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A93239	Infant-baptism and church-membership proved: and also the mode of baptism to be by sprinkling &c. In answer to Mr. Benjamin Dennie's book. By Giles Shute of Limehouse.	Shute, Giles, b. 1650 or 51.	1695 (1695)	Wing S3708; ESTC R231568	45,328	72

as Circumcision was the door of entrance to all the Members of the former even so Baptism is now the door of entrance to all the Members of the latter Thus you see all the Arguments to prove the contrary are confuted notwithstanding Mr. D's saying that the male children of Abraham's natural Posterity were only to be circumcised and his wondering that from this Covenant should be devolved a Right on the Gentile Church to baptize their Children both males and females is brought to nought 6. And lastly I shall humbly offer some Reasons why the male children were to be circumcised and not the females 1. It was to praefigurate the death and sufferings of Christ who was given for a Covenant of the People and was to be cut off and die for the Sins of his People Therefore as St. Paul saith in another case Was Paul crucified so say in this viz. Was a female to be crucified for the sins of the People I think there are none but will deny that 2. This also was the reason why the Paschal Lamb for Sacrifice must be a male of the flock without blemish and not a female which did likewise praefigurate Christ's Incarnation and Crucifiction For 1. He must be a man and not a woman 2. He must be a man without sin 3. He must be taken out of the flock of God namely the Tribe of Judah 4. And lastly He must be offered up without spot to God for the sins of his People 1 Cor. 5.7 Therefore for these Reasons the male children were circumcised and not the female But yet notwithstanding the female seed of Abraham were as much in the Covenant of Grace and shared as much in the Redeeming Love of Christ as ever the male children of Abraham did 3. The Token of the Covenant was and still is to be on the flesh because all flesh had corrupted its way therefore nothing short of the death and sufferings of Christ could appease the Wrath of God and reconcile him unto us and retrieve us from that lost and condemned state of sin and misery into which the Fall of Adam had involv'd us But Christs Deity did not suffer for it was impossible it was only the Humane Nature of Christ that suffered and was cut off but not for himself but for the sins of the People Dan. 9. And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off There was the Antitype or end of Circumcision for he suffered both in body and soul Isa 53.11 His soul was made an offering for sin Thus I have proved That the female seed of Abraham were interessed in the Token of the Covenant as well as the males and so are all the seed of Believers now and have all a Right to the Ordinance of Water-baptism the successive Token of the Covenant of Grace For as Circumcision of the Heart and Baptism of the Holy Ghost both signifieth one and the same thing even so Circumcision in the Letter and Baptism with Water signifieth one and the same thing namely Regeneration and Sanctification by the death merits and Spirit of Christ 3. Mr. D. hath positively asserted That the Covenant God established with Abrahnm and his Seed was a Covenant of peculiarity viz. a Covenant made peculiarly with Abraham and 〈◊〉 Natural posterity but this I shall make appear to be a very gross mistake for several Reasons 1. Because it was not a new made Covenant with Abraham which never had a being before as appeareth by the very words in Gods Declaration to Abraham viz. for thus saith the Lord And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee c. Though it is true that it was new to Abraham and his seed because they were never in it before 2. This Covenant which God calls my covenant which he established with Abraham and his seed is the same which God made first with Adam and his seed after the Fall Gen. 3.15 and secondly it 's the same which God established with Noah and his seed after the Floud for God used the very same frame of Speech with Noah as he did with Abraham as you may see Gen. 9.9 And I behold I establish my covenant with you and with your seed after you That was with Noah and his Houshold and their Posterity Gen. 7.17 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee 1. Behold I establish my covenant c. 2. And I will establish my covenant c. What difference is there between these Two establishments of the Covenant Even none at all Then it must be one and the same Covenant nay God telleth us so for both to the one and to the other God calls it emphatically my covenant So it was not a Covenant made peculiarly to Abraham and his natural posterity 2. Let us address our selves to Gods frame of Speech concerning the Tokens of the one and of the other 1. In Gen. 9.12 And God said This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you That was Noah and his Houshold 2. In Gen. 17.11 And ye shall circumcise th● flesh of your fore-skin and it shall be a token of 〈◊〉 covenant betwixt me and you But it may be Objected What congruity or agreement is there between these two Tokens of the Covenant to the Rain-bow and Circumcision Why there is a very sweet agreement between them both 〈◊〉 in effect it 's one and the same for they are bo●● Tokens of God's Love and Grace primarily an● especially unto his own covenanting people 3. Persons may as well say That the Rain-bow is the Covenant as to say that Circumcision is the Covenant being both but Tokens thereof 4. The Covenant of Grace had its beginning at the Fall of Adam for had our First Parent stood in their primitive state of innocency the● would have been no room for the Exercise o● Grace and Mercy for misery in a sense may be said to beget Grace and Mercy for in Gen. 3. ● there came in all our misery and in verse 15 there came in Gods free preventing Grace a● Mercy which is his Darling Attribute for Mercy is his delight 5. The Covenant of Grace ran down in a ●neal Descent from Adam and his posterity 〈◊〉 Noah and his and took in Job Melchizedec Eli●● and Abraham Isaac and Jacob Moses Dav●● and all the Patriarches and last of all it ●●volved upon the Gospelized Gentiles and all th● posterity and this only is the Covenant of Grace for was it not great Grace that God should 〈◊〉 only spare Man when he first broke out into ope● Rebellion against him but found out a Ranso● for him 6. All those that are or have been or may be in the Covenant of Grace are not nor new may be in the Covenant of Redemption but a● that are in the Covenant of Redemption 〈◊〉 go through the Covenant of Grace to Glory 7. All the Elect of God are in the

of the filth of the flesh that is external holiness but the answer of a good conscience towards God by the resurrection of Jesus Christ There is Internal Grace and Holiness Temporal salvation and deliverances are not a sure sign of Eternal salvation nor external purification or putting away the filth of the flesh without inward heart-purification by the Resurrection of Jesus Christ of which Noah's preservation was a true Type or sign and Water-baptism is no more 6. What analogy is there between Noah's preservation and dipping in baptism for the Text saith plainly that baptism maketh the like figure unto it To which I answer in the negative There is none at all it is altogether incongruous all that can be said of it is this namely It makes a true figure of Gods Wrath on the old drowned World for they were all immersed and destroyed 7. And lastly What analogy or congruity is there between Noah's preservation and sprinkling in baptism To which I answer in the affirmative There is a sweet harmonious Agreement between them for sprinkling in baptism is the like figure 1. As Noah's Preservation and his Family was a Mark and Token of Gods distinguishing Love and Grace unto them above all the rest of the World even so is Baptism now to all true Christian believers and their children which is the Figure thereof a Mark and Token of Gods distinguishing Love and Grace unto them above all other persons in the World for baptism is a sealing the Name of God upon them whereby they are externally received into the Family of Christ for whoso shall receive one such little child in Christs name receives Christ himself 2. As Noah and his Family were all in the Ark even so believers and their seed are all in the Covenant and therefore they all ought to have the Figure of Noah's Preservation administred unto them namely Water-baptism and that by sprinkling otherwise it cannot answer to the Figure of Noah's Preservation for he nor none of his Family went over-board into the water and were dipped but was sprinkled with the Rain from Heaven and with the water that did fly over into the Ark by the beating of the Waves against it even as it doth against a ship at sea in a stoo● by which the Mariners are often sprinkled and know this my self experimentally but if any ● the Mariners are dipped in the sea they are commonly drowned 3. And lastly As the Waters in mercy b●● up the Ark and saved Noah and his Family eve● so in judgment it drowned all the World besides for the Text saith that Noah was saved by wate● unto which baptism is annexed Thus I have p●ved that sprinkling in baptism is of Divine Institution and dipping for baptism but a human Invention 7. Saith Mr. D. Habitual Faith is not to be f●● in the primitive Fathers Writings To which ● thus reply What is that to us I will put it to a fair and short Issue which shall be this Either Mr. D. must grant that all elect dying Infants have Habitual Faith otherwise he must totally deny Original sin which he please here is his choice for this is the genuine consequence of it witho● offering the least force or violence unto his Allegation 1. For First If all young Infants by nature are guilty of Adam's Transgression then they cannot be saved without Regeneration for there is no passing immediately out of the Kingdom and Dominion of Sin and Satan into the Kingdom of Glory for there is a great Gulf fixed between them Luke 16.26 And if they are not in the Ark of Gods preventing Grace to ferry then over they must perish for the only Road to the Kingdom of Glory lyeth through the Kingdom and Dominion of Gods free preventing Grace for all old and young that are saved Eph. 2.8 2. All young Infants by nature are guilty of Original Sin and depravation Psal 51. Behold I was shapen in iniquity and in sin did my mother conceive me Rom. 3. For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God Therefore they must have Grace poured into their Souls to subdue and conquer that original depravation or they cannot be sanctified nor saved for we all received our very shape and first being in sin Therefore they must have Grace to unite them to Christ the lost Image of God by the Fall of Adam must be restored unto them and re-instamped upon them and Christ with all the Graces of his Spirit must be formed in them or God will never save them nor be reconciled unto them no more than he will to the Fallen Angels and this must be done by the Infusion of Gracious Habits into their Souls 1 John 3.9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin for his seed remaineth in him This Seed of God is the Principles and Habits of Grace which is a Fruit of the Spirit but Grace in Act and Exercise is called the Fruit of the Spirit 3. Habitual Grace is sufficient by the powerful Agency of the Spirit to subdue and conquer original Depravation in regenerating and changing their state and making them Partakers of the Divine Nature by the application of the Righteousness and Merits of Jesus Christ for Justification and Sanctification by the aforesaid Habitual Grace instrumentally of which Faith is supream because without Faith it is impossible to please God 4. The salvation of all Gods Elect both old and young is begun carried on and finished by the Work of Christ without us and by the powerful Operation of his holy Spirit within us Christ ever lives to make Intercession at the Right hand of God for the Application of his Satisfaction to the Fathers Justice for us and his Spirit abide● in us to help our infirmities in making Inte●cession for us also with groanings which cannot 〈◊〉 uttered Rom. 8.26 27. And thus all Elect dying Infants are made me● to partake of the Inheritance with the Saints ●●●ight even as all Adult believers are for this 〈◊〉 the only way in which God doth justifie sanctif●● and save all his chosen People both old and young and therefore it is emphatically called the Fai●● of Gods Elect Titus 1.1 5. Wherefore if any dying Infants are any pa●● of Gods Elect as that they are then they m●● have this Faith because it is peculiar to God Elect and to none else which is the Faith of the Operation of God and not by maturity of yea●● for he is the Author and the Finisher of it 〈◊〉 12.2 And it is the gift of God Eph. 2.8 We reverence be it spoken God may be compared 〈◊〉 a man that maketh a Watch with all the Wh●● and Pins and Members thereof but it may be 〈◊〉 doth not wind it up and set it a going as soon 〈◊〉 he hath made it but the Watch is a complea● Watch notwithstanding though it should never 〈◊〉 set a going but it is ready to go whenever the Watch-maker please Even so God forms and