The plea of the children of believing-parents for their interest in Abraham's covenant, their…

I think I have stated the Question right, and if this cannot be proved, then I hope believing Gentiles shall find a way to bring in their Children too with the Jews, and find a Title to Baptism by Mr. Tombs's Concession.

I think I have stated the Question right, and if this cannot be proved, then I hope believing Gentiles shall find a way to bring in their Children too with the Jews, and find a Title to Baptism by Mr. Tombes's Concession.

Affirmanti incumbit probatio; This lie upon the Anabaptists to prove. And here though I am far from that absurd, irrational Principle of Veronius, who lays down this for a Rule in our Disputation with the Papists; That we must bring express Scriptures to confute them, yet this casting all the Posterity of the Godly out of the Church, is so wretched a Doctrine, [as Mr. Thomas Hooker calls it] against the poor Infants, that as yet want a Tongue to plead for themselves, that the Anabaptists must bring Scriptures, if not express, yet as clear and strong as express Scriptures, else I shall little regard their Writings. And this I require upon these grounds.

First, The Anabaptists require of us an express Command from Christ to the Apostles, to baptize Infants. This was put upon me in the Congregation: Now it is meet the Anabaptists should be honest men, ⟨p. 53⟩buy and sell by the same measure. If they require of us express Scriptures, we may well require of them the same.