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

Reply. 1. And yet just now, Church-membership in Israel was a thing that none could usurp, or have without right? 2. But I said [no man can have a benefit from God against his will or without it:] And therefore if God give such a thing as Church-membership which consisteth in a Right to further benefits, he that hath it by Gods gift hath it rightfully: Natural effects (as a prey to a thief) may be said to be given of God improperly, by Physical disposal, to him that hath no right: But right it self cannot be given to him that hath no right; nor any thing else, Relative or Natural, by Gods Moral or Covenant donation.

He [conceiveth it to be very erroneous that visible Church-membership is given out of distributive Justice; for as Regeneration, so also visible membership are of bounty by God as Sovereign Lord, not of distributive Justice by God as Judge. 2. That all that any man hath of God he hath of debt, contrary to Rom. 4.4. 3. That visible Church-membership is conceived as a thing offered, and to be duly and rightfully received

He [conceiveth it to be very erroneous that visible Church-membership is given out of distributive Justice; for as Regeneration, so also visible membership are of bounty by God as Soveraign Lord, not of distributive Justice by God as Judge. 2. That all that any man hath of God he hath of debt, contrary to Rom. 4.4. 3. That visible Church-membership is conceived as a thing offered, and to be duly and rightfully received

Reply. If Mr. T. and I shall tire the Printer, and wast Paper, and trouble the world, with telling them how many errors each of us hold, it will ⟨p. 40⟩