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§. 22. And that this is the true meaning of Reinherus appeareth, 1. By the phrase of the context. 2. In that he never offereth to confute any such error of theirs, as the denial of the lawfulness of Infants Baptism. 3. And speaking Cap. 6. of the Orthibenses he further expoundeth all [Parvulis vero non prodest nisi fuerint perfecti in secta illa] the words before being [De baptismo dicunt, quod nihil valeat, nisi quantum valeant merita baptizantis.] So that it is not Antipaedobaptism that he accuseth them of, but that Baptism profiteth not Infants unless the Baptizers (or Parents) be good: that is, as aforesaid, when done by wicked Priests to the children of the wicked.

§. 22. And that this is the true meaning of Reinherus appeareth, 1. By the phrase of the context. 2. In that he never offereth to confute any such error of theirs, as the denyal of the lawfulness of Infants Baptism. 3. And speaki•g Cap. 6. of the Orthibenses he further expoundeth all [Parvulis vero non prodest nisi fuerint perfecti in secta illa] the words before being [De baptismo dicunt, quod nihil valeat, nisi quantum valeant merita baptizantis.] So that it is not Antipaedobaptism that he accuseth them of, but that Baptism profiteth not Infants unless the Baptizers (or Parents) be good: that is, as aforesaid, when done by wicked Priests to the children of the wicked.

§. 23. And for further evidence, the next Historian added by Gretser, (Bibl. Patr. To. 4. Part. 2. p. 776.) Pet. Pilichdorf seemeth one of the most learned and acquainted with what he wrote of any other that have then written against the Waldenses, and he refuteth their opinion of the invalidity of Sacraments, when administered by wicked Priests, c. 16, 17. But never saith a word of their denying Infant-Baptism, even when he accurately and copiously in Thirty six Chapters reckons up and confuteth their differences from the Papal Church. And can we think such a man (and almost all that confound them not with the Catharists that were Manichees) would overlook this, in such a persecuting bloody time; when they racked every word of the poor dissenters to make a heresy of it?