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

SECT. LXX, to LXXIX.

R. B. WE come next to the Promise made to Abraham, which I shall say the less to, because you confess it. But again note, that whereas your self make the beginning of Gods taking the Jews to be his people, and so of Infants to be members of the Church, to be at Abraham's call from Ur; 1. There is no one word of that in the Text. 2. Lot came out of Ur with Abraham, yea, and from Haran, and lived with him: were not Lot and his Infants Church-members then?

R. B. WE come next to the Promise made to Abraham, which I shall say the less to, because you confess it. But again note, that whereas your self make the beginning of Gods taking the Jews to be his people, and so of Infants to be members of the Church, to be at Abrahams call from Ur; 1. There is no one word of that in the Text. 2. Lot came out of Ur with Abraham, yea, and from Haran, and lived with him: were not Lot and his Infants Church-members then?

3. The chief note I intend is this, that there is no more said then to prove Infants Church-members, than what we have showed was said long before, and is said after of the Gentiles Infants, no nor so much. If therefore the passage of Abraham out of Ur, yea, or the promise made to him in Haran, Gen. 12.2, 3. will prove Infants Church-membership, then have we as good proof of it to the Gentile Church as to the Jews.

3. The chief note I intend is this, that there is no more said then to prove Infants Church-members, than what we have shewed was said long before, and is said after of the Gentiles Infants, no nor so much. If therefore the passage of Abraham out of Ur, yea, or the promise made to him in Haran,