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A96712	The summe of diverse sermons preached in Dublin, before the L. Deputie Fleetwood, and the Commissioners of Parliament for the affairs of Ireland. wherein the doctrine of infant-baptism is asserted, and the main objections of Mr. Tombs, Mr. Fisher, Mr. Blackwood, and others, answered / by Samuel Winter ...	Winter, Samuel, 1603-1666.	1656 (1656)	Wing W3089; ESTC R43829	127,074	209

say that he baptized them saying unto them that they should believe in him that should come after him Whosoever therefore shall destroy the foundation denying the Trinity and depraving the form of baptism their baptism is invalid Thus much of the Definition We pass from the definition to the Arguments for Infant-baptism The first Argument is taken from the command of Christ Go and disciple all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father c. 1. By nations is meant Men Women and Children which are a great part of nations and must needs be included in the command for when David exhorteth all people and nations to praise the Lord he afterwards explains himself Young men and maidens old men and children let them praise the name of the Lord. Psalm 148.11 12 13. 2. We know when the nation of the Jews were made Disciples and circumcised their Children also were made Disciples that is such as were a●mitted into Christ's School for a child is accounted a scholar the first day of his admission and such did Christ undertake to teach non quia docti erant sed ut docti essent discipling being not of persons already taught but that they might be taught 3. In the words of the text all nations are opposed to that restriction of it to the Jews the commission of the Apostles being enlarged as to the gentiles therefore Children are included in it as they were formerly 4. * Quicquid de vniversali aliquo universalitèr dicitur id de omnibus sub isto universali contentis dicitur Vel posito toto generali pars ejus negari non debet God speaks of nations universally and gives no restraint no determination or limitation unto any sex or age therefore all are included 5. It 's a national dispensation and from a national dispensation no intire species ever was exempted 6. The * A stranger that is circumcised saith Maimonides and not baptized or that is baptized and not circumcised is not a Proselyte till he be both circumcised and baptized manner of the Jews was to baptize the Children of Jews and Proselytes Ex. 19.8 they were all baptized or washed Thus Gen. 35.2 Jacob caused the women and children to be baptized And in the Talmud as Mr. Liglnfoot observes they baptize little ones by the appointment of the Consistory The hebrew gloss upon the place saith If he have not a father and his mother bring the child to be Proselyted they baptize him because there is no Proselyte without circumcision and baptism Hence it is that a Jewish Proselyte in Arrianus is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a baptiz'd person for baptism or washing among the Jews was a known Rite solemnly used among them for the initiating of Jews and Proselytes into the Covenant Therefore the manner and form of baptism with the subject thereof being well known to the Jews they enquire not of John concerning those things Iohn 1.25 but onely question his commission This Jewish custom Christ turns into an Ordinance that he might quietly usher it into the world not expressly mentioning the children but including them in the general the right of children to the Seal being granted and not at all questioned by them Thus then I argue Nations discipled are to be baptized But the children of believers are a part of Nations discipled Therefore they are to be baptized * See Mat. 10.42 Mar. 9.41 Where these terms are confounded That they are called disciples it appears by Acts 15 10 Why tempt ye God to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples All they upon whose neck they would have layd this yoke are disciples But they would have put this yoke of circumcision upon children Therefore children in the sense of the Holy Ghost are here called disciples Mind v. 1. Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses ye cannot be saved those words after the manner of Moses include all Males whether young or old Act. 21.21 with v. 25. and 6.14 Those Myriads or many-ten-thousands were informed That Paul taught the Jews among the Gentiles to forsake Moses See Act. 21.4 5. Finding disciples they all brought us on our way with Wives and children Where wives and children are included under the notion of Disciples saying that they ought not to circumcise their children but the Elders tell him as touching the Gentiles that believe we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing that is that their children should be circumcised for the relative 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 must needs be referred to the 21 verse where he mentions the circumcision of Children Observe then he saith we have written and concluded which words refer to Acts 15 23 The Apostles Elders Brethren send greetings to the Brethren which are of the Gentiles It appears that the question was concluded as concerning the Gentiles and their children and not the Jews children called there Disciples The Apostles and Elders wave the question as concerning the Jews children for as yet the Jews were not able to bear it Acts 6 14 but they determine that the Gentiles should not circumcise their children or observe any of those ceremonial Rites save onely that they abstain from things strangled and fornication from things offered to idols and from bloud So that it is as clear as the Sun that by Disciples Acts 15 10 children are meant 2. Children are such as do belong to Christ therefore they are Disciples of Christ for to belong to Christ and to be a Disciple of Christ is all one in scripture phrase Mat. 27 57 with Mat. 10 42 * Poculum aquae frigidae quae nullis expensis eget sed faci è parabilis frigidam aquam dixit ut ne calefaciendi impendat lab●rem Chrys in Mat. 10. Nam in usu et deliciis fuissè p●tum aquae calidae apud antiquos non s lun● haec Chrysostomi sed et aliorum testimonia indicam Pin. in Job Whosoever shall give a cup of cold water to one of these little ones c. These are distinguished from Prophets and righteous men b●● called Disciples 3. They are such as Christ undertakes to teach Isa 54 13 all thy children shall be taught of the Lord. Ier. 31 34 they shall all know me from the lest to the greatest that is young and old This promise is applyed Iohn 6 45. unto the people of God in the new Testament whom the Lord doth engage to teach and incline their hearts to believe in him Obj. It is said Go teach Mat. 28 and then baptize that is say some such as are made Disciples by the teaching of men Ans 1. We deny that its necessary they should be taught of men before they be baptized Paul was not taught by man when he was baptized by Ananias it 's sufficient to us that the Lord engages to teach us and our children 2. In scripture we say there is no priority or posteriority therefore from the priority