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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52394	Baptism discovered plainly & faithfully according to the word of God. Wherein is set forth the glorious pattern of our blessed saviour Jesus Christ, the pattern of all believers in his subjection to baptism. Together, with the example of thousands who were baptized after they believed. By John Norcott, late servant of Jesus Christ, and of his church. The third edition, corrected by Will. Kiffin, and Rich. Claridge. With an appendix by another hand.	Norcott, John, d. 1676.; Claridge, Richard, 1649-1723.; Kiffin, William, 1649-1723.	1694 (1694)	Wing N1227A; ESTC R213780	25,797	77

and to your Children and to all that are ● far off even as many as the Lord our G●● shall call Here you see it is to such as are called Now if you say this word Call relates not to the Children but to them that are afar off I Answer it must needs relate to the Children and their Parents and all afar off because it is the Promise ver 16 17. this is that which is spoken of by Joel the Prophet I will pour out of my Spirit on all flesh on your Sons and Daughters Joel 2.28 on the Remnant whom the Lord shall call ver 32. Now if the Promise of the Spirit be to Children though not called then either the Promise doth fail and that 's a fearful thing to think or else all the Children of Believers do partake of this glorious Spirit but the contrary dayly experience shews that many of Believers Children are Carnal not having the Spirit and it is fulfilld only to such whom the Lord our God shall call Object 16. 16. But I have been Baptized in my Infancy therefore what need I be Baptized again I Answer As one saith of Marriage It is not the ●ed that makes Marriage for then forni●ation is Marriage but a lawful consent by Covenant that makes Marriage So I say of Baptism it is not Water thrown on the face that makes Baptism but it is a free consent and subjection to Christ according to the Rule that makes Baptism Now when thou wast an Infant thou gavest no consent thou canst not tell of any such thing but by report thou knowest not when it was thou hadst no Faith in the Act. And what ever is not of Faith is sin so that thou art not yet baptized Again consider what defects have been in thy Infant-Baptism First there was no Rule to baptize thee while an Infant Then thou wast not a right subject for thou oughtst to believe and be baptized then thou wast only sprinkled not buried in baptism as Christ was and hath commanded Now wilt thou call that baptism which was only a Tradition received from thy Fore-Fathers when the Lord Jesus did shed his most precious blood to redeem thee from the Tradition of thy Fore-Fathers 1 Pet. 1.18 19 Object 17. 17. But many lay so much stress on Baptism as makes us more backward to it I Answer Is there more stress laid by any than Christ who said they rejected the Counc●● of God against themselves not being baptized Luk. 7.29 30. And is it not our duty to contend for the faith once delivered to the Saints Object 18. 18. But the Children of Believers are holy therefore they ought to be baptized I Answer As it is said the Children are holy so it is said the unbelieving Husband is holy or sanctified by the believing Wife This Holiness is wholly to the use of Marriage for the Apostle is in that place 1 Cor. 7. speaking of Marriage and whether those who have believed should live with unbelieving Husbands or put them away as 1 Cor. 7.13 So that the Holiness here spoken of it is wholly to their use it is said Zach. 14.20 There shall be Holiness on the Horses Bells and every Pot in the Lords House sh●ll be Holy Now do you think this was a sufficient warrant to baptize Bells as you ma● read they did in the Book of Martyrs 〈…〉 being holy for the use of the By 〈…〉 Sanctified by 〈…〉 ●●ayer 1 Tim. 3.4 5. And to the Pure all things are Pure Tit. 1.15 That is to their use Thus Children are holy and unbelieving Husbands are sanctified to their use But if you think Believers Children are inherently holy doth not your experience tell you the contrary do not we see good Men have ungodly Children and bad Men have holy Children so that they are only holy for their use they are not born in uncleanness Object 19. 19. When they were formerly circumcised Men of years were circumcised but afterwards Infants were circumcised so in the Gospel when Baptism was first administred Men and Women were baptized but afterwards Infants were Baptized I Answer When God first commanded Circumcision he commanded that it should be administred to Children Gen. 17.10 every Man-child but when Christ commanded Baptism he commanded that persons should be taught and that they should believe and be baptized and never gave a Command to baptize Children Then consider we have the Lives and Acts of the Apostles and Primitive Churches for divers years and not one Infant baptized Paul was converted sometime after Christs Ascension and was fourteen years in Christ Cor. 12.2 In these fourteen years sure some Children were born yet not one baptized that we read of Object 20. 20. They were Heathens that were baptized in the Apostles days I Answer Was the Lord Jesus a Heathen he was baptized The Eunuch a Worshipper of the true God Cornelius a man whose Prayers and Alms came to God for a Memorial were these Heathens Nay do not those who baptize Infants baptize Heathens Eph. 2.3 We are the Children of wrath by Nature It is you that plead for the baptizing Heathens we plead for the baptizing Believers Object 21. 21. But Paul saith 1 Cor. 1.17 Christ sent me not to baptize but to preach I Answer That Paul did baptize 1 Cor. 1.14 15. He baptized Crispus and Gaius and the Houshold of Stephanas and divers others Now what he did he did by Commission or Presumption but he did it not by Presumption therefore he did it by Commission he was sent to preach Baptism fell in as a part of his Preaching Office Philip was chosen a Deacon yet he baptized the Eunuch Baptism fell in as part of his work Acts 8. so that he that is called to be a Preacher needs no call to baptize the other falls in as his work Object 22. 22. But there were three thousand baptized in one day how could all these be dipped in one day they might be sprinkled but not dipped I Answer They might well be dipped for there were twelve Apostles and seventy Disciples as Luke 10.1 that is eighty two these might well baptize three thousand in a day CHAP. IX Believers-Baptism and Infant-Baptism compared 1. Believers Baptism hath a Command Mat. 28.19 20. 1. Infant-Baptism hath not a Command 2. Believers baptism hath many Examples Acts 8.12 cap. 2.37 41 42 c. 2. Infant-baptism hath no Example 3. Believers baptism is from Heaven Mat. 21.25 3. Infant-baptism is from Men. 4. Believers baptism is the Councel of God Luk. 7.29.30 4. Infant baptism hath the Councel of Men. 5. Believers baptism hath been Gloriously sealed Matthew 3. 5. Infant-baptism never was sealed by God 6. In believers baptism the person baptized acts faith 6. But in Infant-baptism the Infant acts no faith 7. In believers baptism the person subjects in acts of obedience 7. But in Infant-baptism the Infant puts forth no Act of Obedience 8. In believers baptism the person knows when he is baptized