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 Objections that the ignorant world and others usually make against Believers Baptism are Answered.

Obj. 1. I have been baptised in my Infancy; therefore, what need I be baptised again?

Answ. You was but Rantised, or Sprinkled, not Dipt nor Baptised, John 3.23.

Obj. 2. Learned men are for Infant Sprinkling.

Answ. Some Learned men are for Popery not for Purity. But all are not; however the Gospel ought not to submit to learned Men, Acts 4.19.

Obj. 3. Whole F••mi••es were baptized.

Answ. All that were baptized did first believe, Acts 16.34. Let it be so now.

Obj. 4. Circumcision availeth nothing, but a n••w Creature; then what need I be baptized?

Answ. You may as well infer and say, that be∣cause God will save by grace, that therefore you will take the liberty of forbearing good Works, Rom. 6.1.15. or because God works, you will play.

Ob. 5. Many lays too much stress upon beleivers baptism, and that makes us the more backward to it.

Answ. And I fear you lay too little. Christ layeth it thus: He that Believeth and is bap∣tized shall be saved, Mark 16.16.

O••j. 6. Were not little Children baptized by Christ Mark 10.13, 14.

Answ. No, he only blest them, Mark ••0.16.

Obj. 7. Infa••t baptism is not forbidden.

Answ. At that door Popish Error comes in; and all others may: yet what's not appointed, i•• forbidden, Lev. 10.2, 3. Isa. 1.12.

Obj. 8. A•• Nations are to be baptized, and Infants are part of Nations.

Answ. But they should be taught first an•• believe, acco••ding to the same Com∣mission. Mat. 28.19, 20. Mark 16.16. Acts 8.12.

Obj. 9. There hath been bad Men Anabaptists

Answ. Shew me a Profession that hath not such, nay, the many Malefactors that hath suffer Death in your memory have been of other Religions, and it may be of your Church, but what is that to Religion it self? Judas being a Judas, doth not overthrow the Gospel; 'tis not persons but things that are the Doctri••es of the Gospel; we are upon even Believing and Dipping

Obj. 10. Infant Priviledges are not less under the Gospel, then ••un••er the Law.

Answ. Their saving Priviledges are the same but that gives no ri••ht to Baptism.

Obj. 11. Baptism came in the room of Circumcision.

Answ. Circumcision of the heart came in the room of Circumcision of the flesh, Rom. ••.28.29. the priviledges wa•• an••••••e•• to Circumcision, but now it is to Believing

Obj. 12. There's an Ʋniversal Consent of Churches and An••i••an••••y for Inf nt Sprinkling.

Answ. Such cous n•• makes nothing true nor f••lse; 'tis Scripture d••••s both before Con∣sent had a Being, as it was in the beginning, should be now, and a Believer Baptized, may say, is now, and ever sh••ll be.

13. There are some other Objections.

Answ. One Rule will answer all Objections against Believers Baptism, viz That,

God will ac••ept ••••••thing in his Worship but what be hath appointed.