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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87687	Baptism without bason. Or, Plain Scripture-proof against infant-baptism, I. By way of answer to Mr. Baxter's arguments, and to the exercitations of Mr. Sidenham, teacher to a church a[t] Newcastle, concerning infants baptism: for which that their pretended consequences are from concessions not to be granted, and from Scriptures as mistaken, and absolutely wrested, is clearly discovered. With II. Several questions and answers, positively holding out the minde of Christ in baptizing of believers onely; and that the magistrates may be induced more and more to encourage the preaching thereof in publike. III. A declaration written to the election of grace, who for want of information are of contrary judgment. Written by William Kaye, minister of the Gospel at Stokesley.	Kaye, William.	1653 (1653)	Wing K32; Thomason E715_13; ESTC R207264	49,935	54

may not unbelievers like Simon Magus come to be baptized Answ Yes a garden may have weeds and ‖ Mat. 13. tares may be sown with the good seed yet as the Church is to † 1 Cor. 6.2 3 4. judge of her members to receive them into communion so hath the Church power to exclude them also out of her communion Quest What is the way of the administration of baptism Answ The Christian disciple that is to be baptized must * Luk. 3.21 Mat. 3.15 Christ-like upon the profession of faith and obedience descend to be ‖ Rom. 6.4 covered or buried in water † Act. 12.16 comp with Luk. 3.21 calling upon the Name of the Lord being baptized in the Name of the Father Son and holy Ghost which being done those Christians which are baptized are as brethren to be received by the * Act. 9 26 Church by the ‖ Gal. 3.9 right hand of fellowship Quest 14. But may not sprinkling of water suffice in baptism Answ No there can be no baptism in sprinkling or partial dipping for in sprinkling the right use of water is as much perverted as when † 1 Sam. 15.15 Saul spared part of the sheep though he intended them for Gods service And besides in the * Rom. 6.4 burying of the whole body in water the mystery of being buried with Christ unto his death and the raising out of the water to be conformable to the resurrection of Christ is not onely revealed but in the baptized humbling of themselves prostrated Abraham like before God in the lowest element there is a submission to the acknowledgement of the profession of Christ in the Gospel which cannot be done or demonstrated in sprinkling which neither sense reason Scripture nor any Author profane or divine can judge to be baptism Quest 15. Whether is it not then a sin to baptize Infants Answ That we may judge no man but by visible appearance it 's without controversie that they which baptize the children of all the Parish or other mens Parishes without exception sin against the light of their own pretended consequences Quest 16. But may not God accept of the good meaning and intention of man though the rule or command be not altogether observed Answ In the sprinkling of an Infant there is nothing at all either in the taught disciple that ought to be baptized or of the use of water in baptism And therefore intend or imagine what we please the Ordinance is so totally perverted that after information I do not know how the Lord can be said to ‖ Acts 17.30 wink at such ignorance Quest 17. Whether is the childe damned if it die unbaptized Answ It is not in man to judge that any childe that dieth is either saved or damned † Deut. 29.29 secret things belong unto God and if in Gods election it be saved want of baptism cannot hinder nor the pretended enjoyment thereof alter the decree of Gods Predestination Quest 18. But may not consequences be admitted to prove Infants baptism Answ In such a case as this of Baptism where there is as Quest 5 6 7. hath been proved an express command and example to the contrary Consequences cannot be admitted of lest we should * Rom. 9.20 reason against God and resist his commandment Quest 19. Wherein do we resist or reason against the command of Christ in Infant-sprinkling Answ In baptizing of an Infant when we are commanded to baptize a taught disciple 1. We bring the wisdom of Christ in question as though he should forget to except against a childe by name having in the taught disciple already excepted against both the ignorant and infants as in wisdom God in onely commanding the male to be circumcised the female though not otherwise excepted against was expresly excluded Again when Christ saith Baptize a taught disciple for us by consequence to interpret this command to belong to sucking children is to make Christ guilty of an implicite contradiction or to deny confound gainsay or confute himself as to say A wise fool Therefore no Consequences whereby we would uphold Infant-sprinkling ought in contradiction to Christs command be at all pretended but as Christians in this Ordinance of baptism we must have the faith of Abraham or believe according to the example of Abraham to submit to Christs express * Mat. 28.19 Mark 16.15 Mat. 3.15 command as hath been declared without any reasoning to the contrary Quest 20. Why do men then usually for the most part rage against the baptizing of believers onely seeing it is according to the express command and example of Christ and his Apostles Answ Because the election of grace before through powerful information they have the means of seeing oppose the Truth of which they are ignorant 2. The world which is the multitude of unbelievers neither will nor can acknowledge to receive any * Joh. 17. truth which doth sanctifie but as it is commanded by Law or acknowledged by custom 3. The baptism of believers onely is such a strict way or profession of godliness that the generality do rage against it so that the Papists and most licentious cannot endure to profess it Quest 21. But may not the Magistrate stint or limit the publike Preachers to observe an Uniformity and suppress this doctrine of Baptism as being against the tradition and present practice of the Church of England Answ All formerly-received Doctrinal Truths and Traditions of the Churches ought not as a Foundation which is Christ in his Word be so peremptorily and forcibly enjoyned as that the authority and truth thereof may not be questioned or upon a true and full discovery thereof be altered or reformed seeing to limit and force publike Uniformity so that none may buy or sell without that mark was and is the designe of Antichrist whereby he tyrannized over the Saints and their most glorious lights were put under a bushel Therefore all private and publike Preachers c. are to be * 2 Thes 3.14 2 Cor. 10.14 limited onely to the Word of God and not otherwise And therefore if the Lord shall be pleased to reveal himself to any publike Teacher more and more to pull off the veil from off the Word and to bless his endeavours in calling the Election of grace out of Babylon this work of grace as it shall appear in any Parish is to be owned and encouraged provided that the Word be not so wrested or pretended to be interpreted as may deny the Fundamental Truth which Christ after his resurrection did immediately command to be preached to all Nations that is to say to teach and baptize them in the Name of the Father Son and holy Ghost and to observe all things whatsoever he hath commanded with belief of his * Mat. 2● 19 20. presence to this way and faithfulness to make good all other his promises the inheritance and priviledges of all faithful Christians Quest 22. 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