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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

S. hath not opened but shut up or turned the stream of those gracious expressions of Scripture And yet upon conclusion after a great deal of discourse this chapter consisting of almost a sheet of paper he concludes that however this Scripture holds forth the promise of believers of the Gospel both Jews and Gentiles and their children which is true if the last words wherein all the main business depends be applied whereby we may see to whom this promise is made even to as many as the Lord our God shall call Mr. S. chap. 6. pag. 45. having hitherto endeavoured to plead his own cause by the strongest Arguments which by consequence he could produce now endeavouring to throw down our foundation in this sixth chapter he tells us that our great plea from Mat. 3.8 9. is made vain These be Mr. S's words That we may still take off the Objections let us view that place so much stood on Matth. 3.8 9. When John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadduces come to his Baptism he sayth O generation of vipers who hath forewarned you to flee from the wrath to come Bring forth fruits meet for repentance And think not to say that you have Abraham to your father for I say that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham From this text they gather The pretence of being Abrahams children could not give them a right to Baptism And if John denyed Abraham's seed upon that account much more would he the adopted children That this is no such ominous place against Infant-baptism consider who they were he spake unto the Pharisees and Sadduces men of age and degenerate from Abrahams faith persons that lived in their own works and righteousness therefore he calls them a generation of vipers which was not as they were Abrahams children but as they walked not in Abrahams steps and were quite degenerate Answ To which I answer that the plea is not vain as Mr. S. in the contents of his chapter pretendeth that is by us made from Matth. 3.8 9. though to obscure the light that therein shineth or for Mr. S. to light his candle or gloss or interpretation to darken the sun-light of express Scripture is labour in vain in that 1. I say that Matth. 3.8 9. in the general is directly against Infant-baptism in that none but such as have faith and repentance must think to be baptized is as clear a place as can be desired or pleaded for 2. That the pretence or consequence from Circumcision from this of Mat. 3.8 9. Think not to say you have Abraham to your father is also condemned it appears that John did not judge them to have any benefit or priviledge as being Abrahams seed according to the Law Rom. 4.16 whereby Abraham was their father by circumcision Gen. 17.5 16. And therefore John apprehending the Pharisees and Sadduces as Mr. S. c. do to stile themselves through this pretended priviledge from Abraham without looking home for faith and repentance which every childe of Abraham should have which calls Abraham father by faith as onely they that believe ought to do Gal. 3.7 therefore to undeceive the Pharisees and Sadduces and to unbottom them and to throw down their sandy foundation that John in the simplicity of the Gospel might be downright with them though it 's true that Mr. S. sayth that he did not call them a generation of vipers as they were Abrahams seed yet that they might not through fleshly confidence make their plea or rest upon this account that they might be baptized being but Abrahams seed according to Law and not by faith he tells them to undeceive them saying Think not to say that you have Abraham to your father as that you should think upon this account that I should baptize you therefore John without as much as taking notice which he would have done if there had been cause of any legal priviledge they had by Abraham to plead for Baptism onely exhorts them to faith and repentance by which they are the children of Abraham by faith Rom. 4.12 16. Gal. 3.7 which John makes the ground of his admittance unto Baptism unto which Gospel-ordinance none but a taught disciple by the express and plain words of Christ ought to be admitted And therefore our plea that the pretence of being Abrahams children by Law or Circumcision could not give a right to Baptism as hath been before often proved is very warrantable so that John did not desire to dispossess them or question them as the Legal seed or children of Abraham but onely let them know that they ought not to have so much as a thought to get Baptism though they should think to say We have Abraham to our father which in other respects it was both lawful for them to think profess and affirm that they were Abrahams children according to the Law but yet not to plead it as a consequence for Baptism much less for their childrens And but that I strive not to take advantage upon every occasion it 's an easie thing to prove by the words of Christ in that he did approve of the Pharisees to sit in Moses chayr and of their doctrine and ●n that they as the word Pharisee signifieth did expound the Scripture and that the Sadduces were strict living men that gave much to the poor though they admitting of nothing but the letter of the Scripture denyed the resurrection yet as Authors testifie they were the best of the Jewish Church and did uphold circumcision though as many that pretend to the Church they stood for traditions and had their failings and through unbelief in Christ were a generation of vipers yet that they were quite cut off and degenerated from Abrahams seed by the Law he cannot prove as may appear by Christ Joh. 8.37 39. And therefore John not approving of them upon this account as being Abraham's seed according to the Law makes it clear that John did object both against them for their evil lives and for pretending that they should have Baptism from the pretence that Abraham is their father according to the Law as before said Therefore we stand to our plea that Matth. 3.8 9. is not onely against Infants baptism in the general but also against the very consequence which from Circumcision whereby Abraham is a father according to the Law is pretended to uphold the same And therefore children were not baptized by John as though as Mr. S. sayth p. 47. they were neglected by John as though he could not have got time to attend to baptize them but John did not baptize them because they were not Abraham's seed according to the faith Rom. 4.12 16. Gal. 3.7 9. that is they were not actually believers otherwise John would not have been guilty of such partiality and injustice for John refused none but such and all such whatsoever as in whom there was not the appearance of the fruits of faith and repentance Acts 15.1 2 3 4.