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Infant
Rights
Three
Parts
H.
Danvers
Richard
Baxter
N.
Simmons
Princes
Arms
J.
Robinson
1646
,
1647
,
1648.
Charity
and
our
Time
Qu.
1.
Qu.
2.
Qu.
3.
Printers
Errata
Rebaptizing
party
Gregor.
Magn.
it
was
introduced
in
the
second
Century
,
de
jure
de
facto
Moses
,
Deut.
I
have
severed
you
from
other
people
,
that
you
should
be
mine
.
Stephen
,
Acts
Vr
,
Gen.
Lot
,
Ishmael
Keturah
,
Esau
Isaac
,
Jacob
Padan
Aram
a
promise
conferring
to
Infants
the
benefit
of
Church-membership
with
all
the
consequent
priviledges
,
a
precept
constituting
the
duty
of
devoting
and
dedicating
the
child
to
God
,
and
entring
into
Covenant
,
which
confers
the
benefit
.
Abraham
,
Gen.
brought
out
of
Aegypt
to
God
,
Exod.
Richard
Baxters
R.
B.
SIR
It
was
a
call
sufficient
I
must
be
the
discerner
of
my
own
Call
or
Reasons
to
write
:
time
is
precious
:
As
for
his
offence
at
Mr.
and
Mr.
for
charging
him
with
sophistry
,
and
at
Mr.
for
charging
him
with
railing
,
and
Mr.
for
doubting
it
is
his
disposition
to
braze
his
forehead
;
and
his
own
angry
words
hereupon
,
they
concern
not
our
present
business
.
IN
your
second
you
say
[
I
confess
&c.
]
In
your
third
you
say
,
Abraham
,
Gen.
&
Deut.
Before
there
was
no
now
there
are
Laws
or
precepts
and
promises
that
it
should
be
so
,
but
And
if
I
should
shew
you
never
so
many
,
you
may
reply
,
they
are
not
such
as
I
assert
in
my
book
,
and
waste
the
time
in
that
trial
,
when
it
is
better
for
me
to
see
first
what
you
say
to
that
book
:
For
this
is
but
to
lead
us
about
to
trifling
.
R.
B.
i.
e.
If
I
do
too
much
it
is
but
your
passing
it
by
,
and
it
will
not
trouble
you
.
R.
B.
This
is
not
the
Controversie
:
Is
your
judgement
alike
right
of
persons
as
of
Doctrines
?
R.
B.
1.
Isaac
1.
That
not
only
the
Infants
of
house
were
Church-members
shall
be
proved
.
2.
Here
he
is
forced
to
take
in
the
Children
of
into
[
the
Congregation
of
And
so
to
extend
Infants
Church-membership
further
than
the
Jews
Common-wealth
.
For
let
the
Reader
judge
,
whether
the
posterity
of
were
of
that
Republick
,
or
Proselytes
either
,
and
not
usually
enemies
.
3.
He
is
forced
to
extend
Infants
Church-membership
to
whole
Cities
that
would
be
but
their
Allies
,
as
the
were
:
For
when
he
saith
by
consent
,
he
could
not
say
that
they
were
to
be
their
subjects
and
so
members
of
their
Republick
.
And
they
may
be
by
mixture
and
confederacy
,
without
subjection
.
And
there
is
no
intimation
that
the
were
to
part
with
their
former
Governours
and
be
subject
to
And
then
if
all
the
Kingd●ms
about
would
but
have
been
accordingly
confederates
,
it
seems
Mr.
must
yield
that
their
Infants
had
been
visible
Church-members
.
IT
was
then
the
duty
of
all
the
Nations
round
about
(
if
not
of
all
the
Nations
on
earth
,
that
could
have
information
of
the
Jewish
Religion
)
to
engage
themselves
and
their
children
to
God
by
Circumcision
.
That
all
that
would
have
any
alliance
and
commerce
with
the
Jews
must
do
it
,
is
commonly
confessed
:
that
it
must
extend
to
Infants
,
the
case
of
the
(
though
deceitfully
drawn
to
it
by
some
of
sons
)
doth
shew
,
and
so
doth
the
Jewish
practice
which
they
were
to
imitate
:
that
the
same
engagement
to
the
same
God
is
the
duty
of
all
the
world
,
is
commonly
acknowledged
,
though
Divines
are
not
agreed
whether
the
distant
nations
were
obliged
to
use
Circumcision
the
Jewish
sign
.
The
best
of
the
Jews
were
zealous
to
make
Proselytes
,
and
no
doubt
but
the
very
law
of
nature
did
teach
them
to
do
their
best
for
the
salvation
of
others
.
To
think
such
charitable
and
holy
works
unlawful
,
is
to
think
it
evil
to
do
the
greatest
good
.
And
if
they
must
perswade
the
neighbour
nations
to
come
in
to
God
by
Covenant
engagement
,
they
must
perswade
them
to
bring
their
children
with
them
,
and
to
devote
them
to
God
as
well
as
themselves
.
For
the
Jews
kn●w
no
other
covenanting
or
engaging
to
God
.
As
the
must
do
,
so
other
nations
must
do
:
For
what
priviledge
had
the
children
of
the
above
the
rest
of
the
world
?
engraffed
themselves
them
Laws
their
Soveraign
R.
B.
Hest.
8.17
This
needeth
no
reply
but
what
is
given
to
the
former
.
R.
B.
preached
to
it
was
all
the
race
of
man
among
them
,
without
exception
,
from
the
greatest
to
the
least
,
that
was
to
fast
and
join
in
the
humiliation
:
all
,
even
Infants
as
well
as
others
,
were
to
partake
of
the
remission
.
If
you
say
,
the
beasts
were
to
fast
too
:
I
answer
,
as
they
were
capable
in
their
kind
of
part
of
the
curse
,
so
were
they
of
part
of
the
benefit
,
but
their
capacity
was
not
as
mans
:
They
fasted
to
manifest
mans
humiliation
.
And
if
by
the
humiliation
of
the
aged
the
beasts
sped
the
better
in
their
kind
,
no
wonder
if
Infants
sped
the
better
in
theirs
,
and
according
to
their
capacities
,
and
that
was
to
have
a
remission
suitable
to
their
sin
.
R.
B.
R.
B.
Heb.
11.26
1
Pet.
1.10
,
11.
1
Pet.
1.12.2
Christ
]
Col.
2.17
part.
1.
chap.
20.
1.
None
of
this
ever
came
into
my
thoughts
which
he
untruly
saith
I
drive
at
,
What
sober
man
could
imagine
either
of
these
assertions
?
What
pittiful
abuse
of
ignorant
Readers
is
this
?
2.
And
what
a
poor
put
off
to
the
point
in
hand
?
That
which
I
said
is
but
that
all
particular
visible
Churches
and
members
,
make
up
one
visible
universal
Church
,
and
therefore
every
visible
member
of
any
particular
Church
is
a
member
of
the
universal
?
He
durst
not
deny
this
,
and
yet
a
slander
serveth
his
turn
.
COncerning
the
matter
of
the
third
question
.
I
assert
that
[
it
was
not
only
of
the
Jews
Common-wealth
that
Infants
wer●
members
,
but
of
the
Church
distinct
from
it
.
This
is
proved
sufficiently
in
what
is
said
before
.
Galuspie's
Aarons
R.
B.
Isaacs
,
Jacobs
The
word
being
ambiguous
may
in
a
large
sense
be
extended
to
a
family
,
and
to
a
scattered
people
that
have
no
Soveraign
;
but
is
not
so
usually
taken
.
THE
Children
of
when
they
were
removed
from
his
family
were
not
unchurched
;
and
yet
were
no
members
of
the
Jews
Common-wealth
.
But
I
shall
take
up
with
what
is
said
for
this
already
,
undertaking
more
largely
to
manifest
it
,
when
I
perceive
it
necessary
and
useful
.
Answer
.
Abrahams
at
least
Ishmael
,
Keturahs
Ishmael
,
Keturah
,
Esau
R.
B.
de
jure
Your
words
are
Peruse
his
words
Reader
HAving
thus
explained
the
terms
,
I
prove
the
proposition
.
If
Infants
Church-membership
with
the
priviledges
thereof
were
a
benefit
conferred
,
which
some
had
right
to
or
in
,
then
was
there
some
grant
,
covenant
,
or
promise
,
by
which
this
right
was
conferred
:
But
the
antecedent
is
most
certain
:
so
is
the
consequent
.
I
suppose
you
will
not
deny
that
it
was
a
benefit
to
be
the
covenanted
people
of
God
,
to
have
the
Lord
engaged
to
be
their
God
,
and
to
take
them
for
his
people
,
to
be
brought
so
near
him
,
and
to
be
separated
from
the
common
and
unclean
,
from
the
world
,
and
from
the
strangers
to
the
Covenant
of
promises
,
that
live
as
without
God
in
the
world
,
and
without
hope
.
If
it
were
asked
what
benefit
had
the
Circumcision
?
I
suppose
you
would
say
,
much
every
way
.
If
Infant
Church-membership
were
no
benefit
,
then
they
that
had
it
,
were
not
(
when
they
came
to
age
or
their
Parents
in
the
mean
time
)
obliged
to
any
thankfulness
for
it
.
But
they
were
obliged
to
be
thankful
for
it
.
it
was
a
benefit
circumcised
then
baptized
now
visible
Church-members
Infant
Church-membership
was
a
benefit
Reply
.
Only
,
is
an
by
a
transeunt
fact
,
without
a
Law
or
promise
.
state
by
which
was
a
benefit
.
what
it
is
visible
Church-member
related
part
benefit
in
it self
little
benefit
no
benefit
THE
next
thing
in
the
antecedent
to
be
proved
is
,
that
there
was
a
right
conferred
to
this
benefit
,
and
some
had
a
right
in
it
.
And
If
any
had
the
benefit
,
then
had
they
right
to
or
in
that
benefit
:
But
some
had
the
benefit
,
The
consequence
of
the
is
certain
Because
the
very
nature
of
the
benefit
consisteth
in
a
right
to
further
benefits
.
If
any
had
the
benefit
of
Church-membership
,
Covenant-interest
,
without
right
;
then
they
had
it
with
Gods
consent
and
approbation
or
without
it
.
Not
with
it
:
For
he
is
just
,
and
consenteth
not
that
any
have
that
which
he
hath
not
some
right
to
or
in
:
Not
without
it
:
For
no
man
can
have
a
benefit
from
God
against
his
will
,
or
without
it
.
If
no
Infants
had
duly
and
rightfully
received
this
benefit
,
God
would
have
somewhere
reprehended
the
usurpation
and
abuse
of
his
ordinances
or
benefits
.
But
that
he
doth
not
as
to
this
case
,
God
hath
expressed
this
right
in
many
Texts
of
Scripture
,
of
which
more
afterward
.
to
it
,
antecedent
to
their
being
such
which
they
might
claim
jus
societatis
this
gave
them
not
a
right
to
it
before
they
had
it
.
in
patiente
transeunt
fact
these
men
Jus
dignitatis
,
vel
societatis
born
in
England
Moral
Donation
gave
Right
Infant
Baptism
Relative
state
Benefits
,
Priviledges
differ
here
Church-membership
in
was
a
thing
that
none
could
usurp
,
or
have
without
right
?
no
man
can
have
a
benefit
from
God
against
his
will
or
without
it
:
give
such
in
a
Right
to
further
benefits
,
Natural
effects
how
many
errors
each
of
us
hold
,
Subjects
only
by
obligation
Subjects
by
consent
Efficient
cause
Redeemed
men
quoad
precium
commanding
their
subjection
or
consent
effecting
of
the
second
Actual
Consent
de
jure
efficient
causes
As
Sapiential
Rector
Benefactor
antecedent
Redeemer
absolutely
common
Antecedent
Mercies
de
jure
Law
of
Grace
preceptive
part
de
jure
consenting
Kingdom
Consenting
Kingdom
Legislation
,
Judgement
particular
members
distributive
justice
act
of
bounty
meer
bounty
ordo
conferendi
&
ratio
recipiendi
distributive
justice
members
by
obligation
Consenting
voluntary
Members
commandeth
none
to
be
such
commandeth
none
to
be
Christians
made
no
promise
Donative
Act
if
you
consent
(
repent
and
believe
)
you
shall
have
union
with
Christ
and
his
Church
Judge
execute
his
own
Law
promise
,
giving
Judge
absolve
Believers
condemn
Vnbelievers
visible
Church-membership
Christ
inviteth
all
that
man
hath
from
God
is
of
debt
,
some
consequently
commutative
justice
Infants
among
the
Jews
was
not
a
thing
offered
on
condition
of
Parents
faith
,
and
to
be
accepted
or
refused
;
but
a
state
resulting
from
Gods
fact
.
seed
then
being
theirs
as
theirs
Am
next
to
prove
the
consequence
,
that
[
this
right
was
conferred
by
some
grant
,
promise
,
or
Covenant
of
God
.
]
And
this
is
as
easie
as
to
prove
that
the
world
was
made
by
Gods
power
and
efficiency
or
will
;
or
to
prove
that
God
is
the
owner
of
all
things
,
and
no
man
can
receive
them
but
by
his
gift
.
If
there
be
no
other
way
possible
for
right
to
be
conveyed
from
God
to
us
,
but
only
by
his
grant
,
promise
,
or
Covenant
,
(
which
we
call
donation
,
and
is
a
moral
civil
action
,
)
then
it
is
by
this
means
that
it
is
conveyed
.
But
there
is
no
other
possible
way
of
such
conveyance
:
we
have
no
right
till
God
give
us
right
.
His
will
signified
createth
our
right
.
No
man
can
have
right
to
that
which
is
wholly
and
absolutely
anothers
,
but
by
his
consent
or
will
.
This
will
is
no
way
known
,
but
by
some
signs
of
it
.
These
signs
of
such
a
will
for
conveyance
of
right
to
a
benefit
,
are
a
civil
moral
action
,
called
a
donation
or
gift
simply
.
If
the
sign
be
in
writing
,
we
commonly
call
it
a
deed
of
gift
.
If
it
be
by
word
of
mouth
,
conferring
a
present
right
,
we
call
it
a
verbal
grant
or
gift
.
If
it
confer
only
a
future
right
,
we
call
it
a
promise
,
and
sometimes
a
Covenant
;
and
sometimes
the
word
Covenant
signifieth
both
,
that
act
which
gives
a
present
right
,
and
promiseth
a
continuance
of
it
.
Right
being
a
moral
or
civil
thing
,
can
be
no
way
conveyed
but
by
a
moral
or
civil
action
.
A
gift
that
was
never
given
,
is
a
contradiction
.
So
that
this
part
of
our
controversie
is
as
easie
as
whether
two
and
two
be
four
.
state
of
Being
Fountain
of
nature
Omnipotent
Lord
Cause
of
Being
Good
as
such
Paternal
government
Being
and
Motion
stated
Relation
obligation
to
the
duty
Health
,
strength
,
Riches
R.
B.
2.
de
debito
constituendo
vel
confirmando
de
debito
constituendo
vel
confirmando
Benefactor
Regens
Rector
benefaciens
What
a
deal
of
the
Gospel
and
the
Churches
mercys
do
these
men
deny
?
1.
The
very
nature
of
our
own
Holy
Covenant
is
,
that
in
it
we
give
up
And
as
our
Riches
are
devoted
hereby
as
capable
utensils
;
so
our
What
is
it
that
a
must
not
that
is
If
you
except
Liberty
,
Health
,
Life
,
you
are
hypocrites
:
And
can
you
except
It
's
true
;
this
is
but
so
and
we
say
no
more
:
when
they
have
a
will
to
choose
for
themselves
,
they
must
do
it
.
2.
I
have
fully
proved
Scripture
commands
for
Parents
to
offer
their
Children
to
God
,
and
that
signifieth
his
will
to
accept
what
he
commandeth
them
to
offer
.
And
his
promises
to
shew
mercy
to
them
as
theirs
are
plain
and
many
,
which
I
must
not
tire
the
Reader
with
repeating
.
Reader
,
are
not
the
Anabaptists
ductile
men
where
they
like
,
as
well
as
intractable
where
they
dislike
,
that
they
will
follow
such
a
Leader
as
this
?
aggravateth
the
sin
of
Rebels
that
reject
it
;
but
if
make
not
what
doth
?
You
see
what
he
hath
brought
the
ancient
and
later
Church-membership
,
Circumcision
and
Baptism
to
?
I
think
to
As
formal
Pontifician
Church-tyrants
when
they
have
some
ordinance
,
and
turned
it
into
an
make
an
engine
of
it
to
trouble
the
Church
,
and
silence
the
Preachers
and
serious
practisers
of
the
Gospel
with
.
These
men
make
nothing
of
Church-membership
,
and
then
restlesly
trouble
the
Church-about
it
.
R.
B.
Rom.
4.15
.
ergo
Rom.
5.13
would
first
perswade
the
Reader
that
I
mean
nothing
but
Circumcision
,
Long
ago
I
told
you
that
,
1.
The
Females
were
not
circumcised
,
2.
Nor
the
Males
for
forty
years
in
the
wilderness
:
And
yet
were
all
Church-members
by
being
Gods
Covenanted
people
.
And
so
was
before
Circumcision
His
terms
of
and
the
and
other
such
,
I
account
lighter
than
the
least
of
his
injuries
to
the
truth
.
R.
B.
to
the
natural
posterity
of
17.
and
the
Covenants
made
with
at
Mount
29.
and
a
precept
of
Circumcision
,
and
precepts
of
God
by
of
calling
the
people
,
and
requiring
them
to
enter
into
Covenant
,
[
do
not
conceive
that
the
Infants
of
were
made
visible
Church-members
by
the
promises
in
the
Covenants
,
or
the
precepts
forenamed
.
]
[
there
is
no
such
particular
promise
concerning
Infants
visible
Church-membership
,
or
precept
,
besides
Circumcision
,
as
in
my
Book
of
Baptism
I
assert
,
]
[
Circumcision
here
confesseth
,
2.
That
the
Jews
were
Gods
visible
Church
not
by
Gods
promise
to
them
to
be
their
God
,
but
by
made
them
his
Church
,
and
to
God
with
other
acts
made
them
Reader
,
is
not
all
here
unsaid
again
by
this
concession
?
Unless
he
will
say
that
this
made
them
all
a
and
yet
but
their
made
them
As
if
any
thing
made
the
which
made
none
of
the
as
such
R.
B.
I
i.
e.
Here
Mr.
is
at
the
old
transeunt
fact
again
:
Let
the
Reader
make
his
best
of
it
:
I
account
it
not
worth
the
reciting
;
nor
his
title
of
R.
B.
in
patiente
Exod.
19.4
Padan
Aram
Padan
Aram
Ishmael
,
Keturahs
To
all
this
I
find
nothing
said
by
Mr.
that
I
think
worthy
the
Readers
trouble
to
reply
to
:
Let
him
read
it
and
see
.
His
charge
of
&c.
]
I
pass
by
R.
B.
Deut.
4.34
Levit.
20.24
,
26.
1
King
.
8.53
.
Isai.
43.1
.
Deut.
4.
Levit.
20.
Israel
.
1.
Gen.
12.1
.
Acts
7.2
.
Nehem.
9.7
.
Exod.
19.4
,
5.
Levit.
11.45
.
Neh.
1.10
Hos.
11.1
To
all
this
I
find
nothing
said
that
needeth
any
further
reply
.
R.
B.
I
de
jure
Moses
,
Exod.
34.
Gen.
1.26
,
27
,
28.
[
So
God
created
man
in
his
own
Image
—
And
God
blessed
them
,
and
God
said
unto
them
,
Be
fruitful
,
and
multiply
,
and
replenish
the
earth
.
]
1.
If
this
prove
their
Church-membership
,
it
proves
not
their
visible
Church-membership
.
Mark
Reader
,
that
for
the
would
not
have
made
them
when
born
to
be
What
not
so
No
wonder
if
all
Christians
Infants
must
be
shut
out
,
if
must
have
been
shut
out
He
adds
,
[
2.
de
jure
Alas
,
poor
Readers
,
that
must
be
thus
wearied
!
I
know
nothing
that
this
Law
or
Covenant
giveth
but
a
to
real
benefits
that
must
have
answerable
causes
:
I
know
no
but
it
is
but
it
's
is
an
ambiguous
word
:
My
dictates
as
he
calls
them
,
are
1.
That
Gods
Law
obligeth
persons
to
devote
themselves
and
their
Infants
to
God
,
by
consenting
to
his
Covenant
for
themselves
and
them
:
2.
And
to
do
this
if
they
have
opportunity
in
the
solemn
Baptismal
Covenanting
Ordinance
:
3.
And
in
his
and
signifieth
to
the
which
is
but
a
4.
That
accordingly
is
not
the
Reason
why
a
Believers
Child
is
a
Church-member
,
meerly
because
BE
God
having
given
him
for
the
he
is
a
Church-member
and
by
which
I
think
you
mean
by
3.
Saith
Mr.
Must
such
dealing
as
this
go
for
an
answer
?
What
's
the
difference
?
addeth
,
4.
You
are
hard
put
to
it
.
I
do
by
this
first
instance
shew
you
And
I
leave
it
to
any
impartial
Christian
whether
I
prove
it
not
certain
,
that
God
in
making
man
in
his
own
Image
with
an
signifie
not
that
Infants
should
have
been
and
so
have
been
of
the
or
Kingdom
of
God
.
Alas
,
many
go
so
much
further
,
as
to
assert
as
truth
,
that
had
stood
(
nay
but
in
that
one
temptation
;
yea
say
some
,
had
he
but
once
loved
God
)
all
his
posterity
had
not
been
only
I
cannot
prove
but
I
can
prove
that
they
had
been
had
not
sinned
,
and
so
had
been
And
if
so
that
God
did
found
Infant
membership
in
let
awakened
reason
think
,
whether
have
not
and
then
Yea
whether
he
hath
not
all
along
It
seemeth
out
of
doubt
to
me
.
I
know
that
Parents
and
Children
now
are
but
withal
upon
the
promise
of
a
Redeemer
,
Let
them
deny
it
that
can
,
and
dare
.
And
it
intimateth
no
change
of
Gods
will
as
to
with
their
Parents
He
saith
that
I
would
desire
him
if
he
can
,
to
tell
me
,
whether
both
were
not
visible
Church-members
in
family
?
And
whether
none
but
the
And
whether
God
not
them
that
are
He
saith
is
not
in
force
;
but
yet
I
may
tell
you
what
it
was
while
it
was
in
force
;
and
that
Infants
visible
Church-membership
was
founded
in
Nature
and
that
Law
at
first
:
And
therefore
though
our
Innocency
be
lost
,
Parents
are
Parents
still
;
And
if
God
change
not
his
order
therein
,
are
as
capable
of
for
their
Children
,
as
they
were
of
being
innocent
for
them
.
THe
next
Institution
of
Infants
Church-membership
,
was
at
the
first
proclamation
of
grace
to
fallen
man
,
or
in
the
first
promise
of
redemption
to
sinners
,
in
Gen.
I
will
prove
that
this
fundamental
Covenant
of
grace
or
promise
doth
declare
it
to
be
the
will
of
God
that
Infants
should
be
Church-members
:
And
to
this
end
,
let
us
first
consider
what
the
words
expresly
contain
,
and
then
what
light
may
be
fetcht
from
other
Texts
to
illustrate
them
.
It
being
a
known
rule
,
that
an
Expositor
must
not
turn
universals
into
singulars
or
particulars
,
nor
restrain
and
limit
the
Scripture
generals
,
where
the
word
it self
or
the
nature
of
the
subject
doth
not
limit
them
,
I
may
well
conclude
that
these
things
following
are
comprehended
in
this
fundamental
promise
.
That
the
Devil
having
plaied
the
enemy
to
mankind
,
and
brought
them
into
this
sin
and
misery
,
God
would
not
leave
them
remediless
,
nor
to
that
total
voluntary
subjection
to
him
as
he
might
ha●e
done
:
But
in
grace
or
undeserved
mercy
would
engage
them
in
a
war
against
him
,
in
which
they
that
conquered
should
bruise
his
head
.
That
in
this
war
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
,
the
principal
seed
,
is
promised
to
be
our
General
,
whose
perfect
nature
should
contain
,
and
his
perfect
life
express
a
perfect
enmity
against
Satan
,
and
who
should
make
a
perfect
conquest
over
him
.
The
Lord
Jesus
is
promised
to
do
this
work
as
the
womans
seed
,
and
so
as
conceived
of
her
,
and
born
by
her
,
and
so
as
an
Infant
first
,
before
he
comes
to
ripeness
of
age
.
So
that
here
an
Infant
of
the
woman
is
promised
to
be
the
General
of
this
Army
,
and
Head
of
the
Church
.
This
is
most
evident
:
By
which
God
doth
sanctifie
the
humane
birth
,
and
the
Infant
state
,
and
assure
us
that
he
doth
not
exclude
now
that
age
from
the
redeemed
Church
,
which
he
admitted
into
the
Church
by
the
laws
of
creation
.
For
the
first
promise
is
of
an
Infant
born
of
the
woman
to
be
the
Head
of
the
Church
,
and
growing
up
to
maturity
,
to
do
the
works
of
a
Head
.
Had
God
excluded
the
Infant
state
from
the
visible
Church
he
would
not
have
made
the
Head
first
an
Infant
.
Where
note
,
That
Christ
is
the
great
exemplar
of
his
Church
;
and
in
things
which
he
was
capable
of
,
he
did
that
first
in
his
own
body
,
which
he
would
after
do
in
theirs
.
That
the
Head
is
a
Member
,
even
the
principal
Member
,
one
of
the
two
parts
which
constitute
the
whole
.
As
the
do
constitute
each
Common-wealth
.
So
that
if
an
Infant
must
be
a
member
eminently
so
called
,
then
Infants
are
not
excluded
from
membership
,
but
are
hereby
clearly
warranted
to
be
members
of
a
lower
nature
.
If
an
Infant
may
be
Soveraign
,
no
doubt
he
may
be
a
Subject
.
If
an
Infant
may
be
the
chief
Prophet
of
the
Church
,
then
no
doubt
but
Infants
may
be
Disciples
.
If
you
still
harp
on
the
old
string
,
and
say
,
They
are
no
Disciples
that
learn
not
;
you
may
as
well
say
,
He
is
no
Prophet
that
teacheth
not
.
And
if
you
will
openly
deny
Christ
in
Infancy
to
have
been
the
Prophet
of
the
Church
,
I
will
undertake
to
prove
the
falshood
and
vileness
of
that
opinion
,
as
soon
as
I
know
you
own
it
.
The
promise
then
of
an
Infant
Head
,
doth
declare
Gods
mind
that
he
will
have
Infants
members
,
because
the
head
is
the
principal
member
.
instituted
Infants
Church
state
first
edition
one
Infant
visible
member
to
be
an
Infant
persecuted
in
Infancy
Infants
murdered
for
his
sake
first
,
invite
and
use
them
shutteth
out
all
Infants
not
Disciples
learn
not
Christ
was
their
Master
Taught
not
in
Covenant
with
God
Infancy
he
bore
all
the
Counter-relations
,
Covenant
of
God
actual
consent
Infant
in
the
womb
may
be
a
Church-member
solemn
Investiture
of
Baptism
your
proselytes
visible
members
in
one
degree
,
openly
profess
Christianity
further
degree
Then
an
old
man
should
not
be
a
member
.
because
he
did
used
not
no
other
T.
I
deny
not
that
Christ
in
infancy
was
head
of
the
Church
,
nor
that
he
was
the
Prophet
of
the
Church
in
Infancy
,
understanding
it
of
his
being
the
Prophet
habitually
and
by
designation
,
nor
that
he
in
some
respect
,
to
wit
,
of
Rule
and
protection
,
was
the
head
of
the
visible
Church
,
even
of
that
part
which
is
not
elect
:
yet
I
deny
that
in
respect
of
that
union
which
makes
any
members
of
his
body
,
in
the
Scripture
acceptions
which
is
by
his
spirit
,
he
is
the
head
of
that
part
of
the
visible
Church
which
is
not
elect
.
Churches
head
Prophet
of
the
Church
Christian
habitually
and
by
designation
spiritual
membership
common
gifts
of
the
spirit
,
as
tongues
,
miracles
,
prophecie
,
of
branches
in
him
not
bearing
fruit
,
and
some
cut
off
from
him
and
withered
.
Body
of
Christ
and
members
in
particular
,
T.
That
the
humane
birth
and
infant
state
is
sanctified
(
by
Christs
)
is
not
true
:
for
then
it
would
be
holy
to
all
,
several
causes
same
sanctification
:
Christs
Birth
remote
preparatory
cause
individual
persons
Parents
consent
all
the
causes
together
Christs
death
initial
preparatory
sense
state
fit
for
holy
use
used
by
all
Priests
and
Worshippers
Death
and
the
Grave
are
sanctified
by
Christ
:
to
all
curse
is
taken
off
hallowed
for
the
holy
T.
Nor
do
I
conceive
any
truth
but
gross
falshood
made
the
Head
first
an
Infant
]
For
this
doth
suppose
this
the
only
end
or
chief
end
—
and
more
in
Gods
eye
than
the
saving
of
sinners
gross
falshood
That
state
or
age
which
God
visibly
included
and
actually
made
the
chief
visible
Church-member
in
,
he
did
not
exclude
from
the
visible
Church
:
But
the
Infant
state
God
visibly
included
,
and
actually
made
the
chief
visible
Church-member
in
▪
Therefore
the
Infant
state
God
did
not
exclude
from
the
visible
Church
.
excluded
as
such
included
in
one
total
exclusion
Infants
excluded
qua
tales
must
be
the
only
or
chief
end
,
more
in
Gods
eye
than
the
saving
of
a
sinner
?
God
would
not
have
made
an
Infant
the
chief
member
if
he
would
have
excluded
Infants
as
Infants
?
chiefly
in
his
eye
:
and
that
this
was
only
or
chiefly
in
more
than
saving
sinners
simple
essence
T.
I
deny
that
Christ
as
man
in
infancy
was
the
Prophet
of
his
Church
visibly
,
and
●
.
when
he
will
assault
,
there
will
appear
in
his
contradiction
vileness
and
manifold
falshoods
.
taking
visibility
exercise
conjunctly
learners
in
actu
exercito
Christ
in
Infancy
was
the
Prophet
of
his
Church
visibly
,
That
which
was
declared
by
Angels
from
Heaven
,
Mary
,
Zacchary
,
Anna
,
Symeon
,
(
habitually
T.
And
for
his
inference
,
If
an
Infant
may
be
the
chief
Prophet
of
the
Church
,
then
no
doubt
but
Infants
may
be
Disciples
,
I
grant
both
:
and
yet
deny
that
Christ
was
visibly
,
audibly
,
in
his
infancy
in
his
humane
nature
the
Prophet
of
his
Church
,
or
that
any
Infants
are
actually
Disciples
visibly
,
till
they
hear
the
Gospel
and
profess
the
faith
:
Nor
am
I
a●hamed
to
aver
that
he
is
no
Prophet
that
prophesieth
not
,
that
they
are
no
Disciples
that
learn
not
.
an
Infant
may
be
(
and
was
)
the
chief
Prophet
of
the
Church
,
and
Infants
may
be
Disciples
.
dispute
for
so
do
we
Infants
learn
him
audibly
maketh
one
known
but
not
audibly
audibly
so
but
not
in
actu
exercito
]
and
by
his
own
Prophesying
any
Prophet
that
Prophesieth
not
,
or
them
any
Disciples
that
learn
not
,
in
terminis
first
consent
R.
B.
Vide
Muscul
.
Calvin
.
Luther
.
in
locum
.
[
I
will
put
enmity
between
thee
and
the
woman
]
[
the
seed
of
the
woman
,
]
[
the
seed
of
the
woman
,
]
This
tedious
discourse
of
Mr.
is
indeed
serpentive
They
that
need
a
Reply
to
any
thing
here
said
,
shall
have
none
from
me
.
Come
next
to
prove
from
other
parts
of
Scripture
,
That
the
fundamental
promise
of
Grace
is
thus
to
be
interpreted
as
including
Infants
.
If
the
same
Covenant
of
grace
when
it
is
more
fully
and
clearly
opened
,
do
expresly
comprehend
Infants
as
to
be
Church-members
,
then
is
this
fundamental
promise
so
to
be
understood
(
or
then
doth
this
also
comprehend
them
.
)
But
the
antecedent
is
certain
,
therefore
so
is
the
consequent
.
The
antecedent
I
prove
from
the
Covenant
of
grace
made
to
the
Father
of
the
faithful
,
which
comprehended
Infants
for
Church-members
:
The
Covenant
made
with
comprehending
Infants
,
was
the
same
with
this
in
but
in
some
things
clearlier
opened
.
Which
is
proved
thus
:
Both
these
were
the
Covenant
of
grace
and
free
justification
by
faith
in
the
Redeemer
,
therefore
they
were
the
same
.
For
there
is
but
one
such
.
If
had
some
special
promises
additional
to
the
main
Covenant
,
that
makes
not
the
Covenant
of
free
justification
by
faith
to
be
divers
.
That
this
in
is
the
promise
or
Covenant
of
grace
and
free
justification
is
not
denied
,
that
I
know
of
.
That
the
promise
to
was
the
same
,
is
evident
from
It
is
there
expresly
manifest
,
that
the
Covenant
whereof
Circumcision
was
to
the
seal
,
was
the
Covenant
of
free
justification
by
faith
;
Circumcision
it self
being
a
seal
of
the
righteousness
of
faith
which
had
,
yet
being
uncircumcised
,
that
he
might
be
the
Father
of
believers
,
Yea
the
promise
that
he
should
be
heir
of
the
world
was
not
made
to
or
to
his
seed
through
the
Law
,
but
through
the
righteousness
of
faith
.
Now
it
is
certain
that
this
Covenant
sealed
by
Circumcision
and
made
to
and
his
seed
,
did
comprehend
Infants
.
The
consequence
of
the
then
is
evident
,
that
the
same
promise
expressed
more
concisely
,
is
to
be
expounded
by
the
same
expressed
more
fully
:
And
it
is
acknowledged
that
the
Gospel
light
and
grace
was
to
be
manifest
by
certain
degrees
.
The
fundamental
promise
of
Grace
doth
include
Infants
.
Vnion
Relative
T.
This
I
deny
,
that
it
includes
all
Infants
,
or
all
Infants
of
Believers
,
and
that
any
Infant
is
made
a
visible
Church-member
by
that
promise
as
the
next
cause
or
sole
efficient
.
Covenant
or
Law
of
Grace
giveth
visible
Church-membership
conditionally
to
all
that
hear
it
.
Doth
not
the
Law
of
Grace
(
or
Promise
)
He
that
believeth
and
is
baptized
shall
be
saved
:
whoever
believeth
shall
not
perish
—
whoever
will
,
let
him
take
the
water
of
life
freely
:
He
that
cometh
to
me
I
will
in
no
wise
cast
out
:
Go
into
the
high-ways
and
hedges
,
and
compel
them
to
come
in
,
Infants
conditionally
the
next
cause
,
and
the
sole
efficient
any
cause
,
next
or
remote
,
sole
or
cooperating
?
Beneficial
Relation
,
the
Parents
consent
and
dedication
,
causae
Receptivae
vel
dispositivae
I
grant
that
the
Covenant
to
was
the
Covenant
of
Evangelical
Grace
,
though
mixt
,
and
that
it
did
include
Infants
,
and
that
they
were
Church-members
,
to
wit
,
of
the
invisible
Church
of
the
Elect
—
And
that
Infants
in
his
house
were
visible
Church-members
,
but
not
by
vertue
of
the
Covenant
barely
as
Evangelical
,
but
by
the
transeunt
fact
:
and
if
in
any
respect
by
virtue
of
the
Covenant
,
it
was
by
it
as
containing
houshold
or
civil
promises
,
rather
than
Evangelical
.
against
it
The
Covenant
to
family
was
a
Covenant
of
Evangelical
Grace
,
included
Infants
as
Elect
Church
invisible
Non-elect
at
age
None
of
them
in
Infancy
I
will
save
all
such
Infants
as
I
elect
I
will
save
whom
I
will
save
differencing
reason
or
qualification
of
those
that
he
will
save
I
will
save
my
elect
I
will
save
my
Elect
Abrahams
Infants
were
visible
Church-members
,
but
not
by
the
Covenant
barely
as
Evangelical
.
bare
put
off
at
all
Covenant
as
Evangelical
And
if
in
any
respect
by
virtue
of
the
Covenant
it
was
by
it
as
containing
houshold
or
civil
promises
,
rather
than
Evangelical
.
houshold
and
civil
promises
Rather
than
Evangelical
R.
B.
2.
's
Answer
is
a
refusing
to
answer
,
save
a
cross
challenge
(
oft
answered
)
and
the
instance
of
To
which
I
say
,
that
if
's
Father
being
a
Greek
countermanded
his
communion
with
the
Jews
,
he
could
not
be
a
member
of
their
policie
or
particular
Church
.
(
Though
if
he
only
delayed
as
did
to
circumcise
his
Son
,
that
Son
might
be
a
member
as
the
children
in
the
wilderness
were
.
)
But
his
Mothers
right
alone
might
make
him
a
person
in
Covenant
with
God
as
a
visible
member
of
the
Church-universal
.
R.
B.
Here
is
so
little
said
that
needs
but
this
remarke
,
that
Mr.
knoweth
not
how
to
deny
the
duty
of
handsomly
,
which
being
Accepted
of
God
is
to
Church-membership
as
private
Marriage
to
publick
,
where
publication
is
wanting
:
But
he
denieth
that
Parents
may
dedicate
them
by
But
if
they
may
and
must
do
it
it
will
follow
that
they
must
do
it
publickly
in
the
instituted
way
.
As
in
proving
so
much
by
the
Law
of
Nature
,
if
he
cannot
confute
it
,
let
him
not
strive
and
sin
against
nature
.
THe
law
of
nature
bindeth
all
Parents
to
do
their
best
to
secure
Gods
right
,
and
their
Childrens
good
,
and
to
prevent
their
sin
and
misery
:
But
to
engage
them
betimes
to
God
by
such
a
dedication
,
doth
tend
to
secure
Gods
right
,
and
their
Childrens
good
,
and
to
prevent
their
sin
and
misery
:
For
they
are
under
a
double
obligation
,
which
they
may
be
minded
of
betimes
,
and
which
may
hold
them
the
more
strongly
to
their
duty
,
and
disadvantage
the
tempter
that
would
draw
them
off
from
God
.
personal
serious
Covenanting
obligation
and
comfort
of
our
Infant
Covenant
as
serious
a
Covenanting
also
at
age
,
Church
state
of
the
Adult
R.
B.
Ergo
,
&c.
Exod.
34.
saith
nothing
to
all
,
that
I
think
the
Reader
needeth
a
reply
to
.
R.
B.
But
here
he
denieth
it
,
and
I
leave
his
denial
with
my
copious
proof
in
my
Treatise
of
Infant-baptism
to
the
Readers
.
R.
B.
Gen.
3.
To
this
Mr.
still
affirmeth
that
Infants
Church-membership
was
proper
to
the
Hebrews
only
.
Reader
,
though
they
had
their
peculiarities
,
is
it
credible
that
the
Infants
of
that
one
small
country
only
should
be
so
differently
dealt
with
by
God
,
from
all
the
world
else
,
even
's
and
all
from
to
the
end
of
the
world
,
that
should
be
Church-members
and
what
unlikely
things
(
yea
against
evidence
)
can
some
believe
?
R.
B.
Annal.
vol.
1.
p.
2.
Unde
tum
primum
(
post
semen
promissum
)
mulieri
Evae
nomen
a
marito
est
impositum
,
Gen.
4.14
,
16.
1
Chron.
16.29
Psal.
96.8
Gen.
4.25
's
Answer
to
all
,
is
a
denial
:
saith
he
,
But
you
say
(
or
else
are
consistent
with
you
.
)
And
whether
was
within
,
and
without
,
I
will
no
more
dispute
with
you
.
R.
B.
Gen.
6.2
Deut.
14.1
.
2
Cor.
6.18
.
[
ye
are
the
children
of
the
Lord
your
God
,
ye
shall
not
cut
your selves
,
a
holy
people
unto
God
,
peculiar
to
him
,
2
Cor.
6.8
.
Come
out
from
among
them
,
and
be
ye
separate
,
and
I
will
be
a
father
to
you
,
and
you
shall
be
my
sons
and
daughters
,
saith
the
Lord
Almighty
.
]
Ainsworth
in
loc.
i.
e.
Deut.
14.1
,
&c.
1
John
3.1
.
Gen.
4.14
Ainsworth
in
loc.
Psal.
144.15
Heb.
11.16
Gen.
9.27
&c.
Ephes.
3.6
.
&
2.14
,
19.
&c.
]
vid.
ult
To
all
this
the
summ
of
Mr.
's
answers
are
,
1.
A
denial
of
the
senses
given
of
some
Texts
,
which
I
leave
to
the
Readers
examination
,
being
resolved
not
to
tire
him
with
a
tedious
Reply
.
2.
He
grants
that
their
persons
were
blessed
,
God
their
God
,
and
their
seed
in
the
Church
:
As
if
Gods
open
Covenant
and
promise
made
them
not
visible
members
but
invisible
.
R.
B.
Ur
;
1.
2.
Lot
Haran
,
Gen.
12.2
,
3.
12.2
,
3.
In
thee
shall
all
families
of
the
earth
be
blessed
,
17.7
,
9
,
10.
And
I
will
establish
my
Covenant
between
me
and
thee
and
thy
seed
after
thee
—
and
I
will
be
their
God
.
And
God
said
to
Thou
shalt
keep
my
Covenant
therefore
,
thou
and
thy
seed
after
thee
in
their
generations
.
This
is
my
Covenant
which
you
shall
keep
between
me
and
you
,
de
praesenti
de
novo
Gen.
17.
Rom.
4.10
,
11
,
12
,
13.
Gen.
12.3
all
the
families
of
the
earth
shall
be
blessed
,
Heb.
Samar
.
Arabic
all
the
kindreds
Chald.
paraph.
all
the
tribes
and
in
thy
seed
by
thee
Gen.
12.3
.
&
Gen.
17.
Gen.
22.16
,
17
,
18.
Gen.
26.3
,
4
,
5.
Exod.
12.48
To
all
this
neither
do
I
find
any
new
thing
calling
for
any
answer
,
but
what
the
considering
Reader
can
easily
make
:
His
repeated
sayings
,
that
if
Ministers
to
baptize
]
a
child
may
well
answer
.
There
are
more
that
act
in
baptism
than
one
:
expresseth
his
Covenant-Gift
and
Consent
,
and
delivereth
it
sealed
to
the
Receiver
by
the
instituted
investing
symbol
:
The
party
expresseth
his
and
this
the
Parent
hath
power
and
trust
to
do
for
the
child
,
as
you
may
take
a
Lease
for
your
Child
:
Cannot
the
Parent
do
this
,
and
so
be
a
without
being
a
Minister
R.
B.
Exod
19.5
,
6.
de
futuro
vers.
5.
Deut.
17.1
,
2.
Deut.
26.14
,
18.
[
Thou
hast
avouched
the
Lord
this
day
to
be
thy
God
,
and
to
walk
in
his
ways
,
and
keep
his
statutes
,
and
his
commandments
,
and
his
judgements
,
and
to
hearken
to
his
voice
.
And
the
Lord
hath
avouched
thee
this
day
to
be
his
peculiar
people
,
as
he
hath
promised
thee
,
And
that
thou
maist
be
an
holy
people
,
Deut.
28.4
,
9.
Ezra
9.2
Deut.
29.
to
establish
them
for
a
people
to
himself
,
and
that
he
may
be
to
them
a
God
,
as
he
had
before
said
and
sworn
.
vers.
19
,
20
,
21
,
23
,
25
,
26.
Gods
being
their
God
,
and
taking
them
for
his
people
thus
in
Covenant
?
Deut.
30.19
choose
life
,
that
thou
and
thy
seed
may
live
.
2
Chron.
15.
2
Kings
23.2
,
3.
2
Chron.
34.31
,
32.
Levit.
25.41
,
54
,
55.
put
(
as
the
Covenant
and
the
Parents
believing
are
,
therefore
the
Covenant
and
Parents
faith
are
not
the
sole
efficient
—
so
that
though
the
Covenant
give
a
Right
to
a
blessing
,
yet
it
doth
not
make
actually
visible
Church-members
,
without
some
other
transeunt
fact
(
The
rest
let
the
Reader
make
his
best
of
.
)
We
are
it
seems
by
this
time
in
a
fair
way
of
agreement
,
and
have
almost
done
our
work
.
It
seemeth
by
this
time
he
could
find
in
his
heart
to
grant
that
the
Covenant
is
though
not
the
well
,
we
will
not
stick
on
that
:
Gods
love
and
revelation
,
and
Christs
merits
shall
be
antecedent
chief
efficients
:
And
he
seemeth
now
instead
of
saying
still
that
to
be
content
if
we
will
say
,
that
is
We
will
not
be
so
sowre
as
to
deny
him
that
much
.
And
indeed
is
this
all
at
the
upshot
?
But
I
will
not
grant
him
the
logical
notion
too
easily
,
though
we
will
not
quarrel
about
it
.
I
think
a
may
long
exist
before
the
though
it
be
not
till
it
effect
:
And
I
think
that
is
but
till
it
and
yet
may
be
the
of
our
I
think
the
childs
did
not
to
Church
Relation
,
nor
doth
now
,
nor
the
but
only
as
a
And
I
think
the
may
begin
without
any
change
in
the
upon
a
change
in
the
And
that
the
Sun
unchanged
is
the
proximate
efficient
of
motion
,
light
and
heat
,
to
the
next
existent
wight
that
received
not
his
influx
before
it
did
exist
:
And
the
Covenant
or
Donative
Instrument
of
God
which
saith
may
effect
my
Justification
when
I
believe
and
not
before
,
though
it
not
at
all
,
but
But
I
deny
that
the
even
when
he
is
For
if
it
be
possible
for
the
Parent
to
consent
for
himself
and
not
for
his
child
,
and
to
devote
himself
and
not
his
child
to
God
,
part
of
the
condition
of
reception
is
wanting
.
As
far
as
I
perceive
,
could
I
but
hope
to
be
so
happy
a
disputant
,
as
to
convince
Mr.
that
Church-membership
(
visible
)
is
or
was
to
the
he
would
grant
me
all
that
I
plead
for
of
the
conveyance
of
it
by
Covenant
.
And
if
I
cannot
it
is
a
hard
case
.
THe
second
Commandment
I
think
is
a
law
,
and
containeth
a
promise
or
premiant
part
,
wherein
he
promiseth
to
shew
mercy
to
the
generations
or
children
of
them
that
love
him
and
keep
his
Commandments
:
of
which
I
have
also
spoken
elsewhere
,
to
which
I
refer
you
.
I
see
no
reason
to
doubt
but
here
is
a
standing
promise
,
and
discovery
of
Gods
resolution
,
concerning
the
children
of
all
that
love
him
,
whether
Jews
or
Gentiles
,
to
whom
this
Commandment
belongs
:
nor
to
doubt
whether
this
mercy
imply
Church-membership
:
And
that
this
is
fetcht
from
the
very
gracious
nature
of
God
,
I
find
in
his
proclaiming
his
Name
to
temporal
mercies
words
[
Love
of
a
jealous
God
on
Idolaters
,
Church-Communion
and
Life
proclaimed
name
of
God
their
children
as
such
qua
tales
decreed
granted
distinguished
mercy
children
of
the
faithful
as
such
in
the
Tables
of
stone
,
visible
notification
visible
favorites
all
the
children
of
the
faithful
,
as
such
all
alike
equal
mercies
Christian
Directory
It
is
a
general
promise
It
is
usual
in
the
Old
Testament
to
express
Gods
favour
by
temporal
blessings
,
more
than
in
the
Gospel
;
but
yet
still
they
secure
us
of
his
favour
.
As
,
might
secure
more
than
us
of
temporal
successes
,
and
yet
not
more
of
Gods
never
failing
favour
.
There
is
a
stable
promise
to
all
Gods
people
in
general
that
have
children
,
Psal.
And
to
be
secured
by
promise
of
Gods
mercy
and
righteousness
is
the
state
of
none
without
the
Church
.
And
if
they
were
all
to
be
kept
out
of
the
Church
,
I
scarce
think
that
nor
the
man
happy
that
hath
his
quiver
full
of
them
.
Nor
would
the
sucking
children
be
called
as
part
of
the
solemn
assembly
to
the
humiliation
,
There
is
a
standing
promise
to
all
the
just
,
Prov.
There
is
no
sort
of
men
without
the
Church
that
is
pronounced
blessed
in
Scripture
.
A
blessed
people
are
Gods
people
,
and
those
are
the
Church
separated
from
the
cursed
world
.
One
lower
blessing
will
not
denominate
a
man
or
society
,
a
blessed
man
or
society
.
If
it
were
a
good
argument
then
,
Deut.
then
it
is
good
still
as
to
favour
in
general
.
So
Deut.
there
is
a
general
promise
to
,
or
declaration
of
the
righteous
,
that
and
then
they
are
Church-members
it
is
promised
I
think
of
Gospel
times
,
And
cap.
Gospel
promises
then
extend
to
[
people
and
cities
,
]
whereof
Infants
are
a
part
.
Isa.
This
is
plain
,
and
full
,
and
durable
.
What
is
necessary
to
be
said
in
answer
to
the
common
objections
,
as
[
that
experience
tells
us
all
the
seed
of
the
righteous
are
not
blessed
]
with
the
like
,
I
suppose
already
done
in
my
book
of
Baptism
.
All
the
seed
of
the
righteous
are
blessed
,
though
not
all
with
that
blessing
which
cannot
be
lost
and
cast
away
by
themselves
when
they
come
to
age
.
That
without
the
Church
a
person
may
be
pronounced
blessed
,
is
apparent
from
R.
B.
not
holding
children
in
the
womb
unborn
to
be
visible
Church-members
,
all
this
may
be
retorted
:
They
are
part
of
the
seed
of
the
righteous
.
The
whole
seed
(
in
the
womb
and
born
)
are
taken
into
this
relation
to
God
which
implyeth
his
blessing
on
them
as
separated
from
the
wicked
,
according
to
their
capacity
:
An
Infant
in
the
womb
is
visibly
separated
to
God
,
if
you
denominate
from
the
notoriety
or
visibility
of
Gods
promise
that
doth
it
:
But
the
is
not
to
you
,
though
sensible
to
the
mother
.
As
Christ
was
the
Head
in
the
womb
,
so
far
Infants
are
members
;
the
Parents
then
privately
devoting
them
to
God
:
I
told
you
before
,
the
of
our
state
hath
several
gradations
.
To
quibble
thus
on
all
Gods
promises
to
the
children
of
the
faithful
by
questions
and
exceptions
about
embryo's
,
abortives
,
is
vanity
R.
B.
John
11.52
Gal.
4.25
,
26
,
27.
Gal.
4.28
I
conceived
a
For
although
a
promise
be
a
Law
to
the
Promiser
,
yet
I
know
not
how
congruously
it
should
be
repealed
:
'T
is
true
,
the
act
of
promising
being
transeunt
ceaseth
;
but
that
cannot
be
repealed
:
that
which
is
done
cannot
be
not
done
I
perceive
we
must
dispute
our
first
principles
,
as
well
as
our
Baptism
.
Reader
,
Gods
promise
in
question
is
not
a
particular
promise
to
some
one
person
only
,
but
his
or
stablished
or
continued
word
,
which
is
the
of
his
will
:
It
is
the
same
thing
which
is
called
,
the
part
of
his
Law
,
in
one
respect
,
and
his
Testament
in
another
,
and
his
Donation
or
Gift
in
another
,
and
his
in
another
,
and
his
Promise
in
another
.
As
is
the
part
of
a
Law
,
and
it
is
a
Testament
,
a
Covenant
,
a
Promise
,
a
Gift
,
all
these
.
Mr.
cannot
see
how
this
promise
can
be
repealed
:
what
,
not
an
universal
promising
Law
,
or
Covenant
or
Instrument
?
The
question
is
not
whether
it
but
whether
it
be
in
congruous
sense
.
Why
may
not
the
King
make
a
Law
that
every
one
that
killeth
such
and
such
hurtful
creatures
(
a
Fox
,
or
that
killeth
an
enemy
in
war
,
shall
have
such
a
reward
▪
and
repeale
this
Law
or
Promise
when
he
seeth
cause
?
I
think
the
first
Covenant
ceased
by
mans
sin
,
without
repeal
.
But
I
cannot
say
that
no
promise
to
the
was
repealed
,
upon
their
sin
!
The
non-performance
of
the
condition
depriveth
the
party
of
the
benefit
while
it
is
unrepealed
:
but
may
not
God
thereupon
repeal
the
Law
or
Covenant
,
and
null
the
very
offer
to
posterity
?
Is
it
not
so
as
to
the
Jews
policie
and
peculiarity
?
What
pains
is
taken
in
the
Epistle
to
the
to
prove
the
change
of
the
Covenant
as
faulty
in
comparison
of
that
which
had
better
promises
?
But
if
you
will
call
it
a
meer
all
is
one
as
to
our
question
in
hand
.
R.
B.
Quest.
1.
None
was
of
right
of
the
Jewish
Church
who
was
not
of
the
Common-wealth
.
But
my
Question
was
,
when
without
forsaking
God
,
they
are
forcibly
separated
from
the
Jewish
policy
and
subjected
to
others
,
are
they
not
members
of
the
still
,
though
not
of
the
Jews
?
IF
(
as
you
say
)
it
was
on
the
Jews
rejection
of
Christ
that
they
were
broken
off
from
being
Gods
people
,
were
those
thousands
of
Jews
that
believed
in
Christ
so
broken
off
,
or
not
,
who
continued
successively
a
famous
Church
at
which
came
to
be
a
Patriarchal
seat
.
Whether
then
were
not
the
children
of
the
Disciples
and
all
believing
Jews
Church-members
in
Infancy
?
If
no
,
then
it
was
somewhat
else
than
unbelief
that
broke
them
off
.
R.
B.
Quest.
3.
so
answereth
as
before
,
and
needeth
no
other
Reply
.
R.
B.
Quest.
4.
Not
their
Infants
Then
it
would
be
but
a
part
of
the
people
that
would
be
graffed
in
.
WAs
not
Christs
Church
before
his
incarnation
spiritual
,
and
gathered
in
a
spiritual
way
?
HOw
prove
you
that
it
was
a
blemish
to
the
old
frame
,
that
Infants
were
members
?
Or
that
Christs
Church
then
and
now
are
of
two
frames
in
regard
of
the
subjects
age
?
IN
what
regard
is
the
new
frame
bettered
by
casting
out
Infants
which
were
in
the
old
?
R.
B.
Quest.
8.
I
know
not
what
profession
each
Jew
did
make
,
or
was
to
make
.
I
would
you
had
been
as
cautelous
and
modest
throughout
.
It
is
evident
,
that
they
were
to
profess
consent
to
which
those
that
denied
would
put
to
death
R.
B.
Here
Mr.
chides
me
for
wronging
him
by
length
;
and
being
afraid
the
Reader
will
do
so
too
I
make
haste
.
R.
B.
Quest.
1.
To
this
I
find
no
answer
worth
the
reciting
.
R.
B.
Quest.
2.
I
have
nothing
to
say
here
,
but
Mr.
seems
very
angry
at
this
IS
it
not
a
desperate
undertaking
,
and
dare
you
adventure
on
it
,
to
justifie
all
the
world
before
Christs
incarnation
except
the
Jews
,
from
the
guilt
of
not
dedicating
their
children
to
God
,
to
take
him
to
be
their
God
,
and
themselves
to
be
his
people
?
Yea
,
to
justifie
all
Jews
against
this
charge
,
that
should
neglect
or
refuse
to
engage
their
children
to
God
in
Covenant
as
members
of
his
Church
?
And
doth
not
he
that
saith
there
is
no
law
,
say
there
is
no
transgression
?
There
is
no
Law
binding
to
do
thus
for
his
children
,
DAre
you
yet
justifie
also
at
the
Bar
of
God
,
all
the
world
since
Christs
incarnation
from
the
guilt
of
sin
,
in
not
dedicating
their
children
to
Christ
,
and
entring
them
into
his
Covenant
as
members
of
his
Church
?
Dare
you
maintain
that
all
the
world
is
sinless
in
this
respect
?
R.
B.
Quest.
5.
The
answer
to
this
I
leave
to
the
Readers
judgement
.
R.
B.
Quest.
6.
here
is
angry
,
and
I
wonder
not
;
one
stone
he
snatcheth
up
from
Doct.
Appendix
,
and
one
from
the
Scotch
Church
,
and
Elders
,
and
the
Church
at
and
the
Association
,
which
few
before
him
I
think
have
said
much
against
.
R.
B.
Quest.
7.
Here
Mr.
is
angry
again
,
which
is
the
summ
.
CAn
you
prove
that
ever
there
was
one
age
,
or
Church
(
particular
)
on
earth
since
till
about
years
ago
,
that
the
Anabaptists
rose
,
wherein
Infants
were
not
taken
for
members
of
the
Church
?
If
you
can
do
it
:
Let
us
hear
your
proof
.
Constantine
,
Augustine
,
Naz.
Hierom
R.
B.
Quest.
9.
I
can
,
look
back
to
Sect.
50
,
51
,
52
,
57.
I
have
done
,
and
I
find
no
such
proof
.
R.
B.
Quest.
10.
here
denieth
the
suppositions
:
I
leave
the
Reader
to
judge
how
truly
.
SIR
,
pardon
the
weakness
,
and
bear
with
the
plainness
and
freeness
of
Your
faithful
Brother
(
though
not
as
is
meet
)
Sir
,
if
you
have
any
thing
of
moment
to
say
,
in
reply
to
these
,
which
you
have
not
yet
in
your
writings
brought
forth
,
I
shall
be
willing
to
consider
of
it
:
But
if
you
have
not
,
I
pray
you
tel
me
so
in
two
words
,
and
spare
the
rest
of
your
pains
(
as
for
me
)
and
trouble
me
no
more
with
matters
of
this
nature
.
For
truly
I
have
no
sufficient
vacancy
from
greater
works
.
Yea
,
I
am
constrained
to
forbear
much
greater
than
these
.
After
this
he
tells
me
,
that
whereas
I
preached
a
Sermon
at
in
which
I
refuted
by
many
arguments
Infants
visible
Church-membership
,
I
must
be
either
mutable
or
hypocritical
,
if
I
deny
such
a
Law
and
Ordinance
which
I
took
on
me
then
to
refute
,
and
desires
a
Copy
of
that
Sermon
,
that
he
may
shew
the
sad
mistakes
and
vanity
of
those
my
arguments
.
baptized
unto
in
the
cloud
and
in
the
sea
,
baptized
into
Christ
all
baptized
As
we
now
are
all
baptized
into
Christ
.
Argue
thus
:
If
no
Infants
were
part
of
the
visible
Church-Christian
in
the
Primitive
times
,
then
whatever
Ordinance
there
were
of
their
visible
membership
before
,
must
needs
be
repealed
:
But
the
antecedent
is
true
,
the
consequent
—
The
Antecedent
I
prove
thus
.
If
in
all
the
days
of
Christ
on
earth
,
and
the
Apostles
,
no
Infant
was
a
part
or
member
of
the
visible
Church
Christian
,
then
not
in
the
primitive
times
:
But
,
The
Minor
proved
All
visible
members
of
the
Church-Christian
were
to
be
baptized
:
But
no
Infants
were
to
be
baptized
:
Therefore
no
Infants
were
visible
members
of
the
Christian
Church
.
They
were
not
visible
members
of
the
Church-Christian
who
were
not
of
the
body
of
Christ
:
But
no
Infant
was
of
the
visible
body
of
Christ
,
proved
from
All
that
were
of
the
body
of
Christ
were
made
to
drink
into
one
spirit
in
the
Cup
of
the
Lords
Supper
:
But
no
Infant
was
made
to
drink
into
one
spirit
;
for
none
of
them
did
drink
that
Cup
,
hath
the
spirit
that
every
member
drinketh
of
the
Cup
in
the
Lords
Supper
,
All
that
were
one
body
and
one
bread
did
partake
of
that
one
bread
which
was
broken
:
But
no
Infant
did
partake
Christ
and
his
Disciples
The
whole
Church
is
one
bodie
,
and
hath
one
Lord
,
and
one
faith
:
But
no
Infant
hath
one
faith
There
is
one
Lord
,
one
faith
,
one
Lord
Doctrine
of
faith
objective
faith
;
one
Creed
They
were
no
members
of
the
visible
Church
,
who
were
left
out
of
the
number
of
the
whole
Church
,
all
the
Believers
,
the
multitude
of
the
Disciples
,
But
Infants
are
left
out
of
the
number
in
all
places
in
the
New
Testament
,
all
that
were
present
Reason
,
Consent
all
the
Church
met
to
hear
,
or
to
do
this
or
that
?
The
number
of
the
names
together
were
about
was
seen
after
his
resurrection
of
more
than
Brethren
at
once
They
were
all
with
one
accord
in
one
place
.
send
men
of
their
own
company
?
You
may
all
prophesie
They
were
no
part
of
the
Christian
Church
visible
to
whom
the
things
ascribed
to
the
whole
Church
did
not
agree
:
But
the
things
ascribed
to
the
whole
Christian
Church
visible
did
not
agree
to
Infants
:
The
Church
meeteth
to
choose
a
Pastor
,
The
Minor
is
proved
On
this
Rock
will
I
build
my
Church
,
by
Preaching
The
Kingdoms
of
the
world
are
made
the
Kingdoms
of
the
Lord
and
of
his
Christ
:
But
Infants
are
members
of
all
those
Kingdoms
:
called
to
be
Saints
They
that
were
added
to
the
Church
did
hear
and
believe
,
But
Infants
are
no
where
reckoned
as
Christs
Disciples
:
habitually
and
by
designation
a
Prophet
in
Infancy
,
and
that
so
may
Infants
be
Disciples
.
If
in
the
distribution
of
the
members
of
the
Church
then
,
Infants
are
not
comprehended
,
then
Infants
were
not
visible
Church-members
—
But
,
neither
sex
I
argue
from
the
common
received
definitions
of
the
visible
Church
,
of
the
Church
of
A
congregation
of
faithful
men
society
of
faithful
men
I
argue
,
They
are
no
visible
members
of
the
Christian
Church
,
to
whom
no
note
whereby
a
visible
Christian
Church
or
Church-membership
is
discernable
,
doth
agree
:
But
,
Heart-consent
to
the
Baptismal
Covenant
of
Grace
professed
consent
maketh
this
mutual
consent
as
two
distinct
pretended
Notes
,
denying
either
of
them
to
be
true
marks
.
Gods
Consent
is
the
Donative
efficient
cause
,
and
mans
consent
is
the
receptive
cause
,
conditio
sine
qua
non
think
of
plain
faithful
Parents
should
not
doubt
of
the
Salvation
of
their
Children
dying
in
Infancy
(
ut
Synod
.
Dort
.
Art
.
Gratia
Infantilis
It
is
certain
by
the
word
of
God
that
baptized
Infants
dying
before
actual
sin
,
are
certainly
saved
,
Heathens
or
Infidels
,
wrongfully
I
argue
:
They
who
have
not
the
form
constituting
and
denominating
a
visible
Church-member
,
are
not
visible
Church-members
.
But.
Profession
of
faith
is
the
form
constituting
,
If
Infants
be
visible
Christian
Church-members
,
then
there
may
be
a
visible
Church-Christian
which
consists
only
of
Infants
of
believers
—
But
this
is
●bsurd
:
Integral
members
I
argue
:
If
Infants
be
visible
Church-members
,
there
is
some
Cause
of
it
:
But
there
is
no
Cause
:
That
this
be
the
Child
of
a
Consenting
believer
.
To
this
denyeth
any
such
Covenant
of
grace
to
the
faithful
and
their
seed
the
Conditional
Covenant
promiseth
Justification
,
Salvation
,
on
Condition
of
faith
,
and
not
visible
Church-membership
,
and
believing
Parents
consent
If
there
were
a
Covenant
to
the
faithful
and
their
seed
,
to
be
their
God
,
yet
this
would
not
prove
their
Infants
Christian
visible
Church-membership
:
As
he
is
the
God
of
of
Infants
dying
in
the
wombs
of
believers
at
the
hour
of
death
Children
of
visible
believers
If
all
these
which
makes
the
cause
or
condition
,
may
be
in
act
,
and
the
effect
not
be
,
then
the
cause
which
assigneth
is
not
sufficient
.
But
&c.
For
they
may
all
be
before
the
child
is
born
.
in
diem
Parents
consent
It
deserveth
a
smile
:
For
I
make
Christ
by
his
Law
or
Covenant-grant
the
only
cause
efficient
To
tell
us
that
Justification
&c.
hath
a
further
efficient
after
the
Covenant
;
which
causeth
Justificability
,
but
not
actual
Justification
without
mans
faith
.
That
I
err
in
taking
visible
membership
to
be
a
in
diem
At
seven
years
end
that
land
shall
be
yours
Recipient
cause
own
faith
efficient
cause
your
own
Justification
justifie
your self
efficient
cause
If
visible
Church-membership
be
antecedent
to
the
interest
a
person
hath
in
the
Covenant
,
then
the
Covenant
is
not
the
cause
of
it
.
But
&c.
am
the
person
present
Right
union
with
Christ
Church
or
body
If
the
Covenant
&c.
be
the
only
〈…〉
bought
Orphans
of
wholly
at
our
dispose
,
are
no
visible
members
,
his
own
Consenting
Owner
our
wills
Generation
are
our
own
If
the
Covenant
o●
Law
with
the
Parents
actual
faith
without
profession
,
make
not
the
Parent
a
visible
Church-member
,
neither
doth
it
the
child
.
Heart
consent
invisible
Christian
Professed
belief
Believing
Consent
visible
member
material
Receptive
If
persons
are
visible
Church-members
and
not
by
the
Covenant
of
Grace
,
then
it
is
not
true
that
Christ
by
his
Law
or
Covenant
is
the
sole
efficient
of
visible
Church-membership
.
The
minor
is
proved
in
and
hypocrites
sole
efficient
e.
g.
follow
me
If
Infants
are
visible
members
by
the
Covenant
on
Condition
that
the
Parents
then
either
the
next
Parents
or
in
any
generation
precedent
trust
and
power
If
an
Infants
visible
Church-membership
be
by
the
Covenant
on
the
Parents
actual
believing
,
and
not
a
bare
profession
,
then
it
is
a
thing
that
cannot
be
known
,
If
other
Christian
priviledges
be
not
conveyed
by
a
Covenant
upon
the
Parents
faith
,
without
the
persons
own
act
and
consent
,
then
neither
this
.
But
Not
to
be
a
Believer
,
a
disciple
,
a
Minister
,
a
Son
of
God
—
There
is
the
like
reason
for
them
as
for
this
.
Physical
qualities
Physical
accidents
physical
Action
Knowledge
,
Belief
,
Love
,
Gifts
of
utterance
,
health
,
Right
and
Moral
Relation
,
(
Jus
Debitum
,
obligatio
)
Moral
means
signification
of
the
Donors
will
signal
Donation
Physical
Qualities
Moral
Rights
,
Relations
Son
of
God
Adopted
heir
of
heaven
of
God
as
a
reconciled
Father
in
Christ
Christ
was
habitually
and
by
designation
the
Head
and
Prophet
of
the
Church
in
Infancy
,
so
mihgt
Infants
be
disciples
one
side
none
is
[
A
Son
of
God
]
without
his
own
consent
:
no
Sons
of
God
without
their
consent
they
consent
Son
of
God
actually
consented
If
there
be
no
Law
or
ordinance
of
God
unrepealed
by
which
either
this
Infant
visible
Church-membership
is
granted
,
or
the
listing
of
Infants
or
entring
into
the
visible
Church
Christian
is
made
a
duty
,
then
it
is
not
a
cause
of
Infants
visible
Church-membership
which
Second
Part
H.
DANVERS
Richard
Baxter
Nevil
Simmons
Jonathan
Robinson
How
far
Controversial
Writings
and
Disputes
are
to
be
practised
by
pious
and
peaceable
men
?
one
extream
excess
of
Disputing
The
Itch
of
Disputing
makes
the
Scab
of
the
Church
,
Potestative
,
Intellective
,
Volitive
Pride
,
Ignorance
own
parts
friends
to
be
informed
same
office
Knowledge
,
Parts
weaker
part
remaining
pride
singularity
:
Selfishness
Old
man
their
own
conjunction
of
good
and
evil
eminently
Good
few
Great
necessary
natural
dulness
Paul
,
The
servant
of
the
Lord
must
not
minister
Questions
rather
than
godly
edifying
which
is
in
faith
:
For
the
end
of
the
Commandment
is
Love
out
of
a
pure
heart
,
and
a
good
Conscience
and
faith
unfeigned
:
proud
,
knowing
nothing
doting
about
questions
words
;
whereof
cometh
envy
,
strife
,
railing
,
evil
surmising
,
perverse
disputings
of
men
of
corrupt
minds
and
destitute
of
the
truth
.
viz.
Grievous
devouring
wolves
men
arising
among
themselves
that
would
speak
perverse
things
to
draw
away
disciples
after
them
,
Therefore
watch
Timothy
,
The
mouths
evident
truth
ignorant
pride
Parts
,
interests
Teach
and
Learn
meekness
to
instruct
those
that
oppose
themselves
,
cowardly
betrayers
earnestly
to
contend
for
the
faith
once
delivered
to
the
Saints
,
earnest
contending
over
sharp
strangers
to
Religion
whose
conversion
there
is
hope
Godly
Christians
of
infirmity
humbled
dejected
Christians
plainness
,
sharpness
rebuked
before
all
,
that
others
may
beware
.
own
good
Peter
,
Matth.
Pauls
,
Gal.
Them
that
sin
rebuke
before
all
,
&c.
Rebuke
them
sharply
that
they
may
be
sound
in
the
faith
(
cuttingly
)
Tit.
Rebuke
with
all
authority
half
studied
The
Church
it self
Dort
Art
.
faithful
Parents
have
no
cause
to
doubt
of
the
salvation
of
their
children
dying
in
Infancy
.
I
would
do
all
that
God
intrusteth
and
enableth
me
to
do
,
that
my
child
may
be
a
child
of
God
,
and
I
would
give
him
up
to
God
and
accept
any
mercy
for
him
as
far
as
God
doth
authorize
me
so
to
do
.
any
one
may
do
it
we
do
consent
a
thousand
or
ten
thousand
miles
off
,
e.
g.
sight
and
presence
Go
learn
what
that
meaneth
,
I
will
have
mercy
and
not
sacrifice
:
unmerciful
persecutions
absolutely
necessary
not
to
the
adult
no
Action
positive
qualification
that
neither
Believeth
nor
opposeth
faith
shall
be
saved
,
that
doth
neither
good
nor
harm
,
he
that
believeth
shall
be
saved
,
and
he
that
believeth
not
shall
be
damned
except
ye
repent
ye
shall
all
perish
without
holiness
none
shall
see
God
:
another
Covenant
one
Covenant
of
grace
Authorized
Parents
positive
believing
consent
positive
condition
the
Parent
for
the
child
faithful
and
their
seed
through
many
generations
seed
of
the
faithful
devoted
by
them
to
God
,
Parents
natural
Faithful
Parents
virtually
thing
further
necessary
condition
of
the
A
promise
to
educate
the
Child
as
a
Christian
if
he
live
owneth
him
Parents
apostatize
till
then
their
Own
meritorious
Righteousness
of
Christ
free
gift
suitable
acceptance
accept
a
donation
for
his
Child
,
proper
hope
Covenant
right
in
transitu
He
giveth
them
freely
his
sanctifying
grace
,
and
giveth
them
right
to
Salvation
as
sanctified
,
though
he
tell
us
not
who
are
sanctified
,
Consent
and
Heart-devoting
them
to
God
in
Christ
,
●ure
vel
injuria
Owner
consent
dedicate
them
(
heartily
,
or
openly
)
to
God
,
Infant-Grace
is
lost
greater
are
only
to
believe
promised
spirit
(
of
Power
,
Love
and
a
sound
mind
)
spirit
following
it
faith
it self
enableth
men
to
Repent
and
Believe
real
Grace
will
enable
them
to
believe
if
they
come
to
age
,
infallibly
cause
it
this
may
be
lost
Davenant
,
Ward
loss
of
an
Infant-state
of
Grace
,
future
state
Infants
Souls
present
state
former
actions
,
good
or
evil
:
died
baptized
Infants
relation
to
God
,
his
Covenant
and
Church
you
are
answered
such
a
one
that
hath
written
against
you
is
unanswered
best
opportunity
presently
necessary
Baptized
naked
compassion
on
a
headless
multitude
si
populus
vult
decipi
,
decipiatur
.
George
Booth
certain
proof
Love
,
Liberty
proud
Church-divider
forced
thing
Pride
,
Ignorance
Away
with
such
unworthy
persons
out
of
the
Ministry
or
out
of
the
Country
:
Away
with
such
unworthy
persons
from
your
Communion
William
Allen
do
all
formally
other
Sacrament
necessitate
praecepti
necessitate
medii
true-consenting
to
his
Covenant
necessary
to
salvation
true
Consenter
one
Baptism
our
solemn
devoting
our selves
to
Christ
in
the
Baptismal
Covenant
Profession
of
that
consent
orderly
manner
Open
confessing
as
such
sacred
Ministry
solemn
Matrimony
regular
admittance
regular
solemnization
published
consent
solemn
Profession
Education
,
natural
weakness
sons
of
the
Church
More
knowledge
I
will
have
mercy
and
not
sacrifice
If
thou
be
not
Baptized
,
I
Baptize
thee
,
Being
uncertain
whether
my
Infant
Baptism
be
valid
,
If
it
be
not
I
now
receive
that
which
is
Go
ye
and
Disciple
all
Nations
Baptizing
them
a
Peace
with
the
Anabaptists
,
even
in
the
same
Communion
!
Pride
,
Ignorance
visible
Church-membership
of
Infants
yet
they
are
not
to
be
baptized
,
adult
converts
common
entrance
into
the
Church
alike
ridiculous
Gregory
Mag.
Lib.
Ep.
Indict.
Christian
Directory
seeming
Reordination
wrong
Infants
MR.
Danvers
a
Treatise
of
Baptism
Append
.
ed.
I
cannot
find
it
was
practised
upon
any
till
the
fourth
Century
:
against
it
old
and
Catholick
way
have
soft
words
and
hard
arguments
truth
of
the
case
Church
Tyranny
dividing
separations
,
Sects
and
parties
,
such
Gospel
from
him
Wo
be
to
him
by
whom
offence
cometh
.
In
his
small
search
speak
for
it
practise
it
fourth
Century
Infant-Baptism
de
facto
strict
singularity
Montanists
Fanaticism
second
marriages
inordinate
fastings
for
it
Sebast
.
Frank.
Dutch
Anabaptists
Martyrologie
James
Nailor
George
Fox
Isaac
Pennington
Ans●
▪
read
them
any
such
controversie
with
them
two
books
he
manageth
the
arguments
for
Infant-Baptism
against
them
with
great
zeal
,
them
to
deny
it
Personal
succession
their
Bishops
Episcopal
ceremonious
Separatists
purer
Episcopal
succession
Si
haberi
foris
potest
,
etiam
dari
cur
non
potest
?
Baptism
received
out
of
the
Catholick
or
true
Church
among
Schismaticks
is
true
baptism
:
and
therefore
baptism
given
without
by
Schismaticks
is
true
baptism
.
Baptism
was
among
them
hardly
Salvation
that
baptism
that
destroyeth
(
remitteth
not
sin
,
is
not
saving
:
that
which
is
without
love
remitteth
not
sin
:
But
Schismaticks
,
have
not
love
What
man
will
say
so
?
Whenas
both
the
Rise
and
the
Pertinacie
of
Schism
is
no
other
than
the
hatred
of
brethren
.
no
brethren
think
them
so
bad
not
to
be
communicated
with
Carthage
Council
did
not
change
the
form
of
Baptism
,
unlawful
Churches
controverting
Infant-Baptism
with
the
Donatists
Christ
himself
would
be
baptized
by
a
servant
,
and
Infants
that
cannot
themselves
believe
are
baptized
Which
all
the
Church
holdeth
when
little
Infants
are
baptized
,
who
certainly
cannot
yet
with
the
heart
believe
to
righteousness
and
with
the
mouth
confess
to
Salvation
:
And
yet
no
Christian
will
say
that
they
are
baptized
in
vain
.
universal
consent
all
the
Church
no
Christian
conveyance
of
Grace
&c.
(
and
so
he
passeth
to
the
Scripture
argument
from
Circumcision
.
)
no
controversie
any
other
Sect
hold
by
all
the
Church
that
which
all
the
whole
Church
holdeth
,
and
did
ever
hold
,
not
instituted
by
any
Council
,
is
justly
taken
for
an
Apostolical
tradition
,
Timothy
,
Titus
,
Silas
part
of
Christian
Doctrine
Infant-baptism
was
ever
held
by
the
whole
Church
to
that
day
,
and
not
instituted
by
any
Council
:
Scripture
for
it
also
above
Ordinances
against
all
baptism
against
Infant-baptism
it
is
easier
to
find
Hereticks
that
deny
all
baptism
,
form
of
baptizing
form
and
words
of
baptism
Vincentius
Victor
did
oppose
in
the
point
of
Infant-baptism
,
citing
(
that
differeth
not
from
them
?
)
no
disagreement
in
Sacraments
any
Christian
observance
de
bapt.
c.
Traditores
quia
ex
traditoribus
wise
and
righteous
overmuch
Osiander
,
Fuller
,
Bullinger
all
things
Rebaptizing
persons
before
baptized
appropriating
the
Church
to
their
party
.
your selves
Antichristian
great
a
party
number
of
Bishops
many
wrote
against
them
works
are
yet
extant
publick
examinations
no
Christian
denied
it
John
Becold
Novatians
opposed
Infant-baptism
Socrates
,
l.
Answ.
Elsewhere
Albaspinaeus
,
Observ
what
the
Novatian
Heresie
was
against
Infant-Baptism
Waldenses
were
the
off-spring
of
the
Novatians
,
driven
out
of
about
Anno
All
that
returned
from
the
Donatists
should
be
received
into
the
Catholick
Church
without
rebaptization
though
baptized
in
Infancy
,
former
evidence
one
reason
the
ancient
Britains
that
having
received
the
Christian
doctrine
and
worship
from
the
Apostles
times
did
intirely
keep
thereto
—
whom
the
Monk
especially
in
Christening
children
keeping
Easter
,
but
in
asmuch
as
they
utterly
refused
to
be
seduced
by
him
therein
body
of
witnesses
from
the
Apostles
time
in
that
time
Reason
of
the
case
the
due
time
against
Infant
Baptism
downright
against
them
Roman
zealot
ancientest
writer
same
Country
with
them
knew
them
all
the
contests
with
them
Bishop
John
St.
Boniface
3.
That
Roman
manner
whole
Church
no
one
Christian
Manner
peculiar
to
Rome
Princes
,
Priests
Adult
Baptism
Grace
with
either
Beda
,
Polychron
Baptizing
after
the
manner
of
Rome
that
you
give
Christendom
to
children
.
yet
v●●ible
words
very
ter●●
Britains
were
against-Infant
Baptism
Because
they
received
the
Scriptures
,
the
Christian
Faith
,
Doctrine
and
Discipline
from
the
Apostles
and
Churches
,
who
had
no
such
thing
as
the
Baptizing
of
Infants
among
them
?
Vshers
Primordia
Because
they
fully
prized
and
faithfully
adhered
to
the
Scripture
,
believe
him
Scripture
is
against
Infant-Baptism
believe
him
neighbour
,
one
of
them
believe
him
Cyprian
,
Athanasius
,
Nazianzene
,
Chrysostome
,
Augustine
,
against
Infant-Baptism
Luther
,
Calvin
,
Zuinglius
,
Bradford
,
Hooper
Nazianzene
,
Basil
,
Augustine
vehemently
rejected
humane
Traditions
in
the
worship
of
God
?
Asiatick
Ceremonies
on
their
own
dayes
Plead
Tradition
certain
proof
clear
proof
viz.
Germanus
Rome
.
Beda
Hist.
Eccl.
lib.
Vincentius
Lerinensis
.
)
Prosper
Beda
c.
Beda
c.
Dutch
Anabaptists
Hillary
Arelat
that
no
Christian
thought
Infant-Baptism
vain
:
all
the
Church
Vniversal
agreed
in
?
Authorized
men
must
believe
before
such
seducers
children
tossed
up
and
down
,
and
carryed
to
and
fro
with
every
wind
of
doctrine
.
His
last
proof
that
the
fourth
Century
(
saith
he
in
his
catalogue
)
229.
he
saith
to
prove
it
,
but
that
And
he
citeth
11.
(
and
some
fellow
an
hundred
years
ago
.
)
Tripartite
History
Prayer
was
all
Baptism
and
the
Lords
Supper
were
nothing
,
dicentes
Divinum
cibum
nihil
nec
prodesse
nec
laedere
Sacred
or
Sacramental
food
,
did
neither
profit
nor
hurt
:
Dadoes
,
Sabbos
,
Adelphius
,
Hermas
and
Simeon
:
Baptism
doth
the
Baptized
person
no
good
,
but
prayer
only
expelleth
the
Devil
.
against
Infant-Baptism
against
the
adults
Baptism
above
all
Ordinances
Infant
Baptism
Faustus
Regiensis
Personal
and
actual
desire
was
requisite
in
every
one
was
to
be
Baptized
(
Vincent
Jacob
Merning
Dutch
Anabaptist
Faustus
Rhegiensis
Claudianus
Mammertus
own
their
cause
Infants
do
by
them
England
,
[
You
are
all
out
of
the
true
Church
which
is
only
with
us
,
and
if
you
come
not
to
us
and
be
not
baptized
in
our
Churches
,
you
have
no
true
baptism
nor
can
be
saved
.
]
one
true
word
9.
saith
that
a
Monk
,
were
found
to
curse
the
Council
of
and
to
hold
but
one
nature
in
Christ
;
praeterea
anabaptismos
aliaque
nefandae
obscoenitatis
plena
facinora
peragere
,
and
also
to
have
practised
Rebaptizings
,
and
other
villanies
full
of
such
obscenity
that
is
not
to
be
named
.
Adrian
Bishop
of
Corinth
in
the
seventh
Century
did
publickly
oppose
Infant-Baptism
,
insomuch
as
he
would
neither
Baptize
them
himself
,
nor
suffer
them
to
be
Baptized
by
others
,
but
wholly
denyed
Baptism
to
them
:
Wherefore
he
was
accused
by
Bishop
of
Bishop
of
as
appears
by
Letter
to
the
said
in
which
among
others
he
complains
against
the
said
that
he
turned
away
children
from
Baptism
and
let
them
die
without
it
,
for
which
they
proceeded
against
him
as
a
great
transgressor
and
blasphemer
.
Adrian
publickly
opposed
Infant-Baptism
accused
for
it
so
proceeded
to
Gregory
through
him
some
Infants
had
dyed
without
Baptism
.
Gregory
Larissa
on
his
behalf
no
one
of
the
witnesses
could
say
that
he
knew
any
such
thing
by
him
,
but
that
they
were
told
so
by
the
mothers
of
some
children
,
whose
Husbands
had
for
their
faults
been
removed
Nor
did
(
the
witnesses
)
say
,
that
they
died
unbaptized
,
as
the
envious
suggestion
of
the
accusers
contained
;
for
it
is
manifest
that
they
were
baptized
in
the
City
against
Infant-baptism
envious
accusations
Great
Gregory
no
one
Christian
thought
Infant-baptism
vain
?
particul●●
children
their
Infants
baptism
The
next
in
his
Catalogue
is
,
but
after
in
his
book
before
it
he
tells
you
of
and
citeh
Berinus
an
eminent
learned
man
that
professed
as
he
saith
,
Aegyptian
Divines
Hincmarus
Laudunens
Hincmarus
Rhenensis
Bib.
Pat.
Suppl
.
To.
our
Testimonies
Justin
,
Irenaeus
,
Origen
,
Tertullian
,
Cyprian
,
Nazianzene
,
Augustin
Ed.
Morel
Ib.
Orat.
had
been
vilely
Ruffined
,
or
that
he
himself
was
a
notable
Factor
for
Antichrist
,
and
that
in
him
the
mystery
of
iniquity
did
very
strongly
work
.
Jeremy
Stephens
Cyprian
de
unit
.
Eccl.
All
the
Christian
Churches
Cyprian
de
unit
.
Eccl.
Jeremy
Stephens
Cyprian
urged
not
Tradition
whether
Infants
should
be
baptized
whether
they
were
to
be
dedicated
in
Covenant
to
God
,
and
to
be
Church-members
they
should
be
baptized
before
the
eighth
day
:
day
or
time
no
Christian
taketh
it
to
be
in
vain
?
very
time
any
use
of
Reason
Infants
Church-membership
devoted
to
God
by
all
faithful
parents
:
first
Covenanting
Infants
first
real
state
of
relation
to
Christ
before
it
believers
before
baptism
solemn
investiture
Greg.
Nazian.
Or.
nothing
else
but
a
Covenant
made
with
God
for
a
new
and
purer
kind
of
life
:
Infants
Church-members
Covenant
consent
one
Church
one
person
in
the
Church
against
Infant
Church-membership
and
baptism
,
against
all
baptism
Waldenses
days
Yet
is
not
Mr.
ashamed
to
fix
such
an
abhominable
slander
upon
the
Baptists
of
this
our
age
of
baptizing
naked
:
(
which
it
seems
was
so
long
the
real
practice
of
the
paedobaptists
)
and
about
which
he
spends
three
whole
pages
to
aggravate
the
heynousness
of
their
custom
(
which
he
is
pleased
to
father
on
them
.
)
And
though
I
am
perswaded
he
cannot
but
be
convinced
that
the
thing
is
most
notoriously
false
,
and
brought
forth
by
him
rather
out
of
prejudice
(
not
to
say
malice
)
rather
than
any
proof
or
good
testimony
he
ever
received
thereof
;
yet
have
I
never
heard
that
he
hath
done
himself
,
his
injured
neighbours
and
the
abused
world
that
right
as
to
own
his
great
weakness
and
sinful
shortness
therein
,
in
any
of
the
many
Editions
of
that
piece
,
which
I
humbly
conceive
as
well
deserved
a
recantation
as
some
other
things
he
has
judged
worthy
thereof
.
some
baptized
naked
and
some
did
not
:
both
sorts
baptized
naked
did
not
he
never
denied
the
truth
of
the
thing
all
sorts
then
living
this
one
man
any
continue
see
the
persons
baptized
naked
denied
by
themselves
the
time
David
George
Susan
Pierson
authority
of
the
Writer
force
of
the
arguments
Writer
is
so
foolish
much
more
What
is
the
kind
of
Covenant
consent
required
in
baptism
?
Whether
a
meer
dogmatical
faith
professed
?
Or
the
profession
of
a
saving
faith
?
matter
believed
belief
and
consent
other
sort
a
true
saving
faith
lower
sort
of
faith
this
sort
of
faith
and
consent
truly
consent
believing
Parent
,
and
doth
Covenant
with
God
,
consenteth
reputatively
Party
in
a
Contract
consent
in
his
consent
They
did
it
for
him
at
Gods
Command
.
To
speak
evil
of
the
things
that
they
understood
not
.
by
Falshood
,
Pride
unsanctified
heart
great
measure
true
Grace
hasty
in
judgeing
wrong
cause
mixt
affection
Teaching
and
Learning
servant
of
the
Lord
must
not
strive
,
perverse
disputings
striving
about
words
which
subvert
the
hearers
,
edifie
not
tend
to
more
ungodliness
faith
may
be
contended
willing
mind
capable
receiver
one
side
fight
against
the
truth
spirit
of
opposition
,
hating
truth
said
for
it
against
it
against
it
it
is
this
opinion
right
zealous
Christians
for
Christ
speak
evil
know
not
Tho.
Pierce
calls
us
off
who
art
thou
that
judgest
another
mans
servant
?
to
his
own
master
he
stands
or
falls
:
hate
me
no
wonder
his
judgement
tolerate
me
great
deal
wiser
and
more
more
conscionable
Godly
and
fit
for
deeply
conscious
Greatest
Knowledge
diligent
searching
most
Protestants
every
one
of
my
Nonconforming
brethren
?
one
Minister
every
one
of
my
Nonconforming
brethren
be
offended
,
known
not
of
one
any
one
of
them
word
or
line
And
I
dare
be
bold
to
say
,
hath
given
more
general
offence
,
and
lost
Mr.
more
amongst
his
Friends
than
any
thing
he
did
in
all
his
life
.
Displeasing
dissenters
mistaking
men
my
loss
being
lost
humane
hypocritical
temptation
Peter
Math.
Man-pleasing
and
Pride
lost
so
much
praise
or
good
thoughts
good
esteem
lost
with
my
friends
please
all
men
for
their
good
to
edification
:
own
comfort
yours
and
theirs
live
on
man
all
my
friends
what
prize
lost
with
all
my
friends
be
lost
for
nothing
other
friends
all
Ministerial
maintenance
am
lost
years
hard
study
be
some
body
Cost
or
loss
Truth
and
duty
error
and
sin
naked
truth
faithful
endeavours
peace
in
Tyrants
and
Sects
voluntarily
cast
up
much
of
it
my self
,
D.
(
Pref.
ed.
swear
never
to
consent
to
the
alteration
present
Government
A.
Bishops
,
Bishops
,
Deans
,
Archdeacons
,
(
as
you
may
find
Dispute
of
Liturgie
,
Ceremonies
Episcopacy
,
Liturgie
sheltering
my self
in
a
storm
in
their
tents
their
tents
Nonconformists
shelter
me
Gods
protection
greater
Self-denyal
Disgracing
the
Nonconformists
ignorant
and
bad
My
own
Nonconformity
Sometime
a
friend
to
and
then
a
greater
to
by
one
Calvin
and
Arminius
Truth
,
Holiness
Arminianism
,
Whether
the
house
should
be
built
One
Parliament
One
Cause
One
Parliament
one
Cause
betraytor
them
Sometimes
a
great
Opposer
of
Tradition
,
and
anon
a
great
defender
thereof
.
the
same
Tradition
Saints
Rest
Christs
name
hate
,
oppugn
Christ
himself
Plain
Scripture
proof
controversie
is
difficult
the
ancient
Churches
men
were
left
at
liberty
to
Baptize
their
children
when
they
would
.
make
plain
able
to
understand
them
Christian
Directory
Plain
Proof
difficult
ob●ections
Souls
Immortality
Plainly
proved
Plainly
provable
Benedictus
.
Spinosa
Tractatus
Theologico-Politicus
Plain
proof
that
Christ
Son
of
God
Christ
had
one
another
Christians
Infants
Proselytes
from
without
same
words
(
ubi
supra
)
de
bapt.
contr.
Donat.
)
But
it
is
others
that
he
tells
it
to
▪
will
read
my
own
words
will
not
seemeth
heynous
to
every
one
of
my
Non-conforming
brethren
,
and
most
Protestants
,
and
that
I
have
lost
my self
among
my
friends
,
contrary
doctrines
do
hold
the
contrary
to
what
I
have
with
due
and
clear
OF
the
Question
49.
p.
826.
as
cited
by
him
(
The
falshood
of
his
inserting
of
Baptizing
]
in
that
cited
place
which
spake
only
of
the
I
pass
by
as
weary
of
answering
such
:
But
By
the
way
,
it
was
but
one
of
your
tricks
which
you
know
not
how
to
forbear
,
p.
372.
to
foist
in
when
I
had
not
such
a
word
or
sense
as
As
if
you
knew
of
no
there
but
from
373.
ed.
2.
ed.
1.
But
thou
that
abhorrest
Idols
,
dost
thou
more
than
commit
Sacriledge
?
Even
teach
men
so
to
do
,
and
say
It
is
no
Sacriledge
?
no
not
when
is
the
and
man
the
And
yet
is
Infant-Baptism
a
sin
?
)
[
Presbyter
Rev.
1.6
1
Pet.
2.
5.9
.
(
Question
.
Whether
it
is
sinfully
used
in
Scripture
?
)
[
Altar
[
Table
[
Sacrifice
[
worship
1
Pet.
2.5
.
Heb.
13.15
,
16.
Phil.
4.18
.
Eph.
5.2
.
Rom.
12.1
.
Heb.
13.10
.
Rev.
6.9
.
and
8.3
,
5.
and
16.7
.
14.
and
judge
[
Unless
any
thing
shall
fall
out
which
shall
make
it
a
sin
to
me
not
to
marry
]
.
Do
you
and
your
Companions
know
that
you
are
renouncing
your
Baptism
,
and
Christianity
,
and
the
Cross
of
Christ
,
while
you
would
rebaptize
us
all
?
I
charge
it
not
on
you
as
your
meaning
:
But
if
it
be
not
the
downright
consequence
of
the
words
of
all
my
Religious
backbiters
,
who
say
that
the
Image
of
Christ
crucified
befitteth
not
our
minds
or
imaginations
,
but
is
a
sin
there
,
I
have
lost
all
my
reasoning
faculty
,
and
know
not
what
Man
or
Reason
is
.
XXVIII
.
Ibid.
&
Ed.
2.
p.
372.
Bernard
,
Malachie
,
Patrick
,
Gerson
,
Ferus
,
Kempis
,
Gerard
Zurphaniensis
,
Luther
,
Zuinglius
,
Martyr
,
Musculus
,
XXIX
.
Ib.
Bernard
,
Ferus
,
Cassander
XXX
.
Ib.
XXXI
.
Ib.
XXXII
.
Ib.
XXXIII
.
Ib.
XXXIV
.
Ib.
XXXV
.
Ib.
(
And
yet
it
is
lawful
for
Mr.
to
publish
many
(
falsly
)
in
Print
.
)
XXXVI
.
Ib.
John
17.
XXXVII
.
Ib.
XXXVIII
.
Ib.
God
,
Jehovah
,
Christ
XXXIX
.
Ib.
XL.
Ib.
XLI
.
Iib.
not
condemn
the
Universal
Church
XLII
.
Ib.
Cain
,
Cham
,
Pharaoh
,
Ishmael
,
Esau
,
Achan
,
Gehezi
,
Matth.
23.
David
,
Daniel
I
say
again
,
either
Mr.
and
his
like
do
really
hold
the
contraries
of
the
assertions
of
mine
which
he
thus
notifieth
as
heynous
errors
,
or
not
:
If
not
,
he
raileth
against
his
Conscience
in
hypocrisie
:
If
yea
,
then
these
propositions
which
I
have
named
to
you
are
the
contraries
to
mine
.
And
it
is
so
cursed
a
thing
to
add
two
and
fourty
New
Commandments
to
the
Law
of
God
,
that
I
who
think
them
to
be
no
better
,
do
again
and
again
desire
him
,
to
give
me
the
full
proof
of
all
these
strange
Commandments
,
and
tell
me
where
they
are
written
(
if
I
have
overlookt
them
.
)
If
this
cannot
be
obtained
,
I
call
to
his
imitators
and
my
backbiters
to
let
me
know
,
whether
really
they
will
own
all
these
,
and
give
me
leave
to
tell
the
World
,
and
the
Ages
to
come
,
that
these
were
their
Doctrines
,
for
the
love
of
which
they
whispered
or
clamoured
against
me
.
But
here
he
stops
and
pittieth
the
Reader
,
and
referreth
them
to
my
Book
it self
:
And
I
will
joyn
with
him
and
add
,
that
the
Reader
that
will
think
that
he
knoweth
what
I
hold
or
wrote
,
by
this
and
such
like
mens
citations
or
reports
,
and
will
not
read
the
Book
it self
,
and
all
in
it
together
that
concerneth
the
questioned
subject
,
before
he
judge
;
I
take
not
my self
bound
to
write
more
books
to
tell
him
what
I
wrote
in
the
former
,
nor
do
I
think
that
I
am
otherwise
obliged
to
rectifie
his
Error
,
than
by
Prayer
or
Counsel
,
endeavouring
to
bring
him
to
some
tenderness
of
Conscience
,
fear
of
God
and
sobriety
of
mind
.
But
his
strength
lieth
in
frightful
exclamations
.
And
yet
he
might
have
known
that
all
these
words
are
oft
used
by
the
ancienter
sort
of
the
holy
Pastors
of
the
Churches
after
the
Apostles
,
and
I
remember
not
that
ever
one
Christian
was
against
it
,
or
scrupled
the
use
of
them
:
And
I
before
shewed
that
they
are
used
by
the
Holy-Ghost
in
Scripture
,
whom
I
dare
not
accuse
of
or
reconciling
us
to
them
.
Whether
all
the
Papists
baptism
administred
and
received
be
nullities
,
and
all
Papists
to
be
rebaptized
,
and
all
Protestants
that
were
baptized
by
Papists
?
are
questions
which
I
will
not
be
so
vain
as
to
dispute
with
one
that
talketh
at
this
mans
rate
.
But
yet
we
have
not
done
with
the
high
charges
of
his
Preface
:
He
saith
in
his
Admon
.
p.
142.
It
seems
they
were
so
to
you
.
But
really
,
did
you
read
that
book
and
the
other
to
Mr.
and
yet
not
fear
to
follow
him
and
out-do
him
in
notorious
untruths
,
after
so
full
a
conviction
and
warning
as
was
given
him
?
Think
on
it
,
and
again
cry
out
I
there
professed
and
proved
to
your
friend
Mr.
that
I
was
for
,
and
wrote
for
the
self-evidencing
authority
of
the
Scripture
,
and
it
is
untrue
that
those
twenty
Queries
or
any
one
of
them
is
against
it·
But
seeing
you
think
otherwise
,
if
indeed
you
hold
the
contrary
to
the
assertions
implied
in
those
twenty
Queries
,
I
am
not
at
the
end
of
the
Catalogue
of
your
strange
Doctrines
:
If
you
and
my
revilers
own
them
,
so
will
not
sober
men
:
e.
g.
Judges
,
Ruth
,
Chronicles
,
Jonah
,
Solomon
,
Baruck
,
Pauls
Laodiceans
,
Clemens
Lud.
Capellus
,
Usher
,
Buxtorf
,
Bootius
,
De
Dieu
,
L'
Empereur
,
Walton
,
Luther
,
Althamer
while
their
judgements
are
contrary
None
of
these
fifty
six
are
Articles
of
my
Faith
,
nor
Gods
Commandments
(
that
I
can
find
.
)
I
say
not
that
these
ignorant
Revilers
hold
all
these
;
but
I
say
that
that
will
openly
exclaim
against
the
or
tell
about
among
the
that
I
for
saying
the
contrary
to
these
,
doth
either
perswade
men
that
all
these
are
his
or
else
that
he
is
an
impudent
Hypocrite
,
in
reviling
known
truth
as
heynous
error
;
or
else
a
that
dare
reproach
or
speak
evil
of
that
which
he
understandeth
not
,
nor
will
not
,
so
much
as
by
reading
my
plain
words
,
be
at
the
labour
to
understand
.
Perhaps
some
better
minded
person
will
say
,
They
are
not
to
be
talkt
of
unseasonably
to
uncapable
persons
:
They
are
not
to
be
told
the
ignorant
instead
of
a
Catechism
:
But
they
are
all
publickly
known
to
the
learned
world
long
ago
,
and
told
the
ignorant
people
by
the
Papists
to
ill
ends
:
And
if
any
one
will
perswade
you
to
hold
the
contrary
,
and
make
you
believe
that
all
or
any
of
these
absurdities
and
falshoods
are
the
true
Protestant
Religion
,
or
any
part
of
it
,
and
that
they
that
hold
the
contrary
are
Popish
,
it
is
time
to
vindicate
the
Protestant
Religion
and
all
sober
godly
Protestants
,
from
the
scorn
of
such
imputed
dotages
.
But
this
is
the
unhappy
fruit
of
There
are
some
men
among
us
,
so
in
defending
the
that
they
would
perswade
us
,
that
it
is
it self
without
a
teaching
Expositor
,
and
to
preach
it self
without
a
Preacher
,
and
(
by
consequence
from
their
generals
)
to
Write
and
Print
it self
without
a
Writer
or
Printer
,
and
to
bring
it self
down
from
the
Apostles
to
every
man
without
the
hand
or
tongue
of
man
,
and
to
preserve
it self
from
corruption
without
the
care
of
man
,
and
to
translate
it self
without
a
Translator
;
And
that
all
Printed
Sermons
,
or
books
of
Divinity
,
all
Catechisms
,
all
Sermon
notes
for
memory
,
all
forms
of
Prayer
,
yea
the
dividing
the
Bible
into
Chapters
and
Verses
,
and
Printing
Contents
,
and
Citations
or
References
(
much
more
the
Notes
and
Pictures
)
are
all
sinful
additions
to
the
Word
of
God
.
As
if
the
of
the
of
the
Land
lay
in
Keeping
,
Printing
,
Transcribing
,
Pleading
and
Expounding
themselves
,
without
the
use
of
Scribes
,
Clerks
,
Lawyers
,
Law-books
or
Judges
.
I
am
well
assured
that
God
needeth
not
our
Lies
to
his
Glory
,
and
that
truth
and
falshood
do
so
ill
agree
,
that
though
falshood
may
steal
a
cloak
from
truth
,
yet
truth
will
never
be
beholden
to
falshood
for
friendship
and
defence
;
And
if
ever
Lies
pretend
any
kindness
or
service
to
the
truth
,
it
is
but
treacherously
to
supplant
it
,
and
will
turn
to
its
disservice
and
injury
at
last
.
In
a
word
,
All
the
Devils
in
Hell
,
and
all
the
Consistory
at
could
not
easily
find
out
a
more
effectual
way
(
as
far
as
I
can
understand
)
to
turn
multitudes
to
than
1.
By
calling
truth
and
sober
Principles
Antichristian
,
Popery
and
Idolatrous
:
2.
And
by
describing
the
Religion
of
the
enemies
of
Popery
,
as
made
up
of
Lies
and
Dotages
:
3.
And
by
falling
all
together
by
the
ears
,
and
breaking
into
a
multitude
of
Sects
,
and
condemning
each
other
as
unmeet
to
be
communicated
with
;
and
so
making
men
believe
that
they
must
be
Papists
or
distracted
Dotards
,
whose
self-conceitedness
in
Religion
hath
made
them
mad
:
I
say
,
nothing
that
I
know
of
doth
tend
more
to
multiply
Papists
,
than
this
;
(
unless
I
may
except
the
way
of
sensuality
and
violence
,
murdering
some
and
drawing
others
by
fleshly
and
worldly
motives
:
)
Nor
do
I
know
any
thing
in
the
world
,
that
more
quieteth
the
Consciences
of
Persecutors
and
Scorners
,
in
all
that
they
do
and
say
against
us
,
and
hindreth
them
more
from
all
conviction
and
repentance
.
endeth
his
book
1.
with
a
smart
reflection
on
Mr.
and
Mr.
for
forsaking
the
cause
of
Anabaptistry
and
Separation
which
they
had
written
for
:
And
I
will
end
mine
with
a
few
words
concerning
them
,
concluding
with
a
free
and
faithful
Admonition
to
Mr.
to
consider
whether
should
be
most
earnestly
called
to
Repentance
,
and
most
speedily
practise
it
.
A
Retractation
of
Separation
perswasive
to
peace
and
unity
What
followes
are
Mr.
own
words
H.
D.
will-worship
and
Idolatry
will-worship
or
idolatry
Retractation
of
Separation
perswasive
to
Peace
and
Vnity
Bodies
of
men
whole
Books
great
a
number
would
Tender
Consciences
subscribe
to
unthankful
error
Third
Part
Richard
Baxter
Nevil
Simmons
Jonathan
Robinson
T.
Barlow
,
S.
Th.
Prof.
The
Baptism
of
Young
Children
is
in
any
wise
to
be
retained
in
the
Church
as
most
agreeable
with
the
Institution
of
Christ
.
Th.
Tullie
Remember
not
Lord
our
offences
,
nor
the
offences
of
our
fore-Fathers
,
Wills
,
Repl.
pag.
Know
that
hence
you
have
a
further
discovery
Peter
Bruis
Thou
liest
Thou
liest
this
Author
hath
done
needs
must
He
that
will
swear
,
will
lie
,
Paul
,
Rom.
be
not
high-minded
but
fear
ye
know
not
what
manner
of
spirit
ye
are
of
?
young
Widdowes
young
widdows
less
safe
,
and
eligible
birth
holiness
that
which
had
not
been
instituted
in
Councils
,
Dutch
Century
Dutch
Martyrologie
wrote
another
book
called
Trialogia
M.
S.
Vsher
,
de
success
.
Eccles.
Dialog.
li.
D.
Reply
,
p.
Believers
were
the
only
subjects
of
Baptism
,
Treat
.
ed.
Believers
are
the
only
subject
of
Baptism
,
et
hinc
Philippus
baptizans
Eunuchum
Act.
And
first
let
us
see
where
Baptism
is
stablished
in
the
Gospel
.
For
read
how
Christ
commanded
his
Apostles
,
Go
Teach
And
hence
Baptizing
the
first
instructed
him
in
the
Faith
,
And
because
of
this
form
of
Christs
words
Our
Church
bringeth
Believers
answering
for
the
Infant
who
had
not
attained
to
discretion
:
And
such
God-fathers
commonly
make
the
children
whom
they
take
from
Baptism
,
to
be
instructed
in
the
Lords
Prayer
,
and
the
Creed
.
And
others
that
had
attained
to
discretion
,
while
they
are
instructed
in
the
faith
of
Christ
before
their
Baptism
,
are
called
And
this
Sacrament
is
so
necessary
to
a
that
Christ
saith
to
So
that
by
so
great
authority
of
Scripture
belief
,
the
faithful
are
generally
Baptized
:
And
the
Church
hath
ordained
that
in
the
point
of
necessity
every
faithful
person
may
be
Baptized
.
Nor
is
it
material
whether
they
be
dipped
once
or
thrice
,
or
the
water
be
poured
on
their
heads
:
but
it
must
be
done
according
to
the
custom
of
the
place
where
one
dwelleth
,
as
well
in
one
as
in
another
lawful
rite
:
For
it
is
certain
that
corporal
Baptism
or
washing
little
availeth
unless
there
be
a
washing
of
the
Mind
by
the
Holy
Ghost
,
from
sin
.
For
this
is
a
principle
in
this
belief
,
that
whoever
is
rightly
Baptized
,
Baptism
blotteth
out
whatever
sin
it
findeth
in
the
man
to
be
Baptized
.
And
because
satisfaction
is
necessary
to
the
blotting
out
of
sin
,
and
satisfaction
for
sin
cannot
be
made
but
by
the
death
of
Christ
,
therefore
saith
the
Apostle
,
that
as
many
of
us
as
are
Baptized
into
Christ
,
are
Baptized
into
his
death
.
But
tell
me
plainlier
I
pray
you
,
how
Christ
who
so
much
hateth
sensible
signes
,
hath
put
so
great
necessity
of
salvation
in
this
washing
.
For
it
seemeth
to
derogate
from
Gods
liberality
and
power
,
that
God
cannot
by
all
his
merit
and
passion
intercede
to
save
an
Infant
or
an
adult
beliver
,
unless
he
be
Baptized
by
an
old
Woman
or
some
other
viant
,
commonly
an
Infidel
:
so
also
,
when
the
Infant
of
believers
is
brought
to
the
Church
,
that
(
☞
)
according
to
Christs
Rule
he
may
be
Baptized
,
and
for
want
of
water
or
other
requisites
,
the
peoples
pious
intention
continuing
,
he
is
dead
in
the
mean
time
naturally
by
the
will
of
God
,
it
seemeth
hard
to
define
that
such
an
Infant
is
damned
;
specially
when
neither
the
Infant
nor
the
people
have
sinned
that
he
should
so
be
damned
:
Where
then
is
the
merciful
li●erality
of
Christ-God
if
such
a
child
of
believers
shall
be
damned
for
that
which
is
not
in
their
power
?
when
God
,
according
to
the
common
Principles
of
Theologie
,
is
proner
to
reward
men
than
to
damn
them
,
and
specially
when
the
merit
and
passion
of
Christ
have
so
far
stretched
out
their
tents
?
outward
signs
It
seemeth
to
me
probable
that
Christ
can
sufficiently
Baptize
Infants
spiritually
without
this
washing
,
and
by
consequence
,
can
save
them
.
Whence
it
is
commonly
said
,
that
there
is
a
threefold
Baptism
of
the
Church
,
that
is
,
the
Baptism
of
water
,
the
Baptism
of
blood
,
and
the
Baptism
of
the
Spirit
:
And
every
one
of
them
to
the
meet
,
sufficeth
to
salvation
—
Nor
dare
I
assert
that
the
Infants
killed
for
Christ
are
damned
.
But
the
Baptism
of
the
spirit
is
the
Baptism
of
the
Holy
Ghost
,
which
is
simply
necessary
to
every
one
that
he
be
saved
.
Therefore
the
other
two
Baptisms
are
antecedent
signs
,
and
suppositively
necessary
to
this
third
Baptism
of
the
spirit
.
Therefore
without
doubt
where
that
insensible
baptism
is
,
the
Baptized
person
is
cleansed
from
his
sin
:
and
if
that
be
wanting
,
let
the
former
be
never
so
much
present
,
Baptism
profiteth
not
the
soul
to
salvation
.
Seeing
therefore
this
is
insensible
,
and
so
much
unknown
to
us
,
it
seemeth
to
me
imprudent
presumption
so
to
define
mens
salvation
,
or
damnation
by
their
Baptism
.
But
yet
we
hold
without
doubting
,
that
Infants
rightly
Baptized
with
water
,
are
Baptized
with
the
third
Baptism
,
they
have
Baptismal
grace
.
—
For
it
is
not
lawful
for
the
faithful
,
on
supposition
of
the
Baptism
of
the
spirit
,
to
cast
off
the
Baptism
of
water
,
but
it
is
necessary
to
receive
it
,
when
the
opportunity
of
circumstance
is
offered
.
And
seeing
whatever
cometh
to
pass
,
doth
come
to
pass
of
necessity
,
it
maybe
said
that
such
a
one
cannot
be
saved
without
such
Baptism
.
But
we
believe
Whether
Infants
unbaptized
when
Baptism
could
not
be
had
,
be
all
damned
?
Et
per
haec
respondeo
ad
thing
Past
shall
come
to
pass
How
the
souls
of
such
Infants
shall
be
punished
?
whether
all
equally
or
unequally
?
only
with
the
punishment
of
loss
,
or
also
of
sense
?
punishment
of
Loss
and
Sense
1.
Saith
he
,
He
asserted
two
Sacraments
.
2.
That
believers
must
be
baptized
in
pure
water
,
(
And
what
are
these
to
the
purpose
?
)
3
(
A
gross
untruth
)
(
But
he
giveth
you
the
words
that
prove
it
Water
Baptism
saveth
no
soul
without
the
Baptism
of
the
Spirit
.
D.
Wickliff
Believers
are
the
only
subjects
of
Baptism
.
He
saith
that
persons
are
first
to
be
Baptized
with
that
he
calls
the
insensible
Baptism
,
before
water
,
antecedent
sign
Baptism
doth
not
confer
,
but
only
signifie
grace
given
.
Fuller
out
of
Cochleus
Tho.
Arundel
Tho.
Waldensis
to
take
away
all
sin
,
to
confer
grace
,
to
work
regeneration
and
save
the
soul
,
as
still
held
by
them
that
teach
young
children
to
say
,
that
by
their
Baptism
they
were
made
children
of
God
,
members
of
Christ
,
and
Inheritors
heirs
)
of
the
Kingdom
of
heaven
.
Where
was
take
away
all
guilt
of
sin
,
Sacramentally
regenerate
,
Private
initial
right
Wickliff
,
They
are
fools
and
presumptuous
which
affirm
such
Infants
not
to
be
saved
,
which
die
without
Baptism
]
so
Fuller
words
it
out
of
Cochleus
.
all
children
dying
without
Baptism
could
not
have
it
prevented
by
death
they
are
saved
also
de
Verit.
Script
such
abuses
of
outward
signs
Champions
of
the
Devil
are
not
proved
children
are
not
sacramentally
to
be
baptized
.
sacramental
baptism
Church
according
to
Christs
Rule
virtually
every
where
quod
excedit
alia
Sacramenta
temporale
sit
causa
praedestinationis
aeternae
final
impenitence
against
the
Holy
Ghost
sin
is
mortal
in
us
,
and
what
not
?
Concedi
potest
quod
multi
praesciti
sunt
in
gratia
secundum
praesentem
justitiam
:
It
may
be
granted
that
many
reprobates
are
in
Grace
,
according
to
their
present
righteousness
—
Praesciti
autem
nunquam
sunt
in
gratia
finalis
perseverantiae
:
The
Reprobate
are
never
in
the
grace
of
final
perseverance
.
no
man
can
do
better
than
he
doth
;
but
he
could
if
God
would
Vsher
de
success
Author
Actorum
Deodvinus
Leodiensis
Guitmundus
Arch.
Aversanus
Alanus
li.
cont.
haer●t
.
sui
temp.
Trithemius
de
script
.
Eccles
Bibl.
Patr.
Tom.
Cassanders
in
Bibl.
Patr.
To.
H.
R.
silly
bitter
ib.
p.
Bibl.
Patr.
Paris
p.
Bibl.
Pat.
Marg.
le
Bignes
Edit
Bigne
Paris
Vsher
de
succes
.
Eccl.
p.
de
success
.
Eccl.
pag.
having
with
exactness
given
a
particular
account
of
all
those
Confessions
word
for
word
,
—
and
proved
by
ample
demonstrations
,
That
none
of
them
were
extant
till
the
sixteenth
Century
,
Roger
Wendover
Vsher
de
succes
.
Eccl.
c.
Aeneas
Sylvius
Jacob.
Picolomin
.
Anton.
Bonfin
.
Bern.
Lutzenburg
.
Magdeb.
hist.
Centur.
Will
.
Reynolds
Parsons
,
Sanders
,
Coccius
Berengarius
)
lib.
Gul.
Bell.
Langaeus
Perin
(
p.
viz.
Berengarius
,
Peter
Bruis
,
Henricus
Arnoldus
Answ.
Berengarius
Peter
Cluniacensis
Vsher
(
de
succes
.
Eccl.
)
Luther
,
Calvin
,
Zuinglius
Vsher
ubi
sup.
pag.
&
Vignier
Hist.
Eccles.
an
.
Coussordus
,
Gretser
France
,
Mich.
Hospitalius
altogether
conform
to
the
Protestants
doctrine
,
Vsher
,
p.
D.
)
Cassander
Peter
Bruis
Cassanders
Pref.
Sulpit
.
Severus
Peter
Bruis
Abbot
Cluniacensis
approve
and
use
Infant-Baptism
as
consentaneous
to
the
Gospel
Peter
Bruis
Peter
Crab
Acts
of
the
Council
are
not
extant
,
Abbas
Vrspergensis
Otto
Frisingensis
Peter
Leo
Cassander
,
Vsher
Jos.
Vicecomes
,
l.
Luther
,
Calvin
Peter
Bruis
unfaithfulness
,
want
of
conscience
,
cheating
,
forgery
wicked
and
false
testimony
For
both
Osiander
and
the
Magdeb.
from
whom
he
had
it
,
give
an
account
of
Fifteen
particulars
Wills
knew
it
He
knowes
that
these
particulars
he
mentions
,
were
not
charged
on
but
on
the
in
the
following
Century
by
other
hands
than
who
were
dead
long
before
Long
before
what
Bernards
Serm.
de
succes
.
c.
Bernard
Serm.
Cant.
mentioneth
their
opinions
partly
common
with
the
partly
with
the
Orthodox
in
Cant.
agit
Bernardus
,
eosdem
esse
opinatur
Tham.
Waldensis
cum
Publicanis
.
P.
Pithaeus
our
Redeemer
,
denying
Lawful
Marriage
,
and
the
eating
of
flesh
,
Vsher
de
succes
Emersisse
in
Gallia
Manichaeos
Pap.
Masson
Herbert
,
Lisius
Vsher
(
Johan
.
Floriacensis
,
referente
Masson
.
)
abnegabant
sacri
baptismi
gratiam
denied
pardon
of
sin
to
be
received
,
Marriage
,
meats
which
God
created
,
and
fat
.
Answ.
Vshers
Chron.
Herman
.
Contract
.
[
Quosdam
haereticos
,
certain
hereticks
among
other
opinions
of
ill
error
,
of
the
Sect
,
execrating
the
eating
of
all
Animals
—
were
hanged
Not
eating
flesh
young
or
old
Also
out
of
that
several
whom
they
called
the
Sect
denyed
Baptism
Tales
sunt
Such
are
the
hereticks
at
this
time
—
who
falsly
say
they
keep
the
life
of
the
Apostles
;
saying
that
they
lie
not
,
nor
swear
at
all
;
and
on
pretence
of
abstinence
,
and
continence
,
do
damn
eating
flesh
and
marriage
:
They
say
that
it
is
as
heinous
a
crime
to
go
to
a
Wife
,
as
to
a
Mother
,
or
Daughter
:
They
damn
the
Old
Testament
:
of
the
New
,
some
they
receive
,
and
some
not
:
and
which
is
worse
,
they
predicate
two
Makers
of
the
World
,
believe
that
God
made
Invisibles
and
the
Devil
visibles
.
So
that
they
secretly
adore
the
Devil
,
who
they
think
made
their
bodies
.
The
Sacrament
of
the
Altar
they
say
is
meer
bread
:
Baptism
they
deny
:
They
say
none
can
be
saved
but
by
their
hands
:
They
deny
the
Resurrection
of
the
body
.
]
Ecbertus
a
great
Doctor
against
the
Cathari
,
Great
Doctor
D.
s
Bibliot
.
Pat.
To.
Erbrardus
another
great
●octor
Ermingendus
another
great
Writer
Ermingardus
alias
Ermengandus
Bibl.
Pat.
To.
Reply
,
p.
Pauperes
de
Lugduno
Catechism
is
nothing
Item
quod
ablutio
,
quae
datur
Infantibus
nihil
profit
.
]
That
the
washing
which
is
given
to
Infants
,
profits
not
.
That
the
Godfathers
understand
not
what
they
should
answer
to
the
Priest
.
That
they
reject
exorcismes
,
and
the
benedictions
of
Baptism
—
that
a
Priest
in
mortal
sin
may
not
consecrate
the
Sacrament
,
rejected
Baptism
of
Infants
Ablutio
,
the
outward
washing
de
facto
then
given
Infants
Nihil
profit
,
profits
nothing
Infants
unless
the
Baptizers
be
good
Gretser
,
(
Bibl.
Patr.
To.
Pet.
Pilichdorf
Lucas
Tudensis
In
case
of
necessity
every
maybe
Baptized
,
of
any
Lay-man
,
Heretick
,
or
But
for
the
dignity
of
the
Sacrament
it
must
be
done
by
a
if
there
be
opportunity
,
and
received
from
any
other
,
it
is
not
at
all
to
be
iterated
.
By
this
Sacrament
,
both
Infants
and
adult
are
Regenerated
of
Water
,
and
the
Spirit
,
and
receive
remission
of
all
sins
,
with
the
adoption
of
the
children
of
God
.
Dutch
Martyrologie
Sebastian
Frank
Cresconius
,
Fulgentius
,
Vinc.
Victor
,
Austin
as
with
much
zeal
and
fury
in
many
Books
opposing
the
for
denying
Infant-baptism
charge
the
herein
as
conforming
to
the
for
receiving
without
rebaptizing
such
as
the
baptized
in
Infancy
could
be
nothing
else
in
which
they
are
said
to
contradict
the
Apostolick
Catholick
Church
?
Answ.
that
in
many
things
they
do
contrary
to
the
Roman
Catholick
and
the
Apostolick
Church
,
but
according
to
the
manner
of
the
Church
of
universal
Church
White
Garment
,
the
tasting
Milk
and
Hony
,
and
Chrysme
,
Apostolical
tradition
idle
words
lost
time
I
have
an
honourable
regard
to
his
person
,
and
due
value
to
his
labours
,
especially
where
he
has
laid
out
himself
to
promote
practical
holiness
(
and
wherein
as
I
have
judged
his
greatest
excellency
lies
)
supposing
had
he
let
Controversies
alone
,
and
addicted
himself
thereto
,
he
would
much
more
have
furthered
the
peace
and
union
he
pretends
to
promote
:
It
having
been
,
as
I
have
heard
,
a
judgement
that
Bishop
made
of
him
,
that
if
he
persisted
in
Polemical
writings
,
he
was
like
to
prove
a
troubler
,
rather
than
a
promoter
of
peace
.
to
Preach
and
Print
Redemption
,
Perseverance
who
is
fit
to
meddle
with
Controversie
,
time
and
study
illumination
of
Gods
Spirit
Smaragdus
,
Peter
Abbas
Cluniacensis
oct.
Pasch.
fol.
suffer
little
children
to
come
to
me
,
for
of
such
is
the
Kingdom
of
God
He
that
believeth
and
is
Baptized
shall
be
saved
,
But
when
it
is
said
,
But
he
that
believeth
not
shall
be
condemned
,
what
say
we
here
to
little
ones
who
by
their
age
are
not
yet
able
to
believe
?
For
of
the
elder
there
is
no
question
.
Therefore
in
the
Church
of
our
Saviour
,
little
ones
believe
by
others
,
as
from
others
they
have
drawn
those
sins
which
in
Baptism
are
forgiven
to
them
.
And
in
But
seeing
little
ones
that
have
not
yet
the
use
of
reason
,
cannot
receive
these
things
,
it
is
meet
that
when
they
come
to
age
of
understanding
they
be
taught
both
the
Sacraments
of
faith
and
the
mystery
of
confession
,
that
they
may
truly
believe
,
and
by
diligent
care
may
keep
their
confession
:
And
not
undeservedly
:
It
is
meet
(
or
worthy
)
that
they
who
are
obnoxious
to
(
or
by
)
others
sins
,
by
others
confession
also
should
by
the
mystery
of
Baptism
,
receive
the
pardon
of
original
sins
.
Pet.
Cluniacensis
Pet.
Bruis
Henry
the
heir
of
wickedness
,
who
rather
changed
than
mended
his
Devillish
doctrine
Hoffmeisters
Edit
all
Infants
.
Ex
his
domini
verbis
Mar.
fama
vulgavit
,
fame
reported
knew
them
not
suspected
himself
this
fame
contrary
to
it self
he
ought
not
to
believe
it
:
against
Marriage
they
took
filthiness
to
be
only
in
having
Wives
.
de
insania
Manichaei
Ep.
ad
Hug.
de
Sancto
Victore
,
Ambrose
,
Austin
,
Cyprian
Baxters
Arguments
for
Believers
Henry
Danvers
O.
Wills
Jo.
Robinson
Golden
Lyon