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A79560	The divine warrant of infant-baptism. Or VI. arguments for baptism of infants of Christians. viz. I. Infants of Christians are rightly judged in the promise of propriety in God. p.1. II. Infants of Christians are rightly judged to be of the church. p.20. III. Infants of Christians are rightly judged meet for baptisme. p.25. IV. The sealing of the promise to infants of visible professors, hath been the practise of the universal church ever since God added seals to the covenant. p.30 V. The profit of baptism is great to the infants of Christians. p.36. VI. The promise was sealed by the initiall sacrament aforetime to infants of visible professors, both Jews and of the Gentiles. p.38. / By John Church, M.A. minister of Seachurch, in the county of Essex.	Church, Josiah.	1648 (1648)	Wing C3987; Thomason E441_9	42,925	58

THE Divine Warrant OF JNFANT-BAPTISM OR VI. ARGUMENTS FOR Baptism of Jnfants of Christians VIZ. I. Infants of Christians are rightly judged in the Promise of Propriety in God p. 1. II. Infants of Christians are rightly judged to be of the Church p. 20. III. Infants of Christians are rightly judged meet for Baptisme p. 25 IV. The sealing of the Promise to Infants of visible professors hath been the practise of the Universal Church ever since God added seals to the Covenant p. 30 V. The profit of Baptism is great to the Infants of Christians p. 36 VI. The Promise was sealed by the initiall Sacrament aforetime to Infants of Visible Professors both Jews and of the Gentiles p 38 By JOHN CHURCH M. A. Minister of Seachurch in the County of Essex Repent and be Baptized every one of you in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins For the promise is to you and to your CHILDREN and to all that are a far off even as many as the Lord our God shal call Act. 2.38.39 LONDON Printed by John Macock for George Calvert and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Half Moon in Watling street neer Austins gate MDCXLVIII To the sober-minded Reader HAving read this short Treatise we find the Divine Warrant of that a Quod autem apud simplicem vulgum disseminant longam annorum sertem post Christi resurrectionem p●aeteriisse quibus incognitus erat pae●o●aptismus in eo foedissime mentiun●ur Siquidem nullus est Scriptor tam vetustus qui non ejus originem ad Apostolorum seculum pro certo referat Calv. Inst l. 4 c. 16. sect 8. ancient Ordinance of Christ viz. Infant-Baptism so clearly compendiously and solidly proved therein not by Ecclesiastical Tradition b Anabaptistas Duraee Scripturarum armis opprimimus quibus solis haeretici superantur Si enim nulla nobis arma suppeterent nisi haec viz. Ecclesiae Traditiones quae tu commemoras nae Anabaptistae nostrum impetum non valde reformidarent Whitak contra Du●ae l 8. sect 80. p 197. in fol. but by Scripture-demonstration that we do heartily commend it to thy serious perusal wherein thou mayst discern that Infants of Christian Parents are true Denizons of the visible Church and Kingdom of God having just right to and interest in Gods Magna Charta or Covenant of Grace though some enemies to them and to the Truth have of late but in vain attempted to voyd and overthrow their Title Many learned Tractates of this subject have been already published if their prolixity or polemical contendings for this truth against Anabaptistical or Catabaptistical fancies deter or discourage thee from reading them yet this invites thee being Dogmatical rather then Polemical and not tedious but compendious Here thou hast as they say an Iliad in a nut-shel much in a little the strength of former Writers Arguments for the c Legentibus brevitas ejusmodi plurimum p●otest dum non intellectum legentis sensum liber longior spargit sed subtiliori compendio id quod legitur tenax memoria custodit D. Cypr. Praefat. in Testam ad Quirinum help of memory extracted and contracted with select additional notions of the Authors inserted All are thine that the Truth of Christ may abide in thee FRAN. ROBERTS Pastor of the Church at Augustines Lond. JOHN GEREE Minister at Faith's To the right Honorable and most noble Lord Robert Earl of Warwick Lord Rich Baron of Leeze c. Right Honorable IT was hoped not long since that the time was come in which God would gloriously exalt his Truth and make Ierusalem a praise in the earth for God seemed to appear more for us then ever in our or our forefathers days In assembling so many Worthies in Parliament in calling an Assembly of so able and worthy Divines in bringing the Nation into the bond of a Covenant to root out Popery Prelacy Errors Heresies Schism and all that is contrary to sound doctrine and in subduing the publike enemies of Truth and Peace But our iniquities have separated between God and us and our sins have hid away his face from us We looked for light and behold darkness God hath let loose men of corrupt minds reprobate concerning the faith who resist the trurh and bring in damnable Heresies and many follow their pernicious ways The abounding of Errors and in particular the spreading of Anabaptism calling all to contend for the faith hath compelled me contrary to my intentions to make publike this defence of * Tanto magis pro infantibus loqui debemus quanto minus ipsi per se loqui possunt August Poedo baptism which is the fruit of some hours spared from my other studies I am bold Right Honorable humbly to dedicate these my first fruits to your honor and with all observancy to subject them to your judicious censure That which hath made me thus presuming is your singular goodness and unparalleld humility which makes you worthily had in honor of all Artaxerxes the Persian Monarch received with a chearful countenance a present of water of a poor labourer when he had no need of it accounting it the part of a truly Noble and generous spirit to take in good part smal presents offered with an hearty affection as wel as to give great things liberally This smal present most Noble Lord is presented with an intire affection to one as truly Noble and generous as Artaxerxes Your unfeigned love to the truth manifested by your constant cleaving to it even in this hour of temptation which is come upon us in which many are turned aside after Satan Your care to place able and faithful Pastors over people where you have opportunity to do God this service and casting honor and respect upon such in these times in which they are cast down and filled with contempt Your great fidelity to your Country and your many heroick vertues shining in you Make it our duty who are Ministers of the Gospel to celebrate your due praises for the honor of your noble deservings and the incouragement of others to walk in your pious steps That your honor may be preserved in safety in these sad divisions of the Kingdom receive a daily increase of honor and continue faithful to the death that you may receive the crown of life shall be the prayer until death of him who is your Honors Humble and Devoted Servant Iosiah Church VI ARGUMENTS FOR THE BAPTIZING OF THE Infants of Christians ARGUMENT I. The Infants of Christians are rightly iudged in the promise of propriety in God therefore they may be baptized THE Antecedent I prove by ten Arguments Argum. 1 I. The Infants of the Jews so long as they continued visible professors were rightly judged to be in the Promise of propriety in God for it was sealed to them by the initiall Sacrament Gen. 17.7 12 no lesse then to actuall professors Therefore the Infants of Christians are rightly