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As to Infants, the Churches faith, and of them that offer it, is imputed as their owne: Even so, the will and desire of Baptisme, (sayeth Cassander) which the Church, and speciallie the Parents haue, is accepted by the same indulgent Father, who accepteth of the will, as the deed, and tyeth none to impossibili∣ties, nor his grace simplie to the ex∣ternall
action of Sacraments. Cassand. con∣sult. art. 9. And of this same mynde also Alphonsus de Castro testifyeth Ger∣son and Cajetan to bee. (Alphons. de Ca∣stro, de Heres. verbo Baptismus.) And Lom∣bard, speaking of the true sense of these wordes, Iohn 3. Except a man bee borne anew, &c. sayeth, But this is to bee vn∣derstood (sayeth hee) of them who may, but yet despyseth to bee baptized. Lomb. lib. 4. dist. 4. §. his autem.