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Sir, You have heard my Argument, to which you have given
no Anfwer. As touching Brafmus, I did not quote him as
building my Fairh on his Authority, but for his Judgment; it
being the Tranflation of a man that underflood' the Original:
And aJthough he was not accounted one of the beft of mep,
yet he was accounted one of the beft of Schol. rs in his Tiaje.
Mr. Leigh. And now as to the Eunuch, he was a Profelyte
too, and his Infants, if he had any, were to be taken in alfo.
Phihp icomes to him, and he requires a Confeffion of his Faith,
becaufe he ^fvas a grown man. Yet had he had an Infant wijrh
him, he h^ bad a Right to this Ordinance after he believed.
When by yoiir Opinion it mufl be caft oat, becaufe not capable
of a61ui3l Believing.
Now I deny that he that adminiflers the Ordinance, mull
always have an account of the Perfon, whether he hatb Learned,
or not. »
CI fuppofe Mr, Leigh forgot himfelf, to talk of an Eunuch*s
having Children. It puts me in mind of a Story I lately heard
ofa Piesbyterian rvlinifter that undertook ( in a Sermon ; to
Infanr-Kiptifm, and to that end chofe this Text for his
purpofe, of Philifs haptiz^tng the Eunuch. And when he hacj
infilied fome time upon it, he fpeaks after this manner to the
People; Beloved, T»hen yeu are gone, ferhaps you -a^iU fay. What
is aH this to the pttrfoje ? Here is not one wi,rd of Infants in the
Text.;^.-j{ is true, fays he, there is not, but I will teU you. how that
comes m
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Had he ^>ad his Wife and Children with him, they had
then been baptized as weO. as himfelf :- Bup they were at a gt^eat
dipance from him ;
but as fidn as he came heme, jmmsdiately he
baptizedjhsv2 ali_. 1 will make no Comment upon it, but only
this; If thefe Gtnrlcmen kuow what an Eunuch is' r^en it's
vain BabJing; if they do not,kc chem go to the Grand Signior's
Seraglio., and learn. ) ,
Mr. Willia:.'s. We have plain direaion for what I have faid ;
Philip faid to the Eunuch, Jfthcu believe^ with all thine, hart
thou mayeji. And accordingly he took an account of his i^^th!
And in the CommifHo^, Co difciple all Nations, baptizing
them. From whence it's evident, it was thofe riiey had made
Difciples, that they were to baptize. And therefore they
muft know whether they are Diiciples or no, before they muft
adventure to baptize them.
^Mr. I^ei^h.^ You argue thus, becaufe ctvri? Them, is of the
Mafcuhn^ Gender, ir muft agree with ^^.S^.t^^^ Difciples, bsmg
or the fame Gender, and not with Traifjct ^d U,,^ aU Natir
c^s. But any School boy that hach but learned his Greek
Grar^amarj cm rclulve-this.