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

I could willingly here answer his Arguments for unregenerate mens right to this Sacrament; but 1. I shall meet with much more about their pretended right to baptism anon, and the answer of those will serve for both. 2. And he hath so mixed the two Cases (of Professors of saving faith and of not saving) together, that if I deal with him on the later, he may say, he speaks of the former.

I could willingly here answer his Arguments for unregenerate mens right to this Sacrament; but 1. I shall meet with much more about their pretended right to baptism anon, and the answer of those will serve for both. 2. And he hath so mixt the two Cases (of Professors of saving faith and of not saving) together, that if I deal with him on the later, he may say, he speaks of the former.

The first Argument of Galaspies 201, which he answereth,¹ is from [the Nature of Sacraments, which are to signify that we have already Faith in Christ, Remission of sin by him, and Union with him] The sense of the Argument is, That seeing Sacraments (according to Christs institution) are confirming signs, presupposing the thing signified both on our part and on Gods; therefore none should use them that have not first the thing signified by them (at least those at age) To this Master Blake answereth, This to me is as strange as new, that Sacramental signs declare & show that we have Faith & remission of sins. The Sacrament now in question is a sign of the body & blood of Christ, in whom by faith remission of sins may be obtained I know; but that it is a sign either that we do believe, or that we have remission of sin otherwise than upon believing (to which this engages, but not presupposes) I know not, Repl. Though I undertake not to defend all the Arguments that other men use in this Case; yet this doth so much concern the cause of baptism which I am now debating, that I shall give you this reply to it: 1. The sacramental Actions are signs as well as the substance of bread and wine. The Offer with Take, eat, signifieth the offer of Christ to us, to be received and applied: the Taking, and Eating, and Drinking signifieth our Acceptance, & Application of him. With himself is offered the pardon of sin, and given to all that Accept him, which by Taking, Eating and Drinking we profess to