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condemn_v themselves_o upon_o all_o occasion_n if_o be_v wise_o deal_v withal_o express_v themselves_o willing_a and_o desirous_a to_o amend_v these_o i_o think_v shall_v have_v the_o benefit_n of_o all_o the_o ordinance_n as_o the_o ordinary_a mean_n of_o their_o salvation_n but_o now_o to_o his_o assertion_n that_o the_o sacrament_n be_v the_o seal_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n we_o know_v that_o sacrament_n which_o have_v their_o original_a from_o god_n unto_o abraham_n gen._n 17._o be_v token_n of_o the_o everlasting_a covenant_n of_o grace_n make_v with_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n god_n have_v depute_v he_o to_o be_v a_o father_n of_o many_o nation_n and_o that_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v bless_v in_o he_o etc._n etc._n circumcision_n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v a_o token_n unto_o abraham_n in_o this_o comprehensive_a sense_n that_o not_o only_o they_o that_o be_v his_o seed_n by_o natural_a descent_n but_o those_o also_o that_o shall_v 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of_o the_o believe_a circumcision_n too_o etc._n etc._n now_o than_o what_o be_v the_o main_a thing_n that_o abraham_n be_v thus_o commend_v for_o and_o bless_v for_o why_o it_o be_v say_v he_o believe_v god_n and_o that_o be_v impute_v unto_o he_o for_o righteousness_n but_o then_o we_o may_v inquire_v what_o be_v the_o thing_n he_o believe_v god_n will_v be_v as_o good_a as_o his_o word_n to_o he_o in_o answer_n it_o '_o be_v this_o that_o god_n have_v make_v he_o a_o father_n of_o many_o nation_n though_o he_o have_v no_o child_n yet_o he_o believe_v against_o hope_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o be_v impute_v unto_o he_o for_o righteousness_n we_o know_v that_o abraham_n after_o the_o flesh_n be_v not_o a_o father_n of_o many_o nation_n that_o be_v not_o the_o sense_n but_o he_o be_v so_o in_o a_o spiritual_a sense_n by_o religion_n and_o say_v and_o that_o be_v the_o thing_n the_o apostle_n drive_v at_o to_o prove_v he_o a_o father_n of_o all_o that_o come_v in_o unto_o his_o 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he_o take_v the_o boldness_n to_o deny_v yet_o he_o do_v not_o give_v any_o ground_n or_o reason_n why_o but_o take_v all_o for_o grant_v still_o though_o i_o have_v rational_o clear_v the_o contrary_a in_o my_o answer_n to_o the_o query_n pag._n 36_o 37_o 38_o 39_o bar_n remove_v i_o shall_v now_o see_v what_o he_o except_v against_o my_o 6._o proposition_n pag._n 30._o 31._o i_o conceive_v that_o sacrament_n in_o general_a and_o this_o in_o particular_a be_v institute_v for_o the_o spiritual_a good_a of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n comprehensive_o take_v in_o which_o every_o particular_a member_n be_v include_v first_o he_o grant_v as_o much_o pag._n 33._o and_o then_o add_v his_o jus_o ad_fw-la rem_fw-la and_o then_o query_n how_o this_o prove_v that_o therefore_o every_o particular_a member_n ought_v in_o his_o present_a state_n come_v
church_n in_o that_o remembrance_n and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o christ_n have_v a_o great_a number_n of_o his_o elect_n always_o of_o the_o unregenerate_a in_o the_o church_n what_o incongruity_n in_o all_o this_o beside_o some_o other_o thing_n i_o say_v it_o sound_v very_o harsh_a in_o the_o church_n to_o exclude_v this_o ordinance_n of_o christ_n from_o be_v a_o mean_n of_o convert_v the_o unregenerate_a in_o the_o church_n they_o be_v the_o most_o proper_a object_n of_o convert_v grace_n as_o hold_v out_o in_o in_o the_o promise_n for_o the_o put_n of_o which_o into_o execution_n all_o the_o ordinance_n in_o the_o church_n seem_v to_o be_v subservient_fw-fr and_o i_o very_o believe_v this_o ordinance_n of_o the_o holy_a supper_n have_v never_o be_v deny_v to_o convert_v in_o the_o church_n have_v not_o divine_n run_v themselves_o upon_o such_o great_a mistake_n about_o habitual_a unworthiness_n from_o 1_o cor._n 11._o that_o very_a mistake_n have_v occasion_v this_o for_o if_o 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