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

2. When Cain was born, his mother called him [possession] because she had obtained a man of the Lord, that is, saith Ainsworth, [with his favour, and of his good will,] and so a Son of promise, and of the Church. And therefore it is to be noted, that when Cain had sinned by killing ⟨p. 117⟩his brother, God did curse him, and cast him out of his presence, Gen. 4.14, 16. So that he was excommunicate and separated from the Church of God, saith Ainsworth, [that is, from the place of Gods word and worship which in likelihood was held by Adam the father, who being a Prophet, had taught his children how to sacrifice and serve the Lord. So on the contrary, to come into Gods presence or before him, 1 Chron. 16.29. is explained in Psal. 96.8. to be the coming into his Courts.] Very many learned men give the same exposition of it. Now if Cain were now excommunicate, then was he before of the Church: nay it is certain by his sacrificing, and other proof, however this Text be interpreted: But no man can give the least reason from Scripture to make it so probable that he entered into the Church at any other time, as we give of his entrance at his nativity.

2. When Cain was born, his mother called him [possession] because she had obtained a man of the Lord, that is, saith Ainsworth, [with his favour, and of his good will,] and so a Son of promise, and of the Church. And therefore it is to be noted, that when Cain had sinned by killing ⟨p. 117⟩his brother, God did curse him, and cast him out of his presence, Gen. 4.14, 16. So that he was excommunicate and separated from the Church of God, saith Ainsworth, [that is, from the place of Gods word and worship which in likelihood was held by Adam the father, who being a Prophet, had taught his children how to sacrifice and serve the Lord. So on the contrary, to come into Gods presence or before him,