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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57687	Paedobaptismus vindicatus, or, Infant-baptism stated in an essay to evidence its lawfulness from the testimony of the Holy Scripture, especially St. Matthew, XXVIII, 19 : the grand, if not sole place, so much insisted on by the antipaedobaptists, to prove their mistaken principle : handled in a different method form other tracts on the subject, as appears in the contents : with an account of a conference publickly held with an antipaedobaptist of no small fame / by J.R., A.M., a Presbyter of te Church of England.	Rothwell, John, d. 1661.	1693 (1693)	Wing R2005; ESTC R6073	107,326	230

yet this doth not exclude Infants from Baptism as appears from the reason already offered To all this let me add in short what is meant by the Promise as recorded by Joel and cited by the Text and it is double 1. The Pardon of Iniquity 2. The Gift of the Divine Spirit whereby was not always intended a miraculous Gift but the comfort and support of the Divine Spirit in their Souls by his Holy Inspirations and Breathings 1 Cor. xij 29 30. his powerful Aid and Assistance for it is clear by St. Paul the Gift of Miracles was not imparted to some and the Kingdom of God or Grace that good Christians enjoy in this World Rom. xiv ● 6 consists in Righteousness and Peace and Joy in the Holy Ghost and that these very persons had this Communication of the Holy Spirit appears at the latter end of this Chapter for this reason Acts ij 46. Because they did eat their Meat with gladness and singleness of Heart And further Another Communication of the Holy Spirit they had in that they were willing to leave their Possessions and deliver them to be disposed of as the Holy Apostles thought most useful for the good and benefit of the Church iv 34. which were clear and great Testimonies that the Divine Spirit resided and dwelt in their Souls I know a great and learned Man saith he will not defend the Arguments from this Text because he thinks it inconcludent for this reason because he believes the word Children there used is really the Posterity of the Jews and not their Infant-Children And I believe so too And yet with deference to my Superiors and with submission unto better Judgments I take the Argument to be concluding upon this account because it would be a great Incentive to incourage the propagating Christianity and a Motive to both Jews and Gentiles to embrace and come in and own themselves Professors of the Holy Gospel and Disciples of the Blessed Jesus And it is very probable in his first Sermon St. Peter would use the most prevailing Argument with the Jews that he might remove the Prejudice that lay upon their Hearts to hinder them from believing in a crucified Saviour and it is not improbable his numerous Auditors understood him in this sense because we read in the latter part of this Chapter the same day were added to the Church about three thousand Souls Acts ij 41. So that when St. Peter saith the Promise is to you and unto your Children it is as much as if he had said these words O you Jews that now hear me if you will repent and be baptized you and your Posterity and the Children of you and your Posterity if you will repent i. e. own your Guilt in crucifying the Lord of Life and Glory and embrace his Holy Gospel and live according to the Rules thereof and be baptized i. e. receive the Sign of Admission into the New Covenant of Grace you and your Children shall have the same Priviledge you had in your own Dispensation under the Law i. e. your Children shall be in Covenant as well as your selves and equally with you be admitted to the Sign of the Covenant Baptism as your Children are now admitted to Circumcision the Sign of the antiquated Covenant in your way and this might be a great Argument to the Gentiles to become Christians because they should not only enjoy the same Priviledge as the Jew if one of their Proselytes but much greater by being a Disciple of the Blessed Jesus as much greater as the Holy Gospel did exceed the Law as appears by St. Paul's Argument But if the Ministration of Death or the Law written and engraven in Stones was glorious so that the Children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the Face of Moses for the Glory of his Countenace which Glory was to be done away how shall not the Ministration of the Spirit or Gospel be rather glorious For if the Ministration of Condemnation or the Law be Glory much more doth the Ministration of Righteousness or the Gospel exceed in Glory for even that which was made glorious or the Law had no Glory in this respect by reason of the Glory or Gospel that excelleth for if that which was done away or the Law was glorious much more that which remaineth 2 Cor. iij. 7. 12. or the Gospel is glorious Thus I hope I may say without assuming or taking too much to my self I have rescued this Text from the Antipedobaptists Objections and drawn a concluding Argument from it for Infant-Baptism but because the Reverend Dr. Hammond thinks he hath founded the Practice upon a better Basis give me leave to mention it because it will corroborate and confirm what I have said and when I shall have answered the Objections brought against the other place of Holy Scripture I hope I shall for ever silence the Objections of any Antipedobaptist from Holy Writ from having any influence or prevalency on unprejudiced minds that love Truth better than Interest and had rather comply with the Sacred institutions of the Holy Jesus than carry on and promote any Faction against him and his Holy Religion The Argument is this Baptism or Washing was a known Rite solemnly used among the Jews as it is now among Christians for the initiating or entring Jews and Proselytes into the Covenant of the Lord and so into the Congregation of the Jews as among us it is into the New Covenant and into the Church of Christ Many Branches of that Custom there were I shall briefly gather them together and farther testifie the truth of those Affirmations which any way seem questionable to any 1. Baptism or Washing the whole Body was a Jewish Solemnity by which the Native Jews were entred into the Covenant of God made with them by Moses This that learned Doctor makes appear by several Quotations from their great Rabbins and tells us nothing can be more clearly affirmed by them 2. As the Native Jews were thus entred into Covenant by Baptism so the Proselytes of the Jews that were taken in as Profelytes of Justice or Righteousness as professing or undertaking all their Law and not only as Proselytes of the Gate to live among them were received into their Church by Baptism likewise This also the same excellent Doctor proves by several Authorities and Testimonies of their learned Men in all Ages whensoever any Gentile was willing to enter into Covenant and to be gathered under the Wings of the Schecinah or Divine Majesty and to undertake the Yoke of the Law he was bound to have Baptism Circumcision and a Peace-Offering and if it were a Woman Baptism and Sacrifice And again the stranger that is circumcised and not baptized or baptized and not circumcised Arrianus in Epictet l. 2. c. 9. is not a true Proselyte until he be both A clear Testimony we have of this in Arrianus the Stoic Philosopher where the Jewish Proselyte is by him called