Pag. 172. He gives another, but the most express answer, which is likest to be his mind [For a direct answer, I say, it it not profession to say we have this faith, but a profession of our assent to the necessity of it, with engagement to it that gives this little, ⟨p. 165⟩so P. 173. [I say & do profess of those that have those secret reservations wrapped up in their breasts, & not yet from under the power of lusts, yet convinced of their duty, and acknowledging the Necessity, that it is the mind of God that they should be Baptized and have admission to Ordinances, in order to bring them more sincerely and unreservedly to God. And this being the will of God, as you seem to yield when you say, we are bound to Baptize them: I say they have right in the sight of God to Baptism.] I shall begin my Reply with his last passage; and I must needs say that Mr. Blake doth unworthily abuse me and my words, in saying that [I seem to yield that we are bound to baptize them.] Them! What them? My own words which he citeth to prove this by me, are these [Vocation, which is effectual only to bring men to an outward Profession of saving faith, is larger then Election, that makes men such whom we are bound to baptize] Forsooth in these words I contradict my self; I seem to give Mr. Blake the cause. I cannot but say, that it is pity the Church should be troubled with such an undigested undistinguishing management of controversies, for men to write so learnedly, and industriously, before they observe what they say. Is the outward Profession of a saving faith, (which I say makes men such as we are bound to baptize) the same thing with [the Profession of a common faith, short of saving, or with that common faith it self?] What should a man say to such a confuter, but advise him to join with us his weak Brethren, in desiring God to pardon us for such troubling and abusing the Church?
Pag. 172. He gives another, but the most express answer, which is likest to be his mind [For a direct answer, I say, it it not profession to say we have this faith, but a profession of our assent to the necessity of it, with engagement to it that gives this little, ⟨p. 165⟩so P. 173. [I say & do profess of those that have those secret reservations wrapt up in their breasts, & not yet from under the power of lusts, yet convinced of their duty, and acknowledging the Necessity, that it is the mind of God that they should be Baptized and have admission to Ordinances, in order to bring them more sincerely and unreservedly to God. And this being the will of God, as you seem to yield when you say, we are bound to Baptize them: I say they have right in the sight of God to Baptism.] I shall begin my Reply with his last passage; and I must needs say that Mr. Blake doth unworthily abuse me and my words, in saying that [I seem to yield that we are bound to baptize them.] Them! What them? My own words which he citeth to prove this by me, are these [Vocation, which is effectual only to bring men to an outward Profession of saving faith, is larger then Election, that makes men such whom we are bound to baptize] Forsooth in these words I contradict my self; I seem to give Mr. Blake the cause. I cannot but say, that it is pity the Church should be troubled with such an undigested undistinguishing management of controversies, for men to write so learnedly, and industriously, before they observe what they say. Is the outward Profession of a saving faith, (which I say makes men such as we are bound to baptize) the same thing with [the Profession of a common faith, short of saving, or with that common faith it self?] What should a man say to such a confuter, but advise him to joyn with us his weak Brethren, in desiring God to pardon us for such troubling and abusing the Church?
