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…

And this Argument taken from the Powerful presence of God with a Ministry to confirm the lawful authority of it, though it now meet with exceptions, & cavils from the sons of men: yet God himself judgeth it to be of that weight, and convincing power, as to stop the mouths even of gainsaying Rebels, and quiet to take away all murmurings against it, and against him in it. The story is well known, when the People of Israel, and some of the tribe of Levi had often murmured against Aaron and his sons for executing the Priests Office; the Lord commanded Moses to take twelve Rods from the fathers of the twelve Tribes of Israel, and to lay them up, and Aaron's rod amongst them, before the Lord in the Tabernacle: to the intent that the Lord might show by his blessing upon any of the Rods, which of all the Tribes himself had chosen to minister before him. And in the morning when the Rods were taken forth, the Rod of Aaron had budded, and brought forth buds and bloomed blossoms, and yielded Almonds, Num. 17.5. to 10. which was an effectual demonstration of the divine approbation of Aaron's Ministry. And if this be such an effectual demonstration of a ministers calling to be of god, that the Lord blesseth the Rod of his Ministry with fruitful increase; then let all the murmurings of Gods people against the truth of the calling of the Godly Ministers in England cease for ever.

And this Argument taken from the Powerfull presence of God with a Ministery to confirme the lawfull authority of it, though it now meete with exceptions, & cavils from the sonnes of men: yet God himself judgeth it to bee of that weight, and convincing power, as to stop the mouths even of gainsaying Rebels, and quiete to take away al murmurings against it, and against him in it. The story is well known, when the People of Israel, and some of the tribe of Levi had often murmured against Aaron and his sonnes for executing the Priests Office; the Lord commanded Moses to take twelve Rods from the fathers of the twelve Tribes of Israel, and to lay them up, and Aarons rod amongst them, before the Lord in the Tabernacle: to the intent that the Lord might shew by his blessing upon any of the Rods, which of all the Tribes himselfe had chosen to minister before him. And in the morning when the Rods were taken forth, the Rod of Aaron had budded, and brought forth buds and bloomed blossoms, and yeelded Almonds, Num. 17.5. to 10. which was an effectuall demonstration of the divine approbation of Aarons Ministery. And if this be such an effectuall demonstration of a ministers calling to be of god, that the Lord blesseth the Rod of his Ministery with fruitfull increase; then let all the murmurings of Gods people against the truth of the calling of the Godly Ministers in England cease for ever.