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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76088	The storming of the Anabaptists garrisons, vvith a brief discovery of the weaknesse of the same, & of the inconsiderableness of the sconces and forts of all the other sectaries, in despight and contempt of all the which, any Christian souldier may safely march to Heaven, without the least danger; ... In a word, in the insuing discourse, the vanity of all novell opinions is discovered, the ignorance of all the which can no way hinder any mans happinesse: and the baptisme of little children borne of Christian parents, whether Iewes or Gentiles, is proved by the word of God to be lawfull, ... / By Iohn Bastwick, Doctor in Physick.	Bastwick, John, 1593-1654.; Smart, Richard, fl. 1647.	1647 (1647)	Wing B1071; Thomason E390_23; ESTC R201542	43,659	52

consider other passages and duly weigh Christs actions and expressions towards little children at other times and what he sayes and testifies of them the truth will yet more perspicuously appear viz that children of Christian parents have a right to Baptisme and that the children of the Jewes as well as their Parents were equall in Priviledges and were as well baptized as they When our Saviour Christ reproved his Disciples for their dispute which of them should be greatest it is related Marke the 9. ver 36. 37. That Christ tooke a child and set him in the middest of them and when hee had taken him in his armes he sayd unto them Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my Name receiveth me and whosoever shall receive me receiveth not me but him that sent me And ver 42. he sayth Whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that beleeve in me it is better for him that a milstone were hanged about his necke and and he were cast into the sea And in the 17th of Matth. it is recorded there that when there was a dispute amongst the Disciples who is the greatest in the kingdome of heaven Christ to discide this controversie ver 2. called a little child unto him and set him in the midest of them and sayd except yea be converted and become as little children ye shall not enter into the kingdome of heaven whosoever therefore shall humble himselfe as this little child the same is greatest in the kingdome of heaven And who so shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me but whoso shall offend one of these little ones which beleeve in me it were better for him that a milstone were hanged about his neck and that he were drowned in the depth of the Sea and ver 10. speaking unto his Disciples he saith unto them take heed ye despise not one of these little ones for I say unto you that in heaven there Angels doe alwayes behold the face of my Father which is in heaven c. These words of our blessed Saviour concerning little children borne of the Jewish Nation then his people in Covenant with him require a deepe consideration and truly if they be rightly weighed they may be an excellent means if not to put an end to the controversie between us and the Anabaptists yet of convincing many gainsayers who have meane and low thoughts of little children for Christ in these words doth greatly magnifie the dignity of little children where he proclaimes the same blessings to such as shall in his Fathers name receive them as he doth to any that shall receive his Disciples or a Prophet affirming that they that received them receive himselfe and him that sent him and they that shall offend any one of them it were better that a milstone were hanged about his neck and that he were cast into the middest of the Sea And he pronounces no greater judgements against the greatest enemies of his Church Moreover Christ in terminis saith they beleeve in him If any shall aske me how that can be that little children beleeve I answer that Christ hath sayd it who is the author and finisher of our faith Heb. 12. the true witnesse who cannot lye and who can as well worke faith in little children who doth whatsoever he will in heaven and earth Psal 115. as to put into the heart of good Josiah when he was young and but eight yeares of age to seek after the God of David his father and to doe that which was right in the sight of the Lord 2 Chro. 34. ver 1. 2. 3. And who found some good thing towards the Lord God of Israel in the little child a wicked Jeroboam 1 King the 14. ver 13. Which good God himselfe wrought in him And all reason will dictate unto any man that God can as well worke faith in little children as fill John Baptist with the holy Ghost even from his mothers wombe Luk. the 1. ver 15th according to that of Christ John the 3. ver 8. The wind bloweth where it listeth the Spirit of God can as well worke his graces in little children as in growen persons who hath ordained strength out of the monthes of babes and sucklings to still the enemy and avenger Psal 8. ver 2. and as Christ sayth to perfect his praise Matth. 21. ver 16. I say therfore in regard of the great power of God and in regard of so many Presidents of his wonderfull working of grace and good in little children and in regard that Christ himselfe hath sayd that the little children of the Jewes did beleeve in him I doe beleeve that they had faith in Christ and by vertue of that had right unto Baptisme as well as their parents But which is yet more Christ saith not only little Children beleeve in him but that the offending of the least of them not only exceedingly displeaseth him but excludes the despisers of them out of heaven and for further terror to such as should offend them he sayth that their Angels behold his Fathers face in Heaven intimating that little children have a guard of Angels to protect and defend them and to punish their enemies so that whatsoever can make any of the most eminent servants of God to be in esteeme amongst men and whatsoever Priviledges they are graced with the same things are to be found in the little children of beleeving Parents and such as are in covenant with God for they by Christs testimony have humility and faith and a guard of Angels to attend them as well as men and women and God is their Father as well as theirs and Christ is their Redeemer as well as theirs Who saith ver 11. that he came to save those as well as they asserting moreover they that received such little children receive with them Christ and God and they that offend them are accursed Now then when little children partake in all the eminentest priviledges which the ancientest beleevers are graced with and are in as high esteeme in Gods account as they by all reason they are not only capable of Baptisme but have a right unto it as well as their Parents as being in the covenant as well as they And truly it may not be passed over slightly which addeth something yet to the dignity of little children Jesus Christ sends his Disciples to schoole to those little children and makes them his Disciples masters and from them bids them learne their first ●esson of ●u●ility and selfe-denyall tell●ng them that unlesse they become like one of them they should never enter into the kingdome of heaven which is as great a dignity as can almost bee conferred upon the sons of men to be made the masters and teachers to those that were to teach the world for in some respects Christ equaliseth those little children with himselfe for Matth. the 11th ver 28. he saith unto all such as would be saved Learne of me for I am