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The divine right of infant-baptism asserted and proved from Scripture and antiquity. By Increase…The divine right of infant-baptisme asserted and proved from Scripture and antiquity. By Increase…
The divine right of infant-baptism asserted and proved from Scripture and antiquity. By Increase Mather, teacher of a church of Christ in Boston in New-England. ; [Ten lines of quotations]The divine right of infant-baptisme asserted and proved from Scripture and antiquity. By Increase Mather, teacher of a church of Christ in Boston in New-England. ; [Ten lines of quotations]
Boston: printed by John Foster, 1680
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. That Baptism cometh in the Room of Circumcision, wherefore the Apostle dissuading the Colossians from the practice of Circumcision, he tells them that they were buried with Christ in Baptism, Col. 2.12. q. d. you are Circumcised because baptized, for Baptism supplies the place and room of Circumcision. Nothing is more evident, then that of the Apostle, whilst labouring to take them off from Circumcision, doth put them in mind of their Baptism, why should he do so; if the one do not succeed the other? And it is not to be believed, that God would repeal the former Seal of the Covenant (wherein Infants were concerned) and not institute any other in the room of it. If there be any other Ordinance come in the Room of Circumcision, besides Baptism. Name what it is.
1. That Baptism cometh in the Room of Circumcision, wherefore the Apostle disswading the Colossians from the practice of Circumcision, he tells them that they were buried with Christ in Baptism, Col. 2.12. q. d. you are Circumcised because baptized, for Baptism supplyes the place and room of Circumcision. Nothing is more evident, then that of the Apostle, whilst labouring to take them off from Circumcision, doth put them in mind of their Baptism, why should he do so; if the one do not succeed the other? And it is not to be believed, that God would repeal the former Seal of the Covenant (wherein Infants were concerned) and not institute any other in the room of it. If there be any other Ordinance come in the Room of Circumcision, besides Baptism. Name what it is.
2. Circumcision and Baptism are Seals of the same Covenant. If Antipaedobaptists could prove what they affirm, in saying that Circumcision did seal to the promise of temporal blessings only, they would do something to enervate this Argument. But it is certain, that it was a Seal of the Covenant of grace, wherein, though temporal blessings are included, spiritual are the chief. There was no regular subject of Circumcision, but God said to him from Heaven, If thou wilt