Ch.4 3. of the i_ f it e of Beleever.r. 399 as fulfilled, to exprc, je it thus in the prefrnt tenje, the promife is to you, Or to Tech and fuch., but ratber to annex force exprefon this way which evinceth the fame, giving inflance almofl in twenty feverall texts, which utterly overthrowes his expofition.Let Mailer Tombes tell us why in this moral perfwafive holding out a bare motive to perfwade the parents the children not concerned in the thing (and in an utter incapacity) fhould be mentioned. And why the words fhould be carried in that way that intereft in Covenant and Cove - nants-feales formerly ran , and no right at all intended ? This gloffe of his clearly puts too much violence upon the words. But carrying it on as a diffwative in theApoftle from perfìflance in their former way of old Covenant legall rites, and perfwading to im- brace the way appointed by him, whom God had made both Lord and Chrifl, it tingularly anfwers, as to their prefent condition, yet in. Covenant, but in iminent danger to be caft out of Covenant, fo al fo to the words of the text, holding out a Covenant -right in Scripture language according to the grand Charter of heaven. I will be thy God, and the God of thy feed; fo that I hope by this time, the intelligent Reader will eafily perceive the frivolous fhifts (initead of a full refutation) that Mafter Tombes hath here brought to avoid P edobaptif s proofs of a. word of command to Baptize Infants from this Scripture. Here Mailer amber falls with words bigge enough upon Mailer 7otnGoodnrin, becaufe in his Preface to the Reader before his Thrafonicall book (as he Hiles it) entituled Redemption redeemed, he layes, They who fairer their judgements to be incumbered with the error of Antipzedobaptifine, "rnufl. upon . the account of their inthralment under the fail error,maintaine many uncouth, harfh,irrational, venturous and daring interpretations,and_ expofitions of many texts and paffages of Scripture, and particu- larly of theft, Gen. 17.7. r Cor. 7, s 4. Abts 2.39. & 16. 15, i Cor. 1. t6. r Cor. .1o. a. befades many others which frequent) upon.oc- cafion are argued- in way of defence and proof of the laxr fulne f fe of Infant- Baptifine, If he wanted other proof of the truth of that which he charges on thofe words on men of that way ; This firíl part of Matter- Tombes his Antipadobaptifme, (as to as many of. thole Scriptures -that here he hash fpoke to) with all men able to judge will fufiiciently confirme it , But feeing thofe two arc met I think it beft leave them- together: Enow may be found able to an- fwer.hisarguments ;here he is fallen upon one that can match him other--
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