Plain Scripture proof of infants church-membership and baptism : being the arguments prepared for (and partly managed in) the publike dispute with Mr. Tombes at Bewdley on the first day of January, 1649 .. (1651)
Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691 · London : Printed for Robert White · leaf 126
an enmity, even between them and Infants, as well as the aged 5 the very natureof man being averfe to them , though they have not power fo to exprefs it as men.Yea, and Satans enmity is againft the whole Seed of the woman ( as Rcv.11.17. )a°ainft our Infants^ no doubt •• And therefore it is evident… … .Rgument the nineteenth. If God be not more prone to fe-verltythento Mercy, then he will admit of Infants to beMembers of the vifible Church. But God is not moreprone to feverity then to Mercy : Therefore he will ad-mit of Infants to be vifible Church-members. All that needs proof here, is the…
