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

And this being spoken of the common world of mankind, and not only of the elect (for it is not they only that are obliged to this hostility and warfare) belongeth to each one according to their capacities: and therefore Infants being at the Parents dispose, it is they that are to list them in this Army against the enemy of mankind, of which more anon. 6. A third and higher enmity is yet here comprehended, and that is an habitual or dispositive enmity against the diabolical malignity, pravity and works, which may be called [natural] as it is the bent or bias of our new nature. This God giveth only to his chosen, and not to all. And it containeth not only their consent to list themselves in his ⟨p. 93⟩army against Satan, but specially and properly a hatred to him as the Prince of unrighteousness, and a cordial resolution to fight against him and his works universally, to the death, with a complacency in God and his service and soldiers. Here take a short prospect of the mysterious blessed Trinity. As God is one in three, and in his entity hath unity, verity and goodness, and in his blessed nature hath posse, scire, veil, power, wisdom and love, so as from these is he related both to his created and redeemed rational creatures, as absolute proprietary, as sovereign ruler, and as most gracious benefactor: As Lord of our nature he hath put the foresaid enmity between the humane nature and the Diabolical: As sovereign Ruler, he hath by legislation imposed on us a further enmity as our duty, that we should be listed in his army, profess open hostility against Satan, and […] against him to the death. As Benefactor, he giveth special grace to do this, to his chosen. As he is Lord of all so the first is done on the natures of all: As he is Rector of all, but not by the same Laws (as to positives) so he obligeth all to this hostility, but not all as he doth those that hear the Gospel: As he is Benefactor he doth with his own as he list, and makes a difference. If any say that it is the same enmity that is here said to be put in all, and therefore the same persons in which it is put. I answer, 1. There is no proof of either. A general command or promise to a community, may signify a difference of duties or gifts to that community, though that difference be not expressed: For the nature of the subject may ⟨p. 94⟩prove it. And, 2.

And this being spoken of the common world of mankind, and not only of the elect (for it is not they only that are obliged to this hostility and warfare) belongeth to each one according to their capacities: and therefore Infants being at the Parents dispose, it is they that are to list them in this Army against the enemy of mankind, of which more anon. 6. A third and higher enmity is yet here comprehended, and that is an habitual or dispositive enmity against the diabolical malignity, pravity and works, which may be called [natural] as it is the bent or byas of our new nature. This God giveth only to his chosen, and not to all. And it containeth not only their consent to list themselves in his