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A70792	Infant baptism of Christ's appointment, or A discovery of infants interest in the covenant with Abraham shewing who are the spiritual seed and who the fleshly seed. Together, with the improvement of covenant interest by parents and children. By S.P. minister of the Gospel.; Infant baptism of Christ's appointment.	Petto, Samuel, 1624?-1711.	1687 (1687)	Wing P1898; ESTC R218919	34,665	113

unattainable impossible to be attained and so the principles have a tendency to destroy both Baptism and Churches I shall from the premises add two Corolaries 1. That to Baptize again those that being Children of Believers were Baptized in Infancy is a great sin seeing Baptism in Infancy is valid there is no Scripture warrant for Rebaptizing any with water and so it is a taking the name of the Lord in vain As to Act. 19. 3 5. To say they were Baptized in the name of Christ therefore they were Rebaptized with water is a plain non sequitur If this were a second Baptism it was with the Holy Ghost and with fire v. 6. the Holy Ghost came on them Or one of them may be figurative and note the owning of the doctrin as Mat. 21. 25. Act. 18. 25. 2. That to admit as members and so Baptize again such who are known owned members of a rightly constituted Church without its knowledge or consent is highly irregular it is without Scripture warrant it obstructeth and disableth for those mutual duties which the membership in the first Church required at theirhands there are various duties omitted which are charged in the Church where they are members Rev. 7. and 3. it breaketh the peace by division it violateth all Gospel order Neither will it be a Salvo to say that Churches are not rightly constituted for want of their Baptism this is enervated already by proving the validity of Infant Baptism And it is built upon a great mistake viz. That Baptism doth constitute a Church and make one a Member of it Whereas it is not true for at the first Institution of Baptism John the Baptist administred it to multitudes who were Members of the Jewish Church before and so were not made Church Members by it the same Church which Jesus Christ was a Member of and Baptized in and so of a Gospel stamp The Baptism of John was Essentially the same with ours being that which Jesus Christ the head of Baptized ones passed under yet what Church was Christ made a member of thereby If that did constitute then one member may be a Church for where the form is there is the thing formed yea an excommunicate person an Apostate one that renounceth the Gospel and all Churches yet his Baptism remaining he must still be a Church member for where the form is there is the formatum and if such had lost their Baptism then if ever they be reduced they must be Rebaptized whereas Patient one of the Baptists saith the Ordinance of Baptism is to be received but once as a Man is to be regenerated but once born but once changed from death to life but once To conclude where Churches are of a Gospel constitution which must be by other means then Baptism it is sinful to withdraw members from them under pretence of bringing them under Baptism therefore follow after things which make for p●●ce Rom. 14. 19. and as 1 Cor. 10. 32. Give none offence neither to the Jews nor to the Gentiles nor to the Church of God. AN APPENDIX HAving Evidenced the Covenant Interest not only of Believers but of their Infant seed I may add two other Inferences thence Inf. 1. Then it is of great concernment to own the high priviledge and glorious advantage of Believers and their seed above all others in their Covenant Interest Some would deny this external Covenant Interest to be a priviledge directly against Rom. 3. 1 2. What advantage then hath the Jew or what profit is there of Circumcision much every way It is then a high advantage altho internal special priviledges be wanted or be not actually enjoyed as Justification c. for in that respect he expresly declereth the Jew was not better v. 9 22. all are under sin and there is no difference There is unspeakable condescention in it that God will admit any of his creatures into Covenant with himself when he might have dealt only in a way of Prerogative and Soveraignty with them There are many priviledges and advantages of being even externally and visibly in Covenant with God as 1. The Covenant-state it self is agreat priviledge above what others enjoy for it is a great misery Eph. 2. 32. to be strangers to the Covenants of promise Being in Covenant speaketh some nearness to God when others are at a distance afar off v. 13. argueth relation to him Ex. 4. 21. and having the Kingdom of God nigh Luk. 10. 9 11. and 11. 20. in Ordinances and influences from the fatness of the Olive Rom. 11. 17. 24. 2. Various Divine Promises believing Parents may act faith upon the Lord in for their seed above others Gen. 17. 7. 8. Is 44. 3. Is 59. 21. whereas the seed of the wicked are under threatnings Ps 37. 28. If it be said how doth God keep Covenant then seeing many of the seed of Believers prove wicked This is answered before Abraham had an Ishmael and Isaac an Esau who were visibly in Covenant and under the token of it yet God kept Covenant but the Lord rejecteth none till they cast themselves out of Covenant as Ishmael did and others may do who are only externally in it thus the Jews were externally in Covenant as their priviledge Rom. 9. 4. to them pertaineth the Covenants and many of them were bad and broken off Rom. 11. 20. yet God kept his Covenant so if some of the seed of Believers be wicked yet God may keep Covenant And from these promises Believers have a higher encouragement than others can have to hope that their seed shall afterwards share in Spiritual and Eternal Blessings tho they be not regenerated and sanctified for the present As Monicha the Mother of that famous Austin mourning for his sinful courses be of good cheer said a Minister for it cannot be that a Child of so many Prayers and Tears should perish Also they may be secured and delivered from many evils and temporal judgments which others lie open to God remembreth his Covenant for his Ex. 3. 6 7. Lev. 26. 41 42. they are sealed Rev. 7. 2 3. from hurt which others are exposed to Inf. 2. Then the Govenant Interest of Believers and their seed lay Parents and Children under powerful obligations to Duty and Caution Indeed every priviledge is improvable towards Duty especially such as this As to Parents 1. Beware of degenerating or forfeiting your Interest in the Covenant for you forfeit not only for your selves but for your seed also their right resulting from yours Thus not only the Jews were broken off but their posterity by their unbelief and the sin of Parents often hath dreadful consequences to their seed saith the Lord Is 14. 21. prepare slaughter for their Children for the iniquity of their Fathers Often a keeping the Covenant or Commands is required as Deut. 4. 40. and 12. 25. 28. that it may go well with their Children after them 2. Be much in giving instruction and Counsel in the matters of the Covenant