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B03480 Four tracts. I. A short discourse about divorce and its causes, fornication and adultery. II. A charge to judges, juries and witnesses concerning oaths. III. About infant baptism. IV. A letter to a lady, who hath forsaken [t]he Protestant religion for the Romish. / By J. Gailhard, Gent. Gailhard, J. (Jean) 1699 (1699) Wing G121A; ESTC R202025 118,480 174

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Repentance it doth not follow they must be deprived of Baptism for all this might be said of Circumcision and yet God commanded Children to be Circumcised and to oppose this as contrary to reason is to Dispute against God who would have Circumcision a Sacrament of Regeneration for as I observed before 't is called Circumcision of the Heart and without Hands to be administred to Children whereby we are taught 't is not always necessary the Truth signified in a Sacrament should go before the Sign sometimes 't is enough it should follow at least in part so that except one would make which were a kind of Blasphemy the Mercy of God less towards us and our Children than towards the Jews and their Seed we must not deprive them of Baptism the Seal of that Covenant no more than they were not deprived of Circumcision for by these Two Sacraments God did and doth separate some from others to offer them his Salvation They who have no right to the Promises must joyn themselves to Christ's Flock before they receive his Mark Thus God instructed Abraham in the Doctrine of Faith and in his Covenant before he gave him Circumcision but once having admitted him into the Church he ordered his Seed to be made partakers of the same benefit Out of what hath been said one would hope every Rational Man would be satisfied how Infants ought to be Baptised and the Sign not to be denyed those who may have the Thing signifyed But because I know (a) Matth. 13.11 'T is not given to all to know the Mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven but only to those whom God is pleased to reveal it to for 't is not any man's Parts or Learning that can do 't (b) 1 Cor. 3.6 Paul may Plant Apollos may Water but God alone can give the Increase To him must be left the Success of things all I now can do is to beseech the Lord to open (c) Luke 24.45 the Understanding of those who are concerned As he did that of his Apostles that they might Vnderstand the Scriptures and open their Heart as that of [d] Acts 16.14 Lidia to attend unto the Things spoken Some other things there are relating to this matter wherein Anabaptists differ from us which we must not omit The First is about the outward Act used in Baptism They would have it done with Dipping whence they have gotten the Name of Dippers and 't is the signification of the Greek Word whence comes the word Baptism And though as much as we can we must close with the Ceremony of the Institution yet that outward Rite is not of the Essence of the Sacrament and that which is used hath the same Effect and Signification It doth not appear any where that they that were Baptised were dipped under Water for they had been in some Danger of being Drowned but that they went into the River or other Water and he who Baptised as John Baptist or other poured it upon their Head whereupon they were accounted to have been under Water as in some kind they had been but those who at that time were Baptised were persons come to Years and consequently more able to resist the Coldness of the Water in cold Weather in case any Quantity had been poured upon them which yet was but little But leaving aside the Difference of Climates Hot or Cold of Constitutions Weak and Strong of Age Childhood and Manhood or Inconveniency that might arise therefrom I say in the Church Sprinkling hath succeeded Dipping and not without Ground in Scripture for the word Sprinkling is used for the Thing signified and of this we have Two Witnesses St. Paul is the first (e) Heb. 10.22 Let us draw near with a true Heart in full Assurance of Faith having our Hearts sprinkled from an evil Conscience and our Bodies washed with pure Water There are Sprinkling and Washing And chap. 12.24 't is spoken of the blood of Sprinkling The other is St. Peter (f) 1 Pet. 1.2 Thorough Sanctification of the Spirit unto Obedience and sprinkling of the Blood of Jesus Christ If the Thing signified be represented with Sprinkling so may the Sign be administred with Sprinkling and the Child lying upon it's back in man's Arms may be said to be under the Water sprinkled upon it's Face We also find in Scripture that the Administration of that Sacrament is both as to the Sign and Thing signified called Washing so that there is no certain and constant Obligation to the strictness of the Greek word and to the outward Rite of Dipping and Sprinkling Answers the end of the Sacrament and the Analogy between the visible and the invisible parts of it as well as Dipping and we see in the Lord's Supper there is no Obligation to any certain Posture so that provided there be no Superstition nor Idolatry it may well be received Sitting Kneeling or Standing Another thing we differ in is about Rebaptisation Hence they are called Anabaptists from baptising again those that were baptised before The Church of Rome doth not rebaptise those who from us turn to them nor we those who from them come to us but Anabaptists do all that come to them out of other Perswasions and though the Lord's-Supper be administred many times yet Baptism is not or ought not to be but once because Baptism is the Sacrament of Initiation and the Lord's-Supper of Nutrition and Increase Baptism is a Regenerating and the Lord's Supper a Confirming and Strengthening Ordinance Now as there is but one beginning of spiritual Life thorough Regeneration and there is but one Introduction and admission into the Covenant so the Sacrament of these things ought only once to be administred but as during our whole Life we need spiritual Nourishment so the Sacrament of it ought often to be reiterated as in our natural Life we are born but once but we must Eat often to preserve our Life I must resolve a Difficulty and then I have done 'T is said in one place [g] Ephes 4.5 One Lord one Faith one Baptism And in another 't is spoken of the Doctrines [h] Heb. 6.2 of Baptisms as of many There is certainly but one Sacrament of Baptism instituted by our Lord Jesus In that first place the Apostle exhorteth the Ephesians to Unity for this reason that our whole Salvation is grounded upon it in it's Principle Progress and End One God One Lord One Faith One Baptism one Hope one Body and one Spirit whereby all these are united In consequence of this we find [c] Acts 4.32 the multitude of those that believed were of One Heart and of One Soul Philip. 1.27 and ought to stand fast in one Spirit with one Mind So that this admits of no difficulty But in the other place the Apostle exhorteth the Hebrews to tend to a perfection and make a further progress in the knowledge and way to Salvation the Principles thereof having been laid before whereof
Heavenly Treasure offered us in the Word is really and spiritually tendered and represented by those Signs so thorough the hidden Power of the Holy Ghost Faith whereby we are united to Christ intervening his Benefits and the Holy Ghost are thereby exhibited to and der●●ed upon us From this Sacramental Union of Sign and Thing Signified arises the Sacramental Phrase or manner of speaking used in Scripture whereby the Thing Signified is spoken of the Sign and the Sign of the Thing Signified thus (t) Gen. 17.10 11. Circumcision is called the Covenant which verse 11 is called the Sign of the Covenant that is the Sign and the Seal of it the Bread is the Body of Christ (u) Mat. 26.26 27 28 This Cup is my blood which is shed for many for the Remission of sins That is the Bread is the Sign and Seal of my Body the Wine is the Sign and Seal of my Blood Baptism is the (w) Tit 3.5 Washing of Regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost That is the Sign and the Seal of Regeneration or of the Blood of Christ which cleanseth all our sins Many more such Expressions we find in Scripture Furthermore by Baptism we are incorporated into Christ made Members of his Body (x) 1 Cor. 12 13. for We are all baptised in one Spirit to be one body Jew or Greek bond or free (y) Eph. 5.25 26. The Church is Sanctified by the washing of Water and (a) John 3.5 Except a man be born of Water and of the Spirit he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God I know the visible sign of Water is not meant there 't is the thing signified 't is Regeneration the working of the Holy Ghost 't is a spiritual Water (b) John 4.14 A Well of Water springing into Eternal Life (c) John 7.35 Rivers of living Water (d) Isai 58.1 All that are Thirsty are invited to come to the Waters which are promised to be poured upon (e) Ezek. 36.25 even clean Waters This is that Love of God said to be (f) Rom. 5.5 shed abroad in our hearts Those Gifts of the Spirit promised Joel 2.28 and Fulfilled upon the Apostles Acts 2. 'T is that Baptism of the Spirit which our Saviour (g) Acts 1.5 commanded them to wait for though I say the Water in Baptism be not meaned here yet the Thing Signified is therefore it shews the Excellency of that Sacrament wherefore it must not be Despised or Neglected I say further (h) Gal. 3.27 All who are baptised have put on Christ at least outwardly and (i) Rom 6.3.4 As many of us saith S. Paul as were baptised in Christ were baptised into his Death thorough baptism and raised again to walk in Newness of Life These are the Three Parts of our Regeneration First The Death of Sin which clearly appeared in Christ's Death and because the Old Man doth not presently dye in us then comes the Second Part It 's Burial whereby and by Degrees it Wastes away After which is the Third Part We begin to raise in Newness of Life This I shall no longer insist upon having as I think said enough to shew how great a Reverence we ought to have for and what a high Account we must make of that Holy Sacrament for the Divine Ordinance and Glorious Attributes given it in Scripture This being thus Premised I proceed and fall to the Point I Argue thus First Under the Old Testament Infants were Circumcised therefore under the New they ought to be Baptised for there is the same Reason for Baptism under the Gospel as was under the Law for Circumcision which by St. Paul is called (k) Rom. 4.11 the Seal of the Righteousness of the Faith which is a proper Denomination for Baptism by Circumcision the Jews the Seed of Abraham were distinguished from others who had no share in the Promises and by Baptism we are received in the Church and made visible Members of the Body of Christ Now Circumcision and Baptism in Christ we have (l) Colos 2.11 12. and find them both joyned together and as Circumcision is brought to the time of Christ so in some sense Baptism was very long before the Birth of our Lord (m) 1 Cor. 10.1 2. I would not ye should be ignorant saith St. Paul how that all our Fathers were under the Cloud and passed thorough the Sea and were all baptised unto Moses I know they will say there is a double Circumcision so there is a double Baptism if I may call it so when we distinguish the Sign from the Thing signified one Circumcision is made with Hands [n] Coloss 2.11 the other without that of the [o] Rom. 2.29 Heart so there is an Outward and Inward Baptism one of Water the other of [p] Mat. 3.11 the Spirit and of Fire yet this doth not hinder but that the Circumcision with Hands was the Sign of that made without Hands as the Baptism of Water is the Sign and Seal of that of the Spirit We conclude therefore that all their Infants were Circumcised and all as well as the Parents were Baptised in the Cloud and Sea for all passed thorough so all Infants of Christians ought to be Baptised May be they will make the following Exception which is not to the purpose that according to this only Males and not Females are to be Baptised because only the Males were Circumcised but as to this the reason is different for Females as well as Males are capable of Baptism which was not of Circumcision Men must not dispute with nor be wiser then God who instituted Circumcision at first and now Baptism at last having then appointed that feal he commanded it to be applied to the part that was capable of it and the fittest for his end which was to shew the corruption of Mans Nature and the casting of that superfluity was the seal of his Promise to sanctify Abraham's Seed and we may say this seal was in some manner communicated to the Females Now I think 't is clear enough how under every Testament there hath been a Sacrament appointed by God to introduce those whom it is administred to into the Church Circumcision was it in the time of the Jewish Church as Baptism is in the time of the Christian this is the Key that openeth it for us whosoever doth not go in at this door which is the Ordinance of God when he may (a) John 10.1 He is a Thief that would break into the Sheepfold My Second Argument is from Christ's command to the Apostles (b) Mat. 28.19 To Baptise all Nations under which Men Women and Children must be comprehended and he who saith all excludes nothing When St. Paul saith (c) Rom. 5.12 By one Man Sin came into the World and by Sin death so death passed upon all Men none may deny but that Children as well as Men are comprehended under the Name all Men for