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A26864 Rich. Baxters apology against the modest exceptions of Mr. T. Blake and the digression of Mr. G. Kendall whereunto is added animadversions on a late dissertation of Ludiomæus Colvinus, aliaà Ludovicus Molinæs̳, M. Dr. Oxon, and an admonition of Mr. W. Eyre of Salisbury : with Mr. Crandon's Anatomy for satisfaction of Mr. Caryl. Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1654 (1654) Wing B1188; ESTC R31573 194,108 184

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though_o he_o explain_v not_o himself_o full_o yet_o i_o know_v no_o other_o sense_n that_o it_o will_v bear_v it_o be_v evident_a that_o his_o outward_a covenant_n have_v no_o seal_n for_o it_o be_v a_o covenant_n de_fw-fr sigillis_fw-la conferendis_fw-la if_o therefore_o it_o have_v a_o seal_n it_o be_v either_o the_o same_o which_o be_v promise_v or_o some_o other_o other_o i_o never_o hear_v of_o they_o nowhere_o tell_v we_o what_o be_v the_o seal_n of_o their_o outward_a covenant_n the_o same_o it_o can_v be_v for_o the_o same_o thing_n can_v be_v the_o materia_fw-la foederis_fw-la or_o the_o legacy_n itself_o or_o the_o benefit_n give_v and_o the_o seal_n too_o of_o that_o covenant_n whereby_o it_o be_v give_v argu._n 18._o that_o doctrine_n which_o make_v it_o the_o regular_a way_n in_o baptism_n for_o all_o man_n to_o promise_v that_o which_o they_o can_v neither_o sincere_o promise_n nor_o perform_v be_v unsound_a but_o such_o be_v mr._n blakes_n therefore_o the_o 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promise_v and_o therefore_o do_v it_o dissemble_o or_o with_o a_o half_a heart_n nor_o be_v able_a to_o perform_v his_o promise_n be_v not_o to_o be_v credit_v god_n himself_o never_o enable_v a_o unregenerate_a man_n to_o believe_v and_o repent_v save_o while_o he_o be_v such_o in_o sensu_fw-la composito_fw-la and_o therefore_o be_v it_o likely_a that_o it_o be_v ordinary_o and_o regular_o such_o dead_a man_n that_o must_v covenant_n to_o repent_v and_o believe_v to_o justification_n renew_v grace_n must_v intercede_v which_o be_v not_o in_o their_o hand_n how_o then_o can_v they_o promise_v to_o do_v the_o work_n of_o the_o true_o gracious_a god_n may_v invite_v and_o command_v the_o dead_a to_o live_v yea_o and_o to_o do_v the_o work_n of_o the_o live_n because_o he_o give_v they_o life_n and_o give_v they_o mean_n for_o revival_n but_o i_o know_v not_o where_o he_o call_v such_o man_n to_o promise_v to_o do_v it_o much_o less_o be_v the_o constant_a baptismal_a covenant_n such_o argu._n 19_o if_o the_o distribution_n of_o the_o church_n into_o visible_a and_o invisible_a be_v but_o of_o the_o subject_n by_o divers_a adjunct_n and_o not_o of_o a_o genus_fw-la into_o its_o species_n than_o that_o part_n or_o those_o member_n which_o be_v mere_o visible_a be_v indeed_o no_o part_n or_o member_n of_o the_o church_n so_o distribute_v but_o be_v only_o equivocal_o call_v a_o church_n christian_n church-member_n etc._n etc._n but_o the_o antecedent_n be_v true_a therefore_o the_o antecedent_n be_v not_o only_o the_o common_a doctrine_n of_o the_o reform_a divine_n against_o the_o papist_n but_o be_v express_o affirm_v by_o mr._n blake_n in_o this_o his_o book_n the_o consequence_n be_v undeniable_a in_o that_o adjunct_n be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o essence_n much_o less_o the_o form_n or_o the_o whole_a essence_n and_o therefore_o can_v denominate_v but_o equivocal_o instead_o of_o the_o essence_n note_v that_o visibile_fw-la be_v not_o the_o same_o with_o visum_fw-la argu._n 20._o if_o the_o man_n without_o the_o wedding_n garment_n have_v coram_fw-la deo_fw-la right_o to_o be_v there_o then_o will_v not_o the_o lord_n have_v challenge_v he_o therein_o with_o a_o friend_n how_o come_v thou_o in_o hither_o not_o have_v on_o a_o wedding_n garment_n if_o you_o will_v help_v he_o that_o be_v speechless_a to_o a_o answer_n and_o say_v for_o he_o lord_n he_o be_v compel_v to_o come_v in_o all_o thy_o command_n i_o reply_v he_o that_o compel_v he_o by_o invitation_n do_v not_o only_o bid_v he_o come_v but_o to_o come_v not_o only_o to_o come_v in_o but_o to_o come_v in_o as_o a_o guest_n shall_v to_o honour_n and_o not_o disgrace_v the_o feast_n at_o lest_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v know_v as_o employ_v it_o be_v no_o unrevealed_a thing_n argu._n 21._o if_o circumcision_n be_v the_o seal_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n even_o a_o justify_v faith_n already_o in_o be_v then_o so_o be_v baptism_n but_o the_o former_a be_v certain_a rom._n 4.11_o 12._o he_o receive_v the_o sign_n of_o circumcision_n a_o seal_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o faith_n which_o he_o have_v yet_o be_v uncircumcised_a that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o father_n of_o all_o they_o that_o believe_v though_o they_o be_v not_o circumcise_v that_o righteousness_n may_v be_v impute_v to_o they_o also_o the_o last_o word_n confirm_v the_o consequence_n also_o argu._n 22._o many_o text_n of_o scripture_n show_v that_o it_o be_v justify_v faith_n that_o be_v by_o god_n require_v in_o the_o age_a in_o baptism_n which_o i_o will_v cite_v together_o and_o not_o stand_v to_o fetch_v a_o argument_n from_o each_o alone_o act._n 2.38_o 39_o be_v before_o cite_v verse_n 41._o it_o be_v they_o that_o glad_o receive_v the_o word_n that_o be_v baptise_a act._n 8.37_o also_o be_v before_o speak_v to_o it_o must_v be_v believe_v with_o all_o the_o heart_n mar._n 16.15_o 16._o be_v very_o plain_a first_o christ_n