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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79496	Separatists answer to the Anabaptists arguments concerning baptism. Or, The answer of Samuel Chidley to John Spilsbury, concerning the point in difference.	Chidley, Samuel.	1651 (1651)	Wing C3842; Thomason E643_22; ESTC R206014	8,765	26

Seal of the righteousness of faith upon the infants of believers even as well as the Church had to administer the Seal upon their infants in former time But as they had no ground to circumcise all Nations or seeds or any apostate though the off-spring of Abraham but those that were the seed in Covenant with God Gen. 17.14 so we have no warrant to baptize all nations but believers and their holy seed Mat. 28.18 Mar. 16.16 That the infants of believing parents are so is plain because they are not out of the New Jerusalem they are not ranked with dogs c. as in Rev. 22.11 15. but are to be esteemed holy and written among the living in Jerusalem vers 14. Isa 65.23 and 4.3 Such holy infants that most heavenly Prophet which was like unto Moses defended by his gracious hand Exod. 14. and by his power admidistred Baptism upon them and their parents 1 Cor. 10.1 2. before the Law was given in Mount Sinai and such are sanctified in their life blessed in their death and shall be also glorified in their resurrection for Christ is the same to day as he was yesterday and so he will be for ever Hebr. 13.8 He hath died for them and hath given them eternal life and hath declared that they are part of the furniture of his Fathers Kingdom * Luke 18.16 he hath entered into Covenant with them † Deut. 29.10 11 12. and will faithfully perform the same * Rev. 21.3 4 5 6 7. The Anabaptists Arguments And whereas he bears the people in hand that the promise is made to believers and their seed and taking his example from Circumcision both which rightly considered will strike him to the heart First if he mean the promise in the second of the Acts vers 39. as commonly he doth it is not said The promise is made to believers and their seed but The promise is to you and to your children and to all that are afar off even as many as the Lord our God shall call implying that the promise belongs to none but onely such as the Lord shall call and for such children see Acts 13.32 33. Acts 3.25 The Separatists Answer And it is evident that the promise is made to believers and their seed as it hath been in the days of old * Acts 2.39 and therefore seeing that Circumcision and Baptism are all one in effect * Col. 2.11 12 13. though they differ in the elements as the Infants of believing parents were to receive Circumcision in the days of Abraham so the Infants of believing parents are to receive Baptism in the days of Christ But as God did not require the Infants of both unbelieving parents to be circumcised no more hath he required such to be baptized now And if the right consideration of this will strike Antichrist to the heart even so let it be I wish it may hit home And the same promise which is declared to be made to the children of the prophets and of the covenant which God made with our fathers Act. 13.32 33. 3.25 is declared in Act. 2.39 to appertain unto their childrens children according to the words in Isa 69.21 As for me this is my covenant with them saith the Lord My Spirit that is upon thee and my words which I have put in thy mouth shall not depart out of thy mouth nor out of the mouth of thy seed nor out of the mouth of thy seeds seed saith the Lord from henceforth and for ever And this promise appertaineth unto none but those whom the Lord our God doth call That the Lord our God doth call the Infants of believers with themselves is apparent Deut. 4.37 7.6 The work which he calleth them to is to keep his covenant Gen. 17.14 The Anabaptists Arguments Again the promise is the Covenant or Promise of Grace concerning eternal life and to all such as God doth enter into Covenant with he must upon his faithfulness perform the same Now if the promise belong to believers and their seed without exception then all such seed must be saved or else God doth not perform his promise which to affirm is Blasphemy The Separatists Answer Christ Jesus that spotless Lamb is said to take away the sins of the world * Joh. 1.29 I hope you will not say any other world then the Church Christ taketh away the sins of his Church yea of his visible Church * Rev. 1.5 If any apostate from thence Christ hath not bound himself to save them unless they return * Amos 4.11 Jer. 3.7 8. Yet he performeth his promise to his own Church † Isa 4.2 6. and those that do abide therein are to be esteemed holy * Vers 3 and that their names are written in the book of life of the Lamb which was slain from the foundation of the world And Christ taketh away the sins of the world no otherwise but as they are of the number of his Church for time hath been when all the world was the Church and the Church was the world then was the whole world redeemed being the Church of Christ so he reconciled the same to himself And as the Infants of believers have been visible believers as the body of Christ so they are still for Christ is no changeling his Covenant which he hath made with them and their seed is an everlasting Covenant that he will be a God unto them for ever and blessed are the people whose God is the Lord. But if any draw back the Lord hath testified that his soul shall have no delight in them The Anabaptists Arguments But now the spiritual seed possesseth the place So Abraham and Sarah typed out Christ and his Church Gal. 4.22 31. Isa 51.1 2. The Separatists Answer And though the Infants of believers are generated and have bodies as well as spirits yet they are the Lords spiritual seed regenerated by his Spirit as well as those which profess faith verbally and yeeld actual obedience visibly Yea the Infants of believing parents are in as good an estate as the greatest and holiest visible professor of Christ and are the true seed and children of light as well as Levi which paid Tythes in the loyns of Abraham Heb. 7.9 The Anabaptists Arguments And all the seed of this husband and wife are to be baptized as soon as they are born The Separatists Answer Now seeing that the Infants of believing parents were members of the Church of God and circumcised by Gods appointment as well as their parents the Infants of believers have as great a priviledge now for Gods hand is not shortened But let none presume to say that all the seed of Christ are to be baptized so soon as they are born unless they could or would prove it for persons may have right to an Ordinance and yet through some occasions and reasons may be hindered from it But there is a time for all things The Anabaptists