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before he was circumcised Rom. chap. 4. ver 11. Acts. chap. 2. ver 38.39 otherwise circumcision coulde not haue beene called by Saynt Paule a seale of the righteousnes of faith Gods promise belongs to Christian Infāts before their baptisme otherwise baptisme which is a seale of this promise should be denied thē therfore they are children of the promise cōsequently Christians before they are baptized If Infantes dying before baptisme are dāned two grosse absurdities would folow first the saluation of our infants should rest not vpō Gods couenāt which is the ground worke of our saluation but vpon the seale which is put to the couenant secōdly the saluation and damnation of infants should consist in the diligence negligence of their parents c. Baptisme was ministred in Thessalia only on Easter day Socrat. lib. 5. cap. 22. Tertul. de Baptis and in Carthage in Tertulliās time only at Easter Whit sontide If the infantes of the faithfull be not Christians before their baptisme what shal we say of the infants of Thessalia and Carthage which dyed before Easter The Papists thēselues whē they baptize one of yeeres aske these questions of him before his baptisme doest thou beleeue doest thou ●enounce the Deuil the party answeres I beleue I renoūce the deuill whereby it is cleere that hee eyther is indeed or at the least is esteemed of them to bee a Christian before hee is baptized so consequently admitted by them to the partaking of that sacramēt Plaine men of the countrie doe marke onely those sheepe for their own which they eyther knowe or at the least doe take to be their owne Baptisme is one of Gods seales The church doth onely marke those with this seale whō they eyther know or at the least do take before the administration of baptisme to be Gods lābes sheepe If they which are offered to baptisme are Gods sheepe lambes before their baptisme it is a cleere case that they are Christians before they are baptized consequētly that baptisme is not the cause but a seake of our coniunction with almighty God Obiection The vncircumcised man childe in whose flesh Gen. chap. 17 ver 14 the foreskinne is not circumcised euen that person shall bee cut off from his people because he hath broken my couenant Answere If any of the Israelites were eyther principalles or accessaries to the omitting of their own circumcision they deserued to be cut off otherwise not vnlesse we will condemne the child for the fault of his Parēts which is barbarous crueltie The childrē of the Hebrewes if they dyed the fifth or sixth day after their birth were not vnder condēnatiō Gen. chap. 17. ver 12. for the eight day was the day of circumcision Obiection Except a man be borne of water of the spirit Iohn chap. 3. ver 5. he cannot enter into the kingdome of God Answere If we vnderstand this of baptisme what shal we say of the Emperour Valētinian which went to Ambrose the bishop of Medtolanum to be baptized and was slayne in his iourney before hee came to Ambrose shall we condemne him for wāt of baptisme because Christ sayde to Nichodemus except a man be borne c This dealing were very peremptory If aunswere bee made that Valentinians desire of Baptisme is a sufficient defence I graunt it was so and if the Emperours desire keepe him out of the compasse of condemnation why maye not Gods promise be sufficient to deliuer the infantes of the faithfull from condemnation if they dye vnbaptized for not the want but cōtempt of Baptisme doth condemne vs. Besides our Sauiour Christes speeche was with Nicodemus which was of good yeeres and might haue at his pleasure the vse both of water a minister for this godly purpose Question If the Infantes of Christians be vnder Gods couenant before they be baptized their Baptisme seemes to be superfluous why are they baptized Answeare Gods commaundement must be fulfilled He commaunded both circumcision baptisme punished the contēpt of circūcisiō sharply in the Israelites will punish the contempt of baptisme greeuously in vs. Besides Gods promise which pertayneth to our infantes Acts. chap. 2. ver 38.39 must be confirmed with the outward seale of Baptisme the we may be alwayes myndfull of Gods promise Lastly the godly praiers of the minister of thē which offer the child to baptisme do greatly profit the infant and the congregation which is then present at the administration of baptisme receiues some instruction touching their saluation 5 Baptisme must not be deferred too long Baptisme is a Sacrament of our regeneration by Baptisme we enter and are graft into Gods visible Church Gods couenant with vs and our children is sealed by Baptisme both in vs and our children Therefore c. Baptisme contayneth in it the first profession of Christian religion If it be deferred too long when it may bee godly come by it draweth the parentes and friendes of the infant into suspicion either of Atheisme or Anabaptisme and besides breedeth great offence Gregorie Nazianzene was a Byshops sonne Orat. in san●● baptis he was not baptised before he was of good yeeres it was a grosse fault in that time and Nazianzene him selfe inueigheth sharply against the deferring of Baptisme Nectarius was appointed Bishop of Sozō li. cap. ● Constantinople before hee was baptized Nectarius was a good man but this deferring of baptisme commendes neyther him nor the Bishops of that time Constantinus deferred his baptisme vntill his dying day Euseb lib. 4. de vita Constantini He was a worthie Emperour but this fact of his can not be iustified Question What if by reason of differring of baptisme the infant die vnbaptised Answere It is a grosse faulte in the childes friendes must be punished with great seueritie but the infant deserues no cōdemnation for this at Gods hands neyther shutting from Christian buriall at the Churches handes for not the want but contempt of baptisme doth condēne vs. 6 Baptisme must not be iterated that is to say they whiche are once baptized must not be baptized againe 2. Chr. chap. 30. verse 9. chap. 35. verse 1. The Israelites which reuolted from Gods religion in the raigne of Ezechias and Iosias were not circumcised the seconde time onely they testified their vnfaygned repentance and returning to the Lorde by celebration of the Passeouer Baptisme is a Sacrament of regeneration regeneration is the misterie of this Sacrament the misterie of this Sacrament cannot be iterated because they which are altogether fallen from grace cannot be renewed Heb. chap. 6. verse 4.5.6 Therefore the Sacrament of regeneration may not be iterated They which are baptized eyther of popishe or other heretiques which in their baptisme do adde to the element the word of institutiō are not baptized into the name of any creature but of the holy Trinitie thefore they haue receiued true baptisme as touching the substance of

inestimable benefits which by the lauer of water purgeth vs in baptisme and by his flesh feedeth and by his blood refresheth our soules in the Lordes supper Our faith is confirmed and increased by the Sacraments we are by them stirred vp to performe great duetie thankfulnesse to almighty God we are seuered by the Sacraments as by a partition wall from all such as are not entred into the profession of Christianity we are by the Sacraments more surely lincked togither amongest our felues A table of such poynts as are contayned in the second part of this Treatise 1 VVHat Baptisme is 2 The Baptisme of infants is very lawfull 3 It is not lawful for women or priuate men to baptize for only the minister must doe it 4 All that dye before Baptisme are not dāned because we are Christians before we are baptized 5 Baptisme must not be deferred to● long 6 Baptisme must not be iterated that is to say they which are once baptised must not be baptized againe 7 Whether those children which are knowen to be base borne are to be admitted to Baptisme 8 What time is fitt for the administration of Baptisme 9 What is required of them which are already baptised whē they are of yeares A Treatise of Baptisme 1 What Baptisme is BAptisme is a sacrament of regeneration consisting of water the spirite by the word of God whereby wee haue forgiuenes of sinnes euerlasting life according to Christes promise 2 The Baptisme of Infantes is verie lawful The Infants of the Israelites were circumcised whē they were eight dayes old Gen. chap. 17 ver 12. cha 21. ver 4 our baptisme is come into the place of their circumcision I cōfesse that wee are not tyed to the eight day for the baptisme of our infāts as the Israelites were for the circūcising of theirs neither are women children to be barred from baptisme amongst vs because their women children were not circumcised yet their women children were partakers of Gods promise for vnder the mankinde all were consecrated The children of the faithfull are holy 1. Cor. chap. 7. ver 14. Acts. chap. 2. ver 39. they are vnder Gods couenāt which couenant is contayned in these wordes I will be thy God and the God of thy seede therefore they may not be barred from baptisme which is a seale of Gods couenant Obiection He that shal beleeue and be baptized shal be saued Marke chap. 16. ver 16. therefore none are to bee admitted to baptisme before they beleeue which infantes doe not Answeare Christ speaketh onely of those which are capable of his doctrine and which were before alients from his Churche Such neyther were nor may be presented or admitted to baptisme before they beleeue in Christ Iesus This is manifest in the Samaritanes and the noble man of Ethiopia Acts. chap. 8. ver 12.37.38 chap. 16. ver 32.33 and in the Iayler of Philippos and in a Iewe baptized of late yeeres in London all which were taught and beleeued in Christ before they were admitted to baptisme so that Christs words doe no more barre Christian infantes from baptisme because they beleeue not 2. Thes chap. 3. ver 10. then Paules doe from meate because they cannot labour 3 It is not lawful for women or priuate men to Baptise for onely the minister must doe it No man may take honour to himselfe but hee which is called as Aaron was Heb. chap. 5. ver 4. to administer eyther the word or sacrament is a singuler honour in the churche of God therefore c. If aunswere be made that baptisme is necessarie I graunt it to be true when it may bee administred according to the order which God hath appoynted Gods order is that a publike minister shall doe it Saul had great reasons in mans iudgement for his sacrificing in Samuels absence 1. Sam. chap. 13. ver 11. 2. Sam. chap. 6. ver 6. ● and Vzzah from staying the Arke which was otherwise like to haue fallen but because they tooke vpon thē that wherevnto God had not called thē they receiued a iust rewarde of their rashnes The Sacramentes are seales of the worde Math. chap. 28. ver 19. our sauiour Christ ioyned them togither when hee sent foorth his Apostles and prescribed a forme of Baptisme in these wordes goe and teach all nations baptizing them in the name of the father and the sonne and the holye Ghost The selfe same men are authorized by Christ to baptize which are authorized to preach I meane that Apostles whom the publique minister succeedes in preaching the word administring the Sacraments This difference is notwithstanding betwene the Apostles and vs they were called immediately by Christ himselfe so are not we they had Gods giftes miraculously powred vpon them so haue not we they had all the world for their plough lande so haue not we seing the Apostleship was long agoe at an end If the Apostleship be ended what so much as colour of priuiledge hath the Pope for erecting a new Apostleship and sending heardes of susperstitious Iesuites and droues of Massing priestes into this realme of England I will say nothing of the religion deliuered by these new Apostles because their Apostleship and doctrine haue not Christes but the Popes hande and seale to confirme them The Pharisies did thinke it vnlawful and that iustly that any one without calling should administer baptisme their wordes to Iohn Baptist are manifest Iohn chap. 1. ver 25. If thou art not Christ nor Elias c. why doest thou baptize as if they should say vnto Iohn thou art not a publique minister therefore thou mayest not baptize The Pharisees deserue cōmendation for not allowing a priuate man to baptize but they were fowly deceiued in taking Iohn Baptist to bee a priuate man for Iohn Baptist was that Elias which the Prophet Malachie our Sauiour Christ spake of and therefore no priuate man as the Pharisees imagined The administration of baptisme by women Epiph. lib. 1. cont haeres Tertul. de prescript aduer haeret is a braunche of Marcious heresies and is condemned by Epiphanius and Tertullian To say that eyther a midwife or a lay man as we call him may administer the Sacrament because the minister is not then in place is as if we should allowe a priuate man to condemne a murtherer because the magistrate is not then at hand to doe it Obiection Sephora Exod. chap. 4. ver 25. Moses wife did circumcise hir sonne Answere Sephoraes fact was vnorderly and confused Exod chap. 4. ver 25.26 for shee did it first in a sodaine and angry fit as appeareth in the text secōdly in the presence of Moses which is sufficient to improue her doing euen by the Papists iudgement which thinke it vnlawfull for a woman to baptize when any man is in place 4 All that dye before baptisme are not damned because wee are Christians before we are baptized Abraham was iustified