Anti-pdobaptismo, ou a terceira parte sendo uma revisão completa da disputa sobre o batismo infantil: na qual os argumentos a favor do batismo infantil a partir da aliança e selo inicial, a filiação visível da igreja infantil, a antiguidade do batismo infantil são recusados: e os escritos do Sr. Stephen Marshal, Sr. Richard Baxter ... e outros são examinados, e muitos pontos sobre as alianças, selos e outras verdades de peso são tratados / por John Tombes.

Anti-Paedobaptism: OR THE THIRD PART.

BEING, A full REVIEW of the Dispute con cerning Infant-Baptism.

IN WHICH, The Arguments for Infant-Baptism from the Covenant and Initial Seal, Infants Visible Church-membership, Antiquity of Infant-Baptism, are refelled AND The Writings of Mr Stephen Marshal, Mr Richard Baxter, Mr John Geree, Mr Thomas Blake, Mr Thomas Cobbet, Dr Nathaniel Homes, Mr John Drew, Mr Josiah Church, Mr Wil liam Lyford, Dr Daniel Featley, Mr John Brinsley, Mr Cuthbert Si denham, Mr William Carter, Mr Samuel Rutherford, Mr John Crag, Dr Henry Hammond, Mr John Cotton, Mr Thomas Fuller, Mr John Stalham, Mr.

Thomas Hall, and others, are examined; And many points about the Covenants, and Seals, and other Truths of weight, are handled: By JOHN TOMBES B D.

Wo unto them that call evill good and good evill, that put darkness for light and light for darkness, that put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter LONDON, Printed by E.

AISOP, over against the Upper Pump in Grubstreet. 1657.

TO THE PARLIAMENT OF THE Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland.

H Aving presented the two former Parts of this Review to His Highness, and His Council; I take boldness to tender this to your Honours, as those who are intrusted with the affairs of these Nations (in which are many Churches of Christ, whose safety, and welfare doth much depend under Christ on your wisedome, and uprightness) that it may serve to justifie your Honours in allowing those who agree with me in the oint herein discussed liberty, employment, and maintai nance alike with dissenters.

Wherein your equity and wisedome is very con spicuous and laudable, notwithstanding the clamours and practises of those our opposites, who would have the ship of this Commonwealth so ordered, that the power of it should all incline to one side to the endangering of the whole. 'Tis true the asserting of this truth hath heretofore been unhappily managed, partly by reason of the conjunction of some errours very dangerous in the As sertors of this truth, and partly by reason of the violence of spirit in them and their opposites, which have occasioned hard Lawes against them, and great hatred towards them.

Nor do I know any likelihood but that still not onely about this, but also about any other point in difference, when one party seeks to oppress the other there will be much unquietness, unless Governours be come moderatours between them.

In the Declaration of the Lords and Com mons assembled in Parliament, Ordered to be printed 4 Martii 1647 I read these words.

The name of Anabaptism hath indeed contracted much o dium, by reason of the extravagant opinions and practises of some of that name in Germany, tending to the disturbance of the Government and peace of all States: which opinions and practices we abhor and detest.

But for their opinion against the Baptism of Infants, it is onely a difference about a circumstance of time in the administration of an Ordinance, wherein in for mer ages as well as this, learned men have differed both in opinion and pra ctice: And though wee could wish that all men could satisfie them selves, and joyn with us in our judgment and practise in this point: yet herein wee held it fit that men should bee convinced by the Word of God with gentleness and reason, and not beaten out of it by force and vio lence: And yet May 2. 1648. there was an Ordinance which made it pu nishable with imprisonment, to affirm that the Baptism of Infants is unlaw full, or that Infants Baptism is void, and that such persons are to be bapti zed again.

Notwithstanding which, it is to be acknowledged with all thank fulness to His Higness and your Honours, that we enjoy our Peace and Li berty as Dissenters do; which they who value not, forget the goodness of God, and make forfeiture of their own good.

For those who so do, I plead not, but for that Truth and Practise which is delivered and appointed by Christ, which should be encouraged not suppressed by Governours.