... .4 . Cli.41. of the iffiie of .Bcaleevers. other!, but a peculiar priviledge as being electled, for which he quotes «árcator; when as he bath heard (and replies nothing) that Pifcator fyllogiflically concludes the contrary. His evalion of this argument is very tvell worthy of Animadverfion, Apolog.pag. i 5 r . The rearm of Chri fig anger was their hindering him in his de- figne , not the IZaoWledge they had of their prefent vifib le title this is but a dream. Afterwards he faith ; The truth is , this thing was done t o there Infants ; not by rea/on of any vi fible title they had, or to enter them into any outward Church priviledge , but to accomplifb by his blefng their interefl in the invif ble Dingdome of God by Ele- ïlion. I would demand of Matter 7ombes whether the Difciples did underftand Chrifts defigne, or whether they were bound to know it, or were their fin not to know it; whether they knew thefe Infants to be Elea, or whether they were bound to know their Election? Neither of thefe having any ground (Elec`fion being of the fecrets of Heaven , and Chrift had not made known any fuch defigne;) Chrift who condemner anger without a caufe, as a breach of the fixth Commandment, A4atrh. 5.22. would not himfelf have been angry where there could be no fin the alone ¡Lift ground of anger ; Mailer Tombes confeffes that Eled Infants might be baptized, were they known; but in cafe this hold, Chrift may be as fore difpleafed at Matter Tombes his non-bapti- zing Elet ones as he was at his Difciples for forbidding the admillion of thefe little ones : And let him take heed upon this account , left he fuffer more from Chrifls difpleafure in not admitting Elea Infants to Baptifine, then he can imagine that we lhall fuffer in the Baptifme of thofe that are not Elected. Sixthly, They are here admitted by our Saviour Chrifi to a Churcl - práviledge. This appeares, Numb. 6. 22, 23. &c. to the end of the Chapter. The Lord fake unto Mofes , (dying Speak unto Aaron and to his font, Eying, On this wifeje fhall bleffe the children of Ifrael, laying unto them The Lord ble f fe thee , and keep thee, &c. And they, Jhall put my Name upon the Children of Ifrael, and 1 IWill bleffe them, The Ifrael of God are under the bleffing , little ones are ordered to be received to this blefling, little ones there i fore are of his Ifrael. The Lords portion is his people, Jacob is the lot of his inheritance, Deist. 32.9. Thefe are the bleffed of the Lord upon this account, Prem. 3r. 23. As yet they [ball Zz ufe 353
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