Certain disputations of right to sacraments, and the true nature of visible Christianity defending…

2. That Circumcision was not only appointed to be the seal of the Covenant of grace, but also a peculiar Covenant annexed to Abraham and his seed: and that not all, but those only that were to possess the land of Canaan: And therefore as it was not all the people that God had on earth that were promised to possess the land of Canaan, but only the Israelites, and those proselytes that came over to inhabit among them; so neither was Circumcision commanded to all, nor was necessary to them: but to a Jew it was necessary as a Jew, how ungodly soever.

2. That Circumcision was not only appointed to be the seal of the Covenant of grace, but also a peculiar Covenant annexed to Abraham and his seed: and that not all, but those only that were to possess the land of Canaan: And therefore as it was not all the people that God had on earth that were promised to possess the land of Canaan, but only the Israelites, and those proselites that came over to inhabite among them; so neither was Circumcision commanded to all, nor was necessary to them: but to a Jew it was necessary as a Jew, how ungodly soever.

Though this be none of my answer, yet among many Improbable opinions, I see not but the Thesis which I deny, is much more improbable than this is; and therefore if I needs must hold one, I see not but that I should rather hold this.

Nor will this weaken our Argument for Infant-Baptism, fetched from the Infant Church-membership of the Jews (which is the great objection) as long as the whole species of Infants are of distinct consideration from a Jews Infant, as such; and as long as the grand Covenant of grace, and the peculiar promise to the Jews, are so distinct; yea and Church-membership, and Circumcision so distinct as they are, Let them leave us to make good our Arguments in this.