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A87722 A short treatise of baptisme. Wherein is declared that only Christs disciples or beleevers are to be baptised. And that the baptising of infants hath no footing in the word of God, but is a meere tradition, received from our forefathers. Killcop, Thomas. 1642 (1642) Wing K440; Thomason E1113_1; ESTC R210166 5,025 17

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A short TREATISE OF BAPTISME Wherein is declared that only Christs Disciples or beleevers are to be baptised And that the baptising of Infants hath no footing in the word of God but is a meere tradition received from our forefathers To the Christian Reader CHristian Reader I am very briefe in a matter of great concernment though I know too well that the opposers of this truth are very large bringing in in stead of Scripture their far fetcht consequences though by such consequences as they bring I finde that many of the grossest errors that can be are held out as free will falling away and the like and what makes so many differences of Religion among those that seeme to bee guided by the word but their holding of points by consequences for the word is one and the same and therefore I desire thee and all Gods people to sticke to Gods naked truth laid down in his word and not by consequences to overthrow plaine Scriptures Farewell Thomas Kil●●p John 4.1 Iesus made and baptised more Disciples then Iohn BY Disciples is meant all in whom the worke of grace is wrought as appeares Act. 1.13 14 15. and 2.41 47. and 6.1 compared together By Baptisme is meant the baptisme of water Iohn 3.22 23. Baptisme is a Greek word and most properly signifies dipping in English and therefore the parties baptised are said to be baptised not at but in Jordan Mark 1.5 9 10. and in Aenon Iohn 3.23 Act. 8.38 39. Math. 3.16 Then note That the baptising or dipping in water belongs to Christs Disciples and none else The Text tells us that Jesus meaning his Disciples by his commission made and baptised more Disciples not more children then Iohn Iohn baptised many and Christ baptised more But all that Iohn baptised were Disciples and all that Jesus baptised were also disciples They were disciplized by the teaching then baptizing according to Christs commission Matth. 28.19.20 Mark 16.16 which is all one commission they must first be disciplized by teaching for so the word in Matth. signifies and then be baptised or first beleeve and then bee baptised Mark 16.16 want of faith doth hinder baptisme in Gods account but nothing else Acts 8.36 37. the Eunuch beleeving with all his heart was admitted to baptisme otherwise he could not and they that had the Holy Ghost given to them whereby they manifested repentance unto life could not rightly have baptisme denyed them otherwise they might Act. 10.45 46 47. and 11 15. And this is every where the tenure of the Scripture as in Mat. 3. all over Mark 1.4 5. Luke 3.3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14. in all which places wee may plainly see two things Iohns preaching and the peoples practise the heads of his teaching were that they should repent and be baptised for the remission of sin In the peoples practice wee may see first they came out of all the Regions where he had taught to Jordan secondly they confest their sins thirdly they were inquisitive about the minde of God Luke 3.9 10 11 12 13 14. fourthly they were baptised of Iohn in Jordan The like preaching did Peter preach Act. 2.38 saying repent and be baptised every one of you for the remission of sinne The Apostle would have every one to bee baptised but first he would have them every one to repent And the same practice was practised by Gods people there for they that gladly received the word were baptised ver 41. the like preaching was preacht by Philip. And the like practice was practised by those that were converted by him For when they beleeved Philip preashing to them the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ they were baptised both men and women Acts 8.12 The like preaching was preacht by Paul and the like practice was practised by the Jayler and his houshold Act. 16.31 32 33 34. in which see three things First Paul spake the word of the Lord to him and all his secondly hee and all his beleeved on God thirdly he and all his were baptised straightway The like preaching he preacht to Crispus and other Corinthians Act. 18.8 and the like was practised by them for they hearing beleeved and were baptised The same was preacht to Lidias and hers and the same was practised by them Acts 16.13 14 15. the same might bee seene by the Eunuch by Cornelius and his friends and consequently by all Gods people Observe also 3. arguments First Christ gave his Disciples commission concerning baptisme to baptise beleevers Mark 16.16 and this reacheth to the end of the world Matth. 28.19 20. therefore not to baptise them or they not to bee baptised is to disregard his commission and to baptise others especially so knowne is to goe beyond his commission Secondly want of faith or of the new birth is the onely bar to baptisme therefore they that enjoy these things may also enjoy baptisme but none else Acts 8.36 37. and 10.45 46 47. Thirdly the Scripture holdeth out no other baptisme in any place but of such as have faith or repentance wrought in them therefore they being not baptised Gods word is taken from them and to baptise others is to adde to it the danger of which see Revel 22.18 19. Application This informes us of a great mistake about baptisme even among Gods people themselves Some are for it as it is in the publicke assemblies with all the appurtenances being so taught 2. Some finde the signing of the partie with the crosse to bee mans invention and if that were left they thinke it were right 3. Some finde sureties no where spoken of in Scripture and if that were remedied they thinke it compleat baptisme not minding perhaps the blasphemous speeches which is worse then any of them as that the childe thus baptised is regenerate and borne anew and that Jesus Christ hath sanctified the river Jordan and all other waters to the washing away of sins which is horrible blasphemy attributing that to water which is peculiar to the blood of Christ 1 Iohn 1.7 Also in regard of the subject there is great mistake Some think being so taught that the children of al professed Protestants are to be baptised Some thinke the children of beleevers others thinke only the children of such beleevers as are members of some particular Church are to be baptised and none else whereas if they would but search the Scriptures and embrace this truth all these newfound and scripturclesse baptismes would fall to the ground at once Secondly they that baptise children or any that cannot manifest faith are guilty of the prophanation of Gods ordinance T is not their descent from godly parents will serve turne as appears Luke 3.8 9. though the Iews had high thoughts of themselves in this respect Iohn 8.44 and the Gentiles were ●●●…ly swaid that way as 1 Tim. 1.4 the which opinion is sharply reproved by Iohn by Christ and by Paul in those Scriptures Thirdly hence we learne that