of SalrHtion and'l)amntition. 9;:--'1 TheC~~n(n•atton. A I ficke,but«wlonJinmt.Epl>.z.t .Col.1.13·A• Wee deny that Baptifine isvf abfolutc neh~ thcref~re that is corporally dea_d cannot ce!Sicy to faluarion.Reafons.l.Sacramcntsdo fhrre vp h,mftlfe, that he may pertorme the not conterrc grace, but r:.ttherconfi!:me gr.1~e work~ofthe hmng,_no not them \~hen othe1s when Godhath conferred the fame.The chilhelp him .fohe that IS fpiruually dead, cannot drenoffairhfull parents are bo!.1e I )!y, not moouc himfelfe to line vn:o God. Il: Het ff by natural! gencr.Ition, but by , grace of tb< fer••nro{S.ran, & b•ndjlautoffi•.Eph.z.z. God and are not nrfl made holy by bapufrne : Rom.6.I3.Now we know,that a fcruant fran,. and ds for fi1ch as are ofy,eeres of difcretion dcth auhe ~ecke and pieafure ofanother,~nd beforetheybepaptiu:d, they cannot be bapcandonothmgcls. Ill. That whiCh no man tize~ vlllefli:xhcy bekeue.Now all fuchasbecanby hiiDfehc know and beleeue, the fame leecre are both iu{hfied and reconciled to hecan not will: but no mancan know and ccGod; and therefore albeit rhc·y wirhoun heir. leeue rhofe.rhing< rliat appertain to the king- ?Wnc dtfault,aredepl·inedof~pe s·ac:amenr_S, dom: ofCod. L <:or.2.I'4· !it 714~Ural(,m4n I tiis vnpo!Siblefor·thcm topcpfn.II.Goddid p<rcew;h not the thmgsO[tbeJPmt•fGo!•.,.'('or. p:e~ikly appoint circumcilibAro bee on the 3·~. We'"' uot fitffic~e?t ~1 ourfo/ues, to ihf'Tike 4?.1 e1o-.1t day no.:-on the firfl: or rhti'fecond: now B thm,('" a(our{efues.,l herefore norn.an can "~·til I th~re is n~dOLibr, but rh~t ma~i? infants, beby himfelfe, rhofe things that appertaine to fore rbeir eight day, were _preuenred of cirGods_kingdome.I V. T~atwhich is a deadly cuolc•fionbydeath, allwh1ch for a man pe-. enenuero·goodnes, andtsd,reclly rcpugnm" r<mptorilyt<>fct downeas condemned. were thereunto,rhe fameddireth not that which is veryabfurd.III. Ifcircumcifion were uf fuch good;but the wil is anenemy, aud,diredl)'>reabfoluregreat neccfs.icy, why was it for the pugna~t VlltO goodnes, Rom. 8. 7· The wi{<- fpaceoffourry yeares in the deCm lntcrmit,-. d•meo(tht }leP, i4 hatred•g•••JI Goa: for it i& not tcd? and that ondy becaufe the r'fraelites. befubitCI.tlll>t l•rJJ ofGod, ri~ii.hrr imked ranb'. . ii1gpftenin iourncy, fuch as weredcCUm~ifed OhidJ. I. Tbe wordUneere vntt} the~·itrihi~ '"~re by1r in i,ecipardie .of death : no d!'ubt h<Mt, .i~din thy mouth, th<U thou m•ieft.d.e rpl ,Yofl! and Arro•would neuer haue ommed {•""· Deut.~0-14· .Anf. Itis note>Ge to perthis Sacrametltfo long, if ithad beene abfo. formth~ law legally.,but Eu•ngellically.Now littely .neceffary to faluatio·n. I V. This do. this isdond, when as any man dothfulfil! the chine ofthe abfolute neceGirie of Bap'tifme, law by aMediatour, and from him rcceiuing Was vnknownt to ihe atlcientFathers.Forthe the fpirit of God , doth endeauour to perprimi~tte G:hurch did tolerate very Godly c forme new obedien.ce.· men rho"gh wee, :illow not tneii f,ld) that Obi[l:t. II. God giueth many precepts by thcylhoulddeferth:irbaptililiemanyyeares, whlch~ee are commanded to repent beyea often to the(i#le oftheJr. death. Hence leeue,obey•God, ~c. Therefore to do rl1efe was if, that C•rf!antm,e the g[ea' w~• not bapwe haue f~ee-wilf •.Anf. Such places do adm: tized till a littlebef~ie his deatb .:"andVa/mti. nilh vs,not ofour flrength, but ofour duty& nian by reafon ofhi~ delay, 1ya~n'Ot: at all bapinfirmitie:ncirhet do they !hew what men can thi:d: whom notwit[tfl'!·~d!9g .1./tfJ.b,.fe pro.- doe, butwh>t men lhouldaoe. I I . They-are noilnccth to be .in heauen·. Andfier'!.•rd in his iaflruments ofthe holy Ghofl whereby h<:e 7,'7-epift;:di!fiuwh,~hi~ not <.u~:i' .~;priuatiog doth re':"' an_d coouerr fuchas ilian be faued. of b_apl!ftn~, ~ut the contempt:~' palpable The]oGttliiagaine. God incommanding theft:, negligence IS d¥Jl~aple. •. '··.. dothnotrequire things impo!Siblc. .An("'. He , , Th;P'll.'emur:~ llfl! . • dothnotingeedeto menintheir innocencie, it1•••ftmhe (allof .ddamlMtl!!f" "'JO ~ but now toa{I,IU_cl)as;k ll in:Ad•m hee d~th, ~~::/,.doe th•.' wht~E :f,g,ood,'f' that,W.~teh·'ft••l; and th~t by theit owne,default,not<;;ods. •L:"•gh" be m~ .d/JI!f' 'f""l'", '.~f ~' lm bath OhitEl .11~ )'hil. z.t>.W.r~·••• y••r fo/Jution l fet-I>>IIto d, enofljimplJ, & "'#b~. ~t·•.I'J t:<ttrn•O D rJJithft•re •ndtremblmg. An[. PauJ'fpeakerh of "'""~utto doe Well,nm.~ •t ·~1bu&bv_jh<gr4Cf of fuch as are already comierted; which haue God pr.eueHt~$' org~lfd"g 11>1 : tfoe.. Pj'hJ6h~~r4ce their will in part freed. . ,,..,,_hft••do.,geueryn,.~ harh, •,ndr. thef!hic~ . Q6ieEI. IV.if the willbe a meerepatient,it gr4ce tt 11 m ~~r JT,t6 Wt~e~tfur !""'o'fe'~.\411d,logeis confrrained to do that w}lich isgood. An f. t~er.worke mt~t•:fo,.:,or ""·1~~JhereforeJhe The will bot~ in it fclfe, and of it felfe, is a po\~t'Of Jiu "''fl to doe th<t "'h"h ug_ood•ndat. meere patieni in her firit conuerfion V~o ceptaG!e toG•f!," "}<lJ, ~rten~ar.d ~n~'!'~nrd, !3od; bur ifit beeonfider~d ~sit is mooned by lufore csnuerfio~). nQJ q·u!e tlf'}.:n ~'!"'~i4nJ/rhere- 1 1 the fpirit ofGod, it is an ag~flt. f'or, beelng. fo~·:~1"t•n ofhsmfe,lf~ '~"~' • i>';'P,~r41ionlo iHI mopued,it moueth.It is not tborfore c.ompeh. flifirat~on, ' .Jed,but ofa nilling will,ismade a. willing. wit. Th;cionfuwfo;.. . . . . •, The V Ill. e rr9u1• . J;l;u1not re~nerar~c),hath frce-w\ll tO:doe, · ,The ~•ly Gh•JI doth.no.r gi••grt~<e-,. ,.;a, fiut onelyth~twhich ts.ec.>il!, none to d9e good. on'IJ d•!h vnlooforbe"'iO ~.~icp btf•r• "'"' ch•i- !icebee\ng ll'?t alr<;+~Y cqqueqed c'annot fo , rt<d,andalfo,d.tl>exritt th•forne: fo th•e thr wiU much aswill tohaue hiirh, m1a'be.~onuerted. bJ herowne power, Jqrh dijfo[< htr felfo ~>iujlifiRcafons, 1-, MaPis noilai<fto bewi:ike or cation. Th•
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