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

And Treat. ed. 2. p. 283. That Believers are the only subject of Baptism, as appeareth in his eleventh Chap. of his Trialog. And p. 287. as a Lollard he denieth Infant-Baptism.

And Treat. ed. 2. p. 283. That Believers are the only subject of Baptism, as appeareth in his eleventh Chap. of his Trialog. And p. 287. as a Lollard he denyeth Infant-Baptism.

Whether Mr. D. ever saw his cited book I know not: But judge of the mans credit by the words: He cites the eleventh Chap. not telling us of which book. But it is the fourth ⟨p. 354⟩book where the matter is handled as followeth.

Wycliffe Trialog. l. 4. Cap. 11. Et primo videamus ubi baptismus in Evangelio stabilitur: Nam lege Mat. ult. quomodo Christus mandavit suis Apostolis, Ite, docete, &c. et hinc Philippus baptizans Eunuchum Act. 8. prius instruxit eum in fide—et propter hanc formam verborum Christi Mat ult. Ecclesia nostra adducit fideles pro Infante qui discretionem non attigerat respondentes: et tales compatres communiter faciunt, quod filii sui quos de baptismo elevant, sint in Oratione dominica et symbolo instructi: et alii qui discretionem attigerant, dumb instruuntur in fide Christi, ante suum baptismum vocantur Catechumeni: Hoc autem sacramentum est tam necessarium viatori, quod Christus dicit Nicodemo, Joh. 3. Nisi quis renatus fuerit ex aqua, &c. Ex tanta itaque authoritate fidei Scripturae sunt fideles generaliter baptizati: et ordinavit ecclesia quod quaelibet persona fidelis i• necessitatis articulo poterit baptizari — Nec refert sive immergantur semel vel ter; sive aquae super capita sua effundantur: sed faciendum est secundum consuetudinem loci quem quis incolit, tam in uno ritu legitimo quam in alio: Quia certum est quod corporalis baptizatio sive lotio modicum valet, nisi adsit lotio mentis per spiritum sanctum, à peccato originali vel actuali. Hoc est enim Principium in hac fide, quod quicunque rite baptizatus fuerit, baptismus delet quodcunque peccatum invenerit in homine baptizando.