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

I have been the larger on this, that you may fully know the meaning of the Argument; and on what ground all Objections are to be Answered.

And now you see that I speak not of every sort of Excommunication here, but only that which justly excludeth from all Christian communion, as Christian: and not that which excludeth only from any or all particular Churches (Though of this last I suspend my determination); And I speak not of mere suspension at least, of the first or third sort. Indeed my opinion is this▪ 1. That all so excommunicated can give their children no right to Baptism (nor be fit mediums of the conveyance of it) 2. That all justly suspended from communion of Christians, till they manifest Repentance, having given the Church great cause strongly to suspect them of utterly graceless Impenitency, should have their children, who are born while ⟨p. 286⟩they are in that condition, suspended from Baptism (unless they have a better Right than from them.)

And now you see that I speak not of every sort of Excommunication here, but only that which justly excludeth from all Christian communion, as Christian: and not that which excludeth only from any or all particular Churches (Though of this last I suspend my determination); And I speak not of meer suspension at least, of the first or third sort. Indeed my opinion is this▪ 1. That all so excommunicated can give their children no right to Baptism (nor be fit mediums of the conveyance of it) 2. That all justly suspended from communion of Christians, till they manifest Repentance, having given the Church great cause strongly to suspect them of utterly graceless Impenitency, should have their children, who are born while ⟨p. 286⟩they are in that condition, suspended from Baptism (unless they have a better Right than from them.)