You say that you call this fact [transeunt] because it's [past,] (and so till it's [past] it ⟨p. 65⟩seems Isaac and Jacob that were dead before, are no Church-members;] I would then fain know whether it be this same transeunt fact, or some other, that makes Infants Church-members five hundred years after it is past? If it be this same, then how comes a mere transeunt fact to work effectually so many hundred years after it is past? unless it made a Law or Covenant which doth the deed? If it be a new transeunt fact that must make Infants Church-members after the completing of this (the settling their inheritances;) then I pray you let me know, whether it •e one fact exercised on the whole nation in gross, or must it be a fact upon every Infant member individually? If on the nation, remember to tell us what it was; and do not only tell us the cause of the membership of former Infants. And seeing it must be such as the membership of every Infant till Christs time at least must be caused by, I pray you remember to make your work square and full, and be sure to assign us no other kind of fact, than what you will prove to have been so frequently repeated in every age, and so fully extensive to every Infant among the Jews, as that it have no gaps, but may make all members that were so in each age. And remember, that it is no law, precept, promise or covenant that you must assign for the cause; for that is it you are engaged against: but a constant succession of transeunt facts extending to each individual member. O what work have you made your self? and what a sort of new political Doctrine shall we have from you, when these things are accomplished according to the frame you have ⟨p. 66⟩begun? Such as I believe the Sun never saw, nor the wisest Lawyer in England ever read before? Which makes me the less marvel that so many of your opinion are so much against the Lawyers; for I dare say they will be but few of them for you, if these be your grounds, or at least not for these your grounds.
You say that you call this fact [transeunt] because it's [past,] (and so till it's [past] it ⟨p. 65⟩seems Isaac and Jacob that were dead before, are no Chruch-members;] I would then fain know whether it be this same transeunt fact, or some other, that makes Infants Church-members five hundred years after it is past? If it be this same, then how comes a meer transeunt fact to work effectually so many hundred years after it is past? unless it made a Law or Covenant which doth the deed? If it be a new transeunt fact that must make Infants Church-members after the compleating of this (the setling their inheritances;) then I pray you let me know, whether it •e one fact exercised on the whole nation in gross, or must it be a fact upon every Infant member individually? If on the nation, remember to tell us what it was; and do not only tell us the cause of the membership of former Infants. And seeing it must be such as the membership of every Infant till Christs time at least must be caused by, I pray you remember to make your work square and full, and be sure to assign us no other kind of fact, than what you will prove to have been so frequently repeated in every age, and so fully extensive to every Infant among the Jews, as that it have no gaps, but may make all members that were so in each age. And remember, that it is no law, precept, promise or covenant that you must assign for the cause; for that is it you are engaged against: but a constant succession of transeunt facts extending to each individual member. O what work have you made your self? and what a sort of new political Doctrine shall we have from you, when these things are accomplished according to the frame you have ⟨p. 66⟩begun? Such as I believe the Sun never saw, nor the wisest Lawyer in England ever read before? Which makes me the less marvel that so many of your opinion are so much against the Lawyers; for I dare say they will be but few of them for you, if these be your grounds, or at least not for these your grounds.
