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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

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Pharisees and Lawyers the learned men of the times rejected the Councel of God against themselves not being baptized Do not say as they said Which of the Rulers have believed in him Hearken to Christ's Answer Mat. 11.25 Jesus answered I thank thee O Father Lord of Heaven and Earth that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them to Babes And further If Learning were an Argument in this case Are there not many Cardinals and Jesuits Learned Men Object 7. 7. But are not there very Godly men Pastors of Churches that hold Infant-baptism I Answer You are not to follow an Apostle further than he followeth Christ 1 Cor. 11.1 Follow me as I follow Christ Again bring no Examples of good Men against an express word You have an express word Acts 8.12 When they believed they were Baptized both Men Women Elias was a good man he called for fire from Heaven but we must not do so Jehosaphat was a good King but the High Places were not removed follow no Example against a word 1 Kings 22.42 43. Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil Exod. 23.2 Object 8. 8. But there 's not a word against Baptizing Infants I Answer Nadab and Abihu were burned with fire because they did that the Lord commanded not Lev. 10.2 3. Again if you mean by a word an express word then where have you a word Thou shalt not baptize Bells as you read in the Book of Martyrs they did Where have you a word saying Thou shalt not use Spittle Cream or Salt in Baptism as the Roman Catholicks do But you must know it is enough against Infant-Baptism it is not commanded Object 9. 9. But were there not whole Families Baptized I Answer That it is expresly said They all believed Acts 16.34 He was baptized and all his ver 33. He rejoyced beleiving in God with all his House ver 34. Crispus the Chief Ruler believed in God with all his House and many of the Corinthians believed and were baptized Acts 18.8 Lydia and all her House were baptized Acts 16.15 Here 's no mention of Husband or Children whether she was a Maid or a Widdow only they are called Brethren ver 40. Object 10. 10 Infants were once Church● Members and we do not find they were cut off I Answer That the natural Branches were broken off by their Unbelief and if they come to believe they may be grafted in again but till then they are broken off Rom. 11.20 21. Again now in the Gospel the Axe is laid to the root of the Tree and every Tree that brings not forth good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire Mat. 3.9 10. Therefore you must not think to say you have Abraham or a Believer for your Father This is the sure Word of God And thus you may see that the Sadduces were rejected when they came for Baptism thinking to say They had Abraham for their Father Mat. 3.7 8 9. And further Infants were Members of the National Church of the Jews But where were they ever Members of a particular Church under the Gospel When Infants were Members then Servants that were bought with Money were all Members Gen. 17.12 Which are not of thy seed God now in the Gospel seeks such to Worship him who Worship him in Spirit and in Truth John 4.23 And further there was then a middle Wall of Partition but this middle Wall of Partition is broken down Eph. 2.14 And now God is no Respecter of Persons but in every Nation such as fear him and work Righteousness are accepted of him Acts 10.34.35 Object 11. 11. But is the Priviledge of Believers Children less under the Gospel than it was under the Law I Answer What dost thou mean by Priviledge was it a priviledge to be under the Law or is it now a priviledge to be under the Gospel or dost thou mean by priviledge to have the Promises which the Apostle tells us of Rom 9.8 They which are Children of the flesh are not the Children of Promise or dost thou mean by Priviledge to partake of the visible Ordinance of Circumcision And is this such a priviledge which the Apostle Acts 15.10 calls a yoke that neither we nor our Fathers were able to bear is this the priviledge thou meanest Object 12. 12. But the Seed was in Covenant God made a Covenant with Abraham and his Seed I Answer What dost thou mean by Covenant dost thou mean the Covenant that was made on Mount Sinai or a Covenant of Works dost thou mean the Covenant of Grace wherein God promiseth to be their God and dost thou make this Covenant of Grace to be Conditional And dost thou judge that Ishmael Saul and Jeroboam the son of Nebat and Ahaz and all they were in the Covenant of Grace or dost thou judge they lost their Interest in the Covenant of Grace and so indeed make it a Covenant of Works Therefore consider God did make a Covenant with Abraham and his natural Seed to give them the Land of Canaan Gen. 17.7 8. but as to the Promise of Life and Salvation this was made to Abraham and his spiritual Seed Gal. 3.16 Now to Abraham and his Seed were the Promises made he saith not unto Seeds as of many but as of one to thy Seed which is Christ If you will believe this Text there 's little difficulty in the Objection Rom. 9.8 The Children of Promise are counted for the Seed Object 13. 13. But they were so far in the Covenant as to give them a Right to the Ordinance I Answer Circumcision was entail'd on Abraham and his Seed and his Servants but where is Baptism intailed upon Believers natural Seed The Priesthood by a Covenant was entailed on the Tribe of Levi and their Seed as you may read Josh 18.7 Num. 25.13 will you now entail the Ministry on Preachers and their natural Seed But as to the point of Baptism were there not many that came to be Baptized and John said Think not to say you have Abraham for your Father Mat. 3.9 clearly shewing that their Carnal Right was cut off by the Gospel Now the Axe is laid to the Root of the Tree every Tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewen down and cast into the fire And note further Abraham had a word for to warrant his circumcising his Seed but where is there a word for Baptizing Infants Object 14. 14. But Christ said suffer little Children to come to me for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven I Answer The Text tells you plainly they were not brought to be baptized but that Christ might lay his hands on them and pray for them Mat. 19.13 Mark 10.16 Here 's nothing of Baptism Object 15. 15. But 't is said Acts 2.39 The Promise is to you and to your Children I Answer Do so much justice to thy own Soul ● to read the whole Text and you sh●● find that it is said The Promise is to y●●
8. But Infants know not any thing of their baptism 9. Believers remember when they were baptized 9. Infants remember not their baptism 10. Believers are buried with Christ by baptism Rom. 6.4 10. Infants are not buried they are only sprinkled 11. All believers that are baptized are in the Covenant of Grace 11. All Infants baptized are not in a Covenant of grace 12. All believers baptized receive remission of sins Act 2.37.38 12. But all Infants baptized do not receive the remission of sins 13. God hath promised that all that believe and are baptized shall be saved Mark 16.16 13. God hath not promised that all Infants that are baptized shall be saved 14. Believers rejoyce when they are baptized Act. 8.39 16.34 14. Infants do not rejoyce but usually weep when they are sprinkled 15. Believers baptism hath the plain Word of GOD Mat. 28.19 15. Infant-baptism hath human consequences only 16. All the World may undeniably affirm that believers were baptized by the Apostles Act. 8.12 16. But all the world cannot affirm that any Infant was baptized by the Apostles 17. All those who baptise Infants do confess believers were baptized 17. But all baptized believers do deny that Infants were baptized 18. Believers baptized do lawfully partake of the Lords Supper 18. Infants baptized do not lawfully partake of the Lord 's Supper 19. All believers baptized are living stones fit for Gods house 1 Pet. 2.5 19. But all Infants baptized the living stones● Gods House 20. Believers baptized build on Christ by their own faith 20. But such as baptise Infants build on anothers faith 21. Such as are baptized on their own Faith shall never perish Joh. 10.28 21. But such as are baptized on anothers faith may perish 22. Believers baptized are converted and shall never come into condemnation Joh. 5.24 22. But Infants baptized are not converted and many come into condemnation 23. Believers baptized are not the Children of wrath John 3.36 23. But Infants baptized Joh. 3.36 may be yet under wrath 24. Believers baptized do know Christ to be precious 1 Pet. 2.7 24. But Infants baptized do not know Christ to be precious 25. Believers Love Christ and keep his Commandments Joh. 14.15 25. But Infants baptized do not love Christ and keep his Commandments 26. Believers baptized worship God in Spirit and in truth such God seeks to Worship him Joh. 4.23 24. 26. But Infants do not know what to Worship 27. Believers baptism must stand as long as God's Word doth stand Mat. 5.18 27. Infant-baptism must fall because it hath not the Word of God 28. Believers baptized may repel Satan as Christ did saying it is written They believed and were baptized 28. But you cannot repel Satan saying It is written Infants were baptiz'd for it is not written CHAP. X. Plain Scriptures concerning Baptism without any human consequence from Mans Wisdom MAT 3.13 Then cometh Jesus to John to be baptized ver 15. And Jesus said Suffer it to be so now for thus it becometh us to fulfill all Righteousness ver 16. And Jesus when he was baptized went up straightway out of the water Mat. 21.25 The Baptism of John whence was it from Heaven or of Men if we say from Heaven he will say w●● did ye not believe in him Luke 20.6 But if we say of men the people will stone us Luke 7.29 The Publicans justified God being baptized Ver. 30. But the Pharisees and Lawyers rejected the Councel of God against themselves not being baptized Mat 28.19 Go teach all Nations baptizing them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost Acts 2.38 Repent and be baptized every one of you in the Name of Jesus Christ Ver. 41. Then they that gladly received his Word were baptized Mark 16.16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved Acts 8.12 And when they believed they were baptized both men and women Ver. 36. And the Eunuch said here is water what doth hinder me to be baptized Ver. 37. And Philip said if thou believest thou mayst Ver. 38. And they went both down into the water both Philip and the Eunuch and he baptized him Acts 9.18 Saul arose and was baptized John 3.22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the Land of Judea ●nd there he tarried and baptized John 4.1 Jesus made and baptized ●ore disciples than John Acts 10.47 Can any man forbid water that these should not be baptized that have received the Holy Ghost as well as we Ver. 48. And he commanded them ●o be baptized in the Name of the Lord. Acts. 18.8 And Crispus the chief Ru●er of the Synagogue believed on the Lord with all his House and many of the Corinthians hearing believed and were baptized Acts 22.16 And now why tarriest thou arise and be baptised and wash away thy sins calling on the name of the Lord. Rom. 6.4 We are buried with him by Baptism Gal. 3.27 As many as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ 1 Pet. 3.21 The like Figure whereunto baptism doth save us 1 Cor. 12.13 By one spirit we are all baptized into one body Acts 16.33 And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes and was baptized he and all his straightway Ver. 34. He believing in God with his House Luke 3.21 Jesus being baptized th● Heavens were opened Ver. 23. And Jesus himself being about thirty years of Age. John 3.23 John was baptizing in Aenon near Salim because there was much water there CHAP. XI Considerations by way of Conclusion 1. COnsider that when souls are asham'd then God will shew them the Ordinances and forms of his House Ezek. 43 11. The Gospel Church hath its forms 2. Consider when God gives any soul a new heart it is to fit him for Gods Ordinances Ezek. 11 19 20. I will give them a new spirit and I will take away the heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh that they may walk in my Statutes and keep my Ordinances and do them 3. Consider what a danger it is to resist an Ordinance of God read Rom. 13.2 Luke 7.29 30. They rejected the Councel of God not being baptized 4. Consider what Judgments have attended the changing of Gods Ordinances Isa 24.1 Behold the Lord maketh the Earth empty and turneth it upside down there 's a change but why ver 5. They have changed the Ordinance when Christ commands to Believe and be baptized and men baptize Infants who do not believe whether this be a change of the Ordinance judg ye 5. Consider what fell on Nadab and Abihu the sons of Aaron Lev. 10.1 2. They offered what the Lord commanded not it was not forbidden but that 's not enough 't was not commanded Infant-Baptism is not forbidden but it is what the Lord commanded not 6. Consider if what thou didst receive in thy Infancy was no Baptism and thou hast not been baptized since then thou livest in the neglect of a
Covenant promises were made to Abraham and his spiritual seed that is Believers for they are the children of God and Heirs according to the promise Therefore saith the Apostle He said not and to seeds as of many but as of one and to thy seed which is Christ Gal. 3.16 Many Temporal promises were made to all the seed of Abraham natural and spiritual but his spiritual seed only that is Believers are intitled to the promises of the new Covenant For those promises being made to Christ namely to Christ first and then to all that are in Christ none can have an Interest in them but as they are considered in him because he is the great point or centre of the promises in whom they me●● and are established Object 3. 3. But the Infants of Believers are to be baptized because they have Habitual Faith I Answer If by Habitual Faith our Adversarys understand an Infused Habit of Believing and that all the Infants of Believers have this Infused Habit then let them produce some Argument either from plain Scripture good Consequence or rectified Reason for their Opinion For to tell us of Habitual Faith in Infants without any manner of Proof either Scriptural or Philosophical is meer begging of the Question But if by Habitual Faith they mean a Potentiality in the soul to believe this will no more qualify their Infants for Baptism than the Infants of Heathens because there may be a Potentiality in the one as well as the other to believe And seeing it is but a Potentiality they speak of I demand how they come to know that their Infants have this Power is it by Revelation or by Observation If by Revelation then surely they have some Text for it If by Observation then their Infants do demonstrate it by some Act or other of Believing but if neither of these ways then not at all Further we may not Baptize Infants upon a meer supposed power of believing because a bare supposition or Presumption is a groundless bottom to go upon For the Scriptures do no where countenance such a practice We do indeed baptize Grown Persons upon presumption that they are Believers they making to us a profession of their Faith in Christ and giving Testimonials of amendment in their Lives but Infants being not capable of professing Faith in Christ or testifying of Repentance from D●ad Works we must not baptize them upon a supposition that as Believers Children they have a potentiality to believe which others have not Object 4. Infants of Believers are capable of having the Seal of the Covenant of Grace which is Baptism applyed unto them I Answer Baptism is no Seal of the Covenant of Grace Christ is the Great Blessing of the Covenant and the Holy Spirit Sealeth him to the Souls of the Faithful In whom after that ye believed ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise Eph. 1.13 And grieve not the holy spirit whereby ye are sealed to the Day of Redemption 4.30 And as the Holy Spirit sealeth Christ to the Soul so Faith the fruit thereof sealeth the Soul to Christ He that hath received his Testimony hath set to his Seal that God is true John 3.33 But granting for Argument sake that Bapism is a Seal of the Covenant of Grace how come Infants to be capable of it Is there any Word of God in the New Testament for the Baptizing of them There is none How then are they capable of Baptism Why the Devisers of Will Worship have created them a Title to it against the Express Revelation of God FINIS 〈◊〉 lately Printed 〈◊〉 Will. Marshal at the Bible i● Newgate-street MR. Bunyans Works Printed in Folio price bound 14 s. Mr. Knowls his Exposition on the whole Book of the Revelations price bound 2 s. 6 d. Mr. Collin's Vindication of Believers Baptism price 4 d. How 's Spiritual Teaching price 6 d. Mr. Keeches Childs Delight containing a Scripture Catechism wherein all the chief Principles of Christian Religion are clearly though briefly opened necessary to establish young People in Gods Truths in Opposition to Popery in perillous Times together with many other things both pleasant and useful for the Christian Education of Youth with Letters to Parents Adorned with several Copper Cuts teaching to Spell Read and casting Accounts fitted for the use of Schools and very useful for all Families price bound 6 d.