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in_o they_o somewhat_o the_o bare_a sign_n themselves_o be_v apt_a to_o signify_v viz._n that_o the_o take_n off_o of_o the_o stain_n and_o the_o removal_n of_o our_o guilt_n be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o another_o power_n why_o be_v this_o apply_v by_o another_o hand_n but_o to_o let_v we_o know_v that_o it_o be_v above_o our_o strength_n somewhat_o not_o the_o sign_n of_o themselves_o but_o the_o word_n of_o the_o covenant_n that_o be_v annex_v teach_v and_o that_o be_v that_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n remove_v this_o guilt_n and_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n take_v away_o this_o stain_n this_o the_o sign_n of_o themselves_o can_v never_o show_v but_o the_o word_n of_o the_o covenant_n abundant_o do_v demonstrate_v that_o remission_n of_o guilt_n be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o regeneration_n or_o sanctification_n the_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o the_o water_n in_o baptism_n hold_v out_o the_o spirit_n unto_o we_o for_o sanctification_n and_o 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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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