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kingdom_n but_o what_o resentment_n have_v christ_n of_o the_o morose_a carriage_n of_o his_o disciple_n the_o evangelist_n tell_v we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v much_o displease_v the_o word_n signify_v to_o have_v the_o spirit_n move_v with_o indignation_n against_o a_o base_a unworthy_a action_n and_o christ_n will_v have_v they_o know_v how_o mean_o soever_o they_o may_v think_v of_o they_o yet_o they_o have_v a_o right_a to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n aswell_o as_o grow_v person_n who_o can_v profess_v their_o faith_n for_o let_v we_o take_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n either_o for_o that_o of_o glory_n or_o for_o the_o visible_a church_n it_o amount_v to_o the_o same_o thing_n for_o if_o they_o have_v a_o right_n to_o the_o former_a much_o more_o to_o the_o latter_a for_o what_o be_v it_o to_o be_v a_o member_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n but_o to_o be_v one_o that_o in_o appearance_n belong_v to_o the_o invisible_a church_n infant-baptism_n mr._n baxter_n 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so_o by_o the_o discipline_n or_o rule_n of_o institution_n so_o that_o tertullian_n can_v not_o without_o self-contradiction_n call_v believer_n child_n dog_n 4._o a_o four_o reason_n which_o be_v a_o sorry_a one_o too_o be_v because_o we_o commit_v not_o earthly_a or_o secular_a thing_n to_o child_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o incapacity_n and_o therefore_o shall_v not_o commit_v heavenly_a thing_n which_o be_v also_o as_o strong_a a_o argument_n against_o god_n ordinance_n to_o circumcise_v child_n as_o to_o baptise_v they_o and_o we_o need_v not_o look_v far_o than_o the_o text_n before_o we_o to_o confute_v this_o argument_n for_o it_o be_v say_v notwithstanding_o their_o incapacity_n christ_n lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o they_o and_o bless_v they_o to_o denote_v unto_o we_o that_o though_o child_n be_v uncapable_a of_o lay_v hold_n on_o christ_n yet_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o be_v lay_v hold_v on_o by_o christ_n and_o of_o participate_v spiritual_a blessing_n whereof_o as_o 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remissionem_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n why_o shall_v innocent_a child_n hasten_v to_o be_v baptise_a for_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n it_o be_v his_o error_n as_o of_o other_o of_o the_o father_n that_o baptism_n do_v away_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n and_o either_o he_o own_v not_o original_a sin_n as_o his_o word_n seem_v to_o imply_v or_o else_o he_o think_v it_o more_o prudential_a to_o defer_v baptism_n till_o the_o child_n have_v contract_v or_o heap_v up_o more_o that_o so_o it_o may_v be_v wash_v away_o altogether_o this_o the_o author_n take_v notice_n of_o but_o be_v so_o subtle_a as_o not_o to_o give_v the_o least_o hint_n of_o it_o for_o that_o will_v have_v quite_o spoil_v his_o excellent_a testimony_n and_o beside_o what_o we_o have_v say_v to_o invalidate_v what_o be_v bring_v from_o tertullian_n let_v the_o reader_n know_v that_o though_o he_o will_v have_v infant-baptism_n delay_v yet_o it_o be_v not_o because_o he_o judge_v it_o unlawful_a but_o 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of_o god_n the_o father_n for_o our_o god_n be_v truth_n without_o any_o dissimulation_n and_o as_o he_o be_v a_o jealous_a god_n he_o can_v endure_v that_o they_o that_o zare_v he_o shall_v join_v together_o under_o the_o yoke_n of_o antichrist_n for_o there_o be_v no_o communion_n of_o christ_n with_o belial_n and_o if_o you_o communicate_v with_o the_o infidel_n in_o go_v to_o their_o abominable_a mass_n you_o can_v but_o perceive_v their_o blasphemy_n against_o the_o death_n and_o passion_n of_o christ_n for_o when_o they_o glory_n in_o themselves_o that_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o such_o sacrifice_n they_o satisfy_v god_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o live_n and_o the_o dead_a what_o can_v follow_v but_o that_o jesus_n christ_n have_v not_o sufficient_o satisfy_v by_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o his_o death_n and_o passion_n and_o consequent_o that_o christ_n be_v not_o jesus_n i_o e._n a_o saviour_n and_o that_o he_o die_v for_o you_o in_o vain_a if_o then_o we_o have_v communion_n at_o 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