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SVBIECT
OF
BAPTISM
CONSOCIATION
OF
CHVRCHES
IOHN
DAVENPORT
1 Thess. 5.21 .
Prove all things ; held fast that which is good . 1 Chron. 28.8 .
Keep and seek for all the Commandments of the Lord ye●● God , that ●● may possess this good Land , and leave it for ●n Inheritance for your Children after you for ever .
S.
Green
M.
Iohnson
Hezekiah
Vsher
Forms
●●
Ratio
Ecclesiast.
Minist.
in
Peregrinor
.
Ecclesiâ
institutâ
Lendini
,
&c.
Pag.
with
Pag.
Dioces
.
Tryall
,
pag.
Exposition
of
the
Epistle
to
the
Ephesians
,
for-ever
Famous
,
Iudicious
Subject
of
Baptism
Cases
of
Conscience
,
Lib.
Medulla
,
Lib.
&
Cap.
Nertons
Answer
to
Apollonius
Cartwright
,
Partus
,
Baynes
Chariots
and
Horsemen
of
Israel
Patrons
of
Reformation
The
good
Old
Non-Conformists
Old
Puritan
Non-Confermists
Fox
,
Dearing
,
Greenbam
,
Cartwright
,
Fenner
,
Fulk
,
Whitaker
,
Reynolds
,
Perkins
,
Latitude
of
Baptism
Light
from
go
against
Old
Non-Conformists
Let
us
not
for
fear
of
Anabaptism
,
do
worse
,
even
defile
our selves
with
Antichristianism
.
We
are
willing
to
profess
that
we
look
upon
it
as
great
a
sin
to
Baptize
all
Children
,
as
to
baptize
to
Children
.
Antichristian
thing
cutting
off
All
Children
Dis●ple
〈◊〉
Nations
,
baptizing
them
Bucan
,
Zanchy
,
Calvin
,
Perkins
,
Latitude
of
baptizing
Latitude
of
Baptism
Principle
.
Anabaptism
as
Holy
Recei●e
the
weak
Broken
off
i.
e.
putting
out
takes
in
Neither
can
we
plead
Guilty
unto
that
Charge
,
That
we
deny
all
Church-membership
unto
any
In●ants
;
we
onely
deny
that
they
are
Personal
and
Immediate
Members
.
Indeed
as
personal
Membership
is
taken
subjectiv●ly
,
Enerv.
Tom.
quest
ult
Fresh
Suit
so
we
say
it
is
in
Infants
,
their
persons
are
Recipients
of
the
Ad●unct
of
Church
membership
:
But
as
personal
Membership
is
taken
formally
,
for
such
as
have
by
them
,
●●tes
in
their
own
persons
entred
into
Covenant
with
God
and
his
People
,
so
Infants
are
not
capable
of
personal
Church-membership
.
within
the
Covenant
Members
of
the
visible
Church
are
to
be
baptized
:
Infants
of
Confederate
Parents
are
Members
of
the
visible
Church
:
Ergo.
Personal
and
Immediate
Members
are
to
be
baptized
;
but
not
Mediate
and
Not-personal
Members
,
or
they
that
have
it
subjectively
onely
Infants
are
Members
;
●ut
how
?
Why
,
not
personal
Members
,
but
Members
in
their
parents
;
and
so
let
them
be
baptized
in
their
parents
,
and
not
in
their
own
persons
.
Personal
Membership
Children
are
personal
and
immediate
Members
,
Infants
are
personal
Members
Distinction
:
They
are
personal
Members
subjectively
,
but
not
formally
formally
a
man
a
Member
As
personal
Membership
is
taken
subjectively
,
so
it
is
in
Infants
,
their
persons
are
Recipients
of
the
Adjunct
of
Church-membership
.
Recipient
of
the
Adjunct
of
Church-membership
,
personal
formal
Member
personal
formal
Member
Adjunct
of
Church-membership
an
Adjunct
an
Adjunct
i.
e.
a
subject
Recipient
of
Membership
Recipient
of
the
Adjunct
of
Church-membership
,
personal
formal
But
as
personal
Membership
is
taken
form●lly
,
for
such
as
have
by
themselves
in
their
own
persons
entred
into
Covenant
with
God
and
his
People
,
so
Infants
are
not
capable
of
personal
Membership
Efficiens
non
ingreditur
Essentiam
an
Efficient
an
instrumental
Efficient
a
Precrean
:
cause
,
pag.
an
Efficient
Divine
Institution
instrumentally
procreate
within
the
Covenant
within
the
Church
an
Efficient
here
is
referred
to
personal
,
not
to
membership
.
enter
into
Covenant
Whether
Infants
be
not
personal
members
formally
members
although
they
never
yet
put
forth
an
Act
of
covenanting
in
their
own
persons
?
former
Branch
latter
Branch
That
they
enter
by
their
own
proper
personal
Act.
Entring
by
ones
own
proper
Act
Being
within
the
Covenant
i.
e.
i.
e.
personal
membership
Personal
membership
taken
formally
former
Branch
personal
Roman
Roman
free-man
It
's
strange
to
us
to
conceive
,
that
they
should
have
this
personal
formal
membership
,
and
yet
that
they
should
not
be
Subjects
capable
of
formal
personal
Censures
.
We
neither
do
,
nor
ever
did
deny
,
that
,
the
persons
of
Infants
of
believing
confederate
Parents
,
are
brought
under
the
Covenant
,
onely
we
conceive
that
their
membership
is
conjunct
with
,
and
dependent
upon
the
Membership
and
Covenant
of
their
Parents
,
so
as
to
live
and
dye
therewith
—
Hence
when
the
Parents
are
Excommunicated
,
the
membership
of
the
Infant-childe
is
cut
off
▪
because
Excommunication
puts
an
end
to
the
outward
Covenant
(
which
Death
it self
doth
not
do
)
and
if
the
Root
be
destroyed
,
the
Branches
cannot
live
.
first
Entrance
wrapt
up
subjective
personal
membership
that
their
persons
are
brought
under
the
Covenant
conjunct
with
,
and
dependent
upon
to
live
and
dye
therewith
thus
dependent
the
Book
Parent
is
a
procreant
Cause
,
as
of
the
Childe●
natural
Being
by
his
generating
him
,
so
also
of
his
Church-membership
by
his
confederating
for
him
,
and
this
by
Gods
Institution
.
from
God
(
from
Gods
Covenant
and
Institution
)
depend
upon
Excommunication
of
the
Parent
to
serve
other
Gods
cut
off
cutting
off
from
their
People
cutting
off
from
their
People
Ecclesiastical
Death
Vid.
Rivet
.
in
Genes.
or
cutting
off
from
the
People
and
Church
of
God
by
Excommunication
ne●er
had
once
●ad
cut
off
If
the
Root
be
destroyed
,
the
Branches
cannot
live
,
Body
of
Christ
The
persons
of
these
Infants
do
.
receive
the
Adjunct
of
of
Church-membership
,
their
persons
are
●rought
under
the
Covenant
yet
unborn
not
born
left
without
already
severed
House
of
God
Vineyard
of
the
Lord
of
Hosts
,
Death
does
not
put
an
end
to
the
outward
Covenant
,
which
Excommunication
does
,
outward
Membership
Ames
.
Medul.
Lib.
everlastingly
ceased
at
Death
outward
Membership
put
an
end
put
an
end
puts
an
end
i.
e.
may
live
be
dead
i.
e.
takes
effect
Gods
Covenant
cut
off
a
portion
in
Israel
cut
off
taken
into
Covenant
planted
in
his
House
The
Covenant
of
their
Parents
Childrens
Membership
is
dependent
upon
that
,
Act
in
Covenanting
to
God
his
Grace
Gods
Covenant
Gods
Covenant
l●ves
and
dies
True
it
is
,
that
we
have
made
much
use
of
that
Distinction
of
Immediate
and
Mediate
Members
▪
which
seems
to
us
to
carry
a
mighty
and
constraining
Evidence
of
Scripture-Light
along
with
it
,
one
Scripture
several
sorts
kindes
of
Membership
Non
sunt
adeo
perfecta
Membra
:
They
are
not
so
perfect
Members
of
the
Church
,
as
that
they
can
exercise
acts
of
Communion
,
or
be
admitted
to
partake
of
all
the
Priviledges
thereof
:
such
as
are
in
●ull
such
as
are
not
yet
in
full
Communion
Re●●ipsa
loquitur
Family
,
Commonwealth
Highest
Form
Keyes
of
his
Kingdome
past
their
Non-age
i.
e.
several
sorts
of
Membership
specifically
different
,
from
sound
Reason
in
Office
out
of
Office
power
of
Voting
of
both
Initial
Priviledges
Ames
Medul.
Lib
nature
of
Membership
something
superadded
viz.
His
Office
.
to
more
are
not
a
Subject
Mediate
Subjects
grown
person
an
Eye
,
an
Hand
Kingdome
.
Fa●●ly
Natural
body
That
a
person
who
is
a
Church-member
may
become
no
Member
by
an
act
or
defect
of
his
own
,
without
any
Church-act
in
Censuring
of
him
most
true
it
is
th●t
we
do
maintain
this
.
suppo●e
〈…〉
of
an
English
Fugitive
,
of
one
turned
Turk
,
who
was
never
Censured
by
any
Church
.
no
Member
〈…〉
Censure
A
person
admitted
Member
,
and
Sealed
by
Baptism
,
not
cast
out
,
nor
deserving
so
to
be
,
may
(
the
Church
whereof
he
was
,
still
remaining
)
become
a
Non-member
,
and
out
of
the
Church
,
and
of
the
unclean
world
,
Without
desert
of
Church-censure
cut
off
God
out
him
out
him
out
him
an
Heathen
put
him
away
from
among
them
broken
off
own
wickedness
i.
e.
rotten
Member
cut
off
Cottons
Holiness
of
Church-members
Any
such
notorious
offender
may
have
the
essence
and
being
of
a
member
of
the
Church
,
as
visit
●e
,
to
wit
,
in
this
sense
,
a
corrupt
and
rotten
member
,
fit
to
be
cut
off
.
A
member
of
the
visible
Church
(
though
formerly
an
in
offensive
professor
of
the
faith
)
may
afterwards
fall
away
into
any
of
these
notorious
scandals
,
and
yet
for
a
while
still
retain
the
essence
and
being
of
a
member
of
the
Church
as
visi●le
,
to
wit
,
till
the
Church
have
orderly
proceeded
against
him
;
otherwi●e
the
Church
should
want
power
to
proceed
to
the
excommunication
of
such
a
notorious
delinquent
.
For
what
hath
the
Church
to
do
to
judge
men
without
?
But
such
within
the
Church
are
to
be
cast
out
,
Notoriousness
of
the
Case
Evidence
of
the
Rule
Doctrinal
Declaration
set
by
admitted
in
minority
own
the
God
and
Covenant
of
their
fathers
,
cast
out
deserve
so
to
be
put
out
cut
themselves
off
That
in
Churches
wa●●ing
in
the
Order
of
the
Gospel
,
and
Exercising
Discipline
according
to
the
Rules
thereo●
,
no
person
can
(
while
he
lives
among
them
)
▪
cease
to
be
a
Member
of
the
visible
Church
but
by
Excommunication
,
or
,
without
a
Church-act
in
Censuring
him
with
the
Censure
of
Excommunication
.
viz.
By
Excommunication
Chur●h-membership
of
Children
another
way
said
,
That
Papists
and
Atheists
might
still
remain
Members
of
the
visible
Church
,
Mr.
tells
him
,
That
even
a
would
condemn
him
.
And
it
is
no
new
Doctrine
in
the
S●hools
,
to
say
,
that
,
An
Heretical
Apostate
is
no
more
a
Member
of
the
Church
of
Christ
,
then
a
Wound
,
a
S●re
,
a
Brand
,
is
a
member
of
a
man
;
as
e●ery
one
knows
that
is
in
Scholasii●al
Divinity
.
Therefore
we
conclude
,
That
Church-members
may
become
no
Members
by
their
own
defection
.
●●emical
Divinity
Wicked
or
Vnregenerate
persons
are
but
equivocally
or
improperly
Members
of
the
Church
,
as
Nails
,
Ha●r
,
Sores
,
and
superflu●us
Hu
●urs
,
or
as
a
wooden
Leg.
a
glass
Eye
,
are
members
of
the
liuing
Body
of
a
man
cut
off
secretly
unregenerate
persons
equivocaliy
of
the
Church
of
Israel
He
is
not
a
Iew
who
is
●ut
outwar●ly
●n●
close
Hypocrite
Parker
de
Pelit
.
Eccles.
lib.
want
true
sauing
.
Faith
Protestants
Doctrine
the
true
mystical
Catholick
Church
consists
onely
of
Elect
Believers
:
at
Rem
External
Membership
s●ving
Gra●e
brought
up
Ames
,
Bel.
Enerv.
Tom
Ames
Med.
L●b
They
that
are
Christians
by
proffession
onely
are
truely
of
the
Church
,
according
to
the
external
consideration
thereof
,
though
not
according
to
the
internal
,
wherein
●es
the
truth
of
Christianity
.
We
acknowledge
there
be
griev●●
sinners
in
this
Church
,
in
which
if
they
were
not
▪
we
should
in
vain
trouble
our selues
about
their
Correcti●n
and
Excommunication
the
Church
is
full
of
wicked
persons
Drunkards
,
Idolaters
,
Papists
,
Atheists
that
was
because
the
Discipline
of
Christ
was
not
〈…〉
cut
off
It
is
one
case
of
him
that
hath
given
his
name
to
the
Gospel
,
&
afterward
slideth
from
that
profession
to
Idolatry
;
and
another
of
him
that
never
gave
it
,
but
hath
been
from
his
Infancy
an
Idolater
;
for
the
first
cannot
be
severed
from
the
Church
without
solemn
Sentence
of
Excommunication
,
And
we
humbly
conceiue
that
thus
much
is
held
forth
by
these
Scriptures
,
forsakers
,
separatisie
should
not
,
need
not
may
not
vid.
Magdeburg
.
Centur.
Iohn
ver.
eat
with
such
an
one
vid.
Dickson
Againe
,
how
came
to
lose
his
Membership
?
We
read
not
that
he
was
excommunicate
,
therefore
it
remains
that
he
discovenanted
,
and
so
dis-Membered
himself
.
And
how
came
the
Children
of
to
lose
their
Membership
?
It
was
not
by
Censure
.
Patriarchal
Blessing
He
was
rejected
falls
away
by
degrees
In
like
sort
when
persons
under
the
Gospel
do
not
come
up
to
the
terms
of
the
Covenant
,
to
shew
themselves
to
be
Abrahams
Children
,
by
holding
forth
his
Faith
,
and
walking
before
the
Lord
in
simplicity
and
Goaly
sincerity
,
we
suppose
that
they
are
justly
deemed
breakers
of
the
Covenant
,
and
have
justly
put
themselves
out
of
that
Covenant
which
their
Parents
made
for
them
.
Synods
fifth
Proposition
in
some
degree
in
no
sort
shew
themselves
to
be
Abrahams
Children
,
i.
e.
grow
up
to
Apostacy
and
open
Scandal
,
continue
in
a
visible
profession
of
the
Covenant
,
Faith
and
Religion
of
their
Fathers
Experimental
work
the
Power
of
Godliness
a
bill
of
Divorce
justly
deemed
Breakers
of
the
Covenant
,
Merciful
and
Gracious
God
such
Breakers
of
the
Covenant
cut
down
Fig
●ree
Christ
and
the
Apostles
utter
incorrigible
rejection
broken
off
,
Rom.
broken
off
bold
forth
fitness
●●r
the
Lords
Table
solemn
Covenant
take
them
seal
up
do
deserue
in
fo●o
Ecclesia
justly
●●e●ed
Breakers
of
the
Covenant
,
Breakers
of
the
Covenant
cut
off
,
Gen.
Doctrinaly
to
declare
Wherefore
that
all
may
know
,
that
there
is
neither
Danger
nor
Singularity
in
this
our
Assertion
,
That
a
Church
member
may
possibly
become
no
Member
,
wi●hout
any
Act
of
the
Church
in
formal
Censuring
of
him
,
give
us
lea●e
to
pro●uce
some
Testimonies
to
prove
it
.
Iudicious
and
blessed
Dr.
●a●th
,
That
in
case
of
pertina●ious
separati●n
su●h
persons
,
though
they
may
be
of
the
Invisible
,
yet
they
are
not
to
be
accounted
Members
of
the
v●si●le
Church
.
Children
in
question
accounted
lawful
De
Consc.
Lib.
●
Sch●smatical
accounted
for
a
lawful
and
approved
Church
.
Way
of
the
Churches
Many
in
Churches
have
cut
themselves
off
.
Many
in
other
Churches
have
●ut
themselves
off
from
the
Covenant
by
their
notorious
wickedness
and
profaneness
.
Arelapsed
Church
,
with
all
the
Members
of
it
,
are
bound
to
renew
their
Covenant
Relapsed
Churches
Synods
Fifth
Preposition
Discourse
of
Church-Covenant
That
if
men
had
not
promised
,
and
also
performed
in
some
measure
of
truth
,
the
duties
of
Faith
and
Obedience
unto
God
,
they
had
not
taken
hold
of
the
Covenant
,
but
had
Discovenanted
themselves
,
notwithstanding
all
the
Promises
of
God
unto
their
Fathers
and
others
.
Thus
though
God
promised
to
be
a
God
to
him
,
and
to
his
seed
in
their
generations
,
yet
the
descending
from
were
Discovenanted
by
not
promising
nor
performing
those
duties
of
Faith
and
Obedience
which
God
required
on
the
peoples
part
.
Now
if
this
were
Truth
in
the
Year
(
as
it
then
had
the
Approbation
of
the
Elde●s
hereabouts
)
we
see
no
reason
why
it
should
not
be
Truth
in
the
Year
Either
this
was
a
Mistake
then
,
or
else
it
is
a
Truth
at
this
day
.
if
men
do
not
promise
,
or
do
not
perform
in
some
measure
of
truth
the
duties
of
Faith
▪
and
Obedien●e
into
God
,
they
do
Discovendat
themselves
,
●n
th●●
part
formal
Excommunication
Lor●s
giving
them
a
Bill
of
Divorce
,
Ish●●cel●●s
〈◊〉
a
E●ountes
do
promise
in
some
●easure
i.
e.
i.
e.
in
some
measure
This
is
the
main
thing
wherein
we
Dissent
from
the
part
of
the
Synod
A
church-member
may
possibly
become
no
Member
,
without
any
act
of
the
Church
in
formal
Censuring
of
him
:
This
is
the
main
Point
Children
in
question
are
become
no
Members
,
deser●e
to
have
Here
let
us
adde
the
words
of
Mr.
in
his
Excellent
Treatise
of
which
are
these
following
:
[
Such
as
are
born
and
baptized
Mem●ers
of
the
Church
,
are
not
cruelty
continued
and
confirmed
Members
,
unless
when
they
grow
up
to
years
,
they
do
before
the
Lord
and
his
People
prayes
their
Repentance
and
Faith
in
Ie●us
Chr●st
]
Confirmed
Members
●u●
Communi●n
Lords
Supper
H●●●erm
of
Di●cipli●e
,
Cap.
Continued
and
Confirmed
so●e
profession
i
e.
An
Excellent
Treatise
of
the
Holiness
of
Church-members
a
distinction
of
Mr.
Ruther●urds
jure
&
meritò
,
&
quoad
vocationem
passivam
,
de
〈◊〉
,
●or
aliter
,
&
quoad
vocationem
Det
activam
,
This
Distinction
I
can
admit
,
if
it
be
understood
of
a
Church
hat
hath
formerly
answered
the
Call
of
God
,
and
submitted
to
the
Ministry
of
the
Gospel
,
at
least
in
outward
propession
of
the
fundamentals
of
sound
Doctrine
,
and
pure
Worship
:
for
such
a
Chur●h
,
though
they
or
●heir
children
may
afterward
degenerate
,
and
go
a
wher●ng
from
God
in
Doctrine
and
Worship
,
yet
God
in
his
patience
and
bounty
is
not
wont
so
●con
to
cast
off
●hem
,
as
they
cast
off
him
The
next
generation
after
〈◊〉
●e●
,
a
●horing
from
Go●
,
and
f●rs●ck
the
Lord
God
of
their
fathers
,
and
served
Baalim
,
yet
still
the
Lord
accounted
them
his
People
,
and
sent
them
Iudges
and
Prophets
to
restore
and
recover
them
.
not
to
be
continued
The
grosly
Ignorant
of
the
first
Principles
and
Foundations
of
Religion
Persons
notoriously
Scandalous
for
any
gross
crime
,
as
I●latry
,
Adultery
,
such
a
sort
of
persons
are
scandalous
and
wicked
,
and
deserve
Excommunication
,
steaking
of
the
interpretation
of
those
words
cites
many
judicious
Writers
,
whose
judgement
he
expresseth
in
words
to
this
purpose
;
That
they
who
were
baptize
in
minority
,
when
they
are
grown
up
,
after
that
the
Church
had
approved
their
faith
by
the
Symbol
of
Imposition
of
Hands
they
were
admitted
Members
of
the
Church
:
this
was
according
to
sound
Doctrine
in
the
Primitive
times
Now
we
demand
,
how
they
can
be
admitted
as
Members
▪
who
are
already
as
compleat
,
and
perfect
Members
as
any
in
the
Chur●h
?
But
the
Ancient
Doctrine
was
,
That
Children
who
were
baptized
in
minority
,
after
they
shall
come
to
pro●ess
their
faith
so
as
to
be
accepted
of
the
Church
,
may
be
admitted
as
Members
:
Therefore
according
to
the
Ancient
Doctrine
,
such
Children
are
not
as
compleat
and
perfect
Members
as
any
in
the
Church
.
Institutions
,
De
Confirmatione
are
admitted
to
full
communion
Persons
admitted
to
the
Lords
Table
,
and
to
all
Church-priviledges
,
this
Country
we
do
Parker
did
no
members
before
the
Rise
of
Pelagius
The
Children
of
Believers
are
Members
of
the
Church
,
or
a
part
of
it
?
Parker
,
[
in
Ecclesiâ
nati
]
Born
in
the
Church
The
Infants
of
the
faithful
●oll
.
Enerv.
tom.
unless
they
were
to
be
accounted
Members
of
the
Church
,
they
cu●●
not
to
be
bapti●ed
,
Vrsin
All
and
onely
th●●e
are
to
be
baptized
by
Christs
Command
,
who
are
his
Disciples
those
that
are
,
and
one
to
be
accounted
Members
of
the
visible
Church
,
whether
they
be
adult
persons
professing
Faith
and
Repentance
,
or
Infants
born
in
the
Church
.
The
Infants
of
Christians
do
as
well
as
the
adult
belong
to
the
Covenant
and
Church
of
God
,
and
are
therefore
to
be
baptized
,
because
the
whole
Church
ought
to
be
baptized
.
Harmony
of
their
Confessions
are
Gods
peculiar
people
and
in
the
Church
of
God
,
Reckoned
in
the
number
of
Gods
people
,
God
doth
together
with
the
Parents
account
their
posterity
also
to
be
of
the
Church
,
They
condemn
the
Anabaptists
,
who
hold
tha●
〈◊〉
●e
no●
〈◊〉
the
Church
●f
God
,
Infants
belong
to
the
Covenant
an●
Church
of
God
,
as
well
as
the
adult
,
Pal●tinate
Catechism
drop
●ff
Self
●●lony
Ch●l●ren
bei●g
grown
〈◊〉
they
being
askt
,
would
not
sta●d
to
what
had
been
promised
in
their
behalf
,
they
●ere
to
be
le●t
to
themselves
:
Calvin
Opuscul
pag.
Chemnit.
Exam.
Conc.
Trid.
par.
de
Baptis
.
Can.
What
are
the
Duties
of
the
rest
of
the
Church
Cartwright
Catech.
pag.
To
Rejoyce
and
be
glad
at
●he
increase
of
Gods
Church
When
the
Childe
come●h
to
age
to
do
such
duties
as
one
Member
●w●●h
to
another
when
it
cometh
to
age
then
first
admitted
Me●bers
Iudgement
of
many
judicious
Writers
cited
by
Parker
,
then
first
enter
into
Church-members●ip
not
Members
at
all
before
that
judicious
Writer
heretofore
approved
in
the
Reformed
Churches
the
adult
are
ex●mined
by
the
Presbytery
,
approved
by
the
consent
of
the
People
,
and
received
by
the
wh●le
Church
as
Members
of
the●r
Communion
in
a
special
manner
,
and
so
are
as
it
were
confirmed
before
they
be
admitted
to
the
L●rds
Supper
Members
of
their
Communion
in
a
special
manner
Members
in
full
Communion
Initiated
Members
Member
,
in
f●●
.
Communion
Therefore
according
to
the
Ancient
Doctrine
such
Children
are
not
as
compleat
and
perfect
Members
as
any
in
the
Church
not
Me●bers
at
all
perfect
Members
Essence
or
Relation
of
Membership
To
be
within
the
Church
Member
of
the
Church
Reformed
Churches
within
the
Church
ju●●
Communion
●word
Medu●
.
Lib.
That
when
they
are
adult
,
in
case
they
do
not
joyn
unto
the
Church
,
then
they
do
not
retain
their
Members●ip
which
●hey
〈…〉
Minority
not
Members
Church
care
(
even
as
the
light
at
Noon
,
and
as
if
it
were
written
with
the
beams
of
the
Sun
)
That
the
watch
over
them
is
to
be
mediate
according
to
the
state
of
their
Membership
:
the
Church
is
to
see
that
the
Parents
●●
their
duty
toward
their
●h●ld●en
do
his
duty
farre
removed
mediate
Membership
Lamos
in
a
large
place
immed●ately
upon
them
Disciplina
subjacent
omn●s
in
Vnitate
Frae
trum
〈◊〉
,
oblajante
us●●al
senem
.
Those
Ch●ldren
that
are
in
Minority
.
nature
of
their
Membership
I●
when
they
〈◊〉
be
adult
they
do
not
bring
forth
fruits
of
Repentance
,
and
Faith
,
then
the
Church
is
to
dis●wn
them
,
at
having
no
part
in
the
Lord
.
presently
to
disown
them
cast
them
off
want
of
g●od
fruits
they
have
no
part
in
the
Lord
?
do
not
bring
〈◊〉
the
fruits
of
Faith
and
Repentance
,
no
part
in
the
Lord
mark
what
is
amis●
deal
acc●rding
to
our
deserts
barren
Fig-tree
present
Disowning
findes
none
another
year
a
third
speaks
of
cutting
it
down
Lord
,
let
it
alone
one
year
more
that
I
may
dig
about
it
,
and
dung
it
:
subject
of
Labour
and
Culture
case
himself
by
rid●●ng
his
hands
of
it
.
incureable
Barre●ness
p●sitive
fruits
they
had
no
part
in
the
Lord
,
they
had
a
part
in
the
Lord
,
●raw
them
to
repent
and
believe
,
cease
from
fearing
the
Lord
some
fruits
of
Faith
and
Repentance
ripe
fruits
they
have
no
part
in
the
Lord
?
The
Church
is
to
disown
them
,
or
having
no
part
in
the
Lord
If
any
man
speak
let
him
speak
as
the
Oracles
of
God
.
publick
Church-censure
putting
one
out
Put
away
from
among
you
not
a
Member
Contradictio
caret
simpliciter
omni
medio
i.
e.
Simon
Magus
any
part
or
lot
Simon
Magus
as
to
one
in
the
Church
,
It
is
applicable
to
none
but
those
who
have
been
in
full
Communion
.
Holiness
of
Church-members
as
such
full
Communion
as
within
.
The
casting
out
of
Cain
cutting
off
Israel
from
their
People
casting
out
of
the
children
of
the
Kingdome
,
form
of
words
formal
nature
of
the
thing
with
Weakness
,
Ignorance
own
the
Objection
poor
,
feeble
,
frail
men
,
The
Synod
did
acknowledge
,
That
there
ought
to
be
true
saving
Faith
in
the
Parent
,
according
to
the
judgement
of
rational
Charity
,
or
else
the
Ch●l●e
ought
not
to
be
baptized
.
But
they
would
not
let
this
(
which
themselves
acknowledged
)
be
set
down
,
though
our
Vnity
lay
at
the
stake
for
it
.
divides
the
Hoof
chews
the
Cud
special
exercise
special
Communion
active
Fruition
Lords
Supper
experienced
Operations
internal
Grace
it self
sight
of
God
external
signs
the
Church
Medul.
Lib.
are
not
to
be
admitted
to
partake
of
all
Church-priviledges
,
untill
first
increase
of
Faith
do
appear
,
but
from
those
which
belong
to
the
beginning
of
Faith
,
and
entrance
into
the
Church
,
they
are
not
to
be
excluded
.
(
Initium
Fidei
)
The
beginning
of
Faith
(
Incrementum
Fidei
)
The
increase
or
growth
of
Faith
,
initial
Faith
grown
Faith
initial
Believers
Who
ought
to
come
Who
ought
to
be
admitted
Catech.
Explic
.
in
●uast.
required
by
God
external
signs
and
tokens
Ecclesiastical
charitable
Reputation
judgement
of
rational
Charity
outward
probable
signs
Iew
outwardly
praise
of
praise
of
God
De
●ecultis
non
judicat
Ecclesia
same
strictness
spe●ial
exer●ise
Lords
Supper
exercise
of
Grace
Being
of
Grace
That
the
did
acknowledge
there
ought
to
be
true
saving
Faith
in
the
Parent
to
the
judgement
o●
rational
Charity
,
or
else
the
Childe
ought
not
to
be
Baptized
;
yet
could
not
be
prevailed
with
to
set
this
down
●●r
a
Conclusion
.
Ecclesiastical
Charitable
Reputation
R●gid
Se●erity
state
of
a
Believer
present
act
Faith
in
the
lively
and
special
exercise
of
it
,
full
Communion
general
terms
external
Signs
Churches
Charity
Who
are
to
be
accounted
visible
Believers
f●●●h
Proposition
Those
that
profe●s
,
or
hold
forth
Faith
and
Repentance
unto
the
satisfaction
of
rational
Charity
accounted
Professors
what
Profession
Of
holding
forth
Faith
and
Repentance
,
&c.
this
Country
full
Communion
any
hope
any
good
express
what
themselves
acknowledge
〈◊〉
Synods
Result
confederate
visible
Believers
,
and
their
Infant-seed
,
are
Confederate
visible
believers
the
fifth
Proposition
The
Parents
there
described
are
Confederate
visible
believers
.
though
our
Vnity
lay
at
the
stake
for
it
?
visible
Believer
toties
quo●ies
Intelligent
Reader
Characters
or
Expressions
bring
Him
into
full
Communion
Who
are
visible
Believers
must
be
such
own
our
own
Consent
to
yours
you
refused
common
Principle
own
Nation
There
is
no
warrant
in
all
Scripture
,
to
apply
the
Seal
of
Baptism
unto
those
Children
,
whose
Parents
are
in
a
state
of
unfi●ness
for
the
Lords
Supper
.
second
Reason
Synods
fifth
Proposition
Synods
Discourse
Some
may
have
their
Children
Baptized
,
who
yet
are
short
of
actual
fitness
for
the
Lords
Supper
:
A
state
of
unfitness
state
of
unfitness
a
state
of
unfitness
not
to
all
are
Members
of
the
Church
state
of
fitness
duely
qualified
jus
in
re
a
right
actual
use
and
fruition
Free
●an
state
of
fitness
A
state
of
unfitness
for
the
Lords
Supper
Want
of
actual
qualifications
fitting
short
of
actual
fitness
Church
appro●ation
there
i●
warrant
to
be
●●und
in
Scripture
for
the
applying
of
Baptism
to
Children
,
〈◊〉
Parents
do
want
actual
qualifications
fitting
them
for
the
Lords
Supper
Analogie
of
the
Passeover
,
and
Circumcision
in
the
Church
of
I●rael
,
Gospel
passeover
Vnless
the
Father
were
in
a
state
of
fitness
for
the
Passeover
,
he
was
not
fit
to
have
his
Childe
Circumcised
.
unclean
Iewish
a
state
of
membership
a
new
Membership
better
qualifications
a
state
of
Legal
impurity
a
state
of
Legal
purity
judged
and
Pronounced
judged
of
,
and
approved
Personal
qualifications
,
and
Church-approbation
accidental
and
ceremonial
Ames
Medul.
Lib.
Legal
purity
an
essential
a
regular
fitness
reall
barre
Moral
and
Spiritual
us
now
cleansings
,
washings
,
&c.
a
special
exercise
of
Faith
and
Repentance
present
defect
Initiatory
Seal
hath
been
in
full
Communion
a
state
of
unfitness
Lords
Supper
cut
off
once
been
in
a
state
of
fitness
fallen
off
open
Offence
young
man
not
to
have
attained
inward
state
publick
Censure
actual
fitness
Let
all
his
Males
be
●●●cumcised
,
and
then
let
him
come
〈◊〉
and
keep
it
What
fitness
for
the
Lords
Supper
Iohn
Baptist
Christs
Disciples
all
his
Albaspinans
apud
Baxter
first
entrance
no
one
admitted
to
the
Lords
Supper
immediately
upon
his
Baptism
,
Acts
of
the
Apostles
Lords
Supper
some
time
afterward
continued
in
Breaking
of
Bread
some
time
more
or
less
little
time
longer
time
Neither
do
we
reade
that
in
the
Primitive
times
Baptism
was
of
a
greater
Latitude
,
as
to
the
Subject
thereof
,
then
the
Lords
Supper
,
but
the
contrary
Primitive
times
as
to
the
Adult
i.
e.
baptism
is
of
larger
extent
then
the
Lords
Supper
:
so
as
that
many
that
are
within
the
visible
Church
may
have
Baptism
for
themselves
,
or
at
least
for
their
Chil●ren
,
who
yet
ought
not
presently
to
partake
of
the
Lords
Supper
,
or
who
do
at
present
want
actual
fitness
for
it
.
Adult
,
after
Lords
Supper
.
Hanmer
vid.
pag.
one
in
full
Communion
received
the
holy
Ghost
Confirmat
.
pag.
first
Ages
Lords
Supper
Children
baptized
after
〈◊〉
Godly
Reforming
Divines
strict
Selection
Lords
Supper
Not
all
Christians
,
nor
a●
baptized
and
genera●●y-professing
Christians
,
but
onely
such
as
are
able
(
or
may
be
reputed
able
and
careful
)
to
examine
themselves
,
and
discern
the
Lords
Body
,
are
to
be
admitted
to
the
Lords
Supper
.
All
Christians
(
a●
that
are
,
in
their
account
,
within
the
visible
Church
)
are
to
have
their
Children
baptized
.
different
Latitude
Whether
Pasters
may
give
the
Sacraments
to
all
?
all
Children
without
difference
to
all
Syntag.
Theolog.
pag.
Lu●o●
▪
Cr●●ius
All
such
●nfants
as
are
either
born
of
Christian
Parents
,
or
brought
into
the
society
of
Christians
are
to
be
Baptized
.
S●lt
quidem
Christians
Onely
Christians
are
to
be
admitted
to
the
Holy
Supper
.
yet
not
promis●u●usty
all
Christians
;
but
onely
those
who
both
can
and
will
examine
themselves
,
rightly
discern
the
Lords
Body
,
and
celebrate
this
Sacrament
unto
a
Commemoration
of
the
Dea●h
of
Chirst
—
but
there
are
many
in
the
Christian
Church
that
either
cannot
or
will
not
●o
those
things
and
these
are
not
to
be
admitted
.
It
is
a
Sacrament
appointed
for
such
in
the
Christian
Church
as
are
already
baptized
and
Adult
,
and
do
examine
themselves
Lec
.
Com.
de
Can●
Dom.
quaest.
&
vid.
Quaest.
To
whom
is
the
Lords
Supper
to
be
given
?
To
all
the
Faithful
Members
of
the
Church
,
who
can
examine
themselves
,
and
are
instructed
in
the
Ministery
of
Faith
,
and
can
〈◊〉
forth
the
Lords
Death
.
For
unto
this
Mystery
there
is
required
examination
of
ones
self
,
and
Annunciation
of
the
Lords
Death
.
And
therefore
it
is
not
to
be
given
to
Vnbelievers
not
to
Infants
,
not
to
distracted
persons
,
not
to
those
that
are
ignorant
of
the
mysteries
,
not
to
the
impenitent
,
not
to
those
that
are
by
the
orderly
judgement
of
the
Church
excommunicate
not
to
such
as
are
polluted
either
with
●anifest
errours
,
or
with
any
notorious
wickedness
,
until
they
have
first
satisfied
the
Church
,
and
g●ve
▪
Testimony
of
their
Repentance
.
De
Baptismo
Quaest.
Synops.
Dis●ut
&
Disput.
who
are
to
be
Baptized
All
that
are
comprehended
within
the
Tables
of
the
Covenant
,
Quaest.
&
Resp.
●●
Sa●ramentis
,
Quaest.
Would
you
admit
all
sorts
to
the
Lor●s
Supper
?
whose
〈◊〉
age
sheweth
them
not
to
be
of
ability
to
examine
themselves
〈…〉
not
as
unworthy
,
but
as
not
yet
fit
.
●ut
of
the
adult
no
one
is
to
be
〈◊〉
.
except
he
have
one
may
or
other
so
given
account
of
his
Faith
at
that
the
Paster
may
probably
gather
(
not
onely
that
he
was
born
in
the
Church
but
also
)
that
he
is
indeed
a
Christian
Ibid.
Quaest.
Vnto
the
Lords
Supper
maybe
admitted
onely
Christians
〈◊〉
Baptized
and
adult
,
Syntag.
Lib.
and
such
as
can
examine
their
〈◊〉
,
with
thank
〈…〉
remember
Christ
and
shew
forth
his
death
All
that
are
in
Covenant
with
God
—
Infants
born
of
Christian
Parents
are
to
be
baptized
.
Soli
Christiani
Onely
Christians
(
i.
e.
such
as
embrace
the
Doctrine
of
Christ
,
as
have
received
the
Sacrament
of
baptism
,
and
are
implanted
into
the
Christian
Church
)
yet
not
〈◊〉
Christians
are
to
be
admi●●ed
to
the
holy
Supper
;
but
according
to
Rule
these
onely
〈◊〉
examine
themselves
,
〈◊〉
the
Lor●s
Body
,
a●●
shew
●●rib
the
Lords
〈◊〉
,
All
〈◊〉
therefore
are
excluded
,
who
either
will
not
〈…〉
examine
themselves
De
Sacra
〈◊〉
De
Baptism●
Reformed
Churches
special
selection
Bohemia
.
Harmony
of
confess
deep
silence
Baptism
is
of
greater
Latitude
then
the
Lords
Supper
Concurrence
of
Divines
Reasons
Explications
special
exercise
all
Members
so●e
onely
Then
they
must
be
admitted
to
the
Lords
Supper
There
is
a
great
difference
between
Baptism
and
the
Supper
.
For
,
Baptism
is
a
Sacrament
of
Entrance
and
R●ception
into
the
Church
:
But
〈◊〉
Supper
is
a
Sacrament
of
Continuance
in
the
Church
〈◊〉
Confirmation
of
the
Reception
〈◊〉
made
Regeneration
by
Explicat
.
catech.
in
quaest.
and
not
to
them
presently
,
but
after
that
they
have
held
forth
a
confession
of
Faith
and
Repentance
In
quaest.
Infantes
fidelium
Daneus
,
Infantes
ex
fidelibus
Latitude
of
expression
Bellar.
Enerv.
Tom.
Church-children
are
to
be
numbred
among
the
Faithful
,
the
beginning
of
Faith
increase
of
Faith
Medul.
Lib.
Convert
soundly
brought
home
to
Christ
,
and
yet
through
his
weakness
not
able
to
discern
the
Lords
Body
aright
,
nor
fit
to
partake
of
the
Supper
.
Baptism
is
the
entrance
into
Christs
Family
;
there
is
much
more
to
be
looked
at
to
make
a
person
capable
of
the
Supper
of
the
Lord
,
a
man
must
be
able
to
Examine
himself
,
he
must
not
onely
have
Grace
,
but
growth
of
Grace
;
he
must
have
so
much
perfection
in
Grace
as
to
search
his
own
heart
,
and
he
must
be
able
to
discern
the
Lords
Body
,
or
else
he
is
guilty
of
the
Body
and
blood
of
Christ
;
so
as
there
is
more
required
in
this
,
for
there
must
be
a
growth
.
But
Baptism
is
our
entrance
,
and
the
lowest
degree
of
Grace
will
serve
here
in
the
judgement
of
Charity
.
The
Infants
of
the
Faithful
are
said
to
be
Holy
,
not
because
they
are
without
sin
,
but
because
(
in
the
judgement
of
the
Church
)
they
are
to
be
esteemed
not
Infidels
as
other
Children
of
but
Christians
and
Believers
,
and
holy
and
true
Members
of
the
Church
of
God
.
And
Hence
So
soon
as
they
are
born
they
have
title
to
the
Seal
of
Gods
Covenant
,
and
the
Church
may
not
deny
it
unto
then
.
—
And
why
may
not
the
Church
deny
Baptism
to
any
childe
of
a
believing
Parent
?
surely
because
the
Church
is
bound
to
esteem
every
such
childe
not
an
Infidel
,
but
rather
a
Believer
and
a
true
Christian.
When
they
dye
we
are
in
Christian
Charity
to
judge
that
they
dye
in
Gods
favour
,
and
in
the
state
of
Salvation
.
their
Spiritual
Estate
to
the
Law
and
to
the
Testimony
Beverly
Examen
Hoornb
Congregational
Leaders
Stars
of
the
first
Magnitude
,
incomparable
Champions
for
the
Truth
,
That
the
were
not
(
in
the
Primitive
times
)
to
be
baptized
,
before
they
were
fit
for
the
Lords
Supper
.
Arausiacan
Councils
Magdeburg
Centurists
Fourth
and
Fifth
Centuries
a
grievous
errour
Baptism
of
no
greater
Latitude
,
as
to
the
Subject
thereof
,
then
the
Lords
Supper
?
very
sa●e
absolutely
requisite
Baptism
is
as
much
to
be
reverenced
,
●s
the
Sacrament
of
the
Body
and
Blood
of
Christ
That
former
Ages
have
been
farre
from
looking
upon
the
Lords
Supper
as
being
of
a
more
sacred
nature
then
the
other
Ordinance
of
Baptism
.
less
sacred
sacred
nature
Indeed
of
late
there
have
been
those
who
have
made
Baptism
of
a
farre
larger
extent
then
the
Lords
Supper
:
This
hath
been
one
Practical
Difference
between
Congregational-men
and
Presbyterians
.
a
different
Latitude
two
Sacraments
Congregational
way
full
Communion
within
the
Compass
visible
Church
into
Heaven
second
Reason
The
Parents
of
the
Children
in
question
,
are
not
Members
of
any
Instituted
Church
,
according
to
Gospel
rules
●
because
they
were
never
under
any
explicite
and
personal
Covenant
.
Because
if
they
be
Members
,
then
they
would
be
a
true
▪
Church
though
all
their
Parents
were
dead
,
and
then
they
must
have
power
of
Voting
in
Church-affairs
,
which
is
denied
to
them
by
the
Synod
.
were
never
under
any
explicite
and
personal
Covenant
,
not
members
of
any
Instituted
Church
according
to
Gospel-rules
.
Childrens
Membership
Objection
Second
our
Children
were
never
under
any
explicite
and
personal
Covenant
.
Catholick
visible
personal
Covenant
Ames
,
They
are
partakers
of
the
same
Covenant
,
and
also
of
the
same
profession
with
their
Parents
.
That
then
,
in
ease
all
the
pro-parents
were
dead
,
this
second
Generation
would
be
a
true
▪
Church
of
Christ
without
any
further
act
or
covenanting
Further
act
,
or
covenanting
particular
formal
act
of
Explicite
Verbal
covenanting
.
Grounds
of
Baptism
a
true
Church
Moab
,
Deut.
Survey
.
Part.
denial
of
the
liberty
of
Voting
in
Church-affairs
to
the
persons
in
question
,
till
they
be
fitted
for
,
and
admitted
to
the
Lords
Supper
,
a
true
Church
put
forth
Shepard's
Preface
,
before
their
Defence
of
the
Nine
Positions
Examen
H●ornb
true
Churches
a
select
number
Congregational
way
Church-membership
of
Children
all
the
Parents
being
dead
,
at
once
for
the
whole
body
to
be
fallen
into
an
unfitness
for
full
Communion
,
It
is
not
meer
Membership
(
as
the
Synod
speaks
)
but
qualified
Membership
that
gives
right
unto
Baptism
:
for
's
Baptism
might
not
be
applied
unto
the
standing
Members
of
the
visible
Church
,
till
they
were
qualified
with
Repentance
.
This
seems
to
us
to
cut
the
sinews
of
the
strongest
Arguments
of
the
Synod
for
englargeme●●●f
Baptism
:
for
neither
doth
the
Scripture
acknowledge
any
such
meer
Membership
as
they
speak
of
;
nor
is
it
meer
Membership
,
but
qualified
Membership
that
gives
right
unto
this
divine
and
sacred
Ordinance
.
Meer
Membership
persons
are
not
therefore
to
be
admitted
to
full
Communion
meerly
because
they
are
and
continue
Members
Meer
Membership
Membership
alone
as
such
meerly
because
a
Member
meer
Membership
the
Scripture
acknowledgeth
not
Logical
Distinctions
set
up
meer
Members
meerly
as
men
meer
men
meer
Humanity
Logick
distinguisheth
other
wayes
,
some
Communion
some
Qualifications
peculiar
qualifications
special
superadded
Qualifications
by
virtue
of
their
memberly
Relation
,
meerly
because
they
are
Members
as
such
Members
as
such
Members
as
clothed
with
such
and
such
special
qualifications
.
holy
things
Lords
Supper
immediate
Right
proper
Basis.
meer
Members
&
c
are
Governours
not
Governours
be
in
Memberly
Relation
not
be
in
full
Communion
personal
Member
full
Communion
Logical
distinction
That
some
may
be
and
continue
Members
,
and
yet
not
be
in
full
Communion
meer
Members
That
it
is
not
meer
Membership
,
but
qualified
Membership
that
gives
right
to
Baptism
.
de
jure
regular
Membership
de
facto
some
qualification
meer
Membership
qualified
Membership
Meerly
this
,
that
a
man
is
regularly
a
Member
Superadded
qualifications
,
over
and
above
what
is
essentially
requisite
to
regular
Membership
It
is
not
sufficient
to
give
a
person
right
to
baptism
,
that
he
be
regularly
a
Member
of
the
visible
Church
,
but
he
must
have
some
further
qualification
then
so
,
or
else
he
hath
not
right
thereunto
.
opposite
to
the
D●ctrine
of
the
Synod
,
Federal
holiness
visible
Church-membership
Church-member
as
su●h
fifth
Proposition
manner
of
administration
regular
Membership
Giving
account
of
their
assent
to
the
Doctrine
of
Faith
,
Solemn
owning
of
the
Covenant
,
&c.
manner
of
Administration
needless
things
because
Membership
alone
gives
Right
one
Commandment
Covenant
priviledges
give
up
their
Children
to
the
Lord
,
Reformed
Churches
within
the
visible
Church
English
Leiturgie
Late
Petition
for
Peace
Zepperi
Polit.
Ecces
.
pag
Alasco
,
pag.
Ratio
Discipl
.
Bohem.
manner
of
Administration
better
and
more
comfortable
essentially
requisite
before
the
Church
it
is
not
meer
Membership
,
but
qualified
Membership
that
gives
right
to
Baptism
:
i.
e.
that
;
Church
members
,
or
are
to
be
baptized
:
the
Infants
of
the
Faithful
are
Church-members
,
or
more
then
this
Initiating
Seal
Christs
Commission
Baptize
all
Disciples
the
whole
visible
Church
ought
to
be
baptized
all
Church
members
are
Subjects
of
Baptism
:
not
all
Members
as
such
à
quatenus
ad
omne
's
Baptism
,
which
was
Christian
Baptism
,
might
not
be
applied
to
some
who
were
standing
Members
of
the
visible
Church
,
because
they
were
not
qualified
with
Repentance
,
Therefore
Christian
Baptism
is
not
to
be
applied
unto
such
as
stand
Members
in
the
visible
Church
,
if
they
be
not
qualified
with
fruits
of
Repentance
.
sinful
Opinion
Christian
Baptism
is
not
to
be
applied
unto
such
〈◊〉
stand
Members
in
the
visible
Church
,
if
they
be
not
qualified
with
fruits
of
Repentance
.
the
Elders
meerly
to
be
a
Member
of
the
Old-Testament
Iewish
Church
,
sufficeth
not
to
Baptism
:
but
to
be
in
the
Church
and
Covenant
of
the
New-Testament
,
this
is
that
which
Right
to
Baptism
stands
upon
,
here
Membership
alone
sufficeth
thereunto
under
the
New
Testament
Kingdome
of
Heaven
Iohn
Baptists's
Membership
in
the
Iewish
Church
some
degree
new
and
reformed
Administration
a
special
Repentance
stated
Christian
or
Gospel-Churches
Iohn
Baptist
the
manner
of
Administration
beginning
of
the
Gospel
previous
convictions
penitential
preparations
an
humble
submitting
reforming
Administration
Iohn
.
Mat.
short
time
wave
Iohns
Practice
Christian
Baptism
Confession
of
sins
our
Children
a
submission
to
his
Instructions
and
Counsels
,
Luk.
They
acknowledged
themselves
to
be
sinners
,
and
both
in
words
,
and
by
their
action
in
desiring
to
be
baptized
,
they
professed
their
fear
of
the
wrath
of
God
,
and
desire
to
escape
it
.
Open
Scandals
particular
Confession
of
their
sin
Moreover
,
such
as
stood
guilty
of
more
grievous
falls
,
did
also
confess
them
in
particular
.
special
Repentance
without
Scandal
That
which
will
not
make
a
man
capable
of
receiving
Baptism
himself
,
in
case
he
were
unbaptized
,
doth
not
make
him
capable
of
transmitting
right
of
Baptism
unto
his
Childe
:
but
all
that
the
Synod
hath
said
will
not
give
a
man
Right
to
Baptism
himself
in
case
he
were
unbaptized
;
therefore
all
that
the
Synod
hath
said
is
not
enough
to
make
a
man
capable
of
transmitting
right
of
Baptism
unto
his
Childe
.
Bucer
,
Parker
Capable
of
receiving
Baptism
himself
Right
to
Baptism
himself
state
of
Baptism-right
frame
of
actual
fitness
That
which
doth
not
put
a
man
into
a
state
of
right
to
Baptism
for
himself
in
case
he
were
unbaptized
will
not
enable
him
to
give
Baptism-right
to
his
Childe
.
not
a
Member
a
state
of
Covenant
interest
the
state
de
facto
actual
application
actual
fitness
already
baptized
a
Covenant-state
the
state
own
actual
fitness
immediately
upon
first
Admission
yet
unbaptized
particular
offence
Childes
right
still
a
Member
Parents
Membership
Membership
of
the
Childe
right
to
Baptism
confess
his
sin
a
particular
offence
a
state
of
Baptism-right
i.
e.
a
state
of
Membership
fifth
Proposition
In
a
state
of
Membership
in
the
visible
Church
in
minority
Synods
first
Proposition
Ruled
Case
themselves
a
title
a
title
de
facto
à
non
habente
potestatem
Children
are
within
the
Covenant
,
because
they
come
from
Parents
within
the
Covenant
,
in
which
they
were
included
,
and
so
received
also
by
God
,
would
not
have
right
to
Baptism
themselv●s
in
case
they
were
unbaptized
,
Right
to
Baptism
actual
and
immediate
fitness
Adult
persons
understanding
and
believing
the
Doctrine
of
Faith
,
and
publickly
professing
the
same
,
not
scandalous
in
life
,
and
solemnly
taking
h●ld
of
the
Covenant
,
wherein
they
give
up
themselves
and
theirs
to
the
Lord
in
his
Church
,
and
subject
themselves
to
Christs
Government
therein
may
be
denied
or
debarred
from
Church-membership
or
Baptism
upon
their
desire
thereof
.
Iohn
Baptist
many
thousands
Galatians
,
Corinthians
Synods
fifth
Proposition
visible
Believers
a
man
may
be
an
unbelie●er
,
and
yet
c●me
up
to
all
that
the
Synod
hath
said
in
their
fifth
Proposition
〈◊〉
Magus
,
A●●ni●
might
be
may
●e
Ecclesiastically
judged
a
visible
unbeliever
Park
.
de
Polit.
●cel
.
lib.
Signes
of
Regeneration
A
confession
of
Faith
,
though
publick
and
solemn
,
may
not
be
received
in
Churches
,
when
as
no
necessary
Signs
of
Faith
do
appear
necessary
Signs
a
necessary
Connexion
Truth
of
saving
Faith
qua●diu
nullo
probabili
Argumento
,
&c.
no
probable
Argument
a
Confirmation
Admission
to
the
Lords
Table
Cotton
cites
Holin
.
of
Church-members
That
although
by
the
English
order
if
I
mistake
not
he
that
is
confirmed
,
is
capable
of
the
Lords
Supper
;
yet
notwithstanding
▪
such
are
confirmed
,
if
they
can
but
say
the
Catec●ism
,
who
cannot
examine
themselues
,
nor
rightly
prepare
themselues
for
the
Table
of
the
Lord
.
Admissions
unto
full
Communion
comfortable
Exercise
not
yet
lose
their
Membership
Parent
stands
in
Ecclesiastical
account
Fidele●
,
vocati
federal
Holiness
part●cular
,
present
,
evident
Signs
of
a
work
of
Grace
already
wrought
Covenant-estate
,
Christian
Education
,
Hopeful
Carriage
,
general
Profession
,
may
be
●
seed
of
Grace
Heires
of
Grace
sensible
Signs
Famous
Martin
Bucer
Renowned
Parker
Bucer
de
regno
Christi
There
are
indeed
often
among
Children
some
that
be
Reprobates
,
but
while
that
does
not
appear
to
us
,
we
ought
nevertheless
to
reckon
them
among
the
People
of
God
;
and
we
shall
time
enough
cast
them
out
,
when
by
their
evil
fruits
they
shall
openly
shew
us
what
they
are
Quantum
equidem
assequi
possum
As
far
as
I
can
gather
the
Anabaptist's
onely
reason
why
they
dislike
Infant
baptism
,
is
,
Because
they
fancy
to
themselves
that
the
Church
would
be
more
pure
,
if
we
baptized
none
but
the
adult
,
and
such
as
hold
forth
evidences
of
the
Spirit
:
and
so
they
think
but
a
few
would
have
place
in
Churches
.
But
by
this
means
doubtless
it
would
come
to
pass
,
that
many
of
Christs
Sheep
would
be
neglected
as
Goats
:
neither
would
all
Parents
be
so
careful
as
they
think
,
in
educating
their
Children
unto
piety
.
And
yet
this
humane
thought
(
which
savours
of
too
much
esteem
of
our
own
works
)
doth
so
possess
them
,
that
they
bring
all
to
this
,
and
turn
off
all
that
can
be
said
,
and
hereby
they
run
themselves
into
very
great
errours
.
I
called
it
for
no
Scripture
doth
command
such
a
curious
circumspection
,
lest
any
Goats
should
be
received
into
the
Church
.
The
Apostles
often
baptized
persons
with
whom
they
had
scarce
had
an
hours
speech
concerning
Christ
;
because
,
according
to
the
Parable
of
the
Gospel
,
they
would
bring
in
all
they
met
with
to
the
Marriage
For
by
Baptism
they
only
took
them
into
the
School
of
Piety
,
and
Trained-hand
of
Christians
;
and
they
were
wont
then
to
cast
them
out
again
,
when
it
was
evidently
enough
perceived
that
to
labour
in
teaching
them
was
in
vain
.
De
Polit.
Eccles.
Lib.
Reformed
Churches
De
Polit.
Eccl.
Lib.
&
Lib.
Synods
fifth
Proposition
De
Polit.
Lib.
Ibid.
Lib.
&
Lib.
take
notice
,
that
the
judgment
of
that
worthy
and
for
ever
famous
Mr.
was
as
theirs
is
Holiness
of
Church-members
I
conceive
(
under
favour
)
more
positive
fruits
of
Regeneration
are
required
in
the
Church-members
of
the
New
Testament
then
of
the
Old
.
take
notice
whether
Mr.
judgement
was
as
theirs
is
Cottons
[
That
more
positive
fruits
of
Regeneration
are
required
in
the
Church
members
of
the
New
Testament
,
then
of
the
Old
]
more
is
given
,
more
is
required
,
mostly
Ceremonial
Ames
Medul
Moral
evils
out
of
the
National
Church
It
is
true
,
that
it
is
a
question
whether
sins
very
scandalous
did
keep
men
ceremonially
clean
from
the
Temple
and
Sacrifices
:
secret
irregeneration
positive
fruits
positive
and
palpable
●ruits
of
Irregeneration
,
Holiness
of
Church-members
Neither
amongst
us
doth
Irregeneration
alone
keep
any
from
Church-fellowship
with
us
:
not
Irregeneration
alone
(
I
say
)
unles
it
be
accompanied
with
such
fruits
as
are
openly
scandalous
,
and
do
convincingly
manifest
Irregeneration
.
New
Testament
by
some
Rule
or
Appointment
of
God
cut
off
cast
out
particular
Rules
cutting
off
Old
Testament
plain
Rule
New
Testament
Excommunication
for
Moral
evils
in
some
respects
as
all
Old
Testament
carnal
succession
sto●d
by
Faith
br●ken
off
Seal
of
the
Righte●usness
of
faith
,
Faith
and
Repentance
do
not
now
more
constitute
the
Covenant
of
God
,
then
it
did
in
the
time
of
who
was
the
Father
of
the
Faithful
,
Medul.
Lib.
the
Covenant
made
with
and
the
Circumcision
of
his
seed
,
was
appointed
upon
the
same
terms
that
Baptism
was
,
that
he
should
walk
with
God
by
Faith
and
Obedience
.
incorrigible
fruits
of
Irregeneration
The
Application
of
the
Seal
of
Baptism
unto
those
who
are
not
true
Believers
we
mean
visibly
,
for
is
a
profanation
thereof
,
and
as
dreadful
a
sin
as
if
a
man
should
administer
the
Lords
Supper
unto
unworthy
receivers
—
We
marvel
that
any
should
think
that
the
Blood
of
Christ
is
not
as
mu●h
profaned
and
vilified
by
undue
Administration
of
Baptism
,
as
by
undue
administration
of
the
Lords
Supper
.
Reason
of
dissent
from
the
Synod
visible
Believers
Federally
Holy
the
Application
of
the
Seal
of
Baptism
unto
those
who
are
not
visibly
true
Believers
,
is
a
profanation
thereof
Infants
neither
have
nor
can
have
Faith
as
much
whole
Church
undue
administration
the
administration
Synod
,
is
undue
all
Disciples
Self-examining
Disciples
may
not
sacrilegio●●
impiety
,
dreadful
prof●rtation
to
extend
the
one
further
then
the
other
,
sacrilegious
impiety
Austin
pleads
for
strictness
in
the
Administration
of
Baptism
,
Tertullian
be●ore
him
greater
strictness
Magdeb
.
Cent.
wary
qualifying
fifth
Proposition
much
strictness
ad
Bonifacium
;
&
Epist.
De
Grat.
&
Lib.
Arbitr
.
cap.
It
hath
in
it
a
natural
tendency
to
the
●ardning
of
unregenerate
Creatures
,
in
their
sinful
natural
condition
,
when
Life
is
not
onely
promised
,
but
sealed
to
them
by
the
precious
Blood
of
Iesus
Christ
.
Baptism
is
a
Seal
of
the
whole
Co●enant
of
Grace
,
Ame●
Medul.
lib.
●hes
.
●
as
well
as
the
Lords
Supper
and
therefore
those
that
are
not
interested
in
this
Covenant
by
Faith
,
ought
not
to
have
the
Seal
thereof
applyed
to
them
.
natural
tendency
onely
outward
advantages
Baptism
more
absolutely
saving
benefits
federal
Holyness
outward
Priviledges
rested
in
probable
signes
certain
S●gns
that
sort
Ch●ldren
of
the
Covenant
,
Professors
of
the
Faith
outward
〈◊〉
first
being
due
distinction
contrary
Assertion
to
deny
to
have
any
part
in
the
Lord
,
to
make
them
cease
from
fearing
the
Lord
,
He
is
their
God
they
his
People
a
natural
tendency
corrupt
heart
turn
Grace
into
wantonness
abuse
outward
Priviledges
carnal
confidence
,
Ier.
visible
qualifications
full
communion
baptizing
of
Infants
harden
them
the
baptizing
of
these
in
question
hardens
the
Parent
?
Ans.
federal
Holiness
that
ground
Baptism
is
a
Seal
of
the
whole
Covenant
of
Grace
,
as
well
as
the
Lords
Supper
:
as
dispensed
in
the
visible
Church
,
as
clothed
with
the
external
dispensation
or
administration
thereof
,
as
included
upon
the
Conditions
i.
e.
external
standing
Inwardly
,
Effectually
and
Savingly
by
way
of
Initiation
Medul.
Lib.
Baptism
is
the
Sacrament
of
Initiation
,
or
Regeneration
,
for
although
it
do
at
once
seal
the
whole
Covenant
of
Grace
to
the
Faithful
,
yet
by
a
singular
appropriation
it
represents
and
confirms
our
very
ingrafting
into
Christ
,
Those
Benefits
are
sealed
by
way
of
Initiation
,
in
Baptism
:
Hence
Baptism
ought
to
be
administred
to
all
those
,
unto
whom
the
Covenant
of
Grace
belongs
,
because
it
is
the
first
Seal
of
the
Covenant
now
first
entred
into
.
That
●●ne
ought
to
have
the
Seal
of
Baptism
applied
in
th●●
,
〈◊〉
those
that
are
interested
in
the
Covenant
by
Faith
by
Faith
.
the
Children
in
question
viz.
That
there
is
Danger
of
great
Corruption
and
Pollution
creeping
into
the
Churches
,
by
the
Enlargement
of
the
Subject
of
Baptism
.
take
from
not
applying
the
Initiating
Seal
kept
in
little
one●
pluck
up
all
the
Tares
plucking
up
the
Wheat
also
study
the
Rule
Right
hand
own
way
mans
Inventions
perfect
separation
Conversion
〈◊〉
to
the
Children
of
the
Covenant
a
fruit
of
the
Covenant
,
Grounds
and
Ends
of
Infant-baptism
Converting
Grace-giving
Covenant
few
old
Christians
〈◊〉
up
another
Generation
willing
Subjects
In
Church-reformation
,
it
is
an
observable
Truth
That
those
that
are
for
too
much
strictness
,
do
more
bu●t
then
profit
the
Church
.
Cyprian
Epist.
greater
▪
●anger
enlarging
the
Subjects
of
full
Communion
,
Lords
Table
Elections
,
Admissions
,
Censures
to
ever-enlarge
full
Communion
to
full
Communion
greater
strictness
That
if
the
Church
can
have
any
hope
of
persons
,
that
they
have
any
thing
of
Faith
and
Grace
i●
them
,
though
never
so
little
,
they
ought
,
being
adult
,
to
be
admitted
to
full
Communion
in
the
right
strictness
as
to
full
Communion
Platform
of
Discipline
a
real
departure
Enlarge
Baptism
the
Purity
such
qualifications
full
Communion
within
the
verge
wings
of
Christ
Lords
Table
Elections
of
Officers
,
Admissions
,
and
Censures
of
Members
such
qualifications
Lords
Supper
somewhat
of
the
Power
of
Godliness
Grace
in
exercise
due
Exercise
of
Discipline
Curtailing
of
the
Covenant
In
Answ.
to
the
Preface
THE
Reverend
Author
in
this
his
before
he
come
to
speak
to
that
which
the
Synod
delivered
,
doth
premise
Eleven
or
Twelve
by
which
(
he
saith
&c.
pag.
8.
a
good
Profession
To
the
Law
and
to
the
Testimony
they
do
wholly
referre
themselves
deduced
from
Scripture
Nothing
is
to
be
approved
further
then
it
consents
with
those
Positions
?
premised
Positions
The
Subject
of
Baptism
i.
e.
&c.
pag.
9.
Christs
Ordinance
Actuall
and
regular
Members
Ordinance
of
Christ
Members
of
the
visible
Church
Subjects
of
Baptism
according
to
the
Scripture
according
to
Christs
Ordinance
Search
the
Scripture
searching
the
Scripture
,
whether
those
things
were
so
,
agree
not
with
the
Ordinance
of
Christ
an
Ordinance
of
Christ
Position
,
That
whatsoever
Christ
did
institute
in
the
Christian
Churches
,
he
did
it
by
Gods
appointment
,
as
by
Gods
appointment
,
gave
out
what
he
delivered
in
the
Church
of
Israel
.
Gods
appointment
Instituted
Worship
all
Gods
appointments
according
to
Scripture
according
to
the
Ordinance
of
Christ
an
Ordinance
of
Christ
according
to
the
Scripture
Regular
and
actuall
Members
Members
according
to
Scripture
Regular
,
nor
actuall
Members
Members
according
to
Scripture
Members
according
to
Rule
Regular
members
Members
according
to
Scripture
Actuall
members
Propos.
3.
Arg.
1.
Gen.
18.19
.
&
21.9
,
10.12
.
Gal.
5.3
p.
10.
cast
out
voluntarily
go
away
growing
up
to
be
adult
cast
out
,
as
departed
,
as
all
the
dayes
of
their
life
,
from
their
being
circumcised
,
cast
out
thirteen
years
of
age
a
wilde
man
,
and
his
hand
against
every
man
,
and
every
mans
hand
against
him
,
a
Mocker
cast
out
thirteen
years
of
age
admitted
as
a
childe
in
minori●y
,
by
vi●tue
of
the
Covenant
with
and
his
seed
▪
cast
out
Mosaicall
Discipline
Reverend
Author
such
discipline
as
was
then
established
,
That
children
were
u●der
Mosaicall
discipline
,
brought
under
Discipline
by
Covenanting
personally
That
they
were
under
Discipline
That
Circumcision
was
an
obligation
to
the
keeping
of
all
the
Commandments
of
the
Law
in
the
Old
Testament
,
and
that
Baptism
is
the
like
for
all
the
Commandments
of
the
Gospel
:
Perkins
in
loc
bound
by
their
Circumcision
to
all
the
Commandments
of
the
Law
.
saith
the
Reverend
Author
par
ratio
page
11.
Position
the
fifth
and
sixth
par
ratio
par
ratio
par
ratio
par
ratio
par
ratio
par
ratio
par
ratio
par
ratio
Leavened
bread
touch
a
dead
body
a
bone
of
a
Man
a
grave
,
&c.
a
defiling
of
the
Sanctuary
of
the
Lord
,
cut
off
from
their
People
killed
another
man
committed
the
sin
of
Whoredome
other
abomination
defile
the
Sanctuary
kept
out
cut
off
cast
out
That
if
children
were
under
Mosaical
Discipline
of
old
,
then
they
are
under
Congregational
Discipline
now
:
Answer
,
This
Consequence
is
not
good
,
because
Mosaical
Discipline
was
not
to
cast
men
out
for
sins
against
the
Moral
Law
:
Ceremonial
uncleanness
children
were
under
the
Discipline
that
was
then
,
under
the
Church-discipline
that
is
now
:
such
Discipline
as
was
then
none
at
all
for
the
maintenance
of
the
Ministry
now
under
the
Gospel
,
the
maintenance
of
the
Ministry
that
was
under
unworthy
receiving
spirituall
meat
and
drink
Argument
also
good
Mosaicall
Discipline
Apostle
▪
s
Consequence
holy
things
Baptism
in
the
Cloud
in
the
Sea
Water
out
of
the
Rock
Apostle's
Argument
the
subjection
of
children
to
their
subjection
to
New-Testament-discipline
Ceremonial
matters
sins
against
the
moral
Law
p.
12.
viz.
D●ut.
Entring
into
covenant
Church-discipline
in
that
Church
that
Covenant
that
Covenant
the
Tythes
of
the
third
year
,
that
Covenant
the
Tythes
of
the
third
year
.
this
Covenant
third
year
of
Tything
this
Covenant
third
year
of
Tything
all
the
people
particular
persons
avouched
that
day
to
be
the
Lords
peculiar
people
,
particular
person
that
Covenant
all
the
people
Little
children
such
as
were
not
there
that
day
,
posterity
that
should
be
afterward
born
little
ones
grown
up
●●ult
persons
taking
hold
of
the
Covenant
personally
Patriarchall
and
Mosaicall
Churches
formerly
Congregationall
Churches
under
the.
New
Testament
,
the
subjection
of
children
,
when
adult
,
their
subjection
thereto
That
children
of
Church-members
,
when
adult
,
are
under
the
Watch
,
Discipline
,
and
Government
of
the
Church
.
Children
when
adult
subject
to
Church-discipline
Because
they
are
within
the
Church
,
or
Members
thereof
,
and
therefore
subject
to
Church-judicature
,
What
have
I
to
do
to
judge
them
also
that
are
without
?
Do
ye
not
judge
them
that
are
within
?
but
them
that
are
without
God
judgeth
.
those
that
are
without
those
that
are
within
[
them
within
within
,
are
subject
to
Church-judicature
,
full
communion
in
all
Ordinances
adult
persons
so
with●n
full
communion
They
are
under
the
Watch
,
Discipline
and
Gove●nment
of
the
Church
,
That
they
cannot
be
Excommunicated
never
in
Church-communion
at
all
never
yet
been
p●rtakers
of
all
Ordinances
,
as
children
in
minority
Baptism
the
Seal
thereof
Blessing
of
the
Church
;
Church-watchfulness
,
in
good
from
evil
viz.
from
such
communion
as
they
had
,
such
full
communion
as
others
that
his
children
in
minority
are
cut
off
from
their
membership
with
him
,
and
so
are
Excommunicated
with
the
Pa●ent
.
full
communion
That
pe●sons
not
in
full
communion
cannot
be
Excommun●ca●ed
That
persons
not
in
full
communion
may
be
under
the
Watch
,
and
Discipline
,
and
Government
of
the
Church
:
cut
off
Children
of
Church-members
,
when
adult
,
to
be
under
the
Watch
,
Discipline
,
and
Government
of
the
Church
Because
they
are
Disciples
,
and
therefore
under
Discipline
in
Christs
School
.
a
Concession
an
Exception
under
D●scipline
n●
Disciples
not
under
Church-discipline
cut
off
cut
off
they
are
so
still
so
continue
cut
off
cast
ou●
cut
off
from
it
ever
so
deserved
becoming
adult
dye
in
their
Infancy
Mat.
28
20.
pag.
13.
exclude
infants
by
this
Text
partakers
of
Bap●ism
by
Teaching
observe
all
Christs
Commandments
do
this
they
are
not
Disciples
to
be
Baptized
.
I●fants
are
Disciples
to
be
Baptized
become
adult
all
Christs
Commandments
full
communion
All
Disciples
that
are
to
be
Baptized
,
●●e
taught
to
observe
all
Christs
commandments
;
but
this
doth
not
agree
to
Infants
:
therefore
Infants
are
no●
Disciples
that
are
to
be
Baptized
.
All
adult
persons
that
are
Disciples
,
do
observe
all
Ch●ists
Commandments
:
but
this
doth
not
agree
to
such
adult
persons
as
are
not
in
full
communion
:
therefore
adult
persons
that
are
not
in
full
communion
are
not
Disciples
.
former
arguing
all
Disciples
all
adult
persons
all
Christs
Commandments
adult
person
all
Christs
They
are
in
Church-covenant
,
therefore
subject
to
Church-power
,
with
him
,
and
his
seed
in
their
generations
,
p.
44.
pag
43.
●4
45.
●h●●
I●fancy
when
adult
breaking
covenant
breach
of
covenant
in
the
covenant
That
these
adult
persons
,
that
were
in
covenant
in
their
Infancy
,
are
not
now
in
covenant
when
adult
,
until
they
be
admitted
into
Church-communion
in
all
Ordinances
.
They
are
Subjects
of
the
Kingdome
of
Christ
,
and
therefore
under
the
Laws
and
Government
of
his
Kingdom●
,
a●●
the
Subjects
of
Christs
Kingdome
have
full
communion
in
all
the
Priviledges
of
it
,
in
all
some
onely
little
children
all
Church-priviledges
all
Ordinances
Of
such
is
the
Kingdome
of
Go●
,
brought
unto
him
rebuked
those
that
would
have
kept
them
from
him
,
Subjects
of
Christs
Kingdome
all
th●
Ordinances
Priviledges
of
that
Kingdome
adult
persons
all
Ordinances
little
children
adult
persons
all
the
Priviledges
of
it
exclude
Infants
some
Priviledges
capable
of
being
disciples
under
discipline
in
their
being
Baptized
all
his
commandment●
subjection
to
discipline
Bap●ize
,
and
to
teach
the
Baptized
to
observe
all
his
commandments
.
viz.
That
Elders
must
seed
both
Teach
and
Rule
all
the
Flock
;
and
that
children
are
part
of
the
Flock
.
they
must
take
heed
to
themselves
and
to
all
the
flock
,
Act.
they
must
watch
for
their
Souls
,
as
they
that
must
give
account
,
Heb.
these
Soules
this
flock
full
communi●n
Children
in
minority
cease
to
be
of
it
watch
over
them
give
account
of
their
Soules
For what the Synod alledgeth , " That the Apostle writing to the F●ock or Church at Ephesus , doth also write to children , Eph. 6.1 . as counting them part of the flock :
obey
their
Parents
in
the
Lord
,
this
being
right
,
Honour
thy
Father
and
Mother
,
&c.
full
communion
obey
their
Parents
Honour
Father
and
Mother
now
adult
full
communion
Obedience
to
their
Parents
Ho●ouring
of
them
children
adult
in
full
communion
are
part
of
the
Flock
whole
Flock
feed
them
Teach
and
k●l●
them
That
these
children
are
under
the
Watch
,
and
Discipline
,
and
Government
of
the
Church
,
From
the
danger
of
Irreligion
and
Apostacy
breaking
into
Churches
,
and
the
want
of
any
Church-way
to
prevent
and
heal
the
same
,
if
these
children
of
Church-members
be
not
under
Church-government
and
Discipline
,
and
that
through
want
hereof
,
many
Church-members
would
be
brought
under
that
dreadfull
judgement
of
being
pag.
15
,
16.
Care
in
admitting
into
the
Church
,
and
due
managing
the
Keyes
of
Discipline
to
them
that
are
so
admitted
,
let
alone
in
their
wickedness
Church-way
to
heal
them
I●religion
and
Apostacy
good
of
these
pag.
15.
Gods
Institutions
,
and
not
mens
Inventions
,
are
the
way
wherein
men
may
expect
a
Blessing
.
Humane
Invention
cut
off
cast
out
let
alone
●e●
alone
in
their
wickedness
I●religion
and
Apostacy
in
Churches
an
Humane
Invention
within
the
Church
within
the
Church
the
Ba●●●sm
and
Church-memb●rship
of
little
children
.
cast
out
cut
off
from
the
Church
an
Humane
D●vic●
within
it
st●out
of
〈◊〉
cut
off
f●om
that
relation
an
Humane
Inven●io●
an
Humane
Invention
neglect
thereof
neglect
of
a
Divine
Institution
a●
sowning
of
〈◊〉
personspunc
an
Humane
invention
and
Device
That
the
children
of
Church-members
,
when
grown
up
,
are
under
the
Watch
,
Discipline
,
and
Government
of
the
Church
.
That
these
adult
Persons
are
not
therefore
to
be
admitted
to
full
communion
,
meerly
because
they
are
and
continue
Members
,
without
such
further
qualifications
as
the
word
of
God
requireth
thereunto
.
the
danger
of
polluting
the
Ordinances
by
unworthy
partakers
,
unworthy
partakers
admitted
to
f●ll
communion
without
such
qualifications
as
the
word
of
God
requireth
thereunto
,
1.
From
1
11.28
,
29.
pag.
16
,
17.
(
or
Instruction
pag.
17.
Education
of
Parents
Institution
,
Catechizing
and
watch
of
the
Ministry
,
and
of
the
Church
watch
of
the
Church
one
cause
ability
to
examine
themselves
,
and
to
discern
the
Lords
body
.
want
of
such
abilities
grown
persons
want
that
ability
viz.
1
1●
.
28
,
29.
to
examine
themselves
and
to
discerne
the
Lords
body
full
communion
want
of
the
ability
i.
e.
continue
Members
once
Members
now
they
be
adult
never
,
in
any
way
of
God
,
cut
off
,
cast
out
from
their
Membership
they
st●ll
c●ntinue
to
be
Members
,
they
do
not
Acts
8.
parity
of
Reason
desire
to
have
the
Covenant
and
their
Church-membership
sealed
by
Baptism
〈◊〉
that
Priviledge
Church-members
long
ago
d●●ring
to
be
joyned
to
the
Church
by
their
own
personall
〈…〉
first
joyning
the●●
persons
From
the
Old
Testament
,
where
though
men
did
continue
Members
of
the
Church
,
yet
for
ceremoniall
uncleanness
they
were
to
be
kept
from
full
communion
in
the
holy
things
;
yea
,
and
the
Priests
and
Porters
had
speciall
charge
that
men
should
not
partake
in
all
the
holy
things
,
unless
duely
qualified
for
the
same
,
notwi●hstanding
their
Membership
,
written
for
our
learning
search
them
Testifie
of
Him
maintenance
of
the
Ministry
danger
of
unworthy
receiving
those
invalidity
of
Old
Testament-Scriptures
for
proof
of
matters
in
Gospel
times
Things
whereof
there
is
not
the
like
reason
Argument
in
hand
Invalidity
therein
And
why
not
?
the
reason
rendred
,
is
,
ceremoniall
uncleannes
such
as
yet
never
bad
such
full
communion
.
ceremoniall
uncleanness
want
of
spirituall
qualifications
Priests
and
Porters
partake
of
all
the
holy
things
,
unless
duely
qualified
for
the
same
,
notwithstanding
their
membership
in
f●ll
communion
with
the
Church
duely
quali●ica
Old
Testamen●
More
was
required
to
adult
persons
eating
the
Passover
,
then
meer
membership
;
therefore
so
there
is
now
to
the
Lords
Supper
.
p.
19
,
20.
eating
of
the
Passover
That
more
then
membership
is
also
requisite
to
the
receiving
of
the
Lords
Supper
?
From
the
different
nature
of
Baptism
and
the
Lords
Supper
;
the
former
firstly
and
properly
sealing
Covenant-holiness
,
Church-membership
,
and
planting
into
Christ
,
and
so
Members
as
such
are
the
subjects
of
that
Ordinance
:
But
the
Lords
Supper
is
a
Sacrament
of
growth
in
Christ
,
and
of
speciall
communion
with
him
,
and
so
supposeth
a
speciall
renewing
of
Faith
and
Repentance
in
them
that
partake
of
that
Ordinance
.
different
nature
all
Church-members
Lords
Supper
for
some
different
nature
different
nature
of
Baptism
Lords
Supper
that
these
ad●lt
persons
are
not
therefore
to
be
admitted
to
full
communion
,
meerly
because
they
are
and
continue
Members
that
the
Membership
of
adult
persons
,
infers
communion
in
all
Ordinances
,
the
Lords
Supper
,
&c.
that
it
doth
infer
it
meer
affirming
of
the
contrary
That
if
Persons
when
adult
may
be
,
and
continue
Members
,
and
yet
be
debarred
from
the
Lords
Supper
,
until
meet
qualifications
for
the
same
be
found
in
them
,
then
may
they
also
(
until
like
qualifications
)
be
debarred
from
that
power
of
voting
in
the
Church
,
which
pertaines
to
males
in
full
communion
:
—
for
how
can
they
who
are
not
able
to
examine
and
judg
themselves
,
be
thought
able
and
fit
to
discern
and
judge
in
the
weighty
affairs
of
the
House
of
God
?
before
now
all
Ordinances
judging
in
Censures
Arguments
for●●
Inference
from
i●
a
meer
affirmation
to
the
contrary
.
Church-members
who
were
admitted
in
minority
,
understanding
the
Doctrine
of
Faith
,
and
publickly
professing
their
assent
thereto
;
not
scandalous
in
life
,
and
solemnly
owning
the
Covenant
before
the
Church
,
wherein
they
give
up
themselves
and
their
children
to
the
Lord
,
and
subject
themselves
to
the
Government
of
Christ
in
the
Church
,
their
children
are
to
be
Baptized
.
Because
the
children
here
spoken
of
are
partakers
of
that
which
is
the
main
ground
of
baptizing
any
children
whatsoever
,
and
neither
the
Parents
nor
the
children
do
put
in
any
barre
to
binder
it
.
Because
interest
in
the
Covenant
is
the
main
ground
of
Title
to
Baptism
,
and
this
these
children
have
Interest
in
the
Covenant
is
the
ground
of
baptizing
an●
,
Because
in
the
Old
Testament
this
was
the
ground
of
Title
to
Circumcision
,
to
which
Baptism
now
answer
and
because
in
they
are
〈◊〉
ground
exhorted
to
be
baptized
,
because
the
Promise
(
〈◊〉
Covenant
)
was
to
them
and
to
their
children
.
the
Covenant
was
the
ground
of
Circumcision
exhorted
to
be
baptized
:
I
will
establish
my
Covenant
,
between
me
and
thee
,
and
thy
seed
after
thee
—
Ye
shall
therefore
keep
my
Covenant
:
and
this
is
my
Covenant
which
you
shall
keep
,
Every
male
among
you
shall
be
circumcised
:
Peter
,
Repent
,
and
●e
baptized
th●
Promise
〈…〉
to
your
children
:
the
Covenant
was
the
ground
of
Title
to
Circumcision
,
Title
to
Baptism
pag.
3
,
4.
then
was
now
is
That
men
must
be
duely
qualified
before
they
may
be
admired
to
covenant
with
the
Lord
and
his
Church
for
themselves
and
their
children
that
the
Primitive
Churches
looked
for
this
qualification
in
the
〈…〉
admitted
into
Church-membership
interest
in
the
Covenant
duely
qualified
Interest
in
the
Covenant
gives
Title
to
Baptism
"
S●ints
,
Sanctified
,
and
Faithfull
in
Christ
Iesus
,
That
a
Member
,
or
one
in
Covenant
as
such
,
is
the
Subject
of
Baptism
,
was
further
cleared
in
viz.
[
According
to
Scripture
That
interest
in
the
Covenant
is
the
ground
of
Title
to
Baptism
:
according
to
Scripture
according
to
Scripture
according
to
Christs
Ordinance
according
to
Scripture
according
to
Christs
Ordinance
according
to
Scripture
That
Interest
in
the
Covenant
is
the
main
ground
of
title
to
Baptism
?
That
Interest
in
the
Covenant
is
the
main
ground
of
Title
to
Baptism
.
Because
if
the
Parent
be
in
Covenant
,
the
Child
is
so
also
:
but
the
Parents
in
question
are
in
Covenant
.
in
Covenant
according
to
Gospel-rules
that
the
Children
in
Covenant
are
only
Infants
or
Children
in
minority
,
That
they
were
once
in
Covenant
,
and
never
since
discovenanted
;
the
former
,
because
else
they
had
not
warrantably
been
Baptized
;
and
the
latter
,
because
they
have
not
in
any
way
of
God
been
discovenanted
,
cast
out
,
or
cut
off
from
their
Covenant-relation
.
Rom.
2.25
discovenant
them
a
bill
of
Divorce
Many
years
didst
thou
forbear
them
such
as
were
in
covenant
with
God
in
their
infancy
or
minority
,
are
forthwith
fallen
out
of
that
estate
,
if
they
do
not
,
as
soon
as
ever
they
become
adult
,
perform
what
that
Covenant
requireth
.
Thy
circumcision
is
made
uncircumcision
profit
thee
no
Baptism
no
Covenant
,
no
Church-relation
as
none
as
none
in
the
Covenant
in
the
Church
way
of
God
cut
off
That
persons
once
in
Covenant
are
not
broken
off
from
it
,
according
to
Scripture
,
sare
for
notorious
sins
,
and
incorrigibleness
therein
,
which
is
not
the
case
of
these
Parents
.
1
Joh.
2.19
Breaking
off
themselves
these
do
break
off
themselves
from
their
Covenant-relation
break
off
themselves
O
Israel
,
thou
hast
destroyed
thy self
,
break
off
themselves
whether
Church-members
can
thus
break
off
themselves
.
kill
,
and
make
alive
wound
,
and
to
heal
create
peace
and
evil
evil
in
the
city
,
but
the
Lord
doth
it
,
even
the
Lord
doth
all
these
things
,
breaking
off
break
off
themselves
break
themselves
off
from
the
Church
?
going
out
un-Member
themselves
full
communion
break
off
themselves
I
am
no
Member
of
your
Church
,
nor
will
be
,
but
do
fors●ke
the
Church-relation
in
which
I
was
,
D●liver
such
a
man
to
Satan
,
break
off
themselves
They
went
out
from
us
,
but
they
were
not
of
us
,
going
o●t
going
out
from
the
relation
it self
?
forsaken
by
their
kindred
,
b●ethren
,
and
mothers
children
,
brethren
and
mothers
children
brethren
and
mothers
children
no
longer
any
longer
wen●
out
from
the
Saints
gone
out
from
their
Church-relation
cut
off
cut
off
break
off
themselves
That
the
Parents
in
Question
are
in
Covenant
,
because
the
Tenor
of
the
Covenant
is
to
the
Faithful
and
their
seed
after
them
in
their
Generations
,
Luk.
1.69
,
72.73
Heb.
13.20
.
for
substance
to
us
to
them
Faithful
and
their
seed
in
their
Generations
the
Seed
of
the
Faithful
in
the
covenant
That
the
Parents
in
Q●estion
are
keepers
of
the
Covenant
,
because
they
are
not
fors●ker●
,
and
rejecters
of
the
God
,
and
Covenant
of
their
Fathers
not
scandalous
in
life
Scandalous
cove●ousness
Scandalous
in
life
Scandalous
covetousness
Scandalous
covetousness
Scandalous
in
life
C●piat
qui
capere
porest
not
Scandalous
in
life
all
the
terms
of
the
Proposition
,
not
Scandalous
in
life
give
up
themselves
and
their
children
to
the
Lord
,
and
subject
themselves
to
the
Government
of
Christ
in
his
Church
Solemnly
and
Publickly
before
the
Church
:
Forsakers
and
Rej●cters
of
God
To that of the Synod , where they say , That the Parents in question do not put in any barre to hinder their children from Baptism : and that this is plain from the words of the Proposition , where they are described to be such as understand the Doctrine of Fai●h , &c.
may
do
unregenerate
person
knoweth
the
heart
visibly
so
unregenerate
person
Iudas
,
Ananias
Sapphira
,
Simon
Magus
a
name
to
live
,
and
yet
were
dead
,
De
occultis
non
judicat
Ecclesia
Giving
up
themselves
to
the
Lord
the
grace
of
God
bestowed
on
the
Churches
of
Macedonia
,
do
this
the
tree
is
known
by
its
fruit
,
a
childe
is
known
by
his
doings
,
whether
his
work
be
pure
,
and
whether
it
be
right
,
do
not
put
in
any
barre
to
hinder
their
children
from
Baptism
.
2
Tim.
3.5
Scandalous
in
life
give
up
themselves
to
the
Lord
,
and
subject
themselves
to
the
Government
of
Christ
in
his
Church
?
denying
the
Power
of
Godliness
to
profess
to
know
God
,
but
by
works
to
deny
him
,
being
abominable
,
disobedient
,
and
to
every
good
work
reprobate
these
Parents
Scandalous
in
life
Scandalous
,
and
abominable
for
wickedness
:
to
every
good
work
reprobate
Timothy
,
turn
away
from
such
turn
from
them
receive
the
weak
,
Rom.
instruct
with
meekness
such
as
oppose
themselves
,
if
God
peradventure
may
give
them
Repentance
,
turn
away
from
Turn
away
from
them
Turn
away
from
Turned
away
from
saith
he
admitting
into
Membership
It
is
one
thing
to
enter
into
the
Church
,
(
for
that
agreeth
to
such
as
were
sometime
without
)
another
thing
to
speak
of
the
Infants
of
Believers
,
who
were
never
out
of
the
Church
,
and
so
cannot
be
said
to
enter
into
it
.
&c.
pag.
admitting
of
them
into
Membership
thinketh
not
evil
receiveth
a
reproach
against
ones
Neighbour
,
Psal.
some
onely
all
alike
That
the
children
of
the
Parents
in
question
,
are
either
children
of
the
Covenant
,
or
strangers
from
the
Covenant
;
either
holy
,
or
unclean
;
either
within
the
Church
,
or
without
;
either
such
as
have
God
for
their
God
,
or
are
without
God
in
the
world
:
but
he
that
considers
the
Proposition
,
will
not
affirm
the
latter
concerning
these
children
;
and
the
former
being
granted
,
infers
their
right
to
Baptism
.
the
children
of
the
Parents
in
question
,
are
strangers
from
the
Covenant
,
not
holy
,
but
unclean
,
and
without
the
Church
,
and
such
as
are
without
God
in
the
world
:
understand
the
Doctrine
of
Faith
,
and
publickly
assent
thereto
;
are
not
scandalous
in
life
,
grown
persons
little
children
grown
person
grown
person
a
stranger
from
the
Covenant
,
and
without
the
Church
,
and
without
God
in
t●●
world
,
They
are
not
all
Israel
,
which
are
of
Israel
,
all
elected
of
God
without
such
Membership
and
externall
state
They
are
not
all
Israel
they
are
Israelites
,
to
whom
pertaineth
the
Adoption
,
and
the
Glory
,
and
the
Covenants
,
and
the
giving
of
the
Law
,
and
the
Service
of
God
,
and
the
Promises
all
Israel
be
Israelites
not
Israel
Adoption
,
Gods
Covenant
and
Promises
,
strangers
from
the
Covenant
,
and
without
the
Church
,
in
respect
of
their
visible
and
externall
state
.
That
to
deny
this
Proposition
,
would
be
To
stratten
the
grace
of
Christ
in
the
Gospel-dispensation
,
and
to
make
the
Church
in
New-Testament-times
,
in
worse
case
,
relating
to
their
children
successively
,
then
were
the
Iews
of
old
.
To
render
the
Iews
,
when
they
shall
be
called
,
in
a
worse
condition
then
under
the
Legal
administration
:
contrary
to
To
deny
the
application
of
the
initiatory
Seal
to
such
as
regularly
stand
in
the
Church
and
Covenant
,
to
whom
the
Mosaical
dispensation
,
nay
the
first
Institution
appointed
it
to
be
applied
,
To
break
the
Covenant
,
by
denying
the
initiatory
Seal
to
those
that
are
in
covenant
,
spiritual
and
gracious
frame
a
worse
case
Holiness
and
〈◊〉
their
children
worse
condition
That
the
Mosaicall
dispensation
,
and
first
Institution
of
the
initiatory
Seal
,
did
appoint
that
Seal
to
be
applied
to
such
as
stood
regularly
in
the
Church
and
Covenant
.
That
the
children
in
question
d●
regularly
stand
in
the
Church
and
Covenant
.
That
the
deniall
of
the
Proposition
,
doth
deny
the
application
of
the
Sea●
to
such
as
the
Mosaicall
dispensation
appointed
it
to
be
applied
unto
.
Whether
the
children
in
question
do
regularly
stand
in
the
Church
and
Covenant
Gods
Covenant
C●nfederate
visible
Believers
,
though
but
in
the
lowest
degree
such
,
are
to
have
their
children
baptized
:
But
the
Parents
in
question
are
such
,
at
least
in
some
degree
.
For
,
Charity
may
observe
in
them
sundry
positive
arguments
for
it
,
witness
the
terms
of
the
Proposition
,
and
nothing
evident
against
it
.
understand
the
Doctrine
of
Faith
,
and
publickly
assent
thereto
,
are
not
scandalous
in
life
,
but
do
solemnly
own
the
Covenant
,
wherein
they
give
up
themselves
to
the
Lord
,
least
degree
shew
how
his
Faith
was
wrought
in
him
,
declaring
how
their
Faith
was
wrought
in
them
.
The
children
of
the
godly
,
though
qualified
but
as
the
persons
in
the
Proposition
,
are
said
to
be
Faithfull
,
Tit.
1.
Children
of
the
covenant
,
as
the
Parents
in
Question
are
,
have
frequently
the
beginnings
of
grace
wrought
in
them
in
younger
years
,
at
Scripture
and
experience
shew
.
Instance
hence
this
sort
of
Persons
shewing
nothing
to
the
contrary
,
are
in
charity
,
or
to
ecclesiastical
reputation
,
visible
Believers
.
they
were
children
of
the
Covenant
in
their
minori●y
,
break
the
Covenant
Children
of
the
Covenant
in
their
Infancy
and
minority
,
such
children
have
frequently
the
beginnings
of
grace
wrought
in
them
in
their
younger
years
younger
years
there
still
forsake
that
work
perfect
it
untill
the
day
of
Christ
,
Children
of
the
Covenant
have
frequently
the
beginnings
of
grace
wrought
in
them
in
their
younger
years
,
some
Children
of
the
Covenant
,
&c.
hence
this
sort
of
Persons
All
Persons
of
this
sort
frequently
thus
That
they
that
are
regularly
in
the
Church
,
(
as
the
Parents
in
question
be
)
are
visible
Saints
in
the
account
of
Scripture
:
for
the
Church
is
in
Scripture
▪
account
〈◊〉
company
of
Saints
,
1
Cor.
7.14
Children
in
minority
The
Proof
is
to
be
denied
,
and
is
not
apposite
:
Regularly
in
the
Church
Scripture
account
visible
Saints
Being
in
Covenant
and
baptized
,
they
have
Faith
and
Repentance
indefinitely
given
to
them
in
the
Promise
,
and
sealed
up
in
Baptism
,
which
continues
valid
,
and
so
a
valid
Testimony
for
them
,
while
they
do
not
rej●ct
it
.
Esau
—
and
concludes
,
that
The
Covenant
which
promiseth
Faith
and
Repentance
is
a
valid
Testimony
for
them
,
while
they
do
not
reject
it
breakers
of
the
Covenant
,
and
reject
the
offers
of
grace
,
and
living
under
the
means
of
grace
,
do
still
remain
unbelievers
〈◊〉
they
do
not
reject
it
,
the
Covenant
to
circumcise
the
hearts
of
his
people
,
and
of
their
seed
,
so
reject
Yet
it
doth
not
necessarily
follow
,
that
these
persons
are
immediately
fit
for
the
Lords
Supper
Because
though
in
a
latitude
of
expression
they
are
to
be
accounted
Believers
,
or
as
even
Infants
in
covenant
are
;
yet
they
may
want
that
ability
to
examine
themselves
,
and
that
speciall
exercise
of
faith
,
which
is
requisite
to
that
Ordinance
,
as
was
said
upon
1
Pet.
4.11
if
they
speak
,
to
speak
as
the
Oracles
of
God
,
Trinity
,
Sacrament
Par
ratio
,
Personall
membership
,
Mediate
,
and
Immediate
members
,
Oracles
of
God
speaking
as
the
Oracles
of
God
,
visible
Believers
That
the
persons
spoken
of
may
be
counted
as
even
Infants
in
Covenant
are
.
par
ratio
as
even
Infa●ts
in
Covenan●
They
may
want
that
ability
to
examine
themselves
,
and
that
speciall
exercise
of
faith
which
is
requisite
to
that
Ordinance
.
want
of
the
ability
want
of
the
ability
and
exercise
much
wanting
want
of
the
exercise
of
faith
,
once
had
lost
and
gone
never
had
faith
a
bruised
R●ed
,
and
to
smoaking
Flax
,
break●
such
Reed●
,
nor
quench
such
Flax
,
ability
to
examine
themselves
Gods
w●●th
lay
hard
upon
him
,
and
that
he
was
shut
up
,
and
could
not
come
forth
cast
off
his
Soul
,
and
to
hide
his
face
from
him
Gods
fierce
w●ath
went
over
him
Gods
terrours
had
cut
him
off
he
was
as
distracted
even
from
his
youth
up
▪
able
to
examine
himself
gra●e
of
fa●●●
wan●
of
ability
to
examine
one's
self
,
●●eciall
exercise
of
faith
That
●he
persons
spoken
●f
may
be
Believers
,
and
yet
want
that
abi●ity
to
examine
themselves
,
and
that
speciall
exercise
of
faith
which
is
requisite
to
that
Ordinance
of
the
Lords
Supper
.
That
the
deniall
of
Baptism
to
the
children
in
question
,
hath
a
dangerous
tendency
in
it
to
Irreligion
and
Apostacy
;
because
to
deny
them
to
have
any
part
in
the
Lord
,
is
the
way
to
cause
them
to
cease
from
fearing
the
Lord
;
witness
But
to
deny
them
,
and
so
their
children
successively
,
to
be
in
the
Church
,
or
Members
of
i●
,
and
so
to
have
right
to
Baptism
,
is
to
deny
them
to
have
any
part
in
the
Lord
;
and
therefore
it
tends
to
cause
a
ceasing
from
fearing
the
Lord
,
and
so
tends
to
Irreligion
and
Apostacy
.
no
part
in
the
Lord
ceasing
from
fearing
the
Lord
the
fault
of
the
degenerate
Parents
,
〈…〉
in
●ny
b●rr●
〈◊〉
the
〈…〉
Baptism
of
their
children
:
Not
〈…〉
,
but
understanding
and
〈◊〉
to
the
Doctrine
of
Faith
,
and
solemnly
owning
the
Covenant
,
and
therein
giving
up
themselves
and
h●●r
children
to
the
Lord
,
&c.
n●
part
in
the
Lord
ce●s●
from
f●aring
him
giving
up
themselves
and
their
children
to
the
Lord
,
no
part
in
the
Lord
giving
up
themselves
and
●h●●r
children
to
the
Lord
,
any
part
in
the
Lord
present
unfitness
for
f●ll
〈◊〉
they
rather
any
part
in
the
Lord
cease
from
fea●ing
the
Lord
cease
from
fearing
the
Lord
par●
in
h●●
no
part
in
the
Lord
Parents
faith
their
fault
no
part
in
the
Lord
their
Irreligion
Josh.
22.24
,
25.
saith
the
Reverend
Author
,
speaks
for
them
that
to
deny
such
Children
to
have
a
part
in
the
Lord
,
is
the
way
to
make
them
cease
from
fearing
the
Lord
:
Deut.
26.17
,
18.
part
in
the
Lord
cease
from
fearing
the
Lord
fearing
the
Lord
that
Text
speaks
nothing
for
the
Synods
advantage
in
this
case
,
That
the
owning
of
the
Children
of
those
that
successively
continue
in
Covenant
to
be
a
part
of
the
Church
,
is
far
from
being
destructive
to
the
purity
and
prosperity
of
the
Church
,
and
Religion
therein
,
as
some
conceive
.
Perswasion
upon
grounds
that
cannot
be
removed
nor
shaken
destructive
to
the
Purity
and
Prosperity
of
the
Church
,
and
Religion
therein
.
the
Children
of
those
that
continue
in
the
Covenant
well-grounded
perswasion
pag.
32.
continue
in
the
Covenant
part
of
the
Church
the
Covenant
no
part
of
the
Church
That
the
covenant
runs
to
us
,
and
to
our
Seed
after
us
in
their
Generations
:
then
National
now
Congregational
the
Covenant
did
run
to
them
,
and
their
Seed
in
their
Generations
,
to
us
our
Seed
continue
in
covenant
do
so
so
then
so
now
the
frame
of
the
covenant
to
them
to
their
Seed
run●
to
us
,
and
our
Seed
in
their
Generations
.
God
hath
so
framed
his
covenant
,
and
the
constitution
of
his
Church
thereby
,
as
to
design
a
continuation
and
propagation
of
his
Kingdome
therein
,
from
one
Generation
to
another
.
to
us
to
our
Seed
after
us
in
their
Generations
.
That
to
keep
in
the
line
,
and
under
the
influence
and
efficacy
of
this
covenant
of
God
,
in
the
true
way
to
the
Churches
glory
.
the
Doctrine
of
faith
,
and
solemnly
assent
thereto
,
and
own
the
Covenant
,
and
therein
give
up
themselves
and
their
children
to
the
Lord
influence
and
efficacy
any
part
That
by
this
cutting
off
,
and
disavowing
the
Covenant
,
is
hindred
from
being
an
Eternall
Excellency
,
and
the
joy
of
many
generations
?
any
part
in
the
Covenant
and
Church
of
God
,
following
generations
That
this
progress
of
the
Covenant
establisheth
the
Church
,
and
that
therefore
the
contrary
doth
disestablish
it
.
Deut.
29.13
pag.
33.
establish
the
Church
of
the
Iews
by
a
progress
of
the
Covenant
,
That
the
frame
of
the
Covenant
runs
to
us
,
and
our
seed
after
us
in
their
generations
?
That
God
was
an
holy
God
,
and
loved
the
purity
and
glory
of
the
Church
in
the
Old
Testament
,
when
he
went
in
this
way
of
a
successive
progress
of
the
Covenant
?
purity
of
his
Church
more
carefull
Kingdome
of
God
for
substance
and
kind●
fellow-he●rs
,
and
of
the
same
Body
a
progress
of
the
Covenant
●hese
〈◊〉
That
the
more
holy
,
reforming
,
and
glorious
that
the
●●m●s
are
or
shall
be
,
the
more
eminently
is
a
successive
continuation
,
and
propagation
of
the
Church
therein
designed
,
promised
,
and
intended
.
The
Reverend
Author
applies
all
these
very
Texts
to
New
Jerusalem
he
saith
for
which
he
alledgeth
the
Texts
afore-mentioned
,
very
holy
and
glorious
onely
elect
and
sincere
Believers
,
both
they
and
their
children
to
the
end
of
the
world
.
the
Kingdome
of
Heaven
the
Church
foolish
Virgins
,
that
had
no
oyle
in
their
vessels
with
their
lamps
,
shut
against
them
all
sincere
Believers
and
elect
when
the
Iews
shall
be
called
,
in
holy
,
reforming
,
and
most
glorious
times
,
there
shall
be
a
continuation
and
propagation
of
the
Church
from
parents
to
children
,
from
generation
to
generation
New
Ierusalem
the
Nations
of
them
that
are
saved
,
shall
walk
in
the
light
of
that
New
Ierusalem
,
the
Lord
shall
be
King
in
all
the
earth
there
shall
be
one
Lord
,
and
his
Name
one
,
the
Name
of
the
New
Ierusalem
shall
be
written
upon
Philadelphia
,
a
difference
successive
p●ogress
of
the
Covenant
Gentile
Churches
and
complains
in
any
way
of
God
,
cut
off
an
accepting
of
th●m
into
Membership
,
commonly
known
to
be
so
Vicious
and
Profane
,
p.
34
,
35.
That
these
children
are
by
Gods
appointment
under
the
Watch
,
Discipline
,
and
Government
of
the
Church
That
the
exercise
of
Church-discipline
towards
such
,
cannot
be
expected
to
be
accepted
of
God
,
or
blessed
by
him
,
because
it
wants
his
Appointment
the
exercise
of
Church-discipline
appointed
of
God
,
accepted
of
him
,
and
blessed
by
him
,
Vigilancy
and
Faithful
Care
and
Endeavour
of
Church-Elders
conveying
Religion
down
to
after-Generations
Watch
,
Discipline
and
Government
of
the
Church
?
Vigilancy
of
Church-Elders
Vigilancy
,
Care
and
Endeavours
Vigilancy
,
Care
and
Endeavour
of
Church-Elders
,
be
a
means
to
convey
Religion
down
to
after-generations
,
without
acceptance
with
God
Because
the
Parents
in
question
are
personal
,
immediate
,
and
yet-continuing
Members
of
the
Church
.
That
they
are
personall
Members
,
or
Members
in
their
own
persons
,
Because
they
are
personally
holy
Are
Baptized
in
their
own
persons
.
Are
personally
under
Discipline
Are
personally
,
by
means
of
the
Covenant
,
in
a
visible
state
of
Salvation
.
When
they
commit
iniquity
,
they
personally
break
the
covenant
,
therefore
they
are
personally
in
it
.
which
two
he
saith
are
,
1.
that
they
are
personally
Holy
own
persons
an
Holy
seed
cut
off
That
they
are
Baptized
in
their
own
Persons
yet
this
being
regularly
done
,
how
can
it
be
avoided
,
but
,
as
the
Synod
saith
,
They
are
not
Members
in
their
own
persons
,
but
in
their
Parents
,
baptized
in
their
own
persons
Church-members
in
their
own
persons
That
by
meanes
of
the
Covenant
they
are
personally
in
a
visible
state
of
Salvation
While
nothing
appears
to
the
contrary
whi●●
nothing
appears
to
the
contrary
own
persons
their
Parents
While
nothing
appears
to
the
contrary
,
so
still
understand
the
Doctrine
of
Faith
,
and
publickly
assent
thereto
,
not
Scandalous
in
life
,
further
qualified
the
one
is
That
when
they
commit
Iniquity
,
they
personally
break
the
Covenant
now
Parents
break
the
covenant
That
the
Parents
in
question
are
personally
in
the
covenant
,
because
when
they
commit
iniquity
,
they
personally
break
the
covenant
breaking
of
covenant
committing
iniquity
breaking
of
covenant
That
the
Parents
in
question
are
personal
Members
.
That
they
are
immediate
Members
,
as
to
the
Essence
of
Membership
,
that
they
themselves
in
their
own
persons
are
the
immediate
Subjects
of
this
Adjunct
of
Church-membership
though
they
come
to
it
by
means
of
their
Parents
covenanting
.
where
the
children
are
said
to
have
a
part
in
the
Lord
,
(
to
which
Church-membership
is
equivalent
)
as
well
as
the
Parents
;
and
nothing
coming
between
this
Subject
(
The
Children
)
so
as
to
sever
it
from
the
Adjunct
(
A
part
in
the
Lord
)
That
the
children
are
immediate
Subjects
of
Church-membership
,
or
immediate
Members
.
That
the
children
come
to
this
Adj●nct
of
Church-membership
by
means
of
their
Parents
covenanting
?
the
way
Ess●●●●
,
Nature
immediate
Subjects
this
other
That
their
visible
ingraffing
into
Christ
the
Head
,
and
so
into
the
Church
his
Body
,
is
sealed
in
Baptism
:
and
that
in
ingraffing
,
nothing
comes
between
the
graft
and
the
stock
;
their
union
is
immediate
.
nothing
comes
between
the
g●●ft
and
the
stock
,
main
point
immediate
Members
way
and
mean●
Essence
and
Kinde
That
in
the
children
were
personally
and
immediately
part
of
the
People
of
God
,
or
Members
of
the
Church
of
Israel
,
as
well
as
the
Parents
.
they
did
all
stand
before
the
Lord
,
to
enter
into
covenant
with
him
,
that
he
might
establish
them
a
people
to
himself
little
ones
little
ones
That
to
be
in
Covenant
,
or
to
be
a
Covenantee
,
is
the
of
a
Church-member
;
and
the
children
being
in
the
Covenant
,
are
therefore
the
immediate
Subjects
of
the
of
Membership
,
and
so
immediate
Members
.
pag.
39.
Covenanting
immediately
for
themselves
little
children
one
way
in
another
Immediate
Members
partakers
of
the
Covenant
no
man
immediately
That
to
act
in
covenant
,
is
but
the
instrumentall
means
of
Membership
,
and
yet
children
are
not
without
this
neither
:
for
the
act
of
the
Parent
(
their
publick
person
)
is
accounted
theirs
pag
39.
so
proved
instrumentall
cause
instrumentall
cause
procreant
cause
principall
cause
procreant
cause
Th●s
is
the
procreant
cause
Gods
Institution
cause
instrumentall
Gods
Institution
procreant
cause
principall
effi●ent
Covenant-act
of
the
Parent
to
be
the
procreant
cause
of
the
childs
membership
,
even
as
the
Paren●
is
the
cause
of
the
ch●l●●●em
,
by
his
generation
of
him
the
gift
and
blessing
of
God
,
Psa.
Gods
restraining
hand
,
and
sh●tting
up
the
W●●b
?
Gen.
procreant
cause
confederating
for
him
na●ur●l
●en●
Children
are
actual
,
complea●
,
and
immediate
members
,
what
do
they
want
hereunto
?
Is
it
covenan●-interest
,
which
is
the
of
membership
?
No
,
they
are
in
covenant
.
Is
it
divine
gran●
,
and
institution
,
which
is
the
No
,
God
hath
clearly
declared
that
he
gra●ts
them
a
portion
in
his
Church
,
and
appoints
them
to
be
Members
thereof
.
Is
it
an
act
of
covenanting
,
which
is
the
No
,
they
have
this
also
reputatively
by
divine
appointment
,
making
the
Parent
a
publick
person
,
and
accounting
them
to
covenant
in
his
covenanting
.
The
sum
is
,
they
want
nothing
that
is
requisite
to
complea●
and
immediate
membership
.
by
a
great
sum
to
be
a
freeman
of
Rome
,
be
free
born
a
free
Roman
so
born
mothers
womb
God
for
their
God
A
different
manner
and
means
of
conveying
the
covenant
to
us
,
or
of
making
us
members
,
doth
not
make
a
different
sort
of
members
;
we
are
as
truly
,
personally
and
immediately
members
of
the
body
of
fallen
mankind
,
and
by
nature
heirs
of
the
condemnation
pertaining
thereto
,
as
was
,
though
he
came
to
●e
so
by
his
own
pers●n●l
act
,
and
we
by
the
act
of
our
publick
person
,
saith
he
1.
Adam
2.
Adams
pag.
40.41
Similitudes
do
not
run
on
four
feet
;
if
they
agree
in
the
main
point
that
may
suff●●
,
though
in
other
things
they
d●ffer
.
main
point
different
way
and
means
different
sort
Rom.
5.14
,
to
20.
pag.
41.
all
mankinde
Redeemed
,
the
Elect.
a
Publick
Person
for
all
his
,
a
Publick
Person
for
his
children
all
in
him
all
in
him
all
in
him
V●dertakers
for
their
children
which
seems
to
us
to
be
the
same
,
or
as
much
as
is
meant
,
when
they
are
called
A
Prince
giving
Lands
to
a
man
and
his
heirs
successively
while
they
continue
loyall
;
in
which
case
the
following
heir
is
a
true
and
immediate
Owner
of
that
Land
,
and
may
be
personally
disinherited
,
if
d●sloyall
,
as
well
as
his
father
before
him
.
cannot
be
disl●yal
cut
off
for
disloyalty
cut
off
adult
persons
cut
off
personal
disloyalty
cut
them
off
cutting
off
the
entail
of
the
Covenant
,
understand
the
Doctrine
of
Faith
,
and
give
their
Assent
thereto
;
●hey
are
not
scandalous
in
life
,
they
solemnly
own
the
Covenant
,
and
therein
give
up
themselves
and
their
children
to
the
Lord
:
a
cutting
off
the
Covenant
and
enta●l
of
it
?
to
be
a
God
to
his
People
,
and
to
their
seed
in
their
generations
,
to
be
a
God
to
us
,
and
to
our
seed
?
Regularly
in
Covenant
in
their
infan●●
,
by
means
of
their
Parents
covenanting
for
them
,
a
presuming
to
usurp
the
Covenant
without
warrant
from
God
?
forsak●ng
the
Covenant
which
God
made
with
their
fathers
,
owning
this
Covenant
a
forsaking
of
it
an
usurping
of
it
without
warrant
from
God
,
a
presuming
▪
What
hast
thou
to
do
to
take
my
covenant
in
thy
mo●th
?
hate
to
be
instructed
and
reformed
,
consenting
with
Thieves
,
partaking
with
Adulterers
,
slandering
,
evil
speaking
Not
scandalous
in
life
tak●ng
G●ds
Covenant
into
their
mouth
,
〈◊〉
off
the
entail
of
the
Covenant
presume
to
usurp
it
without
wa●rant
from
God
:
A
Member
is
one
that
according
to
Rule
,
or
Divine
Institution
,
is
within
the
visible
Church
.
saith
the
Reverend
Author
within
the
Church
according
to
Divine
Institution
all
immediate
Members
of
the
Church
?
all
within
all
immediate
Members
all
have
full
communion
all
be
immediate
Members
That
if
children
be
compleat
and
immediate
Members
as
their
Parents
,
they
shall
then
immediately
have
all
Church-priviledges
as
their
Parents
have
:
That
it
followeth
not
;
all
priviledges
that
belong
to
Members
as
such
,
do
belong
to
the
children
as
well
as
the
Parents
:
but
all
priviledges
do
not
so
.
A
Member
as
such
(
or
all
Members
)
may
not
partake
of
all
priviledges
,
but
they
are
to
make
progress
both
in
memberly
duties
and
priviledges
,
as
their
age
,
capacity
,
and
qualifications
do
fit
them
for
the
same
.
&c.
pag.
41
,
42.
in
all
in
all
in
some
different
kinde
Mediate
Members
Immediate
.
All
have
that
communion
for
which
they
are
qualified
,
saith
the
Reverend
Author
Civil
State
like
communion
different
Membership
different
qualifications
all
priviledges
Civil
State
fitly
qualified
immediate
Members
a
member
of
the
Society
That
the
Parents
in
question
are
Immediate
Members
.
That
their
Membership
still
continues
in
adult
age
,
and
ceaseth
not
with
their
infancy
Because
in
Scripture
persons
are
broken
off
onely
for
notorious
sin
,
or
incorrigible
in
penitency
and
unbelief
,
not
for
growing
up
to
adult
age
,
still
continue
members
all
〈◊〉
are
baptized
in
infancy
do
not
.
Rom.
11.20
people
or
nation
of
the
Iews
,
they
were
a
disobedient
and
gainsaying
people
,
they
killed
the
Lord
Iesus
their
own
Prophets
persecuted
the
Ap●stles
,
pleased
not
God
,
contrary
to
all
men
,
&c.
compleat
and
immediate
membership
by
their
personal
faith
,
pag.
12.
natural
generation
lineal
d●sc●n●
,
such
as
were
received
into
membership
〈…〉
,
pag.
6.
emb●●●
received
by
●her
personal
faith
▪
pag.
43.
broken
off
●n
empt
of
O●●●nances
〈◊〉
Conversation
〈◊〉
off
〈…〉
notorious
sin
,
impenitency
,
incorrigibleness
,
broken
off
by
pro●h●●eness
,
contempt
of
the
Ordinances
,
and
unsuitable
conversation
broken
off
Knowledge
,
Profession
,
S●●jection
to
Christs
Government
,
owning
the
Covenant
,
no
Members
broken
off
they
are
broken
off
by
growing
up
to
adult
age
?
The
Iews
Children
circumcised
did
not
cease
to
be
Members
by
growing
up
,
but
continued
in
the
Church
,
and
were
by
vertue
of
their
membership
received
in
Infancy
,
bound
unto
various
duties
,
and
in
special
to
those
solemn
personal
professions
that
pertained
to
adult
Members
,
not
as
then
entring
into
a
new
membership
,
but
as
making
a
progress
in
memberly
duties
,
That
children
do
not
cease
to
be
Members
by
growing
up
,
but
do
still
continue
in
the
Church
?
vertue
of
that
membership
received
in
infancy
,
then
did
now
do
then
did
now
doth
continue
in
adult
age
?
membership
received
in
infancy
,
to
various
duties
Deut.
26.17
,
18.
third
Year
third
Year
They
have
made
a
covenant
with
me
by
sacrifice
,
prog●●s●
in
memberly
duties
Gen.
17.7
different
way
of
covenanting
,
makes
a
different
kinde
of
membership
?
divi●ing
the
he●fe●
,
the
go●
,
in
the
midst
,
and
passing
between
the
pieces
or
parts
by
silence
,
and
falling
upon
the
face
by
Writing
and
Sealing
of
it
by
Swearing
with
a
loud
voice
,
and
by
engaging
,
that
●hosoever
should
not
do
as
is
there
promised
,
should
be
put
to
death
.
different
form
different
kind
new
kin●
our
act
From
the
Relation
of
born
Servants
and
Subjects
,
by
which
the
Scripture
s●●s
forth
the
state
of
children
in
the
Church
,
which
relations
(
as
all
men
know
)
do
no●●eas●
with
infancy
,
but
do
continue
in
adult
age
:
and
●ince
it
also
follows
,
that
one
special
end
of
membership
received
in
infancy
,
is
to
leave
persons
under
engagement
to
service
and
subjection
to
Christ
in
his
Church
when
grow●
up
,
&c.
born
Servants
Subjects
to
Christ
born
Servants
Subjects
to
Christ
born
Servants
born
Servants
pag
43.
therefore
their
membership
did
not
cease
with
infancy
,
but
doth
still
continue
?
under
engagement
to
service
and
subjection
,
still
continue
past
and
gone
under
engagement
still
continue
pag
44.
give
grace
the
God
of
all
grace
bringing
the
adult
persons
into
membership
Members
from
their
infancy
still
to
continue
members
now
when
adult
,
an
acknowledging
of
them
to
be
members
:
a
prophanation
of
the
Ordinances
a
polluting
of
the
Lords
Sanctuary
,
prophaning
and
polluting
still
continue
members
Because
there
is
no
ordinary
way
of
cessation
of
membership
,
but
by
Death
,
Dismission
,
Excommunication
,
or
Dissolution
of
the
Society
;
none
of
which
is
the
case
of
the
persons
in
question
.
i.
e.
1
Joh.
2.19
forsaking
of
the
Church
of
God
their
sins
be
breach
of
covenant
?
cease
by
Desertion
invalidity
of
Proofs
from
the
Old
Testaments
for
things
〈◊〉
Gospel-times
:
such
Proofs
are
not
valid
cessation
of
membership
by
a
mans
own
act
,
cessation
of
membersip
Esau
'
own
act
alone
own
act
that
it
was
were
done
are
not
written
,
Ioh.
not
written
there
was
not
there
was
not
there
was
there
was
not
own
act
alone
still
continue
Members
Because
otherwise
a
person
admitted
a
member
,
and
sealed
by
Baptism
,
not
cast
out
,
nor
deserving
so
to
be
,
may
(
the
Church
whereof
he
was
,
still
remaining
)
become
a
Non-member
,
out
of
the
Church
,
and
of
the
unclean
world
;
which
the
Scripture
acknowledgeth
not
.
in
his
minority
trade
under
his
Father
children
into
the
Church
with
their
Parents
,
a
Freeman
of
Rome
so
born
the
children
of
bond-servants
bound
a●so
the
children
of
the
f●er
free
also
cut
off
lose
his
Freedome
the
common
Engagement
lose
his
Membership
that
they
do
solemnly
own
the
Covenant
before
the
Church
,
and
therein
give
up
themselves
and
their
children
to
the
Lord
,
&c.
entring
personally
Personall
Engagement
If
thou
be
a
breaker
of
the
Law
,
thy
Circumcision
is
made
no
circumcision
,
Rom.
11.16
.
1
Cor.
7.14
Gen.
17.7
.
persons
are
personall
,
immediate
,
and
yet-continuing
Members
,
Subjects
of
Baptism
That
the
Parents
in
question
are
Members
of
the
Church
,
little
children
personal
,
immediate
,
and
yet-continuing
Members
,
Such
Church-Members
who
either
by
death
,
or
some
extraordinary
Providence
,
have
been
inevitably
hindred
from
publick
acting
as
aforesaid
,
yet
having
given
the
Church
cause
in
judgement
of
charity
to
look
at
them
as
so
qualified
,
and
such
,
as
had
they
been
called
thereunto
,
would
have
so
acted
,
their
children
are
to
be
Baptized
.
are
not
as
are
:
Such
Church-members
their
Children
are
to
be
Baptized
.
are
not
are
not
they
are
inevitably
hindred
have
given
the
Church
cause
in
judgement
of
charity
to
look
at
them
are
not
That
their
membership
doth
still
continue
Church-members
long
ago
cut
off
cast
out
from
that
Relation
deserve
any
such
matter
still
continue
therein
usurpation
in
the
Minister
to
do
acts
of
his
office
towards
them
,
persons
being
still
continuing
Members
Because
the
main
foundation
of
the
right
of
the
childe
to
priviledge
remains
,
Gods
Institution
,
and
the
force
of
his
covenant
carrying
it
to
the
Generations
of
such
as
are
keepers
of
the
covenant
,
not
visibly
breakers
of
it
,
&c.
p.
47
,
48.
visibly
breakers
of
the
covenant
personally
own
the
covenant
blameless
life
so
acted
inevitably
hindred
visibly
breakers
of
the
Covenant
breakers
of
it
publickly
own
it
,
and
therein
give
up
themselves
and
their
children
to
the
Lord
,
breakers
of
it
publickly
acted
inevitably
hindred
inevitably
hindred
willing
to
have
done
it
fit
for
it
a
visible
breaker
of
the
Covenant
,
inevitably
hindred
visibly
Covenant-breakers
inevitably
hindred
visibly
Covenant-breakers
Because
the
Parents
not
doing
what
is
required
in
the
fifth
Proposition
,
is
through
want
of
opportunity
,
which
is
not
to
be
imputed
as
their
guilt
,
so
as
to
be
a
barre
to
the
childes
Priviledge
.
want
of
opportunity
want
of
opportunity
want
of
opportunity
not
doing
●hat
want
of
opportunity
inevitably
hindred
for
want
of
opportunity
not
doing
what
is
mentioned
in
the
fifth
Proposition
,
can
be
no
barre
to
the
childes
Priviledge
.
want
of
opportunity
Whether
more
be
required
to
Membership
then
is
expressd
in
that
Proposition
Whether
want
of
opportunity
in
Parents
to
do
what
is
there
expressed
,
be
a
just
barre
to
the
childes
Priviledge
.
That
this
want
of
opportunity
is
not
a
just
barre
.
●
just
barre
That
more
is
required
to
Church-membership
then
that
Proposition
doth
express
:
whether
what
is
there
expressed
be
enough
to
fit
one
that
is
adult
for
Church-membership
That
such
Church-members
as
were
admitted
in
minority
,
if
they
be
qualified
as
is
there
expressed
,
may
have
their
children
Baptized
:
fitness
for
Membership
admitted
long
ago
in
their
minority
Examining
that
fifth
Proposition
Defence
of
that
Proposition
Abraham
,
Isaac
in
Church-order
were
admitted
into
Church-membership
in
their
minority
,
still
continue
therein
these
are
Church-relation
and
Conversation
abiding
in
the
Family
of
profaned
when
administred
to
them
,
once
in
the
Church
of
God
,
never
cast
out
,
nor
deserving
any
such
thing
,
still
continue
therein
1
Cor.
12.13
the
Church
of
God
his
Family
the
Promise
of
God
,
I
will
be
a
God
to
thee
,
and
to
thy
seed
in
their
generations
:
carnall
Dissentions
,
going
to
Law
,
Fornication
,
Vncleannesses
,
not
repenting
thereof
treacherous
usurping
of
the
Seal
of
the
King
of
Heaven
and
Earth
Reuben
,
Simeon
Because
God
accepteth
that
as
done
in
his
service
,
to
which
there
was
a
manifest
desire
and
endeavour
,
albeit
the
acting
of
it
were
hindred
;
as
in
to
build
the
Temple
to
sacrifice
his
Son
and
in
that
of
Alms
As
in
such
as
are
said
to
be
Martyrs
and
Baptized
because
there
was
no
want
of
desire
that
way
,
though
their
desire
was
not
actually
accomplished
.
And
he
instanceth
in
and
in
out
of
Church-state
and
order
of
such
Church-members
already
inevitably
hindred
from
such
actings
such
persons
such
an
end
inevitably
hindred
not
in
Church-state
and
order
at
all
,
desire
it
these
desires
are
not
sufficient
actual
entring
desire
of
office
actual
entring
inevitably
hindred
accepting
of
Abrahams
offering
his
Son
,
Davids
building
the
Temple
prepared
their
hearts
to
seek
God
,
are
accepted
of
God
in
the
Passeover
,
though
they
were
not
cleansed
according
to
the
purification
of
the
Sanctuary
:
hindred
their
cleansing
preparing
their
hearts
desire
it
Davids
men
were
by
faintness
hindred
that
they
could
not
go
over
the
brook
Besor
,
part
of
the
spoil
went
down
to
the
Battell
man
after
Gods
own
heart
inevitably
hindred
wicked
men
men
of
Belial
God
accepts
that
as
done
in
his
service
,
to
which
there
was
a
manifest
desire
and
endeavour
,
albeit
the
acting
of
it
were
hindred
.
God
accept
those
as
Martyrs
who
are
such
onely
in
voto
God
accept
them
as
Martyrs
persons
Baptize●
in
voto
de
occultis
non
judicat
Ecclesia
receiving
into
Church-fellowship
Baptizing
the
Children
of
such
as
are
in
Church-estate
already
,
and
have
been
so
even
from
their
minority
.
given
the
Church
cause
in
the
judgement
of
charity
to
look
at
them
as
so
qualified
,
had
they
been
called
thereto
,
they
would
have
so
acted
.
meer
desire
that
desire
desires
to
act
inevi●ably
hindred
the
one
th●
other
in
voto
in
voto
in
voto
in
desire
Baptized
actually
d●sire
onely
actually
members
of
the
Church
even
from
their
birth
or
minority
?
inevitably
hindred
therein
The
termes
of
the
Proposition
import
that
in
charity
,
that
is
here
done
interpretatively
,
which
is
mentioned
to
be
done
in
the
fifth
Proposition
expresly
.
Rule
in
Scripture
,
nor
good
Reason
,
will
give
warrant
for
such
charity
by
death
,
or
some
extraordinary
providence
,
inevitably
hindred
from
so
acting
have
given
the
Church
cause
to
look
at
them
as
such
as
would
have
so
acted
,
if
they
had
been
thereunto
called
,
and
not
inevitably
hindred
,
no
warrant
in
Scripture
good
Reason
for
such
charity
accepts
the
will
for
the
deed
,
Charity
thinketh
not
evil
,
but
believeth
all
things
,
hopeth
all
things
,
&c.
Rule
of
Scripture
or
good
Reason
would
warrant
it
.
the
Baptizing
of
the
children
of
Parents
who
are
in
Church-fellowship
already
,
avail
to
put
the
Parent
into
Church-fellowship
?
they
who
have
true
Faith
and
Holiness
,
Members
of
the
invisible
Church
,
may
be
Members
of
the
visible
Church
,
and
so
their
infant-seed
have
right
to
Baptism
?
true
Faith
and
Holiness
That
though
God
search
and
know
the
heart
,
yet
the
Church
doth
not
,
that
none
may
be
Members
of
the
visible
Church
,
and
give
right
to
their
seed
unto
Baptism
,
true
Faith
and
Holiness
Members
of
the
Church
invisible
true
Faith
and
Holiness
a
profession
of
true
Faith
and
Holiness
,
Church-fellowship
from
their
minority
still
continue
therein
good
profession
the
whole
Church
Faith
to
please
God
therein
cannot
please
God
no
Scripture-Rule
or
Reason
warrant
us
The
Members
of
Orthodox
Churches
,
being
sound
in
the
Faith
,
and
not
Scandalous
in
life
,
and
presenting
due
testimony
thereof
,
these
occasionally
coming
from
one
Church
to
another
,
may
have
their
children
baptized
in
the
Church
whither
they
come
,
by
vertue
of
communion
of
Churches
;
But
if
they
remove
their
habitation
,
they
ought
orderly
to
covenant
and
subject
themselves
to
the
government
of
Christ
in
his
Church
where
they
settle
their
abode
,
and
so
their
Children
to
be
baptized
.
In
being
the
Churches
duly
to
receive
such
unto
communion
,
so
far
as
they
are
regularly
fit
fo●
the
same
.
Thus
much
may
suffice
,
for
the
present
,
for
Reply
to
the
Synods
Answer
to
the
first
Question
Consociation
of
Churches
Platform
of
Discipline
Cambridge
,
Anno
Cotton
,
Shepard
,
Rogers
,
Norton
,
a
Withdrawing
from
other
Churches
upon
Differences
,
Errours
or
Offences
of
an
inferiour
and
dubious
nature
,
yea
though
continued
in
.
Sinfull
and
Rigid
Separation
Withdrawing
from
Brethren
Consociation
of
Churches
to
be
another
thing
th●n
Communion
of
Churches
,
but
onely
an
Agreement
to
Practise
that
Communion
,
Communion
of
Churches
Regular
Communion
agree
and
consent
to
Practise
it
?
a
formall
Covenant
a
Covenant
a
declared
Consent
of
each
Church
to
walk
in
Regular
Communion
with
their
Neighbour-Churches
.
Acts
of
Communion
Communion
of
Churches
ready
Agreement
Acts
of
Communion
Communion
of
Churches
the
subjecting
of
a
Church
unto
any
other
Ecclesiasticall
Iurisdiction
whatsoever
,
That
it
is
a
subjecting
of
Churches
under
Classicall
Iurisdiction
,
the
nature
of
the
thing
consented
to
,
viz.
The
Power
they
agree
to
be
stated
under
,
under
a
Classical
Iurisdiction
voluntary
Combination
a
Classical
Membership
and
Iurisdiction
voluntary
Combination
by
conse●ting
Ames
,
Medal
.
Lib.
Combination
and
Consociation
of
Churches
This
Combination
doth
neither
constitute
any
new
Form
of
a
Church
,
nor
ought
it
to
take
away
,
or
in
any
measure
to
diminish
that
Liberty
and
Power
which
Christ
hath
left
to
his
Churches
,
but
onely
it
serves
to
direct
and
promote
the
same
.
Eleventh
and
Twelfth
premised
Position
Consociation
of
Churches
they
do
differ
they
do
not
cast
a
Snare
upon
Churches
binde
Churches
not
to
administer
Censures
within
themselves
,
&c.
The
Lord
guide
us
by
his
Spirit
into
all
Truth
,
and
help
us
to
follow
the
Truth
in
Love
.