Obj. THe Apostle telleth us, that the unbeleeving wife is san∣ctified by the beleeving husband, and the unbeleeving husband, by the beleeving wife, for otherwise their children would be uncleane, but by that meanes they are made holy; so that the Children of beleeving Parents are holy, and therefore to be ad∣mitted members of the Church.
Ans. The same Apostle doth also give us to know, Rom. 5. 12.* 1.1 that we are all under originall sin, and all by nature the children of wrath, and therefore faeadrall holinesse is not to be imagined in Children; yea it is very probable by my former instances of Esau, Judas, and that passage in Ezekiels Prophesie, that godly Parents may have wicked Children; and the Prophet Habakkuk also saith, that the just shall live by his faith, (viz. by his owne faith) for otherwise (if one mans faith would save more then himselfe) that Popish tenent of Supererrogation might lawfully be justified, which we utterly disclaime (as well we may) doubtlesse then the Apostles meaning in that place was no other but this, viz. that like as all things are cleane to the cleane, Tit. 1. 15. as food, raiment, &c. so was the unchristian woman to the Christian man, as that he may be conversant with her, and not offend; and that the children begotten by such a couple, are not to be, reputed as unlawfull, or impure; or else the Apostle writ to satisfie a scruple, viz. That if unbeleeving made a wife unholy unto her husband, or a husband unholy to his wife, it would make