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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36095	A Discourse of infant-baptism by way of a dialogue between Pædobaptista, a minister for infant-baptism, Antipædobaptista, his friend, against it, Aporeticus, an ingenuous doubter		1698 (1698)	Wing D1599; ESTC R27860	30,411	63

whither those that have neither Law nor Gospel must go but to a place where neither a broken Law nor a saving Gospel will carry them But this will not touch these that can decline all absurdily by denying of Consequences Antipaed 'T is an easy thing to charge a Doctrin with Inconsistency but can you prove that Covenant of Grace pure and unmix'd Paed. That I can For 1. The foundation of it was laid in Grace viz. God's Love to Abraham 2. It was made in Christ Gal. 3. v. 16. Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made he saith not and to Seeds as of many but as of one and to thy Seed which is Christ v. 17. And this I say that the Covenant that was confirmed before of God in Christ the Law which was four hundred and thirty years after cannot disanull that it should make the promise of none Effect v. 18. For if the Inheritance be of the Law it is no more of promise but God gave it to Abraham by promise v. 29. And if ye be Christ's then are ye Abraham's seed and heires according to the Promise 3. It is repeated as such in the New Testament Heb. 8.10 For this is the Covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days saith the Lord I will put my Laws into their mind and write them in their hearts and I will be to them a God and they shall be to me a people 4. It was made upon Gospel Terms Rom. 4. v. 3. For what saith the Scripture Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for Righteousness v. 4. Now to him that worketh is the Reward reckoned not of Grace but of debt v. 5. But to him that worketh not but believeth on him that justifyeth the ungodly his Faith is reckoned for Righteousness Antipaed The Apostle tells us that Circumcision binds to the observation of the whole Law that is the Law given on Sinai The Decalogue for I will not go about to Question the Gospel signification of much of the Ceremonial Law especially in the Sacrifices Paed. The Law saith the Apostle which was 430 years after cannot disanul the Covenant that was before confirmed of God by Christ Gal. 3.17 Whatever then was the design of God in giving the Law it was not any way to contradict or destroy the Gospel For the Law is not against the Promise v. 21. Is the Law then against the Promises of God God forbid It must then be added or put to the Gospel in Subserviency to it and for the discovery of Sin For it by shewing our weakness and Insufficiency puts us upon looking out for some other way of Salvation and thus it is as a School-master to teach us and lead us to Christ V. 19. Wherefore then served the Law It was added because of Transgressions till the seed should come to whom the promise was made and it was ordained by Angels in the hand of a Mediator v. 24. Wherefore the Law was our School-master to bring us unto Christ that we might be justified by Faith Antipaed But there are many things spoke of that Law that seem to make it a Law of Works and oppose it to the Gospel Poed To the better understanding of this you must distinguish betwixt God's design in giving the Law which was as I told you to convince and humble proud Man and shew him the necessity of a Saviour and the abuse of the Law through the mistake of the Carnal and Formal Jews who expected Justification from the Works of the Law which they perswaded themselves they were able to fulfill You are to understand Paul in this latter sense when he pronounces so severely against that Law Now that you may not think that this distinction is made to serve a Turn or for an Evasion The same Apostle is our Voucher 1 Tim. 1.8 But we know that the Law is good if a Man use it lawfully Where he distinguishes betwixt the Lawful use and the Erroneous abuse of the Law Antipaed Well If I yield it to be a Covenant of Grace How will you improve it for Infant-Baptism Paed. If you yield it you give up the Cause for if it be one and the same Covenant as there can be no more Covenants of Grace but one then it must be as to the substance of it the same Tho there be a difference as to degrees of Grace and Knowledge and some particular Ordinances yet is there no alteration as to the main Blessings and Priviledges This appears in the Parable of the Vineyard Where we see the Gentiles signify'd by those in the High-ways upon the Jews rejection of Christ were Invited to the same Marriage Supper the same Church State and Kingdom of Heaven which before had been offered to them the Jews The Vineyard that was taken from the Husbandmen the Jews was given to others that had not been Employ'd in it the Gentiles For tho there be another Succession of men yet it is into the very same Vineyard The Chief Priests understood it in this sense and therefore wisht it might not fall out so Luke 20.16 He shall come and destroy these Husbandmen and shall give the Vineyard to others and when they heard it they said God forbid This sameness of the Covenant is further Illustrated by the Apostle under the Similitude of breaking Branches off an Olive-Tree and Engraffing others in their Room The Tree The Fatness and Nourishment is the same that is the Covenant and its Priviledges tho New Branches be Engraffed in the place of the Old Ones Rom. 11. v. 15. For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the World what shall receiving of them be but Life from the dead v. 16. For if the First-fruit be holy the Lump is also holy and if the Root be holy so are the Branches v. 17. And if some of the Branches be broken off and thou being a Wild Olive-Tree wert Graften in amongst them and with them partakest of the Root and Fatness of the Olive-Tree c. And that which will help you to understand the whole Chapter is That such as the Breaking off is such must the Engraffing be I will but mention one Text more to confirm this and that is Eph. 2.14 For he is our Peace who hath made both one and hath broken down the Middle-Wall of Partition between us Where the Jewish Church is compared to a separate Tenement but by the calling of the Gentiles the wall that parted them is broken down and they are made one houshold fellow-citizens and Enjoy the same Priviledges What can be more Evident Antipaed But doth not the Baptist that was to prepare the way of the Lord tell the Jews they ought not to plead the Covenant of Abraham but if they would be receiv'd to Baptism they must repent Mat. 3.8 9. Bring forth therefore fruits meet for Repentance And think not to say within your selves we have Abraham to our Father c. Paed. We