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six_o that_o infant_n which_o be_v regenerate_v in_o their_o baptism_n may_v fall_v from_o grace_n and_o therefore_o true_a regenerate_a man_n pag._n 343._o where_o that_o place_n of_o gal._n 3._o 27_o and_o the_o word_n object_v out_o of_o the_o common_a prayer_n book_n be_v answer_v and_o the_o use_n the_o efficacy_n and_o the_o end_n of_o baptism_n be_v declare_v the_o twenty_o seven_o argument_n be_v from_o example_n pag._n 364._o which_o be_v of_o three_o sort_n the_o first_o of_o adam_n and_o the_o angel_n pag._n 365._o the_o second_o from_o whole_a church_n pag._n 368._o as_o the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n pag._n 369._o the_o church_n of_o the_o galatian_n pag._n 370._o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n smyrna_n thyatira_n and_o pergamus_n pag._n 372._o the_o three_o from_o particular_a saint_n as_o the_o second_o and_o three_o ground_n pag._n 383_o those_o in_o john_n 2._o 23_o 24._o pag._n 375._o the_o disciple_n who_o go_v back_o from_o christ_n john_n 6._o 66._o pag._n 377._o david_n pag._n 378._o peter_n pag._n 385._o judas_n pag._n 391._o solomon_n pag._n 393._o saul_n aâ—…a_n joash_n simon_n magus_n the_o elder_n of_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n demas_n hymenens_fw-la alexander_n those_o of_o math_n 24._o 24._o and_o the_o rest_n of_o who_o paul_n peter_n and_o jude_n have_v prophesy_v that_o they_o shall_v depart_v from_o the_o faith_n pag._n 393._o 394._o the_o twenty_o eight_o and_o last_o argument_n be_v from_o the_o incâ—…cies_n of_o this_o our_o assertion_n pag._n 394._o which_o be_v three_o first_o it_o will_v make_v man_n presumption_n &_o bold_a to_o sin_n pa._n 395._o second_o it_o will_v make_v man_n negligent_a and_o slothful_a in_o god_n service_n pag._n 399._o three_o it_o will_v make_v man_n proud_a &_o arrogant_a pag._n 403._o and_o this_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o this_o three_o general_a part_n the_o four_o &_o last_o part_n of_o this_o work_n consist_v of_o two_o profitable_a use_n draw_v from_o this_o assertion_n pag._n 406._o the_o first_o be_v a_o use_n of_o exhortation_n to_o incite_v &_o stir_v up_o all_o man_n to_o seek_v &_o prize_v the_o state_n of_o grace_n which_o be_v so_o permanent_a pag._n 406._o the_o second_o a_o use_n of_o exhortation_n to_o the_o true_a saint_n of_o god_n to_o comfort_v and_o rejoice_v their_o soul_n in_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o perpetuity_n of_o their_o state_n of_o grace_n pag._n 408._o and_o thus_o you_o have_v the_o compendium_n sum_n &_o substance_n of_o this_o treatise_n the_o perpetvitie_n of_o a_o regenerate_v man_n estate_n wherein_o it_o be_v prove_v by_o sundry_a argument_n reason_n and_o authority_n that_o such_o as_o be_v once_o true_o regenerate_v and_o ingraft_v into_o christ_n by_o a_o true_a and_o lively_a faith_n can_v neither_o final_o nor_o total_o fall_v from_o grace_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v the_o express_a voice_n and_o testimony_n 1._o both_o of_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o word_n 4._o of_o god_n that_o in_o the_o latter_a time_n and_o age_n 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