Rich. Baxter's review of the state of Christian's infants whether they should be entered…

Brother, upon the deepest search that I am able to make in above 20 years Consideration, I am satisfied that you heinously wrong the Mercy of God, and the Church, and true Believers, and their Seed, by denying them that part in Gods Covenant and Mercy, which I have proved he hath stated on them in his Word: I am fully satisfied that God never had Church-Laws on earth, whether in innocency, or since the Fall, which extended not the privilege of a Covenant and Church-state to the Infants of the Church, if they had such (on that supposition;) and that the Church from the days of Adam till now hath had Infants members ⟨p. 8⟩by Gods appointment; and that Christ so found them, and so continued them; and that it was then a thing that none did controvert: I am satisfied fully, that all that are Discipled are by command to be Baptized; and that Nations should be Discipled, and the Kingdoms of the world made the Kingdoms of Christ; and Christ would have gathered to his Church the whole Jerusalem, as the Hen gathereth her Chickens, and none were broken off but for unbelief, and therefore the Children of believing Jews were not broken off; and that we are grafted into the same Olive: I am satisfied that they that so hardly digested the forbearance of Circumcision, would never have silently past over the Unchurching of all the Infants, without one word of exception; nor Christ have so far countenanced the Excepters, as to be angry with those that would have forbid Children coming to him, because of such is the Kingdom of Heaven, nor the Scripture have talked so much of Baptizing Households. I am not hardened enough to reject so plain a Text as, [The unbelieving Husband is sanctified, &c. else were your Children unclean, but now they are holy.] Nor in that one text to expound Sanctifying for Lawful Marriage, and Holiness for [Legitimation] when the words are never so taken else in the Bible, and many hundred times in another sense: nor to say, that all Pagans Children are holy if they be not Bastards. I am satisfied that man must not teach God how to speak, but carefully enquire what he hath spoken; And if but one Text of Scripture acquaint us, directly or consequentially of his mind, we must be faithful in observing it: I believe that these are your thoughts as well as mine, and that you verily think that you hold close to the Scripture, and that I depart from it:

Brother, upon the deepest search that I am able to make in above 20 years Consideration, I am satisfied that you heinously wrong the Mercy of God, and the Church, and true Believers, and their Seed, by denying them that part in Gods Covenant and Mercy, which I have proved he hath stated on them in his Word: I am fully satisfied that God never had Church-Laws on earth, whether in innocency, or since the Fall, which extended not the priviledge of a Covenant and Church-state to the Infants of the Church, if they had such (on that supposition;) and that the Church from the dayes of Adam till now hath had Infants members