More proofs of infants church-membership and consequently their right to baptism, or, A second…

To all this, let the Reader add but the perusal of the gross contradictions of their accusers against each other, (yea the same Author as reported by Coussardus saying one thing, and as published by Gretser saying the contrary, I mean Raynerius.) And let him consider of the testimony of Vignier concerning an old Copy of their Doctrine showed to the great and excellent Chancellor of France, Mich. Hospitalius, wholly agreeing with the doctrine of the later Waldenses, and renouncing only the Popish superstitions: And the testimony of Poplinerius that by many old fragments and monuments which he had seen, in the language of their Country, and by the Acts yet kept of the Disputation between the Bishop of Apanica and Mr. Arnolt, and by their own Confessions which many assured him they had seen, the old Albigenses doctrine was altogether conform to the Protestants doctrine, Usher, p. 308. c. 10. And then judge whether the charge of Anabaptistry, and all Manichaean abominations be credible.

To all this, let the Reader add but the perusal of the gross contradictions of their accusers against each other, (yea the same Author as reported by Coussardus saying one thing, and as published by Gretser saying the contrary, I mean Raynerius.) And let him consider of the testimony of Vignier concerning an old Copy of their Doctrine shewed to the great and excellent Chancellour of France, Mich. Hospitalius, wholly agreeing with the doctrine of the later Waldenses, and renouncing only the Popish superstitions: And the testimony of Poplinerius that by many old fragments and monuments which he had seen, in the language of their Country, and by the Acts yet kept of the Disputation between the Bishop of Apanica and Mr. Arnolt, and by their own Confessions which many assured him they had seen, the old Albigenses doctrine was altogether conform to the Protestants doctrine, Ʋsher, p. 308. c. 10. And then judge whether the charge of Anabaptistry, and all Manichaean abhominations be credible.

§. 6. But (saith Mr. D.) Cassander testifieth in his Epistle to the Duke of Cleave that Peter Bruis and Henricus denied baptism to little ones, affirming that only the adult should be baptized.