_a that_o be_v heir_n of_o the_o covenant_n now_o i_o pray_v you_o mark_v well_o
question_n of_o the_o catechism_n thus_o i_o be_v make_v a_o member_n of_o christ_n the_o child_n of_o god_n and_o inheritor_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o afterward_o in_o the_o question_n of_o the_o sacrament_n to_o this_o question_n what_o be_v the_o inward_a and_o spiritual_a grace_n in_o baptism_n which_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v not_o of_o the_o grace_n that_o be_v signify_v by_o the_o water_n 8._o but_o of_o the_o grace_n which_o be_v confer_v in_o baptism_n to_o this_o question_n the_o church_n subjoin_v this_o answer_n a_o death_n unto_o sin_n and_o a_o new_a birth_n unto_o righteousness_n for_o be_v by_o nature_n bear_v in_o sin_n and_o the_o child_n of_o wrath_n we_o be_v hereby_o make_v the_o child_n of_o grace_n where_o note_n what_o we_o be_v by_o nature_n what_o we_o be_v make_v by_o grace_n 11.32_o 1._o by_o nature_n we_o be_v bear_v in_o sin_n and_o the_o child_n of_o wrath_n we_o that_o be_v all_o of_o â—s_n not_o a_o man_n but_o only_o christ_n except_v by_o nature_n that_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o the_o first_o birth_n bear_a in_o sin_n that_o be_v pollute_a and_o defile_v even_o from_o the_o birth_n child_n of_o wrath_n that_o be_v liable_a to_o destruction_n yea_o worthy_a to_o die_v for_o that_o native_a 10._o and_o natural_a corruption_n this_o corruption_n of_o nature_n be_v in_o every_o one_o that_o natural_o be_v engender_v and_o propagate_v from_o adam_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o by_o nature_n man_n be_v incline_v to_o evil_a yea_o such_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o man_n since_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n that_o by_o his_o own_o natural_a strength_n he_o can_v turn_v and_o prepare_v himself_o to_o faith_n and_o call_v upon_o god_n much_o less_o be_v he_o able_a to_o walk_v in_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n and_o to_o serve_v he_o that_o be_v to_o do_v good_a work_n pleasant_a and_o acceptable_a to_o god_n of_o himself_o that_o be_v without_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n by_o christ_n prevent_v we_o that_o we_o may_v have_v a_o good_a will_n and_o work_v with_o we_o when_o we_o have_v that_o good_a will_n 2._o by_o grace_n we_o be_v make_v the_o child_n of_o god_n and_o consequent_o inheritor_n of_o the_o kiâ—gdome_n of_o heaven_n if_o son_n than_o heir_n be_v saint_n paul_n own_o argument_n rom._n 8.16.17_o but_o how_o come_v we_o to_o receiv_v the_o adoption_n of_o son_n be_v it_o not_o by_o virtue_n of_o our_o incorporation_n into_o christ_n eph._n 1.5.6_o in_o he_o we_o be_v accept_v and_o adopt_v thus_o be_v our_o state_n and_o condition_n alter_v we_o be_v alien_n and_o enemy_n but_o now_o make_v nigh_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o reconcile_v to_o god_n the_o father_n yea_o receive_v into_o covenant_n again_o this_o be_v the_o privilege_n of_o our_o incorporation_n into_o christ_n and_o this_o incorporation_n be_v the_o primary_n grace_n and_o effect_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o particular_o of_o baptism_n hence_o that_o phrase_n of_o saint_n paul_n baptize_v into_o christ_n 3.27_o the_o meaning_n whereof_o what_o be_v it_o but_o this_o that_o by_o baptism_n we_o be_v incorporate_v into_o christ_n and_o make_v one_o with_o he_o as_o also_o that_o phrase_n baptize_v into_o one_o body_n betoken_v our_o incorporation_n into_o the_o mystical_a body_n of_o christ_n 13._o which_o be_v the_o church_n which_o be_v do_v in_o baptism_n for_o be_v by_o it_o unite_v to_o christ_n we_o be_v also_o incorporate_v into_o his_o holy_a congregation_n from_o this_o our_o incorporation_n into_o christ_n flow_v a_o twofold_a benefit_n which_o for_o distinction_n sake_n we_o may_v call_v the_o secondary_a grace_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o the_o more_o peculiar_a grace_n of_o baptism_n namely_o remission_n and_o regeneration_n remission_n be_v intimate_v or_o indeed_o rather_o presuppose_v in_o these_o word_n of_o the_o catechism_n a_o death_n unto_o sin_n 11._o the_o phrase_n be_v borrow_v from_o saint_n paul_n and_o saint_n peter_n 2.24_o not_o a_o death_n in_o sin_n but_o a_o death_n to_o sin_n proper_o signify_v the_o mortification_n of_o the_o old_a man_n the_o crucify_a of_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o lust_n thereof_o but_o withal_o import_v the_o act_n of_o remission_n which_o in_o order_n of_o nature_n go_v before_o as_o divine_n do_v teach_v the_o act_n of_o remission_n respect_v the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n which_o bind_v over_o to_o punishment_n mortification_n respect_v the_o power_n and_o pollution_n of_o sin_n both_o be_v the_o benefit_n of_o baptism_n sin_n be_v remit_v the_o guilt_n remove_v the_o power_n subdue_v hence_o we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v baptize_v into_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n 2.12_o and_o bury_v with_o he_o in_o baptism_n and_o purge_v from_o sin_n eph._n 5.26_o 1_o joh._n 1.7_o yet_o some_o difference_n there_o be_v in_o the_o efficacy_n of_o baptism_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o one_o and_o of_o the_o other_o remission_n of_o the_o guilt_n be_v do_v at_o once_o hence_o there_o be_v no_o condemnation_n to_o they_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n no_o 8.1_o not_o any_o though_o still_o the_o power_n and_o pollution_n may_v remain_v in_o they_o and_o sometime_o lead_v they_o captive_a to_o sin_n but_o now_o mortification_n of_o the_o power_n and_o sway_v of_o sin_n be_v not_o finish_v but_o by_o degree_n as_o the_o canaanite_n so_o neither_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v not_o subdue_v but_o by_o long_a and_o many_o conflict_n pollution_n do_v still_o remain_v concupiscence_n still_o have_v place_n not_o only_o as_o the_o fuel_n and_o occasion_n but_o even_o as_o the_o mother_n and_o seed_n of_o sin_n and_o consequent_o have_v in_o it_o the_o proper_a nature_n of_o fin_n this_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o church_n whence_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o bellarmin_n do_v fight_v with_o a_o shadow_n 14.15_o while_o he_o propose_v such_o tenet_n as_o these_o to_o be_v confute_v impeccabiles_fw-la that_o man_n by_o baptism_n be_v not_o free_a from_o the_o possibility_n of_o sin_v nor_o from_o the_o 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corruption_n remain_v this_o must_v provoke_v to_o watchfulness_n note_v here_o touch_v this_o baptismal_a remission_n how_o far_o it_o extend_v itself_o whether_o to_o sin_n past_a and_o present_v only_o or_o to_o future_a also_o two_o sort_n of_o person_n do_v oppose_v the_o truth_n yea_o and_o themselves_o in_o this_o point_n some_o there_o be_v which_o teach_v blunt_o that_o all_o sin_n be_v pardon_v in_o baptism_n all_o at_o once_o whether_o past_a present_a or_o to_o come_v a_o dangerous_a doctrine_n the_o unhappy_a nurse_n of_o liberty_n and_o epicurism_n papist_n deny_v all_o future_a efficacy_n of_o this_o baptismal_a remission_n oppose_v this_o as_o a_o error_n 33._o to_o hold_v that_o future_a sin_n be_v pardon_v by_o the_o remembrance_n of_o baptism_n join_v with_o faith_n and_o repentance_n this_o they_o do_v to_o prepare_v a_o ground_n for_o their_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n which_o say_v they_o be_v the_o sacrament_n of_o remission_n for_o sin_n commit_v after_o baptism_n our_o divine_n do_v dispute_v against_o the_o papist_n for_o the_o future_a efficacy_n of_o this_o baptism_n in_o this_o sense_n that_o though_o the_o act_n of_o baptism_n be_v do_v but_o once_o yet_o the_o virtue_n and_o force_n of_o it_o be_v perpetual_a so_o that_o there_o need_v not_o any_o repetition_n of_o the_o act_n nor_o the_o institution_n of_o any_o new_a sacrament_n to_o recover_v the_o efficacy_n thereof_o but_o that_o by_o faith_n and_o repentance_n the_o force_n of_o former_a baptism_n be_v apply_v to_o future_a sin_n for_o their_o remission_n i_o will_v affirm_v nothing_o rash_o about_o this_o question_n but_o against_o epicure_n and_o libertine_n we_o deny_v that_o any_o sin_n be_v remit_v in_o baptism_n but_o such_o whereof_o the_o soul_n in_o present_a stand_v guilty_a to_o say_v that_o sin_n yet_o to_o come_v be_v pardon_v in_o
baptism_n as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o antedate_a pardon_n be_v dangerous_a no_o no_o we_o may_v not_o say_v so_o what_o be_v pass_v before_o baptism_n be_v pardon_v and_o mortify_v viz._n original_a sin_n in_o child_n actual_a in_o men-grown_a not_o sin_n to_o come_v and_o uncommit_v these_o be_v not_o pardon_v we_o speak_v not_o of_o the_o intention_n of_o god_n to_o pardon_v but_o of_o actual_a remission_n not_o actual_o remit_v till_o by_o repentance_n the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v as_o it_o be_v re-baptised_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n brief_o then_o to_o the_o question_n propound_v i_o will_v give_v this_o answer_n that_o baptism_n do_v profit_v we_o in_o respect_n of_o sin_n commit_v afterward_o not_o because_o they_o be_v pre-remitted_n or_o that_o in_o baptism_n there_o be_v a_o antedate_a pardon_n grant_v but_o because_o in_o baptism_n the_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v communicate_v to_o be_v a_o remedy_n at_o hand_n ready_a for_o application_n which_o application_n must_v daily_o be_v make_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o faith_n if_o we_o desire_v daily_o pardon_v hence_o we_o be_v teach_v in_o the_o five_o petition_n to_o pray_v for_o our_o daily_a pardon_n wherein_o doubtless_o we_o pray_v for_o what_o we_o want_v and_o not_o for_o what_o we_o have_v already_o yet_o because_o this_o remedy_n be_v not_o the_o novo_fw-la give_v every_o day_n but_o once_o for_o all_o in_o baptism_n therefore_o we_o say_v that_o the_o efficacy_n of_o baptismal_a remission_n do_v in_o some_o sense_n extend_v itself_o to_o the_o sin_n of_o afterward_o this_o for_o remission_n regeneration_n be_v intend_v in_o those_o word_n of_o the_o church_n a_o new_a birth_n to_o righteousness_n as_o sin_n be_v purge_v away_o so_o also_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n bestow_v in_o baptism_n to_o be_v as_o the_o habit_n or_o rather_o as_o the_o seed_n whence_o the_o future_a act_n of_o grace_n and_o holiness_n water_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o good_a education_n may_v in_o time_n spring_n forth_o this_o spirit_n be_v promise_v to_o be_v convey_v by_o baptism_n act._n 2.38_o whereupon_o saint_n paul_n call_v baptism_n 3.5_o the_o wash_n of_o regeneration_n and_o renew_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n this_o be_v confirm_v visible_o in_o the_o baptism_n of_o christ._n the_o holy_a ghost_n descend_v on_o he_o come_v up_o out_o of_o the_o water_n matt._n 3.16_o nor_o only_o then_o but_o in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n we_o find_v the_o sensible_a manifestation_n of_o the_o spirit_n still_o mention_v with_o relation_n to_o baptism_n which_o doubtless_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n do_v so_o order_n and_o dispose_v of_o that_o by_o their_o sight_n and_o sense_n their_o faith_n may_v be_v establish_v touch_v the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o sacrament_n this_o be_v that_o immortal_a seed_n whereof_o saint_n peter_n speak_v 1.23_o and_o which_o saint_n john_n mention_v 9_o as_o the_o preservative_n of_o the_o faithful_a from_o the_o sin_n of_o final_a apostasy_n the_o sin_n unto_o 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