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

The Consequence of the Major, I prove thus. 1. True repentance and saving faith are inseparable; therefore if one be of necessity, so is the other, and the profession of true Repentance cannot be separated from the profession of saving faith; therefore if one be necessary, so is the other. Some learned Divines take repentance and faith to be all one; some take repentance to be part of faith: but all take it to be as inseparable from it. It were easy by describing the requisite Professions of both to show that they are so interwoven, that no man can profess the one without the other: but I think it is needless, because few will deny it. By Repentance here I mean that true Evangelical Repentance which is a special grace of God accompanying salvation; and not any common preparatory Repentance.

The Consequence of the Major, I prove thus. 1. True repentance and saving faith are inseparable; therefore if one be of necessity, so is the other, and the profession of true Repentance cannot be separated from the profession of saving faith; therefore if one be necessary, so is the other. Some learned Divines take repentance and faith to be all one; some take repentance to be part of faith: but all take it to be as inseparable from it. It were easie by describing the requisite Professions of both to shew that they are so interwoven, that no man can profess the one w•thout the other: but I think it is needless, because few will deny it. By Repentance here I mean that true Evangelical Repentance which is a special grace of God accompanying salvation; and not any common preparatory Repentance.

The Antecedent is easily proved from Scripture: and I know not whether any Protestant deny it: many Papists indeed distinguish of Repentance and Faith, and say, that it is only a profession of a preparatory Repentance and sides informis, a faith without love, that is necessarily to be expected from them. (before Baptism). But I prove the contrary. 1. That Repentance. 2. And such as is proper to the effectually called, is necessary to be professed by all that we may Baptize. I will join the proof of both together. Argum. 1. If John Baptist required the Profession of true Repentance in men before he would baptize them, then so must we. But John did so: therefore.