5. Its against the whole current of the Text, that Paul spake abstractly of the only invisible body really sanctified, and not of the visible body. For 1. The body invisible is an elect seed that cannot fall away; But the body that here he speaks of are such, of which a part are hardened and blinded,1 and under the spirit of slumber, and a part elect and chosen. 7. The election have obtained, the rest are hardened, and of such a body, compared with the body in the time of Elijah, of which multitudes fell away, slew the Prophets, digged down the Altars, and a good number were believers, that bowed not their knee to Baal, and so is the body now, saith Paul, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. [Greek or Hebrew], which is a mixed body. 3. He speaks of the body that is fallen and stumbled, v. 11. and these whom he preaches unto, to provoke them to a holy emulation, to come in to Christ, by the incoming of the Gentiles, v. 13, 14. which is sure a visible body, and which shall be engrafted in again, v. 23. which includes a visible body of diverse generations. 4. Yea he must speak of a National election and external calling, as Deut. 7.7, 8, 9. Deut. 10.15. Psal. 132.13. Isai. 41.2. Not ⟨p. 115⟩of a personal election of some certain persons who fell, were blinded, rejected fully and totally in their persons, and received in and engrafted as sound believers again▪ for the Scripture speaks of no such boating in and out, but of a huge numerous body of which some fell, some stand and includes diverse generations. 5. The collective visible body of Jews and Gentiles are such as Paul preacheth unto, v. 13, 14. such as are engrafted in in the room of the Jews, and engrafted into the Olive of the visible Body, and partake of the fatness of Ordinances, Baptism▪ Covenant-comforts, promises.2 Now if any say that this proves not that Infants are engrafted, then must they say that Infants of the Jews before Christ partook of no fatness of the Covenant, Circumcision, Blessings, Presence, Protection. 2. That they were not broken off with their fathers, and so that they now stand. 3. That the Infants of the Jews are not holy branches, as the root is holy, as [Greek or Hebrew] ▪ and that none but the fathers shall be engrafted in, and only 4.
5. Its against the whole current of the Text, that Paul spake abstractly of the only invisible body really sanctified, and not of the visible body. For 1. The body invisible is an elect seed that cannot fall away; But the body that here he speaks of are such, of which a part are hardned and blinded,1 and under the spirit of slumber, and a part elect and chosen. 7. The election have obtained, the rest are hardned, and of such a body, compared with the body in the time of Elias, of which multitudes fell away, slew the Prophets, digged down the Altars, and a good number were beleevers, that bowed not their knee to Baal, and so is the body now, saith Paul, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, which is a mixt body. 3. He speaks of the body that is fallen and stumbled, v. 11. and these whom he preaches unto, to provoke them to a holy emulation, to come in to Christ, by the incoming of the Gentiles, v. 13, 14. which is sure a visible body, and which shall be ingraffed in again, v. 23. which includes a visible body of diverse generations. 4. Yea he must speak of a Nationall election and externall calling, as Deut. 7.7, 8, 9. Deut. 10.15. Psal. 132.13. Isai. 41.2. Not ⟨p. 115⟩of a personall election of some certain persons who fell, were blinded, rejected fully and totally in their persons, and received in and ingraffed as sound believers again▪ for the Scripture speaks of no such boating in and out, but of a huge numerous body of which some fell, some stand and includes diverse generations. 5. The collective visible body of Jews and Gentiles are such as Paul preacheth unto, v. 13, 14. such as are ingraffed in in the room of the Jews, and ingraffed into the Olive of the visible Body, and partake of the fatnesse of Ordinances, Baptism▪ Co•enant-comforts, promises.2 Now if any say that this proves not that Infants are ingraffed, then must they say that Infants of the Jews before Christ partaked of no fatnesse of the Covenant, Circumcision, Blessings, Presence, Protection. 2. That they were not broken off with their fathers, and so that they now stand. 3. That the Infants of the Jews are not holy branches, as the root is holy, as and that none but the fathers shall be ingraffed in, and only 4.
- 1Paul, Rom. 11. speaks of a visible, not an invisible body.
- 2Infants of the Jews are cut off with the root, and shall be reingraffed with the root.Infants of the Jewes are cut off with the root, and shal be reingraffed with the root.
