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lin._n 7._o with_o abraham_n infant_n either_o male_a or_o female_a be_v not_o equal_a no_o more_o than_o that_o of_o the_o bartholomew-baby_n which_o you_o former_o show_v in_o pag_n 16._o but_o still_o it_o appear_v that_o our_o position_n 40._o position_n pag._n 20_o l._n 40._o be_v build_v upon_o a_o right_a foundation_n remain_v permanent_a for_o it_o can_v be_v show_v either_o by_o express_a command_n or_o necessary_a consequence_n that_o god_n have_v forbid_v the_o baptise_v of_o holy_a infant_n moreover_o whereas_o you_o labour_v to_o seek_v out_o what_o they_o mean_v that_o affirm_v 13._o lin._n 13._o infant_n now_o â—re_n as_o capable_a of_o baptism_n with_o all_o its_o signification_n as_o infant_n than_o be_v of_o circumcision_n ans_fw-fr i_o think_v they_o intend_v that_o the_o infant_n have_v not_o only_o a_o capableness_n but_o also_o a_o right_a to_o receive_v the_o ordinance_n of_o baptism_n as_o the_o infant_n of_o believer_n have_v not_o only_o a_o capableness_n but_o also_o a_o right_a to_o the_o ordinance_n of_o circumcision_n and_o i_o suppose_v if_o you_o seek_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o infant_n of_o believer_n be_v more_o capable_a of_o circumcision_n and_o have_v more_o right_a unto_o it_o than_o the_o infant_n of_o believer_n be_v now_o capable_a of_o baptism_n or_o have_v right_a unto_o it_o now_o you_o will_v loose_v all_o your_o labour_n but_o you_o in_o your_o answer_n 19_o answer_n pag._n 21._o lin_v 19_o do_v affirm_v that_o so_o all_o infant_n in_o the_o world_n be_v capable_a of_o baptism_n and_o so_o all_o infant_n from_o adam_n to_o abraham_n be_v capable_a of_o circumcision_n and_o next_o you_o demand_v of_o they_o why_o these_o be_v not_o circumcise_v you_o say_v they_o will_v say_v because_o circumcision_n be_v not_o then_o command_v but_o as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v command_v it_o be_v do_v but_o i_o tell_v you_o for_o answer_n that_o to_o affi_n i_o that_o as_o soon_o as_o circumcision_n be_v command_v to_o be_v do_v upon_o some_o infant_n it_o be_v do_v or_o to_o be_v do_v upon_o all_o infant_n it_o be_v a_o untruth_n as_o this_o demand_n 20._o lin._n 20._o be_v your_o own_o so_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o the_o answer_n 20._o answer_n lin._n 21._o compare_v with_o lin_v 19_o 20._o thereunto_o be_v you_o also_o for_o your_o tenet_n lead_v you_o to_o this_o that_o abraham_n may_v circumcise_v any_o apostate_n he_o will_v so_o that_o he_o bring_v they_o in_o his_o house_n though_o they_o neither_o fear_v god_n nor_o reverence_v man_n i_o will_v not_o say_v this_o be_v childish_a but_o i_o be_o sure_a it_o be_v foolish_a and_o brutish_a to_o have_v such_o unreverend_a thought_n of_o the_o ordinance_n of_o circumcision_n but_o i_o suppose_v that_o abraham_n can_v beâ—ter_o understand_v the_o mind_n of_o god_n than_o those_o who_o labour_n so_o to_o debase_v