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the_o rulâ—_n &_o so_o not_o all_o infant_n of_o believer_n be_v to_o be_v baptize_v but_o the_o elect_a in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n if_o it_o be_v say_v but_o we_o be_v to_o judge_v all_o to_o be_v elect_v &_o in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n till_o the_o contrary_n appear_v i_o answer_v that_o we_o be_v not_o to_o judge_v all_o to_o be_v â—lâ—cted_v or_o in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n because_o we_o have_v god_n declaration_n of_o his_o mind_n to_o the_o contrary_a rom._n 9.6_o 7_o 8._o and_o all_o experience_n prove_v the_o contrary_a to_o be_v truâ—_n nor_o be_v the_o administration_n of_o a_o outward_a ordinance_n institute_v by_o god_n according_a to_o such_o a_o rule_n as_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o be_v know_v but_o according_a to_o that_o which_o be_v manifest_a to_o the_o minister_n of_o it_o &_o therefore_o since_o god_n conceal_v his_o purpose_n of_o election_n and_o the_o covenant_n of_o grâ—ce_n which_o be_v congruous_a to_o it_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o 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miserable_a man_n off_o from_o the_o wild_a olive_n and_o graft_v he_o into_o the_o true_a olive_n tâ—e_v engraff_n to_o i_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o invisible_a church_n by_o election_n and_o faith_n which_o invisible_a church_n be_v first_o among_o the_o jew_n and_o therefore_o call_v the_o olive_n out_o of_o abraham_n the_o root_n who_o be_v therefore_o say_v to_o bear_v they_o and_o because_o abraham_n have_v a_o double_a capacity_n one_o of_o a_o natural_a father_n and_o another_o of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o former_a capacity_n some_o be_v call_v branch_n according_a to_o nature_n other_o wild_a olive_n by_o nature_n yet_o graff_v in_o by_o faith_n and_o when_o it_o be_v say_v that_o some_o of_o the_o natural_a branch_n be_v break_v off_o the_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o some_o of_o the_o branch_n in_o the_o invisible_a church_n may_v be_v break_v off_o but_o as_o when_o our_o saviour_n christ_n say_v use_v the_o same_o similitude_n joh._n 15.2_o every_o branch_n in_o i_o not_o bear_v fruit_n he_o take_v away_o the_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o any_o branch_n true_o in_o he_o câ—uld_v be_v fruitless_a or_o take_v away_o but_o he_o call_v that_o a_o branch_n in_o he_o which_o be_v only_o so_o in_o appearance_n so_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o branch_n break_v off_o mean_v it_o not_o of_o such_o as_o be_v true_o so_o but_o in_o appearance_n for_o similitude_n do_v not_o run_v with_o four_o foot_n but_o vary_v in_o some_o thing_n now_o if_o this_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o your_o word_n that_o the_o insition_n of_o the_o gentile_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o insition_n be_v mean_v of_o engraff_n by_o faith_n into_o the_o invisible_a church_n it_o only_o prove_v this_o that_o now_o believer_n of_o gentile_n be_v by_o faith_n in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o elect_a as_o the_o jew_n but_o neither_o the_o believe_a jew_n infant_n be_v in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n because_o their_o child_n nor_o be_v our_o child_n but_o let_v we_o consider_v the_o three_o particular_n you_o speak_v of_o that_o we_o may_v examine_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o show_n of_o a_o argument_n for_o your_o purpose_n in_o this_o text_n you_o say_v as_o plain_a it_o be_v out_o of_o the_o eleven_o of_o rom._n 16_o etc._n etc._n where_o the_o apostle_n scope_n be_v to_o show_v that_o we_o gentile_n have_v now_o the_o same_o graft_n into_o the_o true_a olive_n which_o the_o jew_n former_o have_v and_o our_o present_a graft_n in_o be_o answerable_a to_o their_o present_a cast_v out_o and_o their_o take_n in_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v the_o same_o graft_n in_o though_o more_o glorious_o as_o we_o be_v now_o the_o apostle_n scope_n in_o the_o whole_a chapter_n be_v plain_a to_o answer_v that_o question_n v_o 1._o have_v god_n cast_v away_o his_o people_n which_o he_o do_v 1._o by_o show_v for_o the_o present_a in_o himself_o and_o other_o perhaps_o unknown_a that_o god_n have_v then_o a_o remnant_n according_a to_o the_o election_n of_o grace_n 2._o for_o the_o future_a from_o ver_fw-la 11._o to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o intend_v a_o call_n of_o all_o israel_n when_o the_o fullness_n of_o the_o gentile_n shall_v come_v in_o and_o ver_fw-la 16._o be_v one_o argument_n to_o prove_v it_o it_o be_v not_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o apostle_n as_o you_o say_v to_o show_v that_o the_o gentile_n have_v now_o the_o same_o graft_n into_o the_o true_a olive_n which_o the_o jew_n former_o have_v but_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o jew_n notwithstanding_o their_o present_a defraction_n shall_v be_v graff_v into_o their_o own_o olive_n but_o for_o the_o thing_n itself_o you_o say_v that_o the_o gentile_n hauâ—_n now_o