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a_o little_a more_o full_o i_o be_o content_a to_o consider_v they_o particular_o the_o first_o be_v xxxii_o exod._n 13._o which_o he_o have_v the_o confidence_n to_o say_v 13._o xxxii_o exod._n 13._o be_v against_o we_o in_o express_a word_n when_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o merit_n and_o the_o sense_n be_v evident_o declare_v in_o the_o text_n itself_o which_o speak_v of_o the_o oath_n of_o god_n to_o those_o great_a man_n abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n show_v that_o moses_n his_o prayer_n be_v ground_v not_o upon_o their_o merit_n but_o upon_o god_n gracious_a covenant_n with_o they_o confirm_v by_o his_o oath_n xxvi_o gen._n 3._o which_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o theodoret_n also_o who_o this_o man_n most_o shameful_o belie_v in_o the_o place_n by_o he_o quote_v moses_n mention_n the_o name_n of_o the_o patriarch_n instead_o of_o supplication_n and_o remember_v the_o oath_n make_v to_o they_o and_o beg_v that_o the_o covenant_n wherein_o he_o be_v engage_v to_o they_o may_v 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of_o the_o fish_n to_o drive_v away_o the_o devil_n and_o david_n harp_n to_o keep_v the_o evil_a spirit_n from_o saul_n i_o can_v devise_v for_o i_o never_o read_v nor_o he_o neither_o that_o they_o be_v sanctify_v any_o way_n none_o of_o his_o father_n though_o half_a of_o they_o be_v young_a one_o in_o comparison_n ascribe_v any_o supernatural_a virtue_n to_o such_o thing_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n to_o consider_v what_o they_o say_v of_o any_o other_o kind_n of_o holiness_n xxxvii_o that_o child_n may_v be_v save_v by_o their_o parent_n faith_n without_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n answer_n now_o he_o fall_v again_o to_o his_o old_a trade_n of_o downright_a calumniate_a our_o doctrine_n for_o we_o teach_v that_o there_o be_v no_o salvation_n for_o infant_n in_o the_o ordinary_a way_n of_o the_o church_n without_o baptism_n insomuch_o that_o by_o a_o express_a canon_n lxix_o every_o minister_n be_v to_o be_v suspend_v for_o three_o month_n who_o suffer_v any_o infant_n in_o his_o parish_n to_o die_v without_o baptism_n be_v inform_v of_o its_o weakness_n and_o danger_n of_o death_n and_o desire_v to_o come_v and_o baptize_v the_o same_o and_o be_v not_o to_o be_v restore_v till_o he_o acknowledge_v his_o fault_n and_o promise_v before_o his_o ordinary_n that_o he_o will_v not_o witting_o incur_v the_o like_a again_o but_o we_o do_v not_o tie_v god_n to_o those_o mean_n to_o the_o use_n of_o which_o he_o have_v tie_v we_o and_o therefore_o do_v believe_v that_o by_o his_o infinite_a grace_n and_o mercy_n those_o infant_n may_v be_v save_v who_o without_o their_o own_o fault_n die_v unbaptise_v and_o this_o be_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n as_o appear_v from_o socrates_n 22._o socrates_n l._n v._n hist_o c._n 22._o who_o say_v in_o thessaly_n they_o baptize_v only_o at_o easter_n by_o which_o mean_v many_o die_v unbaptise_v and_o by_o a_o decree_n of_o pope_n leo_n i._n which_o show_v it_o be_v a_o universal_a custom_n 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by_o the_o sole_a faith_n of_o their_o parent_n so_o s._n bernard_n epist_n 77._o ad_fw-la hug._n de_fw-fr s._n vict._n and_o cajetan_n in_o 3._o part_n thom._n q._n 68_o from_o whence_o we_o may_v gather_v that_o even_o this_o notion_n of_o child_n be_v save_v by_o their_o parent_n faith_n without_o baptism_n be_v no_o more_o our_o opinion_n than_o it_o be_v they_o some_o say_v so_o among_o we_o and_o so_o do_v some_o among_o they_o matter_n therefore_o be_v thus_o state_v all_o his_o text_n be_v already_o answer_v we_o say_v the_o very_a same_o our_o saviour_n do_v iii_o joh._n 5._o 5._o iii_o joh._n 5._o in_o the_o very_a entrance_n of_o our_o office_n of_o baptism_n where_o we_o make_v it_o as_o a_o reason_n why_o the_o church_n shall_v pray_v that_o god_n will_v grant_v to_o the_o child_n that_o thing_n which_o by_o nature_n he_o can_v have_v etc._n etc._n but_o though_o this_o be_v the_o ordinary_a way_n we_o dare_v not_o say_v it_o be_v the_o only_a god_n grace_n many_o of_o 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