2 2 The Old and New Covenant. Chap. 3 L Storme,pag. 65. Who,faith the objeEtor,is overtaken in a groffe abfurdity, to think -there is fome univerfal Church vifible be- gun in 1braham, into which upon the rejedion of the Jewes the believers among the Gentiles and their feed are to be re- ceived ; for befides the invifible Church the body of Chrift myfticall,there are onely particular Churches under the Golpel.) I would learne of them into what particular Church the Eunuch was received , and by Baptifme aaually and folemnly admit- ted, or whether he was Will no Church %member, but an ali- ene and firanger to the Common - wealth of Ifrael, not added to the Church. To what particular Congregation the Apoftles, Prophets, and Evangelifts joyned themfelves by Covenant; and to have farther labour, leave them to Malter Hudfon.r Vindi- cation of the elfence and unity of the Church Catholick vifi- ble, which will receive a fatisfadory anfwer when the Sun hath no more being in the heavens. z corollary. C H A P. XXXI. Oman in Covenant with God, and received into the univerfal Church vifible , needs no more to give him acceffe to , and interest in particular vi- fible Churches. 2 ',I T farther follows that a man by vertue of Covenant, I being thus inrighted to membership in the Church uni- verfal vifible, and baptized into this body, there needs no far- ther Covenant to give him accef e to, and interest in particu- lar vifible Churches. What the Apoftles gives in charge to the Church at Rome, concerning thofe that are weak in the fai:h, that they must receive them, giving this reafon,for God hath re- ceived them, Rom, 14. 1.3. we may apply to thofe that make profeffion of the faith, being able to make application of his rea- fon, God takes them into communion, unto vifible fellowship, ((as we have heard at large) we are not then to reject them, It I should inlal'ge this to heathens brought to a profefiion of the 'faith, and argue their right to Baptifme upon profeffìon, and by Baptifme
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