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

R. B. The promise to the whole people of Israel, Infants and all, that they should be [a peculiar people, a Kingdom of Priests, and a holy Nation,] Exod 19.5, 6. you cannot deny. This is a promise, and not a transeunt fact which made no promise. And the people are called to keep Gods Covenant, that they might have this promise fulfilled to them. Yea, if you had said, that it was a mere transeunt Covenant or promise, reaching but to the persons then existent, and dying with them, though you had spoken more sense, yet no more truth than when you denied the law and promise, and substituted a transeunt fact. For, 1. It is expressly a promise de futuro to a Nation. 2. Yea, and the Apostle Peter giveth the same titles to believers under the Gospel, intimating the fulfilling of the promise even to them, as the promise to Abraham was to the faithful who were his uncircumcised seed. However, here is a Covenant granting by way of confirmation the blessing of Church-membership to Infants with the rest of Israel: For certainly, this peculiarity, and holiness, and priesthood here mentioned, containeth their Church-membership: It is ⟨p. 131⟩undeniable therefore, that such Church-membership is here granted by Promise or Covenant, not as a thing then beginning, but by way of confirmation of the like former grants. And it is to be noted, that though this promise is made to all Israel, yet not to be fulfilled to any of them, but on condition that they [obey Gods voice, and keep his Covenant,] vers. 5. on which conditions also any other might have then enjoyed the same blessing, and therefore so may do now.