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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87485	Nineteen arguments, proving circumcision no seal of the covenant of grace. Whereunto, is annexed; the unlawfulnesse of infants baptisme upon that ground. / Written by R.J.	R. J.; C. B.; Blackwood, Christopher.	1645 (1645)	Wing J31; Thomason E315_16; ESTC R200517	18,269	23

from v 5.10 v. 11. who now is an Antechrist the Papists as well as we confesse Christ to become in the flesh who then deny it they that doe not set up Iesus the Christ K●ng Priest and Prophet of his Church will not be ruled by his lawes submit not to his teaching make him not the only Priest and sacrifice these deny Christ to be come in the flesh and therein are Antichristian 1 Iohn 4.3 The Papists deny him in his Priestly office and I wish too many o●hers doe not in his Propheticall and Kingly office see the danger of it Deut. 18.18 19 Acts 3.23 Luke 19.17 It is a fearfull thing to fall into the hands of the living God Heb. 12.29 Oh that the Lord would perswade his people to search the Scriptures diligently that they may not hang their religion upon any creature so long as I did least they smart so severely for it as I have done for he will not only render vengeance to them that know him not but to them which obey him not 2 Thessalonians 18. The Lord in mercy awaken his people for Christ his sake AMEN Arg. 1 That which makes the Traditions of men of equall authority with the Law of God ought in no wise to be Matthew 15 6 Mark 7 7. But the Baptisme of Infants thoug of beleeving parents doth so Ergo That ought not to be The Minor is thus provided That which is an action of Religion performed and not one jot or tittle of the word requiring the same that makes the traditions of men of equall authority with the Law of God but the Baptisme of Infants though of beleevers is an action of Religion supposed to be performed and not one jot or title of the word requiring the same Ergo the Baptisme of infants though of beleevers makes the traditions of men of equall authority with the Law of God and consequently ought in no wise to be Arg. 3 Every affirmative command of Christ hath its negative so that whosoever Christ hath commanded to be baptized ought so to be and if o●hers prohibited but the affirmative command of Christ to his Apostles Mat. 28.18 in that they should teach all nations baptizing them that is those that are taught by themselves or some other Ergo The Apostles were prohibited from baptizing any that were not first taught if the Apostles were prohibited in the negative of Christs command touching Baptisme from baptizing any that were not first taught either by themselves or others then ought not the infants no not of beleevers to be baptized because the Apostles or other Ministers could not nor cannot know them to be so taught in their infancie seeing they make no profession of faith and repentance But the Apostles were prohibited from baptiz●ng any that were not first taught either by themselves or other in the negative of Christs command touching Baptisme by consequence of the former argument Ergo The infants though of beleevers ought not to be baptized Arg 3 That which overthrowes the nature of the Covenant of Grace ought in no wise to bee But the baptisme of infants though of beleevers doth so Ergo the Baptisme of infants ought in no wise to be The proof the minor That which is administred upon a supposed interest in the covenant of Grace without Faith in the person so interested that overthrowes the nature of the covenant of grace because persons have interest therein no otherwise then by Faith Romans 4.16 Gallathians 3.9.29 any thing else concluded so makes the promise or covenant void Rom. 4.14 Gal. 3.18 But the Baptisme of infants though of beleevers is administred upon a supposed interest in the covenant of grace without faith in the person so interested viz the faith of their parents Ergo The Baptisme of infants though of beleevers overthrowes the nature of the covenant of grace and consequently ought in no wise to be Arg. 4 That which overthrows the nature of Christs true visible Church ought in no wise to be But the Baptism of infants though of beleevers doth so Ergo it ought in no wise to be If the matter of the church be only regenerat persons and the matter of the visible Church such only as appeare so by the profession of faith and repentance then to baptize infants is to contradict this and to overthrow the nature thereof seeing they are borne in sinne and make no appearance to the contrary but that they so remain But the matter of the Church are onely regenerate persons Iohn 3.3.5 and the matter of the visible Church only such as appeare so by the profession of faith and repentance as all the Epistles of Paul written to the Churches doe prove Rom. 8.15 1 Cor. 4.15 as these instances instead of many doe make it appear Therefore to baptize infants though of beleevers is to overthrow the nature thereof and consequently ought in no wise to be Arg. 5 That which makes Religion subsist in the deed done now in the time of the Gospell ought in no wise to be Phil. 3.3 Iohn 4.23.24 But the Baptisme of infants though of beleevers doth so Ergo it ought in no wise to be The minor is thus proved That which is an action of Religion done and no faith in the person of the doer required in the doing of that thing that makes Religion to subsist in the deed done but the Baptisme of infants though of beleevers is an action of Religion performed and no faith required in the person of the doer in the doing of that thing Ergo the Baptisme of infants though of beleevers makes Religion to subsist in the deed done in the time of the Gospell and consequently ought in no wise to be Arg. 6 That which reviveth Iudaisme and so denieth Christ to bee come in the flesh ought in no wise to be 1 Iohn 4.3 2 Iohn 7. But the Baptisme of Infants though of beleevers doth so therefore c. The second Proposition proved thus That practice which is grounded upon the typicall seed which typed out Christ the true promised seed and ceased at his coming ●hat practice now in respect of the ground of that practice reviveth Iudaisme in the Type and denieth Christ the truth of the type to become in the flesh But the Baptisme of infants though of beleevers is grounded upon the typicall seed which typed out Christ the true promised seed and ceased at his coming Gal. 3.16.19 Therefore that being practised now reviveth Iudaisme in the type and denyeth Christ the truth of the type to become in the flesh and consequently ought in no wise to be Arg. 7 That which makes the world and the Church all one and confounds the distinction that ought to be betwixt them ought in no wise to be Col. 4.5 1 Pet. 2.12 Col. 2.20 2 Cor. 6.14 But the baptisme of Infants though of beleevers doth so therefore it ought not to be The second proposition is thus proved those which administer the speciall priviledge the Ordinance of