Musculus [whom my Author hath put in his Catalogue of Authors, [hoc. com. p. 603.] which makes the ignorant Anabaptist think he is on their side; but ranks the Anabaptists in a second, or lower degree of Heretics, for denying Infant-baptism, and an Oath.] In answer to an Argument of the Anabaptists, there was a Command for Circumcising, but no express Command for Baptising. Thus writes, Facit hoc non contra nos, sed pro nobis, &c. [ibid. 338.] This doth not make against us, but for us, saith he, the sum of his answer [being too long to transcribe all] is this. Since God hath plainly declared his Will, that the Infants of Believers, whose Father Abraham is, should be Partakers of the Grace and Sign of the Covenant, and no where do we read that this Will of God is Repealed; what necessity is there, after such a clear expression of his Will, to desire another Command in the New Testament? Since therefore Christ gave no special Command, what should be done with the Infants of Believers, he did sufficiently intimate to his Apostles, who were Jews, and brought up among the Jews, that he did not take away that ⟨p. 88⟩Grace, by which God declared himself to be the God, not only of Believers, but also of their Seed, and that he will have them Sealed with the Sign of his Grace. To which, do but add, Matth. 19.13, 14, 15. we may see Christ hath not taken away this Grace from them. This Answer of Musculus, is full and clear, and runs upon that I have been calling for, an Infallible proof of God's Repealing of Abraham's Covenant. I have rather wronged Musculus, by not Transcribing the whole Paragraph, for brevities sake, I desire the Reader to view him. For my part, I do not yet see any absurdity, if I should say, as in the fourth Commandment, the morality of it being, that a seventh part of time be set a part for the Worship of God; therefore let God please to change the day, yet that Commandment binds us to sanctify that day. So when God shall please to make a Gracious Covenant with Believing Abraham, and his Seed, and gives Command to have that Covenant Sealed, and never declares his Repealing of the Covenant, and its Sealing;
Musculus [whom my Author hath put in his Catalogue of Authors, [hoc. com. p. 603.] which makes the ignorant Anabaptist think he is on their side; but rancks the Anabaptists in a second, or lower degree of Hereticks, for denying Infant-baptism, and an Oath.] In answer to an Argument of the Anabaptists, there was a Command for Circumcising, but no express Command for Baptising. Thus writes, Facit hoc non contra nos, sed pro nobis, &c. [ibid. 338.] This doth not make against us, but for us, saith he, the sum of his answer [being too long to transcribe all] is this. Since God hath plainly declared his Will, that the Infants of Believers, whose Father Abraham is, should be Partakers of the Grace and Sign of the Covenant, and no where do we read that this Will of God is Repealed; what necessity is there, after such a clear expression of his Will, to desire another Command in the New Testament? Since therefore Christ gave no special Command, what should be done with the Infants of Believers, he did sufficiently intimate to his Apostles, who were Jews, and brought up among the Jews, that he did not take away that ⟨p. 88⟩Grace, by which God declared himself to be the God, not only of Believers, but also of their Seed, and that he will have them Sealed with the Sign of his Grace. To which, do but add, Matth. 19.13, 14, 15. we may see Christ hath not taken away this Grace from them. This Answer of Musculus, is full and clear, and runs upon that I have been calling for, an Infallible proof of God's Repealing of Abraham's Covenant. I have rather wronged Musculus, by not Transcribing the whole Paragraph, for brevities sake, I desire the Reader to view him. For my part, I do not yet see any absurdity, if I should say, as in the fourth Commandment, the morality of it being, that a seventh part of time be set a part for the Worship of God; therefore let God please to change the day, yet that Commandment binds us to sanctify that day. So when God shall please to make a Gracious Covenant with Believing Abraham, and his Seed, and gives Command to have that Covenant Sealed, and never declares his Repealing of the Covenant, and its Sealing;
