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

§. 53. And further where they feign Nazianzen to be indifferent I will add but these words out of his Orat. 40. vol. 1. p. 648. Ed. Morel. [[Greek or Hebrew] — [Hast thou an Infant? Let not naughtiness surprise him first, [Let him be sanctified from his Infancy: Let him be consecrated to the spirit from his Infancy: But dost thou fear the seal because of the weakness of his nature? How weak a minded mother art thou, and of how little faith? But Hannah, &c. Thou hast no need of Amulets and Enchantments ^*with which the wicked one creepeth into the minds of vain men, stealing to himself the veneration due to God: Give him the Trinity, that great and excellent [Amulet.]

§. 53. And further where they feign Nazianzen to be indifferent I will add but these words out of his Orat. 40. vol. 1. p. 648. Ed. Morel. [〈non-Latin alphabet〉 — [Hast thou an Infant? Let not naughtiness surprize him first, [Let him be sanctified from his Infancy: Let him be consecrated to the spirit from his Infancie: But dost thou fear the seal because of the weakness of his nature? How weak a minded mother art thou, and of how little faith? But Hannah, &c. Thou hast no need of Amulets and Inchantments ^*with which the wicked one creepeth into the minds of vain men, stealing to himself the veneration due to God: Give him the Trinity, that great and excellent [Amulet.]

1. *Which the Heathens used to Children.

That all this is spoken of Baptism is past all doubt: Yet Nazianzen in some cases admitteth of delay till three years old: But took baptism to be so necessary for Infants, that he thought that if any though by surprise and not the Parents ⟨p. 276⟩