More Proofs of Infants Church Membership and Right to Baptism, Table of contents – To the reader
THE CONTENTS OF THE FIRST PART.
THE Preface. pag. 1
Mr. Tombes's firſt Letter. p. 5
R. B.'s Anſwer to it. Ibid.
Mr. T.'s ſecond Letter. p. 8
R. B.'s Anſwer to it. p. 9
Mr. T.'s third Letter. p. 10
R. B.'s Anſwer is divided by Mr. T. into Sections: His Anſwers are confuted, Sect. 1, 2, 3, 4. The many Queſtions to be handled. Queſt. 1. Infants were once Church-members. p. 13
Sect. 5. Queſt. 2. It was not only the Infants of the Congregation of Iſrael that were Church-members. p. 18
How far the Sichemites were of Iſrael, and Church-members. p. 21
Sect. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Of other Nations. Ibid.
Sect. 11. The Iſraelites Infants were members of the Church Ʋniverſal. p. 26.
Sect. 12, to the 18. Infants were members of the Jews Church as well as Commonwealth. p. 28.
Sect. 18. Queſt. 4. There was a Law or Precept of God obliging Parents to enter their Children into Covenant with God, by accepting his favour, and engaging and devoting them to God; and there was a promiſe of God, offering them his mercy, and accepting them when devoted as aforeſaid, &c. p. 31
Sect. 19, &c. Viſible Church-memberſhip what it is? And that it is a benefit. p. 32
Sect. 22. Legal-right to Infants Church-ſtate given by Gods Covenant: Mr. T.'s confuted and the caſe opened. p. 35
Sect. 23, 24. This Right is the effect of Gods Law or Covenant. p. 44,—46
Sect. 25, 26. The proof of Parents obligation to enter their Children into Covenant: what we mean by a Law; Mr. T. maketh nothing of Church-memberſhip. p. 46,—50
Sect. 27. Precepts oblige to duty, and the promiſes give right to benefits. p. 54
Sect. 28. No Tranſeunt fact without Gods ſtatute, or moral donation, or covenant, made the Iſraelites Infants Church-members, proved, to Sect. 44. p. 56
Sect. 44, 45. Infants Church-memberſhip inſtituted by God at mans creation and the conſtitution of Gods Kingdom at the firſt. p. 72
Sect. 46. Infants Church-memberſhip continued or renewed by the firſt Law of grace made to Adam, Gen. 3.15. to Sect. 49. Chriſts being the Head in Infancy proveth what it is brought for, and forceth Mr. T. to grant the cauſe. p. 81
Sect. 49. The ſame proved by the expoſition of this Covenant in that made to Abraham vindicated againſt Mr. T. who again forſaketh his cauſe. p. 97
Sect. 50. No proof that there was ever one Church-member who in that ſtate had an Infant born to him, who was not alſo a Church-member. p. 104
Sect. 51, 52. How far the Law of Nature proveth what I aſſert. The Church-ſtate of Infants no diſadvantage, but a great benefit: wherein — proved, to Sect. 59. p. 105
Sect. 60. More particular proofs, as of Cain, Abel, Seth, Noahs Sons, &c. p. 116
Sect. 70, to 79. Proving the point fully from the Covenant with Abraham. p. 124
Sect. 79, to 86. The point proved by the promiſes to the Iſraelites. A virtual cauſe may be long in being before it be formally a cauſe, and may cauſe at laſt without any change in it ſelf, but in the recipient. p. 130
Sect. 86. The proof from the ſecond Commandment vindicated. p. 135
Sect. 87, to 93. Proofs from divers other texts. p. 137
Sect. 93, to 96. The caſe of Infants in the womb. p. 140
Sect. 96, 97. Theſe ſtatutes not repealed. Mr. T.'s conceit that Gods promiſe cannot be repealed, confuted. p. 141
Sect. 98, to 107. Divers Queſtions offered to conſideration. p. 145
Sect. 107, &c. Ten humbling Queſtions to Mr. T. (publiſhed by himſelf againſt my will.) p. 157
The fuller proofs from the New Teſtament only named as being before handled. p. 159
A Confutation of the many Arguments by which Mr. T. would prove that Infants were not Church-members under Chriſt. p. 161
The Contents of the Second Part.
THE Preface: Sect. 1. Of Controverſies; how far good or bad; with whom ſharp rebuke and earneſt contending is a duty, and with whom not: And whoſe duty it is. p. 185
Sect. 2. Of the weight of the preſent Controverſie, that we make it not greater or leſs than it is: And the ſtate of it in part. p. 198
Chap. 1. The occaſion of this Book, from Mr. Danvers. p. 211
Chap. 2. More of my preſent judgement of the Anabaptiſts and their cauſe, with a motion to them for Communion and Peace. p. 216
Chap. 3. A general view of Mr. Danvers book. p. 234
Chap. 4. Mr. Danvers Witneſſes againſt Infant-baptiſm. His ſad forgery againſt the Donatiſts detected: His marvellous falſification of Auguſtines third and fourth books againſt them de bapt. The ſaid books vindicated. They prove that the Donatiſts conſented to Infant-baptiſm, and that the whole Church held it, and no Chriſtian thought it vain. His forgery againſt Vincentius Victor: His ſlander of Creſconius. His ſlander of all the Novatians. His ſlander of the Ancient Brittains detected. His reaſons for the Brittains being againſt Infant-baptiſm confuted: where many more untruths are detected, of them and many others. His forgeries or falſe ſtories of the Meſſalians, called by him, Dadoes, Sabas, Adulphus, Simonis — His ſlander of Fauſtus Rhegienſis — His deceit about Albanus. His groſs falſification of Nicephorus and ſlander of Peter of Apamea and Zooras. His falſe ſtory of Adrian Biſhop of Corinth; and his falſe report of Gregories dealing with him. His fable of Aegyptian Divines. His fiction about one Berinius, and his falſification of Beda concerning him. His forgery about Hincmarus Laudunenſis, and of Hincmarus Rhemenſis charge againſt him. His ſlander of the Waldenſes, heretofore detected, and further by Nauclerus. A reference to our former proofs of the antiquity of Infant-baptiſm. Nazianzens judgement. His audacious abuſe of Cyprian and the Carthage Council. My repeated aſſertion of the novelty of Antipedobaptiſm. p. 239
Chap. 5. Mr. D.'s great Calumnie of my ſelf refuted, as if I had falſly reported that ſome at that time were baptized naked. p. 281
Chap. 6. His abuſive Citations of my Writings as for his cauſe. p. 285
Chap. 7. His many perſonal accuſations of me examined. Whence it is that ſo many boldly ſpeak evil of the things they know not. His reproach of [every one of my Non-conforming Brethren, that my Doctrines in the particulars accuſed by him are heynous to every one of them,] when I remember not any one of them that hath ever to me expreſſed his diſſent, much leſs endeavoured to change my judgement, but many that have profeſſed their approbation. His vain talk of my being loſt with my friends; by which he implyeth that they are Hypocrites in concealing it, and would make me one in ſeeking the applauſe of man. His many falſhoods in his accuſations of ſelf-contradiction and mutability. 1. About Epiſcopacy; 2. About Non-conformity: What he meaneth by my ſheltring my ſelf in their Tents in a ſtorm, and with their indulgence coming forth of my hole.] 3. Of my friendſhip to Calvin and Arminius. 4. Of the Parliaments cauſe, &c. 5. Of Tradition. 6. Of Popery. 7. Whether a Controverſie may have difficult objections againſt plain proofs. His Catalogue of my heynous errors: A juſt demand from the Non-conformiſts, if there be any ſuch, whom he doth not ſlander: and from himſelf. p. 288
Chap. 8. The new Religion of my Back-biters: or a Catalogue of ſome Doctrines of Mr. Danvers, and the reſt that joyn in his accuſations of my Writings, if indeed they hold the contraries to that which they accuſe, as their accuſations ſeem to ſuppoſe; viz. fifty ſix New Commandments and Doctrines. The good that theſe men do. p. 313
Chap. 9. Mr. William Allens vindication of himſelf againſt Mr. D.'s miſreport; and my Teſtimony concerning Mr. Allen and Mr. Lamb. p. 333
Concluſion, an Admonition to Mr. Danvers for his Repentance. p. 337
The Contents of the Third Part.
Chap. 1. THE frightful aſpect of his Reply. p. 345
Chap. 2. His impenitent falſe allegation of Witneſſes againſt Infant-baptiſm. Of Tertullian; whether Cyprians Doctrine was Antichriſtian. Wickliff vindicated at large, from his expreſs words. Berengarius vindicated. p. 349
Chap. 3. Mr. D.'s juſtification of his ſlander of the Waldenſes confuted. His witneſſes examined, and his unfaithfulneſs opened; and the caſe of the Waldenſes more largely explicated. p. 379
Chap. 4. His impenitence in Calumniating the Donatiſts and Novatians as againſt Infant-baptiſm, reprehended. p. 400
Chap. 5. His renewed Calumny of the Old Brittains reproved. p. 402
Chap. 6. His raſh report of Biſhops Uſhers cenſure of me, Conſidered. p. 404
Poſtſcript. The Teſtimony of Smaragdus fully opened: And the reports of Peter Abbas Cluniacenſis, and Bernard Abbas Clarevallenſis. Their weak diſingenuous courſe of Printing my words as againſt my ſelf (in a ſheet called Mr. Baxters Arguments, &c. cryed about the ſtreets) as if the neceſſity of profeſſed faith for our ſelves, would prove that our profeſſed faith and dedicating them to God, were not ſufficient for the baptiſmal reception of our Infants. p. 407
Readers,
MY pain and greater buſineſs deny me time to collect the Printers Errata, though I ſee divers; and therefore muſt leave the diſcerning of them to your ſelves. And I again admoniſh and intreat you, that the detection of the extraordinary falſhoods and blind temerarious audacity of Mr. D. be not imputed to the whole Rebaptizing party, (to whoſe Practice Gregor. Magn. paralleleth Reordaining); and that his crimes abate not your Chriſtian Love and tenderneſs to others, there being truly Godly, wiſe, and peaceable perſons, worthy of our Communion, and willing of it, of that party as well as of others. Hearken not to them that would render the Party of Anabaptiſts odious or intolerable; no more than to thoſe Anabaptiſts who would perſwade thoſe of their opinion to renounce Communion with all others as unbaptized. It is againſt this dividing ſpirit on all ſides that I Write and Preach.