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A35303	A just reply to Mr. John Flavell's arguments by way of answer to a discourse lately published, entitled, A solemn call, &c. wherein it is further plainly proved that the covenant made with Israel on Mount Sinai, as also the covenant of circumcision made with Abraham, whereon so much stress is laid for the support of infants baptism ... : together with a reply to Mr. Joseph Whiston's reflections on the forementioned discourse, in a late small tract of his entituled, The right method for the proving of infants baptism ... / by Philip Cary ...	Cary, Philip.	1690 (1690)	Wing C741; ESTC R31290	91,101	194

be of none effect since the Grace of the one prevailed and did by far supersede the force and power of the other For so the Apostle resolves the Point in reference to the Law Rom. 5. 20. The Law saith he entred that the Offence might abound But where Sin hath abounded Grace did much more abound Indeed the plain Scope of the Apostle Rom. 4. 9 10. when he tells us that Faith was not reckoned to Abraham for Righteousness when he was in Circumcision but in uncircumcision as also of the following Words vers 13. is to shew that Abraham's Righteousness whereby he was justified before God and the Inheritance where unto he was entituled was not derived unto him or to his Seed through the Covenant of Circumcision But through the channel of that free and absolute Covenant which God had before been pleased to enter with him Gen. 12. 2 3 which the Apostle takes such special notice of Gal. 3. 8. And this was an Evangelical Covenant indeed wholly free and absolute and therefore sure and certain unrepealable and Eternal and that both unto Abraham himself as also to all his Spiritual Seed therein concerned Whereas the Covenant of Circumcision might be broken as it was and the mercies therein contained forfeited as they were which the other could not Mr. Whiston begins the Tract wherein the forementioned Passages are contained with an Acknuwledgment That on the part of those that have pleaded the Cause Paedobaptism he cannot but conclude that many mistakes they have lain under both about the Tenour of the Covenant on which they have founded their Pleas for Infant-Baptism did at the first in a great measure give Rise to this Controversie And a little after That to him 't is past doubt that mistakes on the part of Paedobaptists have greatly promoted the Cause of Antipaedobaptism It seems then that the Paedobaptists themselves are subject to Mistakes and Errours as well as other Men. And 't is to be hoped that in due time they may yet further be convinc'd of their Mistakes and in particular in reference to the true Nature of the Covenant of Circumcision which they have hitherto celebrated as the great Charter from whence the claim of their Infant Seed to the Priviledg of Gospel Ordinances is derived On the part of the Antipaedobaptists he wishes there had been a more equal Dividend that those among them that are Men of greater Parts and Abilities had a greater share with their Brethren of lower Parts and Abilities in their Sincerity Simplicity and Love unto Truth and those weaker ones had a greater share with their Brethren in those Parts and Abilitie●… they have attained to Some saith he seem sufficiently furnished with Abilities for the finding out at least discerning Truth when set before them and yet by one means or another comply not with it but on the other hand do oppose it Others have sufficient Sincerity and Love to Truth to ingage them to a Compliance with it when discerned but have not such Accuteness of Understanding nor Solidity of Judgment as is necessary for the finding out or discerning a Truth that lies at all below the very Surface of the Scriptures It seems then that those weak and sincere Men he speaks of that have such Love to Truth among the Antipaedobaptists have Understanding enough to discern a Truth that lies upon the Surface of the Scriptures but if never so little under it they cannot discern it But then what will Mr. Whiston make of the Divine Unction which God hath promised unto all that truly seek unto him whether of higher or lower Parts or Abilities in the Worlds Estimation which was to lead them into the way of All Truth For after this Reckoning if a Truth lies never so little below the Surface of the Scriptures such as are of the lower Ranck cannot discern it the Annointing notwithstanding whilst some there are so Accute and Sharp-sighted that they can discern and find it out though it be a great deal lower and would perswade their weak Brethren that what they see upon the S●…rface of the Scriptures is not Truth but that the Truth lieth lower and that none but such as are Men of deep Wits and accute Understandings can discern it But if this be so what shall such poor weak Souls do Why they must of necessity believe and follow their Guides though against their own Understandings and if they err lay the blame on them that misled them But this will be but a sad kind of Remedy since whether casually or wilfully Blind both must fall into the Ditch at last Mr. Whiston on the other hand doth or might know that the way of the Gospel is so plain that it is to be seen upon the very Surface of the Scriptures and that so as that the wayfaring Man though a Fool shall not err therein Isa. 35. 8. The Heart also of the Rash shall understand Knowledge and the Tongue of the Stammerrer shall be ready to speak plainly Isa. 32. 4. It seems then that the defect of Scholastick Learning or Humane Litterature Accuteness of Understanding or fleshly Wisdom shall not hinder such sincere Souls as have a love to Truth from finding it out and walking in it if God be their Instructor Neither indeed can it be rationally imagin'd that Jesus Christ has left his Gospel Institutions at such a rate of Uncertainty or Ambiguity as to the true and proper Subjects of them so as that none but Men of great Parts and Learning can find them out In which respect Mr. Whiston ought to have considered what the Apostle tells us 1 Cor. 1. 26 27. You see your Calling Brethren how that not many wise Men after the Flesh nor many Mighty nor many Noble are called But God hath chosen the foolish things of the World to confound the wise and God hath chosen the weak things of the World to confound the things that are Mighty and base things of the World and things which are despised hath God chosen yea and things which are not to bring to nought things that are that no flesh should glory in his presence But can Mr. Whiston justly say as he here seems to insinuate That those of greater Abilities among the Antipaedobaptists have not that Sincerity Simplicity nor love to Truth so as to comply therewith when 't is discerned by them This is a hard Censure and what should move him to so uncharitable a Reflection let himself judge and think upon his own Sincerity while he was Writing of it If they have not Sincerity nor love to Truth let him say what causeth them to Buy it at so dear a rate and with so much cost as their Repute and other Advantages in the World do amount unto Or what moves them to keep it and hold it fast though they run the hazard of all that is near and dear unto them Why is it that they expose themselves to all sorts of Desamations and Slanders to