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But so far was Pelagius and his followers from denying what Austin affirmed, that Celestius a Pelagian, in a Book which he put •orth at Rome, hath these words, which Austin quotes out of it; We do confess that Infants ought to be baptized for remission of sins, according to the rule of the Universal Church, and according to the sentence of the Gospel, though Caelestius do not mention the Text, •et by the following words, we may plainly see he means, John 3.5. Except a man be •orn again of Water and of the Spirit. So that ⟨p. 28⟩according to this Pelagian, here is Scripture ground, and the Rule of the Universal Church for Infant-Baptism.

But so far was Pelagius and his followers from denying what Austin affirmed, that Celestius a Pelagian, in a Book which he put •orth at Rome, hath these words, which Austin quotes out of it; We do confess that Infants ought to be baptized for remission of sins, according to the rule of the Ʋniversal Church, and according to the sentence of the Gospel, •hough Caelestius do not mention the Text, •et by the following words, we may plain•y see he means, John 3.5. Except a man be •orn again of Water and of the Spirit. So that ⟨p. 28⟩according to this Pelagian, here is Scripture ground, and the Rule of the Ʋniversal Church for Infant-Baptism.

So then for the old Britons, they were not against Infant-baptism: Now then for the Waldenses, were I to charge any Opinion or practice upon other Churches, I should first look to the Confession of their Faith, then I may boldly charge them or not. As we have a few Anabaptistical Writers in England, should their Books a hundred years hence fall into the hands of Anabaptists in foreign parts, should they then affirm that the Church of England, [or the Churches in England] were Anabaptists, would not this be false, and take it as a wrong done unto us? View the Confession of Faith of the Church of England, of the Assembly of Divines, of the Independents in England, in New England, all their Confessions declare for Infant-baptism. Thus should my Author have done, if he would deal honestly with the Waldenses, produce their Confession of Faith, and the Article in which they condemn Infant-baptism. In the Articles which I have read over, I find no such thing, but that Baptism ought to be Administered only with pure Water, without any mixture of hallowed Oil.