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The rector rectified and corrected, or, Infant-baptism unlawful being a sober answer to a…
The rector rectified and corrected, or, Infant-baptism unlawful being a sober answer to a late pamphlet entitled An argumentative and practical discourse of infant-baptism, published by Mr. William Burkit, rector of Mildin in Suffolk : wherein all his arguments for pedo-baptism are refuted and the necessity of immersion, i.e. dipping, is evidenced, and the people falsely called Anabaptists are cleared from those unjust reproaches and calumnies cast upon them : together with a reply to the Athenian gazette added to their 5th volume about infant-baptism : with some remarks upon Mr. John Flavel's last book in answer to Mr. Philip Cary / by Benjamin Keach.The rector rectified and corrected, or, Infant-baptism unlawful being a sober answer to a late pamphlet entituled An argumentative and practical discourse of infant-baptism, published by Mr. William Burkit, rector of Mildin in Suffolk : wherein all his arguments for pedo-baptism are refuted and the necessity of immersion, i.e. dipping, is evidenced, and the people falsly called Anabaptists are cleared from those unjust reproaches and calumnies cast upon them : together with a reply to the Athenian gazette added to their 5th volume about infant-baptism : with some remarks upon Mr. John Flavel's last book in answer to Mr. Philip Cary / by Benjamin Keach.
London: printed by John Harris, 1692
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THE Rector Rectified, and Corrected: OR, Infant-Baptism Unlawful. › Chapter 4
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(3.) From the Nature of the Ordinance it self, it being a sign of that inward Grace the Person baptized ought to have.
(4.) From the Nature of the Gospel-Church, it being only built up of living Stones, and to be no larger than Christ appointed it.
But (say you, pag. 27.) doubtless had our Saviour here intended the exclusion of Infants out of the Visible Church, he would have acquainted her with this Alteration, Christ being faithful to him that appointed him, as was Moses in all his House, Heb. 3.2.
Answ. I must retort it back upon you with much better Reason: Doubtless, say I, had our Saviour intended the admission of Infants, he would at this time have acquainted his Disciples, (and so us) that it was his Will they should be received, since, as you well say, he was so faithful, and the rather, because he commanded his Disciples to receive into his Church such who were taught or made Disciples. When he commanded Abraham to circumcise his Male-Infants, Abraham knew well enough he was not to circumcise his Females, though he received no Negative Law in the case. What is not commanded, I say again, is forbid, especially in all Instituted Worship, or else whither shall we run?