The reason why not infant sprinkling but believers baptism ought to be approved is because the Lord Jesus Christ, his forerunner, and apostles preach't it, and practic'd it as hereby will further appear by Scripture authority in about fourty texts, with notes on every text : to which is added, how infant sprinkling came in fashion, the evil tendencies of infant sprinkling, answers to objections, differences betw. believ. baptism and inf. sprink. with several other things / by a believer baptiz'd.

The Evil Tendencies and Consequences of Infant Sprinkling.

1st. It hath been a Snare to most people, be∣cause they do thereby reckon themselves to be Christians, and in a Salvable Condition, tho' they indeed are without Faith and Repentance.

2ly. It hath been the Root and off spring of the National Churches, and is essential to their standing.

3ly. The National Sprinklers of Infants have often made War, upon the Congregational, Christians for observing the word of God, as the only rule of Faith and Practice.

4ly. It greatly indangers Congr gational Churches ••o ••egenerate, and become National,

5ly. It is one of the great supports of the Anti Christian Whore of Babilon.

6••y. There is more app••opriated to Infant Sprinkling, then is due to Gospel Baptism, Tak∣ing away Original si, & Qualifying for Salvation.

7ly. It sets aside Gods command and puts Men upon the quite contrary, by which rule also any other Erronious thing may come in.

8ly. To guard Infants Sprinkling, many Men bar the unsprinkled Infants out of Heaven, & so their way Damn Millions that are saved.

9ly. It puts some men upon aserting that all Infants of believers are in covenant. And yet say, that there is no falling from a State of Grace, Tho on the contrary, they will acknowledge that many of the believers Sprinkled, Infants living to maturity die unregenerated, & perish eternally, Evils always attend Error, & here are nine.