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grow_v and_o come_v to_o age_n through_o unbelief_n they_o reject_v the_o benefit_n offer_v but_o the_o other_o the_o kingdom_n of_o satan_n and_o darkness_n in_o which_o all_o they_o be_v which_o do_v not_o repent_v and_o believe_v not_o in_o christ_n these_o partly_o be_v not_o baptize_v but_o open_a contemner_n of_o baptism_n as_o the_o turk_n and_o jew_n and_o partly_o again_o be_v baptize_v but_o yet_o be_v impenitent_a &_o unbeliever_n these_o albeit_o they_o be_v baptize_v and_o join_v themselves_o to_o the_o visible_a church_n remain_v notwithstanding_o in_o very_a deed_n so_o long_o in_o the_o kingdom_n and_o power_n of_o darkness_n until_o they_o be_v convert_v and_o believe_v mat._n 28.1_o cor._n 6_o vers_fw-la 8.9.10_o 12._o and_o 2._o cor._n 12._o vers_fw-la 21._o now_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o article_n of_o the_o faith_n contain_v the_o sum_n of_o that_o doctrine_n deliver_v by_o christ_n the_o king_n to_o his_o apostle_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o in_o they_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n and_o all_o the_o privilege_n thereof_o be_v offer_v and_o exhibit_v to_o all_o they_o that_o repent_v and_o believe_v &_o again_o that_o we_o be_v teach_v by_o this_o confession_n whence_o we_o may_v assure_v ourselves_o that_o we_o be_v true_a citizen_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n yea_o and_o that_o in_o this_o life_n &_o that_o we_o have_v a_o partake_n with_o christ_n the_o king_n himself_o with_o all_o his_o benefit_n to_o wit_n if_o we_o believe_v with_o our_o heart_n and_o confess_v with_o our_o mouth_n for_o that_o say_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v sure_a in_o the_o 10._o to_o the_o roman_n the_o word_n be_v near_o thou_o in_o thy_o mouth_n and_o in_o thy_o heart_n this_o be_v that_o word_n of_o faith_n which_o we_o preach_v to_o wit_n that_o if_o thou_o shall_v confess_v with_o thy_o mouth_n the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o shall_v believe_v in_o thy_o heart_n that_o god_n have_v raise_v he_o up_o from_o the_o dead_a thou_o shall_v be_v save_v for_o with_o the_o heart_n man_n believe_v unto_o righteousness_n and_o with_o the_o mouth_n man_n confess_v to_o salvation_n for_o the_o scripture_n say_v whosoever_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v ashamed_a what_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n be_v and_o that_o the_o new_a covenaunt_n be_v administer_v therein_o let_v we_o then_o see_v what_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n be_v which_o begin_v in_o the_o faithful_a in_o this_o world_n which_o also_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n be_v name_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n mat_n 3_o vers_fw-la 2._o luk._n 4._o vers_fw-la 43._o and_o chapter_n 7._o vers_fw-la 28._o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n in_o this_o world_n be_v the_o administration_n of_o salvation_n whereby_o jesus_n christ_n the_o king_n himself_o outward_o gather_v to_o himself_o through_o the_o gospel_n and_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n a_o people_n or_o visible_a church_n in_o which_o many_o hypocrite_n be_v mingle_v and_o call_v they_o to_o salvation_n and_o administer_v and_o give_v himself_o the_o same_o salvation_n to_o which_o he_o call_v they_o in_o those_o who_o he_o account_v for_o his_o elect_a in_o this_o congregation_n while_o that_o he_o make_v this_o outward_a vocation_n effectual_a that_o be_v to_o say_v call_v they_o to_o repentance_n and_o faith_n by_o which_o they_o answer_v to_o he_o that_o call_v and_o who_o he_o thus_o call_v those_o also_o he_o justifi_v not_o impute_v their_o sin_n unto_o they_o who_o he_o justifi_v those_o also_o he_o glorifi_v purge_v they_o daily_o more_o and_o more_o from_o their_o sin_n and_o so_o instruct_v frame_v and_o perfect_v they_o to_o all_o godliness_n righteousness_n and_o that_o to_o life_n everlasting_a that_o the_o glory_n of_o christ_n their_o king_n may_v shine_v in_o they_o use_v to_o that_o purpose_n the_o dispensation_n of_o his_o word_n and_o sacrament_n by_o meet_a minister_n and_o that_o both_o public_a domestical_a and_o private_a and_o therewithal_o also_o 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