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A93239	Infant-baptism and church-membership proved: and also the mode of baptism to be by sprinkling &c. In answer to Mr. Benjamin Dennie's book. By Giles Shute of Limehouse.	Shute, Giles, b. 1650 or 51.	1695 (1695)	Wing S3708; ESTC R231568	45,328	72

Infant-Baptism AND Church-Membership PROVED And also the Mode of Baptism TO BE By SPRINKLING c. In Answer to Mr. Benjamin Dennis's Book By Giles Shute of Limehouse LONDON Printed by J. R. and are to be sold by Nath. Hiller at the Princes-Arms in Leaden-Hall-street and at the Author's House in Limehouse 1695. Price Three Pence Here followeth some Observations I have made upon the Principal Arguments Mr. B. D. hath produced against Infant-Baptism and Church-Membership in his Book Intituled Brief Remarks upon the Epistle of Mr. Fran. Mence 's Book Intituled Vindiciae Foederis I Cannot but acknowledge with deep regret of Spirit that I should have such a just occasion offered unto me to controvert these Points with my indeared Friend and very good Neighbour Mr. B. D. whom I esteem and honour who of himself separate from that part of his Principle is very moderate and civil But I cannot possibly avoid this my Proceedings in point of Honour and Veneration to that Eminent Servant of the Lord Reverend Mr. Mence subordinate to the Honour and Glory of God which is that I aim at above all 1. Because while he was Answering Mr. H. C's Book in vindicating and clearing himself from the many abominable false Accusations and Calumnies which Mr. C. laid to his Charge just as Mr. Mence's Book was ready for the Press Mr. B. D. very ungentily falls upon him also publickly in print so that Mr. M. had not time to Answer his whole Book but he hath fully Answered that part of it wherein Mr. D. bore so hard upon his Credit and Reputation by his endeavouring vindicate and justifie Mr. C. as may be seen in the Postscript of Mr. M's Book 2. I have as much reason and as clear a Ca● to vindicate and justifie Mr. M. as Mr. D. had t● vindicate and justifie Mr. C. and a great deal more for the former had Truth on his side but th● latter had not 3. My Third Reason for it is Because Mr. D. hath shot at me through Mr. M. Sides although he hath not mentioned my Name viz. in hi● gross Reflection upon something I writ former● concerning the preventing Grace of Habita● Faith in my Replication to Mr. H. C's Book agai● it which Doctrine I shall in my way plain● prove and vindicate again in this insuing Di●course 4. I have not ingaged at this time in this Controversie to undervalue nor diminish the Rep●tation of worthy Mr. M. whom I highly este● and honour as if he had not been able to ha● Answered his whole Book himself as well as part thereof but as I hinted before he v● straitened for time 5. Neither did I undertake it without Mr. M. consent and approbation 6. And Lastly I shall take all the care I ca● to avoid all undue unbecoming Reflections more than purely what the nature of things calls fo● and will justly bear because I will not give an● just occasion of offence Thus having cleared 〈◊〉 way I shall now proceed to the matter in han● And First of all I shall begin with Mr. B. D's First Argument which is as followeth In page 2. saith he It is none of the mea● Arguments with me against Infant-Baptism tha● Authorities brought for it are so often changed ● the Mediums to prove it so contested among the persons who agree in this only To practice it To which Argument I thus reply 1. It is none of the meanest Arguments with me saith Mr. D. against Infant-Baptism c. Therefore it must be one of his greatest and chiefest Arguments against it But let us see what this Logick of our Opponents will afford us 1. If difference in Opinion be such an infallible Argument against us so as to decide the Controversie then those that have the greatest difference among themselves in Opinion must yeild and submit unto the other Party that hath the least And if this be granted as inevitably it must according to Mr. D's Thesis then I doubt not but that we shall find a great opportunity to furnish our selves out of our Opponent's Arcenal to prove Infant-Baptism to be Authentick for I know not of any sort of People among us Protestants that differ so much in Opinion as those do that are against Infant-Baptism and therefore I shall proceed to name some of them 1. There are Arminians that hold General Redemption and Falling away from True Grace c. 2. There are those that hold the mortality of the Soul with the dissolution of the Body c. 3. There are a sort among them that are called Seekers and these are the moderatest of them all 4. There are those that hold the Seventh day of the Week to be the weekly Sabbath even as he Jews do and I have heard of some that have ●ravelled further in that Jewish Road viz. to Cir●umcision 5. There are those to be found among them ●hat are Socinians who deny the Deity of Christ 6. There is another sort among them who provide Legs of mutton for Supper at the Lords Table just before they Celebrate the Lords-supper But I know not what Reason they can produce for such a practice as that unless it is because o●● Saviour Christ did eat the Passover just before he instituted the Lords-supper at which time be abolished it with all the rest of the Ceremonial Law Sabbath and all and freed us from the Passover for ever 7. There are some few among several sorts o● these that are for Singing of Psalms 8. There are a sort of this Opinion in Germa● that are for sprinkling and pouring water on 〈◊〉 Head and Face only in Baptism and I have lat● heard that some of them practice sprinkling ● Baptism here in England 9. And Lastly There are another sort of th● who are reckoned the soundest of them and th● differ from most of all the rest Now it hath been observed by some that th● is not Two Congregations to be found among 〈◊〉 one sort of these I have named that agree in ● points one with the other but differ in Opi● in themselves No nor one Congregation it se● but differs in their Opinion one with anoth● Now all these agree in nothing but in the Subj● and mode of their Baptism namely in dipping ● Adult those only excepted that are for sprinkling Now if Mr. D. cannot find out so many diffe●● Opinions among us Protestants who are for Pa● baptism then the Argument is clearly falle● our Side Therefore I challenge Mr. D. to 〈◊〉 out so many sorts among us who are for Infa● baptism that do so vastly differ in Judgment o● from another as those do which I have 〈◊〉 Nay as for Mr. D. himself should his Book ● strictly examined and compared with Mr. H. C. and Mr. B. K's Books it will evidently appear that as those Two Noted Authours contradicted one another and themselves to boot even so hath M. D. contradicted them both and himself into the bargain as I shall clearly prove upon him

was Gods Covenant with Abraham some years before Circumcision 5. In Gen. 13.16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth so that if a man can number the dust of the earth then shall thy seed also be numbred 6. In Gen. 15.5 And he brought him forth abroad and said look now toward heaven and tell the stars if thou be able to number them And he said unto him So shall thy seed be God did not make any such peculiar promise unto Melchizedec or Job c. 7. The blessing of Abraham was to come upon the Gentiles Gal. 3.14 God made Abraham a publick blessing both to Jew and Gentile 8. It was said of Abraham In thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed Acts 3.25 In thy seed that is in Christ Gal. 3.16 9. My Ninth and last Reason why Abraham and his Seed were circumcised and not those holy men was because our Saviour Christ was to be born of the Seed of Abraham and therefore it is said In Abraham 's seed shall all the kindred of the earth be blessed for our Saviour Christ was not to come out of the Loyns or any one of these Worthies but from the Lineage of Abraham Mat. 1.1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ the son of David the son of Abraham Not the Son of Melchizedec nor the Son of Job c. but the Son of Abraham Therefore because he was to come from his Loyns both Abraham and his Seed must wear the Badge or Token of his Incarnation and Crucifiction which were both prefigurated in Circumcision which was then a Badge of Honour as Baptism now is and centered in the Covenant of Grace as Baptism now doth And for these Reasons aforesaid God was pleased to give unto Abraham and his Seed a Token of his Covenant-Love and Grace in that distinguishing way and manner above all other Saints contemporary with them who were also in the same Covenant with them for God had not Two Covenants of Grace one peculiar to Abraham and his Seed and another for the rest of his Saints but give me leave to tell ye that all those Worthies aforesaid though they were not circumcised in the flesh yet they were all circumcised in heart with the Circumcision made without hands for what though God was pleased to deny them the Token or thing signified at that time for Reasons best known to his holy Wisdom yet they had the thing signified which was infinitely better Ishmael had the Token of the Covenant which was but the shell and not the kernel but all those holy men which Mr. D. spoke of had the kernel though they had not the shell they were in the same Covenant with Abraham and his Seed though they had not that Token of the Covenant as they had Now let us hear what a Gentleman of New-England said in his History of Baptism in pag. 8. 1. A promise to Adam 's believing in this declaring A promise of the Messiah●s That he will be his God and the God of his seed in their Generations keeping Covenant or Command revealed to them for when this promise was made to Abraham it is 〈◊〉 to be supposed a new thing not in use before but it was renewed to him with a peculiar respect to his seed when the Gentiles were cast off for sinning against this promise as the Jews now are And there is no doubt but that the Family of Adam who was the first Believer and of Noah and his seed were the Church of God because God exercised Excommunication on the apostate Members and there is no Church-hood but to such as are under the promise Those who cannot say God is their God and the God of their seed in their generations keeping covenant have little to say for their Church-hood 2. Let us hear what that eminent Servant of the Lord Reverend Mr. Samuel Pomfret said to this which Mr. D. writ about Melchizedec Lot and Job c. when he saw it in his Book which is as followeth Touching Mr. D 's doubt about these holy men Melchizedec Job Elihu and Lot c. why they are not mentioned as well as Abraham concerning the Token of the Covenant viz. Circumcision his judicious Heart and Head might quickly have perceived if he please but to consider the lineal descent The God of all Grace was pleased to call out Abraham as the Father of the faithful through all ages to the end of the World both down the Gospel as well as the Old Testament Dispensation as he may know in the Epistle to the Galatians is clear especially the third chapter where it is said the blessing of Abraham is devolved upon the Gentiles 3. Let us hear what Mr. Cobbet of New-England saith also to this 1. Saith he Let us address our selves a while to consider of the external and Church right of little ones to the initiating Seal and Church right which follows thence for the initiating Seal follows the Covenant We speak not of an extraordinary time of the Church when either it hath no particular express initiating Seal distinct from another sealing Ordinance as before that solemn covenanting of God in reference to the Church in Isaac 's Race Gen. 17.7 8 9. with the 19. so there is some peculiar state of the time not applicable to the ordinary time and way of a visible politick Church and its Administrations as then also were Family Churches as that in Melchizedec's and Job 's Families which being not successively to continue were not so immediately eyed in point of solemn Institution and Church Laws as was this of Abraham Isaac and Jacob 's Race wherein the visible Church was to be continued Such extraordinary times and cases are very impertinently urged by some to infringe th● force of ordinary Rules and principles they know a extraordinary case of eating shew-bread by such as were not priests and of plucking ears of corn on the sabbath day of a private disciples baptizing Acts 9. and Zipporah 's circumcising of her son And these do●● nullifie or invalidate ordinary rules and principles touching Circumcision or Baptism or the sanctifying the sabbath In ordinary times and cases respecting the political visible Church and its administrati●● such little ones as are of parents in such visible Ch●● estate they have external right unto the injoyned ●●tiatory visible seal of which they are outwardly ●●pable and ought not to be denyed the use and ben●● thereof Ordinary times then and not extraordina●● are here considered Let none object then Child● of Members of an ordinary political visible Church 〈◊〉 here considered Let none object an extraordinary 〈◊〉 of Job's or Melchizedec 's Families a visible 〈◊〉 enjoyned not a case wherein actually any such sed● not enjoyned is here also considered or at least ● view at the present making of the covenant with th● reference as in the case Gen. 17.7 8 9. And 〈◊〉 none object Adam and Noah 's time and cases