Gh.45 of the iffite o, f' Beleevers. Babylon, 1tehcm. IO. 28, and an exception could be no where more ufeful and neceffary then there; to let us know that it is o- therwife with Gentiles in this particular', then it was with the Jewes , that the Nations where their commiffion thus enlarged , were herein differenced from the Nation to which their Miniftery was firfl limited, 3. Let that Text of the Prophet be well weighed, where fpeak- ingby the Spirit of Prophecie of the rejection of the Jewes and the glorious call of the Gentiles in their Dead (in that ample way as it is there let out) be hath thefe words : Behold, J will lift up my hand to the 7entile.r and let up my fiandard to the people and , they (hall bring thy fonnes in their Armes , and thy daughters fl 'all be carried upon their fhoulderr, Ifa. 4o. 22. If there were but filch an hint as that, by way of Prophecies to have left them behinde, we fhould from force have heard ofit with a noife. 4. In the Lord Chrifts ownDialecg , who is befl able to ex- preffe his own meaning, they are Difciples. To belong to Chrift, is to be a Difciple of Chrift. This is plaine from our Saviours own mouth, comparing his words recorded in Matthew and in Mark, To give a cup of cold water to drinks in the name of a Dì. fcip'e, it is in the one , JWatth. i o, 42. To give a cup of Water to drinke in my name, becaufe ye belong to me; it is in the other, Mark 9. 41. To belong to Chrifl, to be a Difciple of Chrift, and co bear the name of Chrift is one and the faine thing with our Saviour. Now that Infants are of the number of thofe who as Difciples in Chrifts account do belong to him, and bear his name is yet farther plaine by another Text of Saint Matthew, f itfatth: tQ. S. where Chrift fetting a little childe in the mida of his hearers , faith, Whofo J1,all receive one fuch little childe in my .. name, receiveth.me. By all which itappeares , that which is done to Infants, is done toDifciples, bath a glorious reward as done to Difciples. Infants therefore are Difciples of Chrift, are of thofe that do belo ng unto him , and bear his name : Who then is not afraid to refufe them who will receive Chrift ? Wbo will not baptize them that is willing to baptize Difciples in the name of Chrift? For that Text quoted from ifa.49. 22. for illuftrati- on of Matth. 28,19. (that Infants are in capacity to be difcipled in the converfion of Chriftian ),Nations,) Mailer erombes makes himfelf merry with :it, and taking no notice in what fenfe or to G g . 3 what 4'3 Inf<ints are Dip1e .
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