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If little Infants are not capable to be made Difcides by
the Miniftry of Men 5
Then they cannot poflibly be the Subjefts of Baptifin
intended in this Commiflion.
But httle Infants are not capable to be made Difciples
by the Miniftry of Men i
ErgOy They cannot poffibly be the Subjeds of Bapcifm
intended in this Comrailfion.
The MAJor is undeniable, the Minor I thus prove.
If little Infants have no knowledg to difcern between
Good and Evil, then they are not capable to be made
Difciples by the Miniftry of Men.
But they have no knowledg to difcern between Good
and Evil 5
Ergo \ They are not capable to be made Difciples by the
Miniftry of Men.
The Minor only is queftionable, which I prove by Divine
Authority, Deut, i. 59. Afbriover your little Onts
and your Childnuy yphich in that Vaj hadno^nowUdgbttwtm
Good and Evil,
So that the firft Argument is made good, m\. That little
Infants cannot poffibly be tlie Subjeds of Baptifm intended
in this Commiflion.
Whereas fome of our Antagonifts fay, the word tkm
relates to all Nations : As they confute themfclves, by
refufing to baptize Turks and Jews, before they own
Chrift j fo that they cannot extend it univerfally : Even
fo it appears, the word themy hath no reference unto all
Nations, if they will but mind the Grammar of the
Text.
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