Ch.¢3. of the i lie of Beleevers. 371 the Gentiles were Without hope, Ephef. 2. 12. in re(J'eti of the body of them,yet noW a4d then, God called force, as Rahab, out of the viji- Ile Church, and therefore we may not .determine univerfatly that out of the vifible Church there is no falvation at all. But when Rah,a6 was thus called fhe was no more a Gentile, as appears, Epbef. 2, i i. As the Ephelians, fo (he had Beene, but in prefent were no Gentiles, neither the nor they were Paved out of the Church but brought into theChurch for falvation. CHAP. XLIII. A Corollary for In, fants Ba pti. fine. SECT, I. Infant- Baptifyne by Arguments alerted. Hen it folldws by way of neceffary Corollary,that Infans h ve it right to Baptifme, children of baptized parents are entitled to that Ordinance. Firfr, thole that have been Church- members,and admitted with the initiating Ggne and Peale, are yet to be admitted, unleffe or, der be given to the contrary; But Infants have been Church and accordingly admitted by the initiating Ggne and Peale; neither is there any order for the contrary; Therefore Infants -are' Church members, and frill to be admitted. Secondly, Thole that are under the Covenant- promifes of God with the body of his people, have right to Baptifme, t/ffis 2, 39. But Infants are under the Covenant- promifes of God with the body of his people: Infants therefore have right to Baptifine. Thirdly, Saints, or holy perfons have right to Baptifine iifants' are Saints, they are holy perfons, Rom. rr. 16. r Gor. 7.14, Infants therefore have right to Baptifm e. Fourthly,They that by birth according to the fiefh, are in the bofome of the Church have right to Baptifine : Jiut Infants by birth according to the flefh are in the bofome of the Church, Gal, 4.29. Infants therefore ought to be baptized. B b b z Fifthly,
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