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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62864	Anti-pædobaptism, or, The third part being a full review of the dispute concerning infant baptism : in which the arguments for infant baptism from the covenant and initial seal, infants visible church membership, antiquity of infant baptism are refelled [sic] : and the writings of Mr. Stephen Marshal, Mr. Richard Baxter ... and others are examined, and many points about the covenants, and seals and other truths of weight are handled / by John Tombes.	Tombes, John, 1603?-1676.	1657 (1657)	Wing T1800; ESTC R28882	1,260,695	1,095

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plain_a scripture_n proof_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 224._o of_o the_o first_o edition_n say_v but_o to_o these_o mr._n bl._n have_v full_o answer_v mr_n t._n though_o in_o his_o apology_n he_o pass_v over_o much_o and_o be_v not_o able_a to_o discern_v his_o meaning_n for_o my_o part_n i_o speak_v impartial_o according_a to_o my_o judgement_n i_o think_v there_o be_v more_o true_a worth_n in_o those_o two_o or_o three_o leaf_n of_o mr._n blakes_n book_n in_o open_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o covenant_n than_o in_o all_o mr_n it_o be_v book_n that_o ever_o he_o write_v about_o baptism_n and_o pag._n 222._o he_o charge_v i_o with_o two_o error_n in_o apology_n and_o say_v of_o they_o i_o conceive_v these_o dangerous_a error_n of_o mr_n t._n about_o the_o nature_n of_o

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the_o service_n or_o mere_a positive_a worship_n of_o god_n in_o the_o n._n t._n be_v set_v but_o rather_o the_o contrary_a for_o if_o that_o be_v the_o season_n then_o for_o it_o and_o now_o be_v the_o season_n for_o another_o thing_n it_o follow_v that_o it_o be_v unseasonable_a to_o take_v a_o rule_n for_o god_n hou●e_v in_o mere_a positive_a worship_n from_o the_o old_a testament_n the_o allege_v psal._n 78.1_o by_o mat._n 13.3_o 9_o 35._o prove_v not_o that_o a_o rule_n for_o ritual_n be_v to_o be_v feucht_v from_o the_o old_a testament_n although_o it_o may_v be_v useful_a for_o to_o prove_v doctrine_n about_o the_o gospel_n god_n providence_n moral_a duty_n etc._n etc._n though_o it_o be_v grant_v which_o mr._n c._n conclude_v pag._n 96._o the_o general_a nature_n of_o the_o law_n to_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o to_o the_o people_n of_o god_n under_o both_o testament_n which_o be_v easy_o yield_v sith_o the_o general_a nature_n be_v invariable_a and_o the_o same_o to_o all_o 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the_o law_n as_o in_o itself_o consider_v without_o the_o gospel_n or_o as_o a_o covenant_n of_o work_n which_o word_n be_v contrary_a to_o his_o former_a for_o if_o the_o gospel_n be_v oppose_v to_o the_o law_n by_o the_o apostle_n as_o it_o be_v in_o itself_o consider_v be_v without_o the_o gospel_n be_v a_o covenant_n of_o work_n than_o the_o law_n be_v not_o incorporate_v with_o the_o gospel_n or_o thereby_o become_v part_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n nor_o be_v the_o law_n give_v by_o moses_n call_v the_o testament_n of_o christ_n nor_o confirm_v by_o his_o blood_n but_o the_o blood_n of_o bull_n and_o goat_n ill_o term_v christ_n blood_n be_v oppose_v heb._n 9.12_o in_o like_a manner_n it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a assertion_n which_o he_o have_v pag._n 95._o in_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n the_o law_n be_v do_v this_o and_o live_v but_o in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n it_o be_v do_v this_o in_o the_o strength_n of_o christ_n and_o live_v which_o if_o right_o we_o live_v that_o be_v be_v justify_v for_o so_o his_o word_n follow_v explain_v it_o by_o the_o do_v the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o strength_n of_o christ_n which_o if_o i_o do_v understand_v it_o be_v the_o very_a doctrine_n of_o bellarmine_n tom._n 4._o the_o justific_a l._n 1._o c._n 19_o and_o other_o papist_n say_v the_o apostle_n exclude_v not_o work_n do_v after_o grace_n by_o faith_n from_o justification_n but_o afore_o faith_n which_o protestant_a divine_v common_o refute_v as_o ●areus_n in_o his_o castigation_n aim_n in_o his_o bellarm._n enerv_v chamier_n tom._n 3._o paustr._fw-la lib._n 22._o c._n 2._o abbot_n defence_n of_o perkins_n p._n 502._o rivet_n sum_fw-la contr_n tract_n 4._o qu._n 10._o