of the ifue of &eleevers. dren, in after-ages houfholds have come in with their children, Í have known Matter Tombes fince he entered upon this opinion, much value the Churches practice when it ferved for his purpofe, as that which might give light in doubtful things; In no contro- verted things can Matter Tombes finde the Church fo unani- mous. Secondly, It is yet objeaed, Men muff believe and be baptized, Mark i6. I 6, Repent and be baptized, Ads 2.39. Infants can nei- ther beleeve, nor repent therefore they may not be baptized ; and will it not as direly follow , that when they can neither be- lieve nor repent, they mutt be damned ; let them frame an anfwer to the one , and then they have anfwered both ; that which will fpeak for them to receive them into heaven (notwithffanding thofe Scriptures that threaten condemnation to men in unbelief and impenitency,) will fpeak alfo to receive them into the Church by Baptifine. Thirdly, Some fay, (but thefeMafferTombes bath declared a- againft though it is very doubtful whether he will hold con - ftant againft them,) Where is it faid in fo many words, Infants mug be baptized ? Bring us thole Words, zre abhorre fyllogifines and confegrsences. To deale with them with their owne weapons; Where is it laid that Infants muff not be baptized where are thofe words written ? if they care not for our confequences, we fhall not care for theirs. They have anfwered. r. Negatives cannot be proved. To this we anfwer. i. Where is that faid? we finde it no where ih Scri- pture, that Negatives cannot be proved. a. Chriff proved Ne- gatives, Thathimfelfwas not a Spirit; A Spirit bath not fefhand bones, as you fee me have, Luke 24 39. That God was not to be tempted, Matth. 4.7. 3. If Negatives cannot be proved, then Negatives are not to be believed , ours is an Affirmative which they yield may be proved theirs is a Negative which they fay cannot be proved ; we then have the better ofit, there is hope ofproof on our fide, theirs is defperate. To help the Reader in a word for the neceflity of confequen- ces; If thofe be fooles that cannot gather confequences from Scri- pture , to fettle their faith upon them , then muctii more thofe that deny them ; But fuch are fooles ( by our Saviours own teffi mony) that cannot gather confequences from Scripture to H h h fettle 1-'7 [iifints want of faith and re- pentance , no impediments of their Ba- ptifine. The want öf thofe exprefie words, Infants ought to Le ba- ptized is nò impediment of their Baptifine0 Neceffity of Scripture-cor:.. ' fequence.
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