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

§. 26. I only leave it to Christian Charity and wisdom to consider how far some mens Education, natural weakness of judgement, and other impediments of information, may make their error against Infant Baptism, to participate of such a Necessity: The case hath its difficulties: Papists and Protestants confess it, as to Scripture evidence: Weak men cannot know all things: And even considerable heads, that have heard and thought of much against it, which they cannot answer, may grow very confident that they are in the right, and after by that prejudice may become uncapable of what should satisfy them: Abundance of the sons of the Church that talk most against them, give such weak reasons for Infant Baptism, and are so unable to confute an Anabaptist, as showeth, that it is not More ⟨p. 228⟩knowledge, but somewhat else more inclining them to the truth therein, that keepeth them right.

§. 26. I only leave it to Christian Charity and wisdom to consider how far some mens Education, natural weakness of judgement, and other impediments of information, may make their error against Infant Baptism, to participate of such a Necessity: The case hath its difficulties: Papists and Protestants confess it, as to Scripture evidence: Weak men cannot know all things: And even considerable heads, that have heard and thought of much against it, which they cannot answer, may grow very confident that they are in the right, and after by that prejudice may become uncapable of what should satisfie them: Abundance of the sons of the Church that talk most against them, give such weak reasons for Infant Baptism, and are so unable to confute an Anabaptist, as sheweth, that it is not More ⟨p. 228⟩knowledge, but somewhat else more inclining them to the truth therein, that keepeth them right.

§. 27. If the case were, whether the Lords Supper might be Administered with Beer, or Milk, where there is no Wine? Or whether Baptism might be Administered by Milk or Wine, where there is no water? suppose the affirming party were certainly in the right; yet if the contrary minded should say, I own Christs Sacrament, and solemnly profess my consent to his Covenant; and I would participate as you do, but that I take it to be a sin, and with all the means that I can use, in conference, reading, meditation, prayer, my judgement is not changed,] I should not break such communion with such a man, as he were capable and willing to hold with the Church. And how near some Anabaptists case is to this, I leave to consideration.