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

§. 2. I am almost ready to condemn my self for that and many other things past when I forget the occasion of them and the state that we were in: But I will not deny that at that time my heart felt more than I expressed, 1. When I heard Anabaptistry obtruded on the religious people, as a great and needful part of their integrity: 2. And when they that abhorred to hear of old scandals were busily making more and greater: 3. When I saw what was done against the Parliament, by them that professed to be their servants, and that the Anabaptists and their Associates were the forwardest in the work: 4. And what was done against the King, when they had thrust out the Parliament; 5. And what was done in the wars against Scotland; 6. And what orders past for sequestring all such as my self that were not for their Engagement or Keeping their days of fasting ⟨p. 217⟩and thanksgiving in causes of blood: 7. And when I saw these executed on many excellent men that were Masters of Colleges in the Universities, and useful Ministers in the Country: 8. And when I saw what that called the Little Parliament was and did, and how it was put to the Vote whether all the Parish Ministers of England should be put out at once? and carried against them but by a few: And that the Anabaptists were of the forwardest in all this work: 9. And after when I saw how many of them turned Ranters, and read my self some of their Letters, full of horrid Oaths and Blasphemies; All these things made me think that they were not friends to the Churches welfare, and this was not the way of holiness or peace.

§. 2. I am almost ready to condemn my self for that and many other things past when I forget the occasion of them and the state that we were in: But I will not deny that at that time my heart felt more than I exprest, 1. When I heard Anabaptistry obtruded on the religious people, as a great and needful part of their integrity: 2. And when they that abhorred to hear of old scandals were busily making more and greater: 3. When I saw what was done against the Parliament, by them that professed to be their servants, and that the Anabaptists and their Associates were the forwardest in the work: 4. And what was done against the King, when they had thrust out the Parliament; 5. And what was done in the wars against Scotland; 6. And what orders past for sequestring all such as my self that were not for their Engagement or Keeping their days of fasting ⟨p. 217⟩