The church-membership of children, and their right to baptism according to that holy and…The church-membership of children, and their right to baptisme according to that holy and…

whence what mischief was wrought, and what an hindrance those turbulent Anabaptists were to the Kingdom of Jesus Christ in that age (for that was the first time of their swarming, as the most Judicious have observed) by vilifying, reproaching, and decrying the Ministry; crying up themselves as the most Godly, spiritual, and perfect; Judging the Old-Testament to be but as an Almanac out of date; denying Scripture-Consequences giving false interpretations of Scripture, especially by Allegories wresting the same to their own destruction; making and fomenting schisms and factions in the Churches; denying the Magistrates coercive power in matters of Religion; making their own fanatic spirit the supreme judge unto all kind of disorder, &c. the writings of the Godly Learned in those times do abundantly even to amazement inform us. And indeed the great consent and harmony between the main tenets of the Anabaptists, and Papists in this point, gives not a a little ground for holy jealousy too sadly to suspect at what backdoor it was that the Anabaptist first crept forth. And hence it is that in the controversies between the Protestants and the Papists, we shall generally, and abundantly find, the Papists denying the Ho•• ness of the Infants of Believers before Baptism; and how near of kin this is to Anabaptism the reader may easily guess: and in like manner denying that great truth (as is afterward showed in this Treatise) viz. That the Covenant of God with Abraham under the Old-Testament, was the same for substance with what is now confirmed with us under the New-Testament, &c. which (tis known) the Anabaptists also generally assert: Let me therefore propound a few instances this way, whereby we may see what Patrons of Anabaptism the Papists are, in regard of those Principles (I mean) and radical errors wherein the Papists and Anabaptists (although by divers of them, upon the account of a diverse interest) Symbolize and unite against the Orthodox, and speak herein, in a manner, the same thing (distinguishing always between the Opinion, and the person; and between some that are deceived, in other points Orthodox and precious Christians; and others that are Deceivers.) The main pillars of Anabaptism being no better then ⟨image 5⟩some of the Old rotten sl••ds and principles of Popery, fetched at first from thence in all likelihood, and so inclining thitherward again.

whence what mischief was wrought, and what an hindrance those turbulent Anabaptists were to the Kingdom of Jesus Christ in that age (for that was the first time of their swarming, as the most Judicious have observed) by vilifying, reproaching, and decrying the Ministry; crying up themselves as the most Godly, spirituall, and perfect; Iudging the Old-Testament to be but as an Almanack out of date; denying Scripture-Consequences giving false interpretations of Scripture, especially by Allegories wresting the same to their own destruction; makeing and fomenting schismes and factions in the Churches; denying the Magistrates coercive power in matters of Religion; making their own fanatick spirit the supream judge unto all kind of disorder, &c. the writings of the Godly Learned in those times do abundantly even to amazement inform us. And indeed the great consent and harmony between the main tenets of the Anabaptists, and Papists in this point, giues not a a little ground for holy jealousie too sadly to suspect at what backdoor it was that the Anabaptist first crept forth. And hence it is that in the controversies between the Protestants and the Papists, we shall generally, and abundantly find, the Papists denying the Ho ness of the Infants of Beleivers before Baptisme; and how neer of kin this is to Anabaptisme the reader may easily guess: and in like manner denying that great truth (as is afterward shewed in this Treatise) viz. That the Covenant of God with Abraham under the Old-Testament, was the same for substance with what is now confirmed with us under the New-Testament, &c. which (tis known) the Anabaptists also generally assert: Let me therefore propound a few instances this way, wherby we may see what Patrons of Anabaptisme the Papists are, in regard of those Principles (I mean) and radicall errours wherin the Papists and Anbaptists (although by divers of them, upon the account of a diverse interest) Symbolize and unite against the Orthodox, and speak herein, in a manner, the same thing (distinguishing alwaies between the Opinion, and the person; and between some that are deceived, in other points Orthodox and precious Christians; and others that are Deceivers.) The main pillars of Anabaptisme being no better then