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…

Lo her's a map, where we may see Well threshed an heap of corn to be By Thomas Shepard's happy hand Which from the chaff pure wheat hath fanned: The wheat is the Church-members right (Both great and little ones) to wit Unto the seal of Baptism, all That are within the Gospel call; I mean Believers and their seed; To whom the Lord hath Promised, To be their God; and doth reveal Their right to's Covenant and the seal: On whom through Grace the Blessing came Of his dear servant Abraham. Be they or Jews or Gentiles, now No difference the Lord doth know. The promise is to us and ours. As large, or larger: and God pour's His Spirit now as much, or more Then ere he did on them before. And if that they were Circumcised. Then we are now to be Baptized: Our Babes must now no less then theirs Be sealed (as of his Kingdom heirs) Christ calleth them his little ones, And as his darlings He them own's▪ Denouncing against them a woe, That are despisers of them, who▪ Offe•d the least of them, and such As do their interest in him grutch. ⟨image 12⟩Crispus, with Gaius, Stephanas, With others, were not all through Grace Baptized that of their Household were? And Children who will doubt were there? Then let us not to them deny, Nor seem as if we did envy The privilege which God from heaven Hath through his grace and favour given. Nor let us limit his good Spirit In application of Christ's merit: Whose blood was shed for them, as well As those who them in age excel: If such be taught of God, who dare Deny, they his Disciples are?