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

If I am lost, it hath •ost me more years hard study to be lost, and to be erroneous or a fool, than it hath done you to be some body and to be wise; And I tell you I never yet repented of Cost or loss for that Truth and duty, which you lament as heinous error and sin. But naked truth, ⟨p. 298⟩and the faithful endeavours of pleasing God, in promoting that Love among Christs disciples, and peace in his Churches which Church Tyrants and Sects have so many ages laboured (too successfully) to destroy, are sweeter than to be forsaken either through the persecution of one sort or the Revilings of the other, or the loss of all mens friendship upon earth.

If I am lost, it hath •ost me more years hard study to be lost, and to be erroneous or a fool, than it hath done you to be some body and to be wise; And I tell you I never yet repented of Cost or loss for that Truth and duty, which you lament as heinous error and sin. But naked truth, ⟨p. 298⟩and the faithful endeavours of pleasing God, in promoting that Love among Christs disciples, and peace in his Churches which Church Tyrants and Sects have so many ages laboured (too succesfully) to destroy, are sweeter than to be forsaken either through the persecution of one sort or the Revilings of the other, or the loss of all mens friendship upon earth.

And yet I will add, that though being long ago glutted with mens applause, as finding it a luscious but unwholesome thing, and having voluntarily cast up much of it my self, I yet perceive no want of friends, but take your words of them for mere slanders.

And yet I will add, that though being long ago glutted with mens applause, as finding it a luscious but unwholesome thing, and having voluntarily cast up much of it my self, I yet perceive no want of friends, but take your words of them for meer slanders.