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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 6
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(5.) Consider, every true Believer that is listed under Christ's Banner, by entering into this Baptismal Covenant, is by Christ completely armed, i. e. he hath the Christian Armour put upon him, Ephes. 6. he has the Breastplate of Righteousness, the Shield of Faith, and for an Helmet, the Hope of Salvation; and the Word of God, like a Sword in his Hand, to cut down all his Enemies. Thus by the help of these Sacred Graces of the Spirit, he is enabled to fight against Sin, the World, the Flesh, and the Devil. But alas, you list your poor Babes into this War, and make them covenant and vow to forsake the Devil and all his Works, the Pomps and Vanities of this Wicked World, and all the sinful Lusts of the Flesh—but arm them not. Did Baptism confer Grace, and arm their Souls, it was something; but who dares assert that? or if he does, who will or can believe him?
(5.) Consider, every true Believer that is listed under Christ's Banner, by entring into this Baptismal Covenant, is by Christ compleatly armed, i. e. he hath the Christian Armor put upon him, Ephes. 6. he has the Breastplate of Righteousness, the Shield of Faith, and for an Helmet, the Hope of Salvation; and the Word of God, like a Sword in his Hand, to cut down all his Enemies. Thus by the help of these Sacred Graces of the Spirit, he is enabled to fight against Sin, the World, the Flesh, and the Devil. But alas, you list your poor Babes into this War, and make them covenant and vow to forsake the Devil and all his Works, the Pomps and Vanities of this Wicked World, and all the sinful Lusts of the Flesh—but arm them not. Did Baptism confer Grace, and arm their Souls, it was something; but who dares assert that? or if he does, who will or can believe him?
(6.) God hath also promised to assist, stand by, help and enable all Believers baptized, with further supplies of Grace; nay, they being actually united to Christ, have his blessed Influences flowing to them, besides the Promises of God, the Death, Resurrection, and Intercession of Christ; and the everlasting Covenant of Grace, which is ordered in all things, and sure, firmly secures all their Souls: But thus it is not with those poor Babes you bring into this Covenant; you are like Pharaoh's Task-masters, command the making of Brick, but allow them no Straw.