The grounds and ends of the baptism of the children of the faithful. Opened…The grounds and ends of the baptisme of the children of the faithfull. Opened…

of which your self and your leaders confess, that the outward dispensation of the Covenant, and of the s•ales of it pertained, not only to the spiritual & believing seed, but to the carnal also. Your next place in Heb. 4.1, 2, 3. proveth only, that such as do not mix the word with faith, will fall short of entering into Gods rest. So it was in the Old Testament, as well as in the New. And the Apostle himself doth so express it; The Word (saith he) which was preached to them, (to wit, the Israelites in the old Testament) did not profit them, because it was not mixed with faith in them that heard it: From whence he also argueth, that neither will the Word preached to us now, profit us, if it be not mixed with faith. But what maketh this to prove that God excludeth all from the outward dispensation of his holy Covenant, but only such as believe? Is it all one to partake in the outward dispensation of Gods Covenant, and to enter into Gods rest? or to profit by the Word? your Leaders should make more conscience of alleging and applying Gods holy Word impertinently, impertinently I say, both to Gods meaning, and to their own: which is one kind (but too frequent) of taking Gods holy name in vain.

of which your selfe and your leaders confesse, that the outward dispensation of the Covenant, and of the s•ales of it pertained, not onely to the spirituall & b•lieving seed, but to the carnall also. Your next place in Heb. 4.1, 2, 3. proveth only, that such as do not mixe the word with faith, will fall short of entring into Gods rest. So it was in the Old Testament, as well as in the New. And the Apostle himselfe doth so expresse it; The Word (saith he) which was preached to them, (to wit, the Israelites in the old Testament) did not profit them, because it was not mixed with faith in them that heard it: From whence he also argueth, that neither will the Word preached to us now, profit us, if it be not mixed with faith. But what maketh this to prove that God excludeth all from the outward dispensation of his holy Covenant, but onely such as believe? Is it all one to partake in the outward dispensation of Gods Covenant, and to enter into Gods rest? or to profit by the Word? your Leaders should make more conscience of alledging and applying Gods holy Word impertinently, impertinently I say, both to Gods meaning, and to their owne: which is one kinde (but too frequent) of taking Gods holy name in vaine.