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

The same they say in their confession of Faith. Cap, 28. And again in the shorter Catechism: Profession of Faith in Christ, and obedience to him, is the thing required. In the Directory also they tell us that Baptism is a seal of the Covenant of Grace, of our engrafting into Christ, and of our Union with him, of remission of sin, Regeneration, Adoption, and Eternal Life: that the water in Baptism representeth and signifieth both the blood of Christ, which taketh away all guilt of sin original and actual, and the sanctifying virtue of the spirit of Christ against the dominion of sin and corruption of our sinful nature That baptizing, or sprinkling and washing with water signifieth the cleansing from sin, &c. That the promise ⟨p. 205⟩is made to believers and their seed, &c. And they mean, no doubt, the promise of the foresaid special mercies: for even Mr. Blake himself doth (once) deny any promise of baptism to be made to the Infants that he pleadeth for. And the promise of Justification, Adoption, &c. is made to no believers, but those that have justifying faith, otherwise than as it is barely offered, and so it is to Infidels also.

The same they say in their confes•ion of Faith. Cap, 28. And again in the shorter Catechism: Profession of Faith in Christ, and obedience to him, is the thing required. In the Directory also they tell us that Baptism is a seal of the Covenant of Grace, of our ingraffing into Christ, and of our Vnion with him, of remission of sin, Regeneration, Adoption, and Eternal Life: that the water in Baptism representeth and signifieth both the blood of Christ, which taketh away all guilt of sin original and actual, and the sanctifying vertue of the spirit of Christ against the dominion of sin and corruption of our sinful nature That baptizing, or sprinkling and washing with water signifieth the cleansing from sin, &c. That the promise ⟨p. 205⟩is made to believers and their seed, &c. And they mean, no doubt, the promise of the foresaid special mercies: for even Mr. Blake himself doth (once) deny any promise of baptism to be made to the Infants that he pleadeth for. And the promise of Justification, Adoption, &c. is made to no believers, but those that have justifying faith, otherwise than as it is barely offered, and so it is to Infidels also.