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

6. Suppose it were only another species of Faith which is necessary to be professed in order to Baptism, would not Mr. Blake put either his Charity or Reason to it, to judge whether the ⟨p. 8⟩person do in probability mean as he speaks? If not: 1. Then he will not sanctify God in his Ordinances▪ but abuse them, and wrong his Neighbour, by laying by Charity and Reason so much in the administration. 2. And then, if he knew that they came in scorn, or learn the word as a Parrot, he would accept them, which I will not imagine. But if he will put his Charity and Reason to it, to judge of the truth of a common Profession; let him show us his warrant, and it shall serve us to prove that we must do so also in case of a special Profession.

6. Suppose it were only another species of Faith which is necessary to be professed in order to Baptism, would not Mr. Blake put either his Charity or Reason to it, to judge whether the ⟨p. 8⟩person do in probability mean as he speaks? If not: 1. Then he will not sanctifie God in his Ordinances▪ but abuse them, and wrong his Neighbour, by laying by Charity and Reason so much in the administration. 2. And then, if he knew that they came in scorn, or learn the word as a Parrot, he would accept them, which I will not imagine. But if he will put his Charity and Reason to it, to judge of the truth of a common Profession; let him shew us his warrant, and it shall serve us to prove that we must do so also in case of a special Profession.

What ever the Faith professed be, If you say your Profession is required propter se, for the matter of the sign, and not for the formality and use of signifying, it were not only groundless, but a reproachful ascribing that to God, which we would not ascribe to the silliest man or woman about us, that hath the free use of Reason. And if the Profession be given, and taken (and so required) not propter se materially, but ut signum mentis, for the signifying of our minds; then sure I need not dig deep into Scripture or Reason, to prove that both the Reason and Charity of the minister is here to be Employed, to judge whether indeed it do signify the mans mind according to his pretences, or not. It grieveth me for the Churches sake, to read Mr. Blake's words of the Ministers he meets with: for if they do scarce any of them so much regard the probability of the Parents Regeneration in the administration of that Sacrament, then they either Baptize upon an apparent Lye (if the Parent profess saving Faith, when he hath not the least probability of it); or else they take up with the Profession of another species of Faith (as Mr. Blake doth.) And I crave their patient sober enquiry, Whether that be not to make another species of Baptism and of visible Christianity? and also, whether they have yet well discerned and determined what that Faith is that must be profest, and whether the world have ever yet seen an exact or satisfactory definition or description of it? and where? and in what words? and also whether they have not the same uncertainty of the sincerity of that lower Faith in the Professors, as of true saving Faith? and consequently, Whether Mr. Blake's doctrine have delivered them from difficulties, or ensnared them? I crave of all those Reverend Brethren whom Mr.