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〈◊〉_d that_o be_v give_v the_o hand_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o so_o it_o be_v render_v in_o the_o margin_n of_o our_o bible_n 2_o chr._n 30.8_o now_o to_o give_v the_o hand_n you_o know_v be_v a_o circumstance_n and_o sign_n of_o enter_v into_o covenant_n and_o by_o this_o expression_n be_v intimate_v that_o by_o keep_v the_o passeover_n they_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o the_o lord_n the_o like_a be_v to_o be_v say_v of_o our_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n for_o the_o apostle_n saint_n peter_n 1_o pet._n 3.21_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o inward_a part_n of_o it_o do_v calliit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o that_o word_n though_o it_o be_v by_o divers_a diverfly_n render_v as_o by_o our_o translation_n a_o answer_n by_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a interrogatio_fw-la yet_o it_o be_v general_o conceive_v that_o the_o apostle_n do_v therein_o allude_v unto_o the_o question_n and_o answer_n that_o be_v make_v at_o the_o baptise_v of_o people_n convert_v to_o christianity_n such_o as_o do_v thou_o believe_v i_o do_v believe_v &c_n &c_n which_o have_v their_o beginning_n and_o use_n even_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n as_o may_v be_v collect_v from_o act_n 8.37_o and_o therefore_o by_o some_o the_o word_n be_v render_v stipulatio_fw-la that_o be_v a_o covenant_n a_o bargain_n or_o a_o agreement_n between_o two_o one_o ask_v the_o question_n and_o the_o other_o answer_v such_o a_o thing_n be_v baptism_n a_o covenant_n between_o god_n and_o we_o and_o though_o those_o question_n and_o answer_n be_v omit_v yet_o this_o covenant_n be_v include_v and_o contain_v in_o the_o very_a word_n which_o by_o our_o saviour_n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v use_v at_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n that_o be_v to_o baptise_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o son_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d matth._n
28.19_o into_o the_o name_n or_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o three_o person_n of_o the_o trinity_n that_o be_v into_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o father_n into_o the_o redemption_n of_o the_o son_n and_o into_o the_o sanctification_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n this_o be_v the_o covenant_n on_o god_n part_n and_o these_o be_v the_o promise_n that_o be_v make_v of_o god_n unto_o we_o in_o that_o sacrament_n whereof_o our_o church-catechism_n make_v mention_v and_o on_o our_o part_n the_o covenant_n be_v that_o we_o will_v be_v his_o servant_n and_o yield_v all_o obedience_n to_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n and_o this_o covenant_n we_o renew_v when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o lord_n supper_n for_o the_o lord_n do_v offer_v we_o his_o son_n to_o be_v our_o saviour_n and_o thither_o we_o come_v to_o acknowledge_v that_o we_o whole_o rely_v upon_o he_o and_o his_o merit_n and_o to_o yield_v up_o ourselves_o whole_o to_o he_o and_o his_o service_n take_v we_o heed_n therefore_o all_o of_o we_o that_o have_v be_v baptize_v and_o have_v receive_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n as_o for_o other_o they_o be_v not_o in_o covenant_n with_o god_n nor_o can_v expect_v protection_n or_o salvation_n from_o he_o take_z we_o heed_n i_o say_v that_o we_o careful_o perform_v the_o covenant_n our_o covenant_n be_v whole_o to_o yield_v obedience_n unto_o god_n and_o that_o we_o can_v do_v without_o renounce_v the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o sinful_a lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o if_o we_o fail_v on_o our_o part_n god_n be_v not_o bind_v on_o his_o part_n beside_o he_o will_v not_o take_v it_o well_o at_o our_o hand_n if_o we_o break_v covenant_n with_o he_o he_o will_v have_v a_o quarrel_n against_o we_o for_o the_o breach_n of_o covenant_n nay_o he_o tell_v we_o plain_o he_o will_v avenge_v the_o quarrel_n of_o his_o covenant_n levit._n 26.25_o well_o you_o see_v circumcision_n be_v call_v the_o covenant_n you_o see_v that_o there_o be_v a_o covenant_n in_o the_o circumcision_n as_o there_o be_v also_o in_o all_o sacrament_n even_o in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n there_o be_v one_o thing_n more_o yet_o to_o be_v observe_v before_o we_o proceed_v to_o the_o next_o part._n in_o all_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n divine_n say_v there_o be_v three_o thing_n to_o be_v observe_v that_o be_v 1._o that_o they_o be_v memorial_n of_o some_o mercy_n receive_v 2._o that_o they_o be_v type_n of_o christ_n 3._o that_o they_o do_v signify_v some_o moral_a duty_n whether_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v sound_a in_o the_o circumcision_n and_o how_o it_o be_v a_o memorial_n of_o mercy_n past_a or_o how_o it_o be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n i_o will_v not_o now_o inquire_v but_o pitch_n upon_o that_o which_o the_o scripture_n show_v to_o be_v undeniable_a and_o that_o be_v this_o that_o there_o be_v a_o moral_a duty_n signify_v by_o the_o circumcision_n that_o there_o be_v a_o spiritual_a circumcision_n yet_o remain_v still_o to_o be_v observe_v and_o practise_v by_o all_o the_o people_n of_o god_n even_o now_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o this_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o cut_n off_o of_o carnal_a affection_n the_o make_n of_o a_o new_a heart_n and_o the_o put_v off_o of_o the_o oldman_n this_o be_v that_o the_o apostle_n call_v circumcision_n make_v without_o hand_n col._n 2.11_o this_o be_v that_o the_o apostle_n mean_v when_o he_o tell_v we_o he_o be_v a_o jew_n which_o be_v one_o inward_o and_o circumcision_n be_v that_o of_o the_o heart_n rom._n 2.29_o nay_o and_o even_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n this_o be_v the_o circumcision_n that_o the_o lord_n chief_o require_v and_o therefore_o do_v moses_n thus_o call_v upon_o the_o people_n circumcise_v the_o foreskin_n of_o your_o heart_n deut._n 10.16_o and_o so_o do_v the_o prophet_n jeremy_n in_o the_o same_o word_n jer._n 4.4_o it_o do_v not_o then_o a_o little_a concern_v we_o to_o consider_v whether_o we_o be_v thus_o spiritual_o circumcise_v yea_o or_o no._n it_o be_v a_o fearful_a threaten_n that_o be_v denounce_v against_o all_o those_o of_o abraham_n posterity_n if_o they_o be_v not_o carnal_o circumcise_v that_o soul_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o his_o people_n gen._n 17.14_o and_o if_o the_o spiritual_a circumcision_n as_o have_v be_v show_v be_v more_o regard_v by_o the_o lord_n shall_v not_o the_o neglect_n thereof_o be_v as_o severe_o punish_v as_o the_o neglect_n of_o the_o other_o sure_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n word_n do_v make_v it_o good_a in_o that_o jer._n 4.4_o circumcise_v yourselves_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o take_v away_o the_o foreskin_n of_o your_o heart_n you_o man_n of_o judah_n and_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n lest_o my_o fury_n come_v forth_o like_o fire_n and_o burn_v that_o none_o can_v quench_v it_o because_o of_o the_o evil_a of_o your_o do_n consider_v then_o with_o thyself_o o_o christian_n have_v thou_o cast_v off_o the_o work_n of_o darkness_n do_v thou_o mortify_v thy_o corruption_n do_v thou_o deny_v ungodliness_n and_o worldly_a lust_n if_o not_o sure_o thou_o be_v not_o spiritual_o circumcise_v but_o to_o use_v the_o apostle_n phrase_n be_v dead_a in_o sin_n and_o the_o uncircumcision_n of_o the_o flesh_n col._n 2.13_o but_o to_o descend_v a_o little_a low_o the_o scripture_n do_v intimate_v to_o we_o that_o there_o be_v a_o circumcision_n of_o the_o ear_n and_o a_o circumcision_n of_o the_o lip_n act_n 7._o jer._n 6.10_o and_o exod._n 6.30_o examine_v thyself_o then_o o_o christian_n do_v thy_o ear_n refuse_v to_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o charmer_n or_o have_v thou_o a_o itch_n in_o thy_o ear_n to_o harken_v after_o novel_a doctrine_n do_v it_o delight_n to_o hear_v evil_a report_n and_o to_o receive_v false_a tale_n and_o be_v it_o not_o then_o uncircumcised_a do_v thy_o tongue_n delight_n in_o scoff_v give_v itself_o to_o swear_v whisper_a or_o backbiting_a and_o be_v it_o not_o then_o uncircumcised_a brief_o three_o thing_n there_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o circumcision_n of_o the_o flesh_n all_o which_o may_v serve_v to_o give_v we_o some_o further_a help_n and_o direction_n in_o this_o self-examination_n 1._o circumcision_n can_v not_o be_v without_o dolour_n without_o grief_n and_o pain_n and_o certain_o forasmuch_o as_o there_o be_v no_o man_n live_v that_o sin_v not_o nay_o for_o as_o much_o as_o in_o many_o thing_n we_o offend_v all_o he_o who_o never_o feel_v any_o remorse_n of_o conscience_n that_o be_v never_o prick_v at_o the_o heart_n who_o heart_n never_o smite_v he_o can_v never_o reckon_v himself_o spiritual_o circumcise_v and_o if_o it_o be_v but_o the_o corruption_n of_o our_o nature_n and_o when_o infant_n be_v circumcise_v they_o be_v guilty_a of_o no_o more_o yet_o have_v we_o need_v with_o sorrow_n of_o heart_n to_o humble_v ourselves_o and_o to_o cry_v out_o o_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o the_o body_n of_o this_o death_n to_o borrow_v the_o apostle_n expression_n rom._n 7.24_o 2._o the_o ancient_a circumcision_n do_v distinguish_v the_o jew_n from_o other_o people_n as_o the_o grecian_n call_v all_o other_o barbarian_n so_o the_o jew_n call_v all_o other_o beside_o themselves_o as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o reproachful_a and_o contumelious_a word_n the_o uncircumcised_a 1_o sam._n 17.26_o yea_o and_o they_o themselves_o be_v by_o other_o reproach_v for_o their_o very_a circumcision_n by_o the_o name_n of_o judeus_fw-la apella_n the_o poet_n speak_v of_o he_o so_o likewise_o if_o we_o will_v be_v sure_a that_o we_o be_v spiritual_o circumcise_v we_o must_v see_v there_o be_v a_o difference_n between_o we_o and_o worldly_a mind_a and_o voluptuous_a man_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n not_o in_o opinion_n as_o the_o pharisee_n think_v well_o of_o themselves_o and_o despise_v other_o but_o in_o practice_n for_o if_o there_o be_v as_o much_o vanity_n on_o thy_o back_n as_o much_o venom_n in_o thy_o tongue_n as_o much_o pride_n and_o malice_n in_o thy_o heart_n as_o in_o the_o worst_a of_o man_n never_o think_v thyself_o to_o be_v spiritual_o circumcise_v judah_n and_o israel_n because_o in_o their_o practice_n they_o differ_v not_o from_o egypt_n and_o edom_n from_o moab_n and_o ammon_n be_v therefore_o rank_v with_o they_o and_o threaten_v with_o they_o as_o be_v uncircumcised_a in_o heart_n jer._n 9.26_o the_o three_o thing_n observable_a in_o the_o circumcision_n be_v this_o it_o be_v a_o sacrament_n of_o initiation_n whereby_o they_o be_v as_o it_o be_v consecrate_v unto_o god_n they_o do_v thereby_o enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o god_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n whereby_o they_o declare_v themselves_o to_o be_v god_n peculiar_a people_n and_o so_o sure_o they_o that_o be_v not_o dedicate_v unto_o god_n