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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

to appear after the times of the Apostles the brass and copper of Infant-baptism being double gilt over with glistering pretences passed like Bishops government and other traditions for currant Coyn yet this being the time when every plant which our heavenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted up whereby the Saints may be restored to the primitive profession of the Churches in the time of the Apostles Therefore the double-gilded consequences which are or shall be produced to make an Infant a baptized disciple can expect no better entertainment then Toittis the gray fryer found in Scotland Book of Martyrs p. 1451. Hen. 8. who endeavoured by consequences to prove that the Pater-noster might be said to the Saints which though he did gloss over pretending in that we called aged men father and that the Saints are in heaven that therefore we may say Our Father which art in heaven and because their names are holy we might say Hallowed be their names c. But for all his wit the time of light being come the Popish Church was upon this absolutely divided and the Fryer was much derided for his pains The Lord make us seers and followers of his Truth which as soon as the Lord was pleased fully to reveal unto me I was constrained to bear witness of it as I was formerly acted to bear witness to the Truth in the time of Innovations when too many were serving at the Altar by which said power I was stirred up to declare at the first I do not say the first that declared for Reformation And now I am also constrained to use this plainness of speaking think of me as you please wherein I beseech you to consider See a Book intituled the church Register that Mr. Spering and Mr. Barrow c. could not enjoy this liberty to gather Churches as we may do This is our day shall we not see it or shall we be dead-hearted sullen or not willing to go about our Fathers business except we were countenanced or backed out with common approbation by which we may be thought rather to be driven to our work then to be that people that shall be willing in the day of his power to worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness Seed of Martyrs Psal 110.4 Alas consider may not our hearts bleed to see that that seed which our Martyrs did sow with their blood which did but then peep out with the head is now white already unto harvest and much of it almost lost for gathering into Church-fellowship We must not now think to feed all the flock with the pap-milk of ordinary principles nor will Traditions or Consequences which shall contradict the command and example of Christ and his Apostles as a strange voice be possibly heard any longer As we are therefore heirs apparent to all the light which hath shined and have been spectators in the time of judgement of the Lords overturning both of Church and State because his fore-prophesied time is now fulfilled New heaven New Earth to have a New heaven or a reformed Church according to the very example of Christ and his Apostles and a New Earth or a people through opposing the old earth or world are reformed from Popery See Mr. Brightm Exposit on 21 chap. of Revel in part discovering it and affecting civil righteousness which I am able though I have not here time to make fully appear without Allegorizing of the Scripture Let then all that are Saints in that the Lord is risen start fair and see who can first run to the Sepulchre let us see who will approve themselves * Aurum igne probalum is est cujus fides rebus adversis splendet 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tryed gold in the fire that patronize not a partial but a perfected inward and outward Reformation that as wax and seal so our faith obedience may be found indeed agreable to the doctrine and example of Christ and his Apostles The Lord ravish your hearts with the love of this Truth and remove all prejudice until you have read and so may judge whether I have fully and truely as far as I have undertaken answered these two men of parts whose faces I never saw and against whom I bless God I have not the least prejudice or acrimony nor do desire to put their light under a bushel as far as it appeareth to be light unto me but onely as I have been much provoked desired and partly chalenged I have used that liberty which Mr. S. hath done with Mr. T. c. And therefore I desire you my dear friends to commune with your own hearts and see upon examination on both sides what ground you have for Infant-baptism And until the Lord in mercy open your eyes despise not the counsel of Doctor Gamaliel to let this alone for if this be of God But I have my check for there is not an If in this business Christ-like to go about our Fathers business No difference with the Churches of Saints but in Infant-sprinkling in submitting to the Gospel-Ordinance of Baptism for I hope as soon as Truth shall be heard to speak prejudice being removed and the moderation of gathered Churches and their full compliance with all the Saints except in the unwarranted tradition of sprinkling being made to appear the Election of grace and further we cannot expect will receive satisfaction to submit to this so much despised Ordinance of the Lord Jesus To conclude therefore Jesus Christ could not in wisdome have excluded children by name more then in commanding to baptize believers onely concerning this great matter in controversie which fills the ears of the whole Country with the report and is so much scandalized belyed and opposed by the profane and ignorant this I have to hint unto you That if Jesus Christ himself should come again and were to reveal himself concerning the baptizing of believers onely he could not in wisdom exclude children by nome they being already excluded by Christ in commanding to baptize a taught disciple for without mentioning of the female in commanding the male to be circumcised the female was expresly prohibited For it is I say against the wisdom of Christ to command to baptize those that are caught and thereby are discipled and then to say But baptize not an Infant seeing in wisdom all men know that a childe cannot be taught or profess the faith of the Gospel And besides God hath made man judge of Baptism not to proceed as he pleaseth but according to the express Rule and Commission which God hath appointed him And therefore it is not in man in favour to the world and in opposition to the Saints of the most High to raise Consequences Allegations and Reasonings to interpret and wrest the express commission and command of Christ to the contrary but Man if he will be faithful to his Commission without gainsaying he must baptize none but those that are taught And