Two Treatises Covering Infant Baptism, Title page – Half title

Two Treatises Covering Infant Baptism · Title page – Half title

TVVO TREATISES AND AN APPENDIX TO THEM CONCERNING Infant-Baptiſme. The former Treatiſe being an Exercitation preſented to the Chair-man of a Committee of the Aſſembly of DIVINES. The later an Examen of the Sermon of M^r Stephen Marſhall, about Infant-Baptiſme, in a Letter ſent to him.

By JOHN TOMBES. B. D.

Prov. 23. 23. Buy the truth, and ſell it not.

Acts 8. 36, 37, 38. And the Eunuch ſaid, See here is water, what doth hinder me to be baptized? And Philip ſaid, If thou believeſt with all thine heart, foreign, thou maiſt, or it is lawfull. And he anſwered, and ſaid, I believe that Jeſus Chriſt is the Son of God. And he commanded the Charet to ſtand ſtill, and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the Eunuch, and he baptized him.

Bernard. Serm. 66. in Cantica. Irrident nos quia baptizamus infantes, quòd oramus pro mortuis, quòd ſanctorum ſuffragia poſtulamus.

Joan. Lodovic. Vives Comment in Auguſtin. tom. 5. de civit. Dei. lib. 1. cap. 27. Nemo olim ſacro admovebatur baptiſterio, niſi adulta jam aetate, & cum idem ipſe & ſciret quid ſibi myſtica illa vellet aqua, & ſe ablui illa peteret, nec ſemel peteret. Cujus rei imaginem adhuc in noſtris infantium baptiſmis videmus. Nam rogatur etiam, num infans eo die natus, vel pridie, velitne baptizari, id que ter: pro quo ſuſceptores reſpondent, velle. Audio in quibuſdā Italiae urbibus morē veterē magna ex parte adhuc conſervari.

LONDON, Printed for George Whittington, and are to be ſold at the ſigne of the Blackmore in Biſhopſgate-ſtreete. December 15. 1645.

THe Author of this Examen being (as I heare) a godly man, and of the Presbyterian judgement, though I am not of opinion with him (notwithſtanding any thing I have here read) viz. That Infants are not the ſubject of Baptiſme; yet the end of his writing, as I conceive, being the provoking of others to write, that ſo his arguments being anſwered, himſelfe and thoſe that are of his minde may receive ſatisfaction, I permit it to paſſe the Preſſe: Not doubting but ſince now (according to the deſire of many) it is knowne where the chiefe ſtrength of the Catapaedobaptiſts lies, ſome will be found out in due time to encounter with it.

John Bachiler.

The Contents of the firſt TREATISE.

Pag. 1. ſect. 1. THe firſt argument for Infant-Baptiſme from the intereſt in the promiſe, Gen. 17. 7. examined.

Pag. 5. ſect. 2. The ſecond argument for Infant-Baptiſme, from the ſucceſſion of Baptiſme to Circumciſion, examined.

Pag. 8. ſect. 3. The third argument from the parity of grace in the New Teſtament to that in the Old, examined.

Pag. 9. ſect. 4. The argument from Acts. 2. 38, 39. for Infant-Baptiſme, examined.

Pag. 10. ſect. 5. The argument from 1 Cor. 7. 14. for Infant-Baptiſme, examined.

Pag. 16. ſect. 6. The arguments from Matth. 19. 15. for Infant-Baptiſme, examined.

Pag. 20. ſect. 7. The argument from Acts 16. 15. &c. for Infant-Baptiſme, examined.

ſect. 8. The argument from generall promiſes for Infant-Baptiſme, examined.

ſect. 9. The argument from Iſai. 49. 22. for Infant-Baptiſme, examined.

ſect. 10. The argument from 1 Cor. 10. 2. for Infant-Baptiſme, examined.

Pag. 21. ſect. 11. The argument from Epheſ. 5. 26. for Infant-Baptiſme, examined.

ſect. 12. The argument from 1 Pet. 2. 9. for Infant-Baptiſme, examined.

ſect. 13. The argument from the Churches failing, if Infant-Baptiſme, be not lawfull, examined.

Pag. 22. ſect. 14. The argument from Heb. 6. 2. for Infant-Baptiſme, examined.

Pag. 23. ſect. 15. The argument from the inſtitution of Chriſt, Matth. 28. 19. againſt Infant-Baptiſme confirmed.

Pag. 26. ſect. 16. The argument from John Baptiſt and the Apoſtles practiſe againſt Infant-Baptiſme, confirmed.

Pag. 27. ſect. 17. The argument from the practiſe in the age next the Apoſtles againſt Infant-Baptiſme, confirmed.

Pag. 28. ſect. 18. The argument from the wrong originall of Infant-Baptiſme, confirmed againſt it.

Pag. 29. ſect. 19. The argument againſt Infant-Baptiſme, from humane inventions, occaſioned by it, confirmed.

Pag. 30. ſect. 20. The argument againſt Infant-Baptiſme, from the errors occaſioned by it, confirmed.

ſect. 21. The argument againſt Infant-Baptiſme from many abuſes cauſed by it, confirmed.

Pag. 31. ſect. 22. The argument from unneceſſary diſputes cauſed by it againſt Infant-Baptiſme, confirmed.

ſect. 23. The argument againſt Infant-Baptiſme, from the oppoſition to it in the middeſt of Popery, confirmed.

Pag. 33. ſect. 24. The argument againſt Infant-Baptiſme, from aſſertors difference about the ground of it, confirmed.

ſect. 25. The argument againſt Infant-Baptiſme, from it's voyding the chiefe end of Baptiſme, confirmed.

The Contents of the ſecond Treatiſe.

Part. 1. Concerning the antiquitie of Infant-Baptiſme.

Pag. 1. ſect. 1. The Prologue of the occaſion and end of this writing.

Pag. 3. ſect. 2. Of the ſtating the queſtion, partition of the Treatiſe, ſumme of the anſwer to the teſtimonies of antiquitie for Infant-Baptiſme.

Pag. 4. ſect. 3. Of the pretended teſtimony of Juſtin Martyr.

Pag. 5. ſect. 4. Of Irenaeus his teſtimony.

Pag. 7. ſect. 5. Of the ſuppoſed teſtimony of Origen.

Pag. 8. ſect. 6. Of the teſtimonies of Gregory Nazianzen, and the Greeke Church.

Pag. 10. ſect. 7. Of the teſtimony of Cyprian.

Pag. 12. ſect. 8. Of the teſtimony of Auguſtine.

Pag. 17. ſect. 9. Of the teſtimonies of Hierome, and Ambroſe.

ſect. 10. Of the validitie of proofe by theſe teſtimonies, and of the evidences that Infant-Baptiſme is an innovation.

Part. 2. Concerning the prejudices againſt Antipaedobaptiſts, from their miſcarriages.

Pag. 19. ſect. 1. Of the fitneſſe of placing the …ation of miſcarriages of oppoſers of Paedobaptiſme.

Pag. 20. ſect. 2. Of the oppoſers of Infant-Baptiſme afore Baltazar.

Pag. 22. ſect. 3. Of Baltazar Pacimontanus.

Pag. 23. ſect. 4. Of rebaptizing.

ſect. 5. Of the Anabaptiſts in Germany, and Antiprelatiſts in England.

Pag. 25. ſect. 6. Of Anabaptiſts oppoſing Magiſtracy.

Pag. 26. ſect. 7. Of the hindering of reformation by Anabaptiſme.

Pag. 27. ſect. 8. The Antipaedobaptiſts principle overthrows not the Lords day, the Paedobaptiſts principle reduceth Judaiſme, and Popiſh Ceremonies, and addes to the Goſpel.

Pag. 31. ſect. 9. Of the evill of ſeparating from the Miniſtery and Communion of Chriſtians, by reaſon of this opinion.

Pag. 32. ſect. 10. Of the condition into which the opinion of Antipaedobaptiſme puts the infants of believers, of originall ſin, ſalvation out of the Church and Covenant of grace.

Part. 3. Concerning the arguments from Scripture for Infant-Baptiſme.

Pag. 35. ſect. 1. Of the Connexion between the Covenant and the ſeale.

Pag. 39. ſect. 2. Of the firſt concluſion concerning the identity of the Covenant of grace, for ſubſtance to Jews and Gentiles.

Pag. 40. ſect. 3. Of the meaning of the ſecond Concluſion.

Pag. 48. ſect. 4. That the Covenant of grace is not made to believers and their ſeede.

Pag. 54. ſect. 5. It is not in Gods Church like other Kingdomes.

Pag. 56. ſect. 6. Of the texts, which are Acts 2. 38, 39. Luk. 19. 9.

Pag. 62. ſect. 7. Of the text, Rom. 11. 16.

Pag. 69. ſect. 8. Of the text, 1 Cor. 7. 14.

Pag. 83. ſect. 9. Of the ſucceſſion of Baptiſme, into the place, roome and uſe of Circumciſion.

Pag. 95. ſect. 10. Of the notion under which and the reaſon for which perſons were circumciſed, ſhewing that all perſons that were circumciſed were not in the Covenant of grace.

Pag. 99. ſect. 11. Of the priviledges of believers under the Goſpel, and whether the want of Infant-Baptiſme, be want of a priviledge of the Covenant of grace, which the Jewes had.

Pag. 110. ſect. 12. That the Command to circumciſe male infants, is not virtually a Command to baptize Infants.

Pag. 122. ſect. 13. That Matth. 28. 19. is not a Command to baptize infants, but contrary to it.

Pag. 137. ſect. 14. Of examples in Scripture of baptizing infants, particularly of baptizing houſholds.

Pag. 142. ſect. 15. Of an infants capacitie of inward grace, the text, Matth. 19. 14 and of the inconſequence of Paedobaptiſme thereon.

Part. 4. Concerning the objections againſt Infant-Baptiſme.

Pag. 151. ſect. 1. Of the firſt objection from inſtitution, Matth. 28. 19. and the practiſe of John Baptiſt, and the Apoſtles.

Pag. 156. ſect. 2. Of the ſecond objection, and therein of the condition prerequiſite to Baptiſme.

Pag. 157. ſect. 3. Of the third ſo called objection, and therein of the knowledge requiſite concerning the perſon to be baptized.

Pag. 161. ſect. 4. Of the fourth objection, and therein of the ſtipulation as Baptiſme.

Pag. 163. ſect. 5. Of the fifth objection, and therein of the benefit that comes by Infant-Baptiſme.

Pag. 167. ſect. 6. Of the ſixth objection, and therein of infant-Communion by vertue of their being in the Covenant, and the Lords Supper ſucceeding the Paſſeover.

Pag. 170. ſect. 7. Of the firſt uſe, and the Anabaptiſts ſuppoſed blouds ſentence.

Pag. 170. ſect. 8. The Epilogue, containing ſome expreſſions and motions of the Author.

The Content of the Appendix.

Pag. 173. That Coloſ. 2. 11, 12. proves not Infant-Baptiſme.

ERRATA.

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AN EXERCITATION ABOUT INFANT-BAPTISME; Preſented in certaine Papers, to the Chair-man of a COMMITTEE of the ASSEMBLY OF DIVINES, Selected to conſider of that ARGUMENT, in the yeers, 1643, and 1644. With ſome few Emendations, Additions, and an Anſwer to one new Objection. Tranſlated out of Latine, by the Author.

Publiſhed according to Order.

LONDON, Printed by M. S. for George Whittington, 1646.