C 47 J °tit fo coftly and troublefomea duty, that it's ,enough to fore- tell that a hundred will fin in making thedoor top wide, forone thatmaketh it too narrow ; and doleful experience tellsus this : Weare confounded by the contrary extream. 2. He that is refufed wrongfully byone Minifter, may find enough that will receive him. 3.Wegrant appeals toRulers incafe of Male-adminiftration. 4. The fetting open the Church-doors without an examiner, will be anhundred fold worfe : And you muff be like the Wo- man that would never have her houfe fwept, left her fervant fhould chance to fweepout a pin. What thinkyouofall the ancient Churches that taught the Adult long as Catechumens before they would baptizeeven them that begg'd it ? L. 2. Inyour fecondArticle againyougive the Minifter a power áo judge of men; Underftanding : But I need no further anfroer to that. But doyou not thus make Examinationby Minifters neceffary to the Sacrament ? M. I make it needful to Confirmation or Adult-Communion ; but that is but once in a Man'slife. L. But is it not enough that Children own their baptifmal Cove- nant by coming to Church, and not denying it, without any Con- firmation or other Profeffion a. M. Manycome to hear that are noChriftians ; Children are born in Nefcience, and when they come to age mutt be made knowing Chriftians, and believe and obey for themfelves if they will be faxed ; and theycannot confent to their baptifmal Cove- nant if they underftand it not : This is the thing that hath cor- rupted the Church: Thofe that were Infant-Chriftians, and at age were no Chriftians,have filled manyCongregations.Yet I con- fefs that where Confirmation and Perfonal Trial is by the fin of Paftors omitted, the peoples ordinary attendance at Church and defiring the Sacrament, is an obfcure profeflion, and may ferve to the being of a Church, tho' not to the well-being. S. But forneofyour Non-conformifts will as much blame you for requiring too little to Communion, in that you demand not an account of Mens Converfation. M. r. He that truly confenteth to the Covenant of Baptifm, is Converted or Sanctified ; and he oweth the Church no account ° of
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