289 feffion of the Baptifinal Covenant to prove a mans title to his enterance and priviledges in the univerfal Church And a confent tJ our Relation to the particular Churches, to our memberíhip in them. But miftaking -zeal hath accounted this too loofe a way, and bath devifedf}rieter terms: Many mull have other proofs of Godlinefs; be- tides the underflanding, voluntary affent and con- fent to the Baptifmal Covenant : Yea of thofe that gird in the univerfa1 church already ; before they can be admitted to its priviledges, or to a para.. cular Church. And which is worfe, they here give the Church no certain rule , inflead of Cheifls rule, which they call by.: But one man requireth one account , and another requireth a- Bother ; and the rule and te.fl dóthvary as the cha. cityor prudence of men do vary. This is afK perilition, which bath already tote the Churches in pieces, and is going on Rill todo werfe r And its raifed by miífaking-zeal. Thirdly,that none that at the fame time or be fore are not entered members of fome particular Church, may by Baptifn beentered into the it- niverfal Church ; isa fuper/lition, which forre good men have taken up. Fourthly, that he who is a member only of the univerfal Church, may not in tranfitu be ad- mitted to communion with particular Churches, unlefs he bring a Certificate from a particular Church of which he fometime was a Member. Fifthly, that the Paftor fay not lawfully re; ceive any member into a particular Church without the confent of the Major Vote of the people., S'xthly,
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