The opening of Master Prynnes new book, called A vindication: or, light breaking out from a cloud of differences, or late controversies. Wherein are inferences upon the Vindication, and antiqueres to the queres; and by that, the way a little cleared to a further discovery of truth in a church-order, by a conference or discourse. / By John Saltmarsh, preacher at Brasteed in Kent. Published according to order.

Vindication, Fol. 41.

Why should not the Sacrament do the like, since Gods Spirit equally breathes, and works in all his Ordinances, and may, and doth regenerate, and beget Grace in mens souls?

Inference.

Whence we may infer, That it is lawful, according to this Principle to beleeve, That if one Ordinance convert, any other may, whether God hath instituted so or no. We know the Lord hath appointed and ordered every Or∣dinance to its nature, kinde, and use; and Gods institution is to be the rule of our believing and reasoning, and practising, not because such a thing works so, therefore any other thing works so as that thing works. The Author himself reasons against this in another place, and that there is no right inference, but in things of the like kinde, and under the like precept, as thus: The Word is able to convert, therefore all Preaching and Pro∣phesying is able to convert; but not therefore the Sacraments can convert.