Misrepresentations corrected, and truth vindicated. In a reply to the Rev. Mr. Solomon Williams's…

But moreover, If this Objection of Mr. W. about Infants being born in the Church be well considered, it will appear to be all beside the Question, and so nothing to the Purpose. It is not to the Purpose of either of the Questions, Mr. W—ms's or Mine. The Question as I have stated it, is concerning them that may be admitted Members in complete Standing; not about them that have a complete Standing in the Church already, and so are no Candidates for Admission; which▪ he says, is the Case of these Infants. And the Question as He often states it, is concerning them that may lawfully come: And this Objection, from Infants being born in the Church, as it must be understood from Mr. W. don't touch this Question. For when Mr. W. objects, that some Persons are born in the Church, and therefore may lawfully come to Sacraments, he can't be understood to mean, that their being born in the Church alone is sufficient; but that, besides this, Persons must have some Virtue or Religion, of one Sort or ⟨p. 150⟩other, in order to their lawful coming. For he is full in it, that it is not lawful for Men to come without moral Virtue and Sincerity. Therefore the Question comes to this in the Result: Seeing Persons, besides their being born in Covenant, must have some Sort of Virtue and Religion, in order to a lawful coming to the Lord's Supper, What Sort of Virtue and Religion that is, whether common or saving? Now this Question is not touched by the present Objection. Merely Persons being born in Covenant, is no more Evidence of their having moral Sincerity, than saving Grace. Yea, there is more Reason to suppose the latter, than the former without it, in the Infant Children of believing Parents. For the Scripture gives us Ground to think, that some Infants have the Habit of saving Grace, and that they have a new Nature given them; But no Reason at all to think, that ever God works any mere moral Change, in them, or infuses any Habits of moral Virtue without saving Grace: And we know, They can't come by moral Habits in Infancy, any other Way than by immediate Infusion: They can't obtain them by human Instruction, nor contract them by Use and Custom. And especially there's no Reason to think, that the Children of such as are visible Saints, according to Mr. W—m's Scheme, have any Goodness infused into them by God, of any Kind.

But moreover, If this Objection of Mr. W. about Infants being born in the Church be well considered, it will appear to be all beside the Question, and so nothing to the Purpose. It is not to the Purpose of either of the Questions, Mr. W—ms's or Mine. The Question as I have stated it, is concerning them that may be admitted Members in compleat Standing; not about them that have a compleat Standing in the Church already, and so are no Candidates for Admission; which he says, is the Case of these Infants. And the Question as He often states it, is concerning them that may lawfully come: And this Objection, from Infants being born in the Church, as it must be understood from Mr. W. don't touch this Question. For when Mr. W. objects, that some Persons are born in the Church, and therefore may lawfully come to Sacraments, he can't be understood to mean, that their being born in the Church alone is sufficient; but that, besides this, Persons must have some Vertue or Religion, of one Sort or