The grounds and ends of the baptism of the children of the faithful. Opened…The grounds and ends of the baptisme of the children of the faithfull. Opened…

But that you may see you fight against God, in seeking to thrust out infants out of Christs school, and out of the number of Christs disciples. Observe (I pray you) how God leaveth you to such a forced mis-interpretation of the Text, and therein of the very form and essence of baptism, as utterly overthroweth the nature of it. Make disciples (say you) by teaching them; and such so taught them baptize in the name of the Father, Son, and holy Ghost; that is, into the true and orderly profession of that which they have been taught and believed. What? is it now come to this pass, That to be baptized into the name of the Father, Son, and holy Ghost, is to be baptized into the true and orderly profession of that which they have been taught and believed? Why, the true and orderly profession of that which we have been taught and believed that is, of our faith, is but a work of our own, though wrought in us by Gods spirit. Faith it self is but a created gift, and so a creature: And the profession of it is but the exercise of faith. And are we now come to be baptized into the name of Creatures? It is easily granted, a man by his baptism may be engaged to the performance of this or that duty: but can it be given for the exposition of the form of baptism, to be baptized into the name of the Father, Son, and holy Ghost, that is, into the true and orderly performance of this or that duty? But thus God taketh men in their own wiliness, whilst they go about to shoulder out infant from being disciples unto Christ, and so from baptism, they exclude themselves from the chief benefits of the baptism of Christ (which is to have God the Father, Son, and holy Ghost to be a God to themselves and to their seed:) and in stead of approving themselves to be the Disciples of Christ, they take out a wrong lesson from the words of institution, & turn the glorious name of the blessed Trinity into the weak performance ⟨p. 25⟩of a Christian duty, and that but an outward duty neither. Only because infants are not able to perform such a duty, they shall therefore be debarred from baptism into the name of the Father, Son and holy ghost, seeing Baptism into that name, is but into the true and orderly profession of the faith. But the Lord redeem your soul from such guile and falsehood.

But that you may see you fight against God, in seeking to thrust out infants out of Christs schoole, and out of the number of Christs disciples. Observe (I pray you) how God leaveth you to such a forced mis-interpretation of the Text, and therein of the very form and essence of baptisme, as utterly overthroweth the nature of it. Make disciples (say you) by teaching them; and such so taught them baptize in the name of the Father, Son, and holy Ghost; that is, into the true and orderly profession of that which they have been taught and believed. What? is it now come to this passe, That to bee baptized into the name of the Father, Son, and holy Ghost, is to bee baptized into the true and orderly profession of that which they have been taught and believed? Why, the true and orderly profession of that which we have been taught and believed that is, of our faith, is but a worke of our owne, though wrought in us by Gods spirit. Faith it selfe is but a created gift, and so a creature: And the profession of it is but the exercise of faith. And are we now come to be baptized into the name of Creatures? It is easily granted, a man by his baptisme may be engaged to the performance of this or that duty: but can it be given for the exposition of the forme of baptisme, to be baptized into the name of the Father, Son, and holy Ghost, that is, into the true and orderly performance of this or that duty? But thus God taketh men in their own wilinesse, whilst they goe about to shoulder out infant from being disciples unto Christ, and so from baptisme, they exclude themselves from the chiefe benefits of the baptism of Christ (which is to have God the Father, Son, and holy Ghost to be a God to themselves and to their seed:) and in stead of approving themselves to be the Disciples of Christ, they take out a wrong lesson from the words of institution, & turn the glorious name of the blessed Trinity into the weake performance