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

§. 17. Though the Act of Baptizing be a duty, and so necessary necessitate praecepti, yet Protestants hold that it is not so necessary necessitate medii, but that in some cases those that are unbaptized may be saved: As in case the Child die before it can be done, or in case the absence or delay of the Baptizer be the cause: It is true-consenting to his Covenant (for our selves and those that we have power to consent and accept it for) ⟨p. 224⟩which Christ hath made necessary to salvation; and if he should damn a true Consenter, he should damn one that hath the Love of God, and one to whom he promiseth salvation, John 3.16, 18.

§. 18. It is utterly incongruous to the rest of the Law of Grace, which is spiritual, and to Christs alterations, who took down the Law of burdensome Ceremonies; to think that he should lay so great a stress upon the very outward washing, as that he would damn true Believers that Love God, for want of it: when he hath done so much to convince the world, that God seeketh such to worship him as will do it in spirit and truth, and that Circumcision or Uncircumcision is nothing, but Faith that worketh by Love: And if Penitent Loving Believers shall not be saved, Gods promises give us no assurance or security.

§. 18. It is utterly incongruous to the rest of the Law of Grace, which is spiritual, and to Christs alterations, who took down the Law of burdensom Ceremonies; to think that he should lay so great a stress upon the very outward washing, as that he would damn true Believers that Love God, for want of it: when he hath done so much to convince the world, that God seeketh such to worship him as will do it in spirit and truth, and that Circumcision or Uncircumcision is nothing, but Faith that worketh by Love: And if Penitent Loving Believers shall not be saved, Gods promises give us no assurance or security.