Baxter - BX1765 B39 1691

[ 1 73] In Sacramental .Inveftitures no Man receiveth more right than what the Invefier intendeth to . give him, or at leafi not that which he dedarech . that he doth- not give him. · But multitudes of Baptizing Minifi:ers in England and all the Re– formel:i Churches declare that they intend not to give by Baptifmal lnvefiiture a prefent right to Salvation to all Baptized Infants, (ifthey fo die. ) .Erp,o all Baptized Infants receive not 'by Baptifm a prefent right to Salvation. . . The Major is Mr. D's about Ordination. The Minor is notorious in the known Writings and Doctrines of fuch Minifiers ; fome holdi!Jg that only the Children of true Chrifiians are by Bapa tifm Hated in a certain' right to Salvation; fome · holding it -only of the Elect ; fome holding -it on– ly of profeffed Chri11ians Children ; and aimoft all denying it of the Children of Atheifis and In– fidels. WhenDi·. Cornclim Burges did but write that all the Elect., though they lived wick~qiy af· ter till Converlion, received _a Seed of Regene– ration in their Infant Baptifm) what abundance of Diffenters, yea how few Confenters did he find in England? Whenyet he affirmed this of none _ but fuch as are after faved. ·And if ,for want of the Baptizers Intention, thoufands in England have no right to Salvation prefently on their Baptifrn, then it is not lawful to fay that the contrary is undoubtedly certain by the Word of God. But Iconfefs l\1r. D's Propofition is falfe, as I have formerly proved to him. And perhaps ne ~ ceffity will force himfelfto·deny it as to Baptifm, though it overthrow his alfertion about OrdinJ.– tion. Specially if he be for -Laymen and VVo mens L

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