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

And that only the professors of saving Faith and their Infants are Disciples, may appear by a perusal of the Texts of Scripture that use this word; and it w•ll not only be found that this which I maintain is the ordinary use of the Word (which should make it so also with us) but that no Text can be cited where any others are called the Disciples of Christ. For the Major and Minor both observe Piscators Definition of Baptism (on Mat. 28.19.) Baptismus est sacramentum novi Testamenti, quo homines ad Ecclesiam pertinentes ex mandato Christi cultui veri Dei, qui est Pater, Filius & Spiritus Sanctus, per ministros verbi consecrantur, & in fide Remissionis peccatorum, & spe vitae aeternae confirmantur.] And he proveth this Description per parts: 1. That its a Sacrament. 2. That it belongeth to those that pertain to that Church, and that they only must be baptized qui ecclesiam fuerint ingressi, ac fidem evangelii professi, which he proveth from Mark 16.16. he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved. Vult Ergò (saith he) ut prius constet de alicuius fide quam baptizetur] Unde Acts 8. Philippus Evangelista non prius baptizare voluit Eunuchum illum Aethiopem quam is professus ⟨p. 92⟩esset fidem Christi] And by the proof from Mar. 16.16. It is apparent that he speaks of saving faith. Then he proves the last part of his description [Postremo per Baptismum homines in fide & spe confirmari liquet ex verbis, Qui crediderit & baptizatus fuerit salvabitur; & sic Petrus, Act 2.38. resipiscentes Judaeos jubet baptizari in remissionem pe•catorum, hoc est, ad confirmandam fidem remissionie peccatorum. Item, Act. 22.16. Ananias dicit Paulo recens converso, Baptizare & ablue peccata tua, hoc est, Baptizare ad confirmandam fidem remissionis peccatorum, quod abluta sint peccata tua sanguine Christi.]

And that only the professors of saving Faith and their Infants are Disciples, may appear by a perusal of the Texts of Scripture that use this word; and it wll not only be found that this which I maintain is the ordinary use of the Word (which should make it so also with us) but that no Text can be cited where any others are called the Disciples of Christ. For the Major and Minor both observe Piscators Definition of Baptism (on