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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77497	The doctrine and practice of paedobaptisme, asserted and vindicated. By a large and full improovement of some principall arguments for it, and a briefe resolution of such materiall objections as are made against it. Whereunto is annexed a briefe and plaine Enarration, both doctrinall and practicall, upon Mark 10.V.13.14.15.16. As it was some time since preached in the church of Great Yarmouth: now published for an antidote against those yet spreading errours of the times, Anabaptisme and Catabaptisme. / By Joh. Brinsley.	Brinsley, John, 1600-1665.	1645 (1645)	Wing B4712; Thomason E300_14; ESTC R200258	127,125	196

the Old Testament determined Paul speaking of the whole Pedagogie of the Law the Legall Covenant tels us It was added because of Transgressions untill the seed should come to whom the Promise was made i. e. till Christ should come who was the end of the Law But Baptisme it is a perpetuall ordinance Such is the Gospel it selfe an everlasting Gospel as it is called Rev. 14. 6. And such are all Gospel ordinances everlasting ordinances to continue in force till the second comming of Christ at the end of the world All these differences we confesse and acknowledge And we think our Adversaries cannot truly assigne any more at least not materiall Now for these differences he that looketh upon them shall see them to be but circumstantiall so as for substance these two may still remaine one and the same and so we shall find them the one in all materials answering the other That will appeare by comparing of them in the things wherein they agree And here we shall find them agreeing first in the maine and principall ends and uses for which they were instituted and ordained As 1. Each of them a Seale of the Covenant So was Circumcision It shall be a token of the Covenant between me and you And so is Baptisme a Token and Seale of the Covenant And that of the same Covenant that Circumcision was viz. the Covenant of Grace sealing up to the beleever his interest in the grace and favour of God through Christ Each a Seale of the Covenant of the same Covenant 2. Each an Initiall Seale the first Seale of the Covenant each sealing up an entrance into Covenant So did Circumcision and so doth Baptisme 3. Each a note of distinction to difference and distinguish Gods people from all other people So did Circumcision it was the distinguishing marke distinguishing betwixt Iewes by nature and sinners of the Gentiles And so doth Baptisme now to Christians distinguishing them from Pagans Turkes and Infidels 4. Each of them an Obligation binding to the same condition the condition of Obedience that Evangelicall obedience Such was the condition of the Covenant which God made with Abraham Walke before me and be thou perfect i. e. upright or sincere Hereunto was he obliged by his Circumcision And hereunto are Christians obliged by their Baptisme to the same condition Thus they agree in their maine ends and uses 2. We shall finde them agreeing in their signification Each shadowing out the same mysteries As 1. The corruption of nature This was shadowed out in Circumcision by cutting off the foreskin of the flesh And the same mysterie is shadowed out in Baptisme by the washing of the body with water 2. The mysterie of our Redemption through the shedding of the blood of Christ That was shadowed out in Circumcision by the shedding of blood And the same is shadowed out in Baptisme by the water both representing and signifying the blood of Christ 3. The mysterie of our spirituall regeneration This was shadowed out by Circumcision wherein the cutting off the foreskin of the flesh signified the mortifying of sinfull lusts And the same is signified in Baptisme where by the washing of the body with water is signified the washing of the soule from the staine and pollution of sin by the spirit of Christ Whence it is called a Laver 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The laver of Regeneration the washing of the new birth Thus each of them holdeth forth the same mysteries 3. We shall find them agreeing in the Subject Each of them being to be administred to all and only Confederates such all such only such as are within the compasse of the Covenant So was Circumcision to Abraham and all his posteritie to Infants as well as others they being also confederates And even so is it with Baptism it is to be administred to all and only such as may in the judgement of charity be reputed confederates amongst which Infants also are to be reckoned as I have already proved it at large Upon this ground were they circumcised because within the Covenant and upon this ground they may and ought to be baptized Repl. But to this the Anabaptist replieth that it was not the Covenant that made Infants capable of Circumcision What then Why an expresse Command from God Even that in the Text He that is eight dayes old shall be circumcised Here is an expresse Mandamus say they an expresse order for the Circumcision of Infants and by vertue hereof it was that they were circumcised not because they were in Covenant but because God had given an expresse command concerning it A. To this we answer It is true here is an expresse command for the Circumcision of Infants but it is with reference to the Covenant which was the ground of this Injunction and the ground of Infants circumcision This it was that made Infants capable of Circumcision not meerly this Mandamus this Command in the Text as abstracting Anabaptists would have it without reference to the Covenant but their being in Covenant They were confederates with God God had taken them into Covenant and therefore hee would have the seale of his Covenant set upon them So much may be clearly collected as from divers other passages in this Chapter so from the 10. 13. 14. verses where Circumcision is still called by the name of the Covenant My Covenant shall be in your flesh c. Clearly importing that this was the ground of their Circumcision even the Covenant not simply the Command As for the Command here in the Text it is to be noted that it only determines the time assignes the day upon which Infants were to be circumcised limiting it to the eight day But as for their Circumcision it selfe that was ordered before being comprehended in the Covenant it selfe which was the ground of their Circumcision Repl. Why but saith the Anabaptist however here is an expresse mandamus an expresse order and command for the circumcision of Infants Now say they could you shew us the like for the baptisme of Infants then the controversie were at an end But such command such injunction or direction there is none A. To this Allegation of theirs Godwilling I shall answer more fully hereafter For the present I shall only retort it upon them and demand of them to shew us a Prohibition or Inhibition where it is any wayes forbidden that children should partake of the seale of the Covenant under the New Testament as well as under the Old That they who were circumcised then should be baptized now That Baptisme succeeded and came in the roome of Circumcision we have sufficiently proved it already and I thinke our adversaries being pressed upon it they will not they cannot deny it Now if it came in the place of Circumcision then it tyeth upon our Adversaries to shew what speciall proviso what caeveat is put