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before_o he_o repent_v for_o his_o faith_n of_o these_o provoke_v he_o to_o repent_v but_o faith_n in_o this_o place_n be_v take_v for_o a_o confident_a assurance_n of_o the_o pardon_n of_o his_o sin_n repent_v of_o unto_o justification_n before_o god_n through_o christ_n which_o no_o man_n can_v have_v until_o he_o have_v repent_v ereu._n the_o next_o in_o order_n be_v baptism_n above_o which_o be_v much_o controversy_n therefore_o i_o desire_v to_o hear_v what_o you_o can_v say_v in_o it_o odeg._n there_o be_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n diverse_a baptism_n mention_v which_o i_o shall_v speak_v of_o hereafter_o in_o their_o due_a place_n but_o now_o i_o be_o to_o speak_v of_o that_o which_o be_v call_v johns_n baptism_n as_o paul_n call_v the_o gospel_n his_o 26._o his_o rom._n 26._o in_o that_o they_o be_v the_o teacher_n thereof_o not_o otherwise_o which_o baptism_n be_v repentance_n for_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o wash_v with_o water_n into_o the_o name_n of_o the_o 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be_v elect_v unto_o salvation_n in_o christ_n not_o actual_o for_o they_o can_v not_o be_v actual_o choose_v before_o they_o have_v actual_o any_o be_v but_o in_o the_o eternal_a purpose_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o condition_n afore_o speak_v for_o the_o eternal_a purpose_n and_o decree_n of_o god_n may_v be_v call_v eternal_a election_n whereupon_o chief_o the_o salvation_n of_o all_o man_n do_v depend_v paul_n speak_v of_o this_o election_n when_o he_o say_v 1._o ephes_n 1._o that_o we_o be_v elect_v before_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n &_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o they_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n be_v not_o actual_o elect_v before_o they_o be_v instruct_v and_o teach_v consider_v what_o paul_n say_v unto_o these_o
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unto_o it_o tie_v to_o he_o the_o whole_a house_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n 13.11_o jer._n 13.11_o as_o a_o man_n ty_v his_o girdle_n to_o his_o loin_n that_o they_o may_v be_v his_o people_n and_o that_o they_o may_v have_v a_o name_n and_o pâ—aise_v and_o glory_n but_o they_o will_v not_o hear_v yea_o cry_v out_o unto_o they_o what_o shall_v i_o do_v unto_o thou_o how_o shall_v i_o entreat_v thou_o 6.4_o hosea_n 6.4_o yea_o send_v his_o own_o son_n unto_o they_o to_o turn_v they_o away_o from_o their_o iniquity_n and_o by_o faith_n in_o he_o to_o give_v they_o salvation_n so_o many_o of_o the_o isralite_n yea_o of_o the_o gentile_n as_o submit_v unto_o this_o his_o call_n of_o grace_n by_o faith_n not_o by_o work_n they_o shall_v be_v save_v the_o rest_n shall_v be_v vessel_n of_o destruction_n this_o he_o plain_o affirm_v in_o verse_n 23.24_o ask_v the_o potter_n and_o he_o will_v answer_v thou_o that_o he_o will_v be_v loath_a to_o break_v any_o vessel_n but_o if_o it_o prove_v nâ—ught_v than_o he_o will_v break_v it_o the_o husbandman_n plant_v no_o tree_n to_o be_v barren_a the_o magistrate_n will_v not_o have_v any_o of_o his_o subject_n to_o be_v rebel_n but_o if_o they_o be_v he_o will_v show_v his_o wrath_n and_o make_v his_o power_n know_v in_o execute_v they_o if_o these_o thing_n be_v good_a in_o man_n how_o much_o more_o be_v they_o good_a in_o god_n who_o say_v i_o will_v not_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n but_o that_o he_o convert_v and_o live_v and_o i_o will_v not_o that_o any_o man_n be_v evil_a and_o therefore_o i_o forbid_v all_o evil_a but_o if_o any_o contrary_n to_o my_o will_n and_o commandment_n refuse_v the_o good_a which_o he_o may_v have_v accept_v and_o dâ—_n the_o evil_n which_o he_o may_v have_v leave_v undo_v then_o do_v i_o show_v my_o power_n over_o he_o in_o that_o i_o cast_v he_o away_o â—s_v the_o sh_z ard_n of_o a_o naughty_a pot_n and_o so_o i_o have_v according_a to_o the_o proportion_n of_o all_o the_o scripture_n 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to_o dust_n shall_v thou_o return_v thus_o adam_n bring_v himself_o &_o all_o his_o posterity_n the_o earth_n and_o every_o creature_n in_o it_o etc._n rom._n 8.20_o etc._n etc._n to_o vanity_n and_o into_o the_o bondage_n of_o corruption_n and_o in_o this_o estate_n be_v all_o adam_n son_n beget_v and_o bear_v so_o that_o by_o adam_n sin_n vanity_n corruption_n and_o death_n go_v over_o all_o not_o only_o over_o the_o generation_n of_o adam_n but_o over_o all_o flesh_n and_o the_o curse_v extend_v to_o the_o earth_n and_o every_o creature_n in_o it_o and_o so_o infant_n have_v original_a as_o they_o call_v it_o corruption_n as_o all_o other_o creature_n have_v yet_o you_o may_v see_v that_o those_o that_o die_v &_o have_v corruption_n in_o or_o by_o adam_n sin_n if_o all_o not_o be_v cast_v into_o hell_n fire_n which_o be_v prepare_v only_o for_o the_o devil_n his_o angel_n and_o the_o wicked_a now_o for_o the_o place_n by_o you_o allege_v by_o the_o offence_n of_o one_o the_o fault_n 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say_v the_o apostle_n 9_o apostle_n verse_n 9_o and_o thus_o be_v verify_v that_o all_o both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n be_v under_o sin_n 3._o rom._n 3._o there_o be_v none_o righteous_a no_o not_o one_o there_o be_v none_o that_o seek_v god_n they_o have_v all_o go_v out_o of_o the_o way_n etc._n etc._n read_v on_o the_o scripture_n and_o you_o may_v evident_o see_v that_o neither_o this_o nor_o any_o part_n of_o god_n word_n be_v speak_v to_o or_o of_o infant_n the_o apostle_n say_v vers_fw-la 9_o now_o we_o know_v that_o whatsoever_o the_o law_n say_v it_o say_v it_o to_o they_o that_o be_v under_o the_o law_n infant_n be_v under_o no_o law_n therefore_o transgression_n can_v be_v impute_v to_o they_o for_o where_o no_o law_n be_v there_o be_v no_o transgression_n 4.15_o transgression_n rom._n 4.15_o thus_o by_o adam_n fall_v from_o this_o estate_n he_o be_v in_o and_o in_o he_o all_o mankind_n god_n give_v man_n his_o precept_n which_o man_n in_o himself_o by_o reason_n of_o weak_a 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no_o benefit_n by_o it_o be_v not_o because_o it_o abound_v not_o but_o because_o they_o put_v the_o word_n of_o grace_n from_o they_o 7.51_o act._n 13.44_o act._n 7.51_o and_o judge_v themselves_o unworthy_a of_o everlasting_a life_n and_o resist_v the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o thus_o far_a infant_n that_o know_v not_o their_o right_a hand_n from_o their_o left_a 4.11_o left_a jonah_n 4.11_o that_o be_v as_o destitute_a of_o understand_v as_o of_o malice_n 14.20_o malice_n 1._o cor._n 14.20_o that_o have_v no_o knowledge_n between_o good_a and_o evil_n 1.39_o evil_n deu._n 1.39_o that_o christ_n so_o often_o account_v innocent_n etc._n innocent_n math._n 18.3.4_o &_o â—9_n
14_o etc._n etc._n be_v free_v from_o the_o law_n and_o so_o sin_n be_v dead_a in_o they_o but_o when_o the_o commandment_n come_v 7.8_o come_v rom._n 7.8_o curse_a be_v every_o one_o that_o continue_v not_o in_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n to_o do_v they_o 3.10_o they_o gal._n 3.10_o then_o they_o die_v in_o sin_n and_o trespass_n 8._o trespass_n ephe._n 2.1_o verse_n 8._o and_o must_v be_v save_v only_o by_o grace_n in_o christ_n through_o faith_n not_o of_o themselves_o it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n again_o none_o shall_v appear_v before_o christ_n to_o receive_v judgement_n but_o those_o that_o have_v do_v work_n either_o good_a or_o evil_n and_o that_o in_o the_o flesh_n 20.12.13_o flesh_n 2._o cor._n 5.10_o revel_v 20.12.13_o infant_n die_v have_v do_v neither_o good_a nor_o evil_a in_o the_o flesh_n therefore_o infant_n shall_v receive_v no_o judgement_n ereu._n you_o have_v very_o satisfactory_o answer_v i_o in_o this_o one_o thing_n more_o that_o much_o trouble_v all_o man_n which_o be_v psal_n 51_o 5._o in_o which_o if_o you_o give_v a_o plain_a answer_n all_o else_o they_o can_v object_v be_v nothing_o worth_a odeg._n the_o word_n be_v behold_v i_o be_v bear_v in_o iniquity_n and_o in_o sin_n have_v my_o mother_n conceive_v i_o the_o question_n now_o be_v whether_o he_o confess_v his_o own_o estate_n or_o his_o mother_n if_o his_o own_o then_o thus_o he_o confess_v to_o god_n and_o desire_v he_o in_o mercy_n to_o consider_v and_o behold_v he_o whereof_o he_o be_v make_v as_o psal_n 103_o 14._o of_o dust_n weak_a flesh_n unable_a to_o resist_v the_o tempter_n when_o the_o law_n come_v unto_o h_z m_o through_o which_o weakness_n he_o be_v thus_o overcome_v in_o these_o horrible_a sin_n and_o thus_o weak_a flesh_n be_v call_v sinful_a fl_fw-mi sh_n in_o which_o christ_n come_v 8.1_o come_v rom._n 8.1_o in_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o flesh_n to_o keep_v the_o law_n when_o it_o come_v christ_n be_v say_v to_o be_v make_v sin_n 5.21_o sin_n 2._o cor._n 5.21_o not_o that_o he_o be_v a_o sinner_n no_o more_o david_n confess_v he_o be_v conceive_v in_o sin_n do_v prove_v that_o by_o conception_n and_o birth_n he_o be_v a_o transgressor_n if_o his_o mother_n then_o thus_o either_o his_o mother_n hevahs_n or_o else_o his_o mother_n that_o bear_v he_o and_o bring_v he_o forth_o whether_o it_o matter_v not_o much_o the_o chief_a thing_n be_v what_o this_o sin_n of_o his_o mother_n be_v i_o say_v it_o be_v that_o curse_n or_o punishment_n for_o sin_n lay_v upon_o she_o 3.16_o she_o gen._n 3.16_o where_o the_o very_a word_n agree_v with_o these_o of_o david_n i_o will_v great_o increase_v thy_o sorrow_n and_o thy_o conception_n in_o sorrow_n shall_v thou_o bring_v forth_o etc._n etc._n so_o that_o david_n do_v not_o confess_v his_o mother-sinne_n in_o this_o place_n but_o the_o punishment_n that_o be_v lay_v for_o sin_n upon_o the_o mother_n of_o all_o live_n and_o so_o upon_o david_n mother_n and_o it_o be_v frequent_a with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o scripture_n to_o call_v punishment_n for_o sin_n by_o the_o name_n of_o sin_n as_o christ_n bear_v our_o sin_n â—4_n sin_n 1._o pet._n 2._o â—4_n and_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v upon_o himself_o â—0_n ezek._n 18._o â—0_n and_o they_o shall_v bear_v their_o iniquity_n and_o the_o like_a and_o it_o be_v neither_o david_n sin_n nor_o his_o mother_n he_o here_o confess_v to_o speak_v proper_o but_o his_o mother_n punishment_n for_o the_o fall_n and_o his_o weakness_n through_o the_o fall_n and_o david_n do_v not_o sin_n in_o be_v conceive_a and_o bear_v the_o soul_n be_v the_o subject_n of_o sin_n as_o before_o and_o as_o christ_n teach_v from_o the_o soul_n or_o heart_n come_v wickedness_n the_o body_n be_v but_o the_o instrument_n thereof_o 15.19_o mat._n 15.19_o the_o soul_n come_v from_o god_n the_o matter_n of_o the_o body_n from_o the_o parent_n the_o soul_n be_v very_o good_a come_n from_o god_n the_o body_n have_v not_o sin_v till_o it_o be_v infect_v with_o the_o soul_n by_o transgression_n of_o a_o law_n and_o see_v they_o affirm_v that_o the_o very_a matter_n or_o substance_n whereof_o david_n be_v make_v be_v sin_n and_o that_o this_o be_v it_o he_o confess_v the_o in_o this_o 51._o psal_n observe_v what_o will_v follow_v of_o this_o their_o dream_n the_o matter_n whereof_o all_o the_o son_n of_o adam_n be_v make_v be_v sin_n but_o christ_n one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o adam_n after_o the_o flesh_n be_v make_v of_o that_o matter_n therefore_o the_o matter_n or_o substance_n of_o christ_n body_n be_v sin_n it_o will_v not_o avail_v to_o say_v he_o be_v conceive_v by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o be_v true_a but_o what_o tho_o yet_o also_o marry_o the_o virgin_n conceive_v he_o of_o her_o matter_n or_o substance_n and_o if_o that_o be_v good_a to_o say_v that_o david_n be_v a_o sinner_n because_o he_o be_v conceive_v of_o his_o mother_n substance_n and_o so_o bear_v why_o be_v it_o not_o also_o good_a to_o say_v that_o christ_n be_v a_o sinner_n because_o he_o be_v conceive_v of_o his_o mother_n substance_n who_o flesh_n and_o blood_n be_v no_o other_o than_o david_n mother_n and_o so_o bear_v but_o if_o it_o be_v wicked_a to_o say_v christ_n be_v a_o sinner_n because_o he_o be_v conceive_v of_o his_o mother_n substance_n as_o it_o be_v so_o be_v it_o no_o less_o wicked_a to_o say_v david_n be_v a_o sinner_n because_o he_o be_v conceive_v of_o his_o mother_n substance_n see_v the_o substance_n of_o both_o the_o mother_n be_v one_o &_o the_o same_o 15.39_o 1._o cor._n 15.39_o and_o though_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v wonderful_o cause_n mary_n to_o conceive_v without_o the_o help_n of_o man_n yet_o do_v he_o not_o alter_v nor_o change_v mary_n substance_n for_o than_o will_v it_o follow_v as_o some_o wicked_o affirm_v that_o christ_n be_v not_o make_v of_o the_o same_o matter_n and_o substance_n whereof_o we_o be_v make_v and_o it_o be_v most_o apparent_a that_o wicked_a harlot_n rome_n to_o advance_v the_o high_a estimation_n they_o have_v of_o mary_n and_o because_o also_o they_o have_v invent_v original_a sin_n to_o be_v in_o all_o infant_n which_o be_v only_o their_o wicked_a invention_n carthag_n invention_n orig._n sin_n dec_fw-la in_o council_n carthag_n therefore_o in_o the_o counsel_n of_o trent_n orig_n trent_n sesse_n 5._o cap._n 1_o de_fw-la pec_fw-la orig_n exempt_v she_o from_o sin_n to_o establish_v both_o their_o wicked_a opinion_n therein_o thus_o i_o trust_v all_o that_o shut_v not_o their_o eye_n may_v see_v the_o difference_n of_o the_o truth_n &_o error_n in_o this_o thing_n &_o be_v so_o satisfy_v in_o the_o truth_n that_o no_o turn_a device_n shall_v cause_v they_o to_o stumble_v again_o but_o if_o any_o notwithstanding_o what_o be_v say_v will_v not_o yet_o believe_v the_o truth_n in_o this_o i_o require_v they_o to_o show_v by_o the_o scripture_n better_a reason_n than_o they_o have_v yet_o object_v to_o prove_v infant_n to_o be_v in_o sin_n unto_o condemnation_n in_o hell_n and_o when_o they_o have_v do_v that_o let_v they_o also_o show_v how_o they_o that_o have_v sin_v and_o be_v under_o condemnation_n of_o hell_n can_v be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n but_o only_o by_o faith_n in_o christ_n jesus_n and_o if_o they_o have_v sin_v and_o can_v be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n by_o no_o other_o mean_n but_o by_o repentance_n and_o faith_n in_o christ_n jesus_n then_o be_v they_o all_o leave_v under_o condemnation_n not_o for_o any_o law_n that_o they_o have_v break_v for_o they_o can_v not_o break_v the_o law_n before_o they_o be_v in_o form_n and_o soul_n as_o before_o but_o for_o their_o father_n adam_n eat_v of_o the_o forbid_a tree_n and_o so_o be_v damn_v for_o their_o father_n sin_n contrary_a to_o all_o these_o scripture_n let_v not_o any_o think_v that_o this_o make_v any_o thing_n for_o they_o that_o because_o infant_n have_v die_v many_o time_n bodily_a death_n 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