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…

Armed (at the shop of God's good word •oth weapons unto him afford) ••••nd's the right of little ones, Whom God in the Church Covenant owns The Child•e• of •is Church among, To whom […] Kingdom doth belong, And there withal the Seal thereof, Through his free Mercy, Grace, and Love. Yet are there some which them forbid (As once his weak Disciples did) To come to Christ, and scruple make, Whether thereof they should partake? But Christ was very angry for it, As for such Zeal he did abhor it; Oh come, said he, and welcomed such, With tokens of affection much: As if that they and scarcely •hy But such as they might challenge any Or part, or portion in his grace, (So did his favour them embrace) His Babes, his Lambs, his little creatures He call's them. As for such d•features, Christ they defeat as well as them Whom they presume so to contemn. This holy Shepard is like David, From Ly••s mouth, and Bear's who saved That Little Kid; whom God did crown With great and singular renown: And so this Shepard hath (no doubt) A glorious crown his head about. For all his labours, (and for this;) In high and everlasting bli•s. And as the Lord doth honour him (For Christ his sake) so his esteem Both is, and ought to be most rare, 'Mongst them who Christ hi followers are And oh how should we bless his Name That o is Son he pour's the same Good Spirit that was in the Father Or doubles it upon him rather: LORD these Epistles do thou bless! And as thy Truth they do confess So make them precious in the eyes Of all that do thy Gospel prize. Amen JOHN WILSON Senior