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

Argum. 3. It is one and the same Covenant, Testament, or Deed of Gift, by which God bestoweth Christ, and Right to Sacraments, and that on the same conditions. But the Covenant or Testament bestoweth himself only on the condition of saving Faith. Therefore it bestoweth right to Sacraments only on condition of saving Faith.

That there is any Covenant distinct from that one Covenant of Grace, Mr. Blake disowneth as a fancy that never entered into his thoughts: pag. 125. That this one Covenant or Testament giveth Right to Christ and to Sacraments upon the condition of one and the same faith, is evident: 1. Because the word distinguisheth not; therefore in this case we may not distinguish. It offereth Christ and Sacraments to men on these terms, if they will believe; but it doth not give us the least hint that by believing is meant two several sorts of faith, whereof one is of necessity to right in Christ, & the other to right to Sacraments. Mr. Blake that ⟨p. 359⟩so abhorreth the imputing of equivocal terms to the Scripture, I hope will not feign them to speak so equivocally. If the Word had ever said, It is such a kind of faith that is the condition of Right to Christ; and such a different kind of Faith that is the condition of Right to Sacraments; then we might have warrantably so distinguished our selves; but there is no such thing. Yea, the Scripture maketh it plain that it is saving faith which it meaneth, that is pre-requisite to Baptism, as is already manifest from Acts 16.30, 31, 32, 33. & 16 14, 15. & 15 7, 8, 9. & 8.37.2.38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44 Mark 16.16, &c. To which add Mat. 28.19, 20. Go ye therefore and Disciple me all Nations, Baptizing them in the name &c. Those and only those that are Discipled, must be baptized. But none are Discipled Internally but true Believers, nor visibly but the professors of a true (saving) belief (and their seed) Therefore no others should be baptized.