A solemn call unto all that would be owned as Christ's faithful witnesses, speedily and seriously, to attend unto the primitive purity of the Gospel doctrine and worship, or, A discourse concerning baptism wherein that of infants is disproved as having no footing nor foundation at all in the Word of God, by way of answer to the arguments made use of by Mr. William Allen, Mr. Sidenham, Mr. Baxter, Dr. Burthogge, and others for the support of that practice : wherein the covenant made with Israel at Mount Sinai ... : together with a description of that truly evangelical covenant God was pleased to make with believing Abraham ... / by Philip Carey ...

Infant baptism vindicated, by explaining the covenant of grace; and proving that it is a divine institution, under the Gospel dispensation. / By the apologist. ; [Three lines from II Samuel]

Huntington, David, 1745-1812.

22, [2] p. ; 21 cm. (4to)Attributed to Huntington by Johnson.Errata statment, p. [23]

An ansvver to Mr. J.G. his XL. queries, touching the lawfulness, or unlawfulness of holding church-communion, between such who have been baptized after their beleeving, and others who have not otherwise been baptized, then in their infancie. As likewise touching infant, and after baptism. In which answer, the undueness of such mixt communion is declared, the unlawfulness of infant-baptism, and the necessity of after baptism is asserted. By W.A.

Allen, William, d. 1686.

January 1653

96 p.W. A. = William Allen.Includes errata.Annotation on Thomason copy: "Sept ye 23:".Reproduction ...

Returning unto God the great concernment of a covenant people, or, A sermon preached to the second church in Boston in New-England, March 17, 1679/80 when that church did solemnly and explicitly renew their covenant with God, and one with another / by Increase Mather ...

Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.

January 1680

[7], 19, [2] p.Reproduction of original in Huntington Library."The covenant which was unanimously co...

Vindiciæ legis & fœderis: or, A reply to Mr. Philip Cary's Solemn call Wherein he pretends to answer all the arguments of Mr. Allen, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Sydenham, Mr. Sedgwick, Mr. Roberts, and Dr. Burthogge, for the right of believers infants to baptism, by proving the law at Sinai, and the covenant of circumcision with Abraham, were the very same with Adam's covenant of works, and that because the gospel-covenant is absolute. By John Flavel minister of the gospel in Dartmouth

Flavel, John, 1630?-1691.

January 1690

[28], 140 p.A reply to: Cary, Philip. A solemn call unto all that would be owned as Christ's faithfu...

The doctrine of baptism and the disinction of the covenants, or, A plain treatise wherein the four essentials of baptism .... are diligently handled as also the business of the two covenants, wherein is proved that the covenant of life is not made to the seed of believers as coming out of their loins, and therefore that the baptism of infants is drawn from thence by a false consequence / by Thomas Patient.

Patient, Thomas, d. 1666.

January 1654

[22], 179 p.Reproduction of original in the Union Theological Seminary Library, New York

The covenant of God with Abraham, opened. Wherein I. The duty of infant-baptism is cleared. II. Something added concerning the Sabbath, and the nature and increase of the kingdome of Christ. Together with a short discourse concerning the manifestations of God unto his people in the last dayes. Wherein is shewed the manner of the spirits work therein to be in the use of ordinary gifts, not by extraordinary revelations. / By William Carter minister of the gospel in London.

Carter, William, 1605-1658.

January 1654

[8], 176 p.Annotation on Thomason copy: "Septemb. 13.".Reproduction of the original in the British L...

The ax laid to the root, or, One blow more at the foundation of infant baptism, and church-membership. Part I containing an exposition of that metaphorical text of Holy Scripture, Mat. 3. 10. : being the substance of two sermons lately preached, with some additions, wherein is shewed that God made a two-fold covenant with Abraham, and that circumcision appertained not to the covenant of grace, but to the legal and external covenant God made with Abraham's natural seed, as such : together with an answer to Mr. John Flavel's last grand arguments in his Vindiciarum Vindex, in his last reply to Mr. Philip Cary, also to Mr. Rothwell's Pædo-baptisms vindicatur, as to what seems most material / by Benjamin Keach ...

Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.
Rothwell, Edward, d. 1731. Paedobaptismus vindicatus.

[4], 32 p.Imprint date suggested by Wing.Imperfect: cropped with loss of imprint date; best copy ava...

A discourse tending to prove the baptisme in, or under the defection of Antichrist to be the ordinance of Jesus Christ. As also that the baptisme of infants or children is warrantable, and agreeable to the word of God. Where the perpetuity of the estate of Christs Church in the world, and the everlastingnesse of the covenant of Almighty God to Abraham are set forth as maine grounds, and sundry other particular things are controverted and discussed. By P.B.

Barbon, Praisegod, 1596?-1679.

January 1642

[8], 32 p.P.B. = Praisegod Barbon.Marginal notes.Annotation on Thomason copy following "By P.B." in ...

Covenant-keeping the way to blessedness, or, A brief discourse wherein is shewn the connexion which there is between the promise, on God's part; and duty, on our part, in the covenant of grace: as it was delivered in several sermons, preached in order to solemn renewing of covenant. / By Samuel Willard teacher of a church in Boston in New-England. ; [Seven lines from Deuteronomy]

Willard, Samuel, 1640-1707.
Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.
Willard, Samuel, 1640-1707. Necessity of sincerity, in renewing covenant.

January 1682

[12], 150, [2] p. ; 15 cm. (8vo)"To the reader" signed: Increase Mather.Errata statement, p. [128]....

The covenant of grace opened:: wherein these particulars are handled; viz. 1. What the covenant of grace is, 2. what the seales of the covenant are, 3. who are the parties and subjects fit to receive these seales. From all which particulars infants baptisme is fully proved and vindicated. Being severall sermons preached at Hartford in New-England. / By that reverend and faithfull minister of the gospel, Mr Thomas Hooker.

Hooker, Thomas, 1586-1647.

January 1649

[2], 85, [1] p.Annotation on Thomason copy: "July 3d".Reproduction of the original in the British Li...

The divine warrant of infant-baptism. Or VI. arguments for baptism of infants of Christians. viz. I. Infants of Christians are rightly judged in the promise of propriety in God. p.1. II. Infants of Christians are rightly judged to be of the church. p.20. III. Infants of Christians are rightly judged meet for baptisme. p.25. IV. The sealing of the promise to infants of visible professors, hath been the practise of the universal church ever since God added seals to the covenant. p.30 V. The profit of baptism is great to the infants of Christians. p.36. VI. The promise was sealed by the initiall sacrament aforetime to infants of visible professors, both Jews and of the Gentiles. p.38. / By John Church, M.A. minister of Seachurch, in the county of Essex.

Church, Josiah.

[6], 50 p.John Church = Josiah Church. The author's name is incorrectly given on the title page (McA...

Caleb's inheritance in Canaan: by grace, not works, an answer to a book entituled The doctrine of baptism, and distinction of the covenants, lately published by Tho. Patient: wherein a review is taken, I. Of his four essentials, and they fully answered; ergo II. Dipping proved no gospel practice, from cleer scripture. III. His ten arguments for dipping refuted. IV. The two covenants answered, and circumcision proved a covenant of grace. V. His seven arguments to prove it a covenant of works, answered. VI. His four arguments to prove it a seale onely to Abraham, answered: and the contrary proved. VII. The seven fundamentals that he pretends to be destroyed by taking infants into covenant, cleeered; and the aspersion proved false. VIII. A reply to his answer given to our usual scriptures. For infant-subjects of the kingdom, in all which infant-baptism is cleered, and that ordinance justifyed, / by E.W. a member of the army in Ireland.

Warren, Edward, Member of the army in Ireland.

[8], 126 p."The epistle" signed: Ed. Warren.Annotation on Thomason copy: "Octob: 23 1655"; the 6 in ...

An ansvver to Mr. Tombes his scepticall examination of infants-baptisme:: wherein baptisme is declared to ingraft us into Christ, before any preparation: and the covenant of the gospel to Abraham and the gentiles is proved to be the same, extended to the gentiles children, as well as to Abrahams: together with the reason, why baptize children, is not so plainly set down in the gospel, as circumcise children, in the law, and yet the gospel more plain then the law. / By William Hussey, minister of Chislehurst in Kent.

Hussey, William, minister of Chiselhurst.

January 1646

[8], 72 p.The first leaf is blank.A reply to: Tombes, John. Two treatises and an appendix to them co...

A confutation of infants baptisme, or an answer, to a treatice written by Georg Phillips, of Wattertowne in New England, in the defence of infants baptisme denying the true church to be formed by baptisme, and affirming it to be formed by a covenant acted by a company of believers, to become one, and anothers amongst themselves. Wherein, is plainely discovered that neither infants baptisme, nor yet such a covenant acted, can be Gods ordinance appointed by him for such end, as to constitute true visable churches: as also that baptisme of beleevers, and that only is Gods ordinance whereby true visible churches are rightly constituted and stated in their true being. By Thomas Lambe.

Lamb, Thomas, d. 1686.

January 1643

[8], 51, [1] p.A reply to: Phillips, George. A reply to "A confutation of some grounds for infants ...

A treatise concerning the lawfull subject of baptisme wherein are handled these particulars : the baptizing of infants confuted, ... the covenant God made with Abraham and his seed handled & how the same agrees with the Gentiles and their seed, the baptism administered by an Antichristian power confuted ... / by me, J.S.

J. S. (John Spilsbery)

January 1643

[3], 44 p.Reproduction of original in the Union Theological Seminary Library, New York

Infant baptism vindicated, by explaining the covenant of grace; and proving that it is a divine institution, under the Gospel dispensation. / By the apologist. ; [Three lines from II Samuel]

Huntington, David, 1745-1812.

22, [2] p. ; 21 cm. (4to)Attributed to Huntington by Johnson.Errata statment, p. [23]

An ansvver to Mr. J.G. his XL. queries, touching the lawfulness, or unlawfulness of holding church-communion, between such who have been baptized after their beleeving, and others who have not otherwise been baptized, then in their infancie. As likewise touching infant, and after baptism. In which answer, the undueness of such mixt communion is declared, the unlawfulness of infant-baptism, and the necessity of after baptism is asserted. By W.A.

Allen, William, d. 1686.

January 1653

96 p.W. A. = William Allen.Includes errata.Annotation on Thomason copy: "Sept ye 23:".Reproduction ...

Returning unto God the great concernment of a covenant people, or, A sermon preached to the second church in Boston in New-England, March 17, 1679/80 when that church did solemnly and explicitly renew their covenant with God, and one with another / by Increase Mather ...

Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.

January 1680

[7], 19, [2] p.Reproduction of original in Huntington Library."The covenant which was unanimously co...

Vindiciæ legis & fœderis: or, A reply to Mr. Philip Cary's Solemn call Wherein he pretends to answer all the arguments of Mr. Allen, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Sydenham, Mr. Sedgwick, Mr. Roberts, and Dr. Burthogge, for the right of believers infants to baptism, by proving the law at Sinai, and the covenant of circumcision with Abraham, were the very same with Adam's covenant of works, and that because the gospel-covenant is absolute. By John Flavel minister of the gospel in Dartmouth

Flavel, John, 1630?-1691.

January 1690

[28], 140 p.A reply to: Cary, Philip. A solemn call unto all that would be owned as Christ's faithfu...

The doctrine of baptism and the disinction of the covenants, or, A plain treatise wherein the four essentials of baptism .... are diligently handled as also the business of the two covenants, wherein is proved that the covenant of life is not made to the seed of believers as coming out of their loins, and therefore that the baptism of infants is drawn from thence by a false consequence / by Thomas Patient.

Patient, Thomas, d. 1666.

January 1654

[22], 179 p.Reproduction of original in the Union Theological Seminary Library, New York

The covenant of God with Abraham, opened. Wherein I. The duty of infant-baptism is cleared. II. Something added concerning the Sabbath, and the nature and increase of the kingdome of Christ. Together with a short discourse concerning the manifestations of God unto his people in the last dayes. Wherein is shewed the manner of the spirits work therein to be in the use of ordinary gifts, not by extraordinary revelations. / By William Carter minister of the gospel in London.

Carter, William, 1605-1658.

January 1654

[8], 176 p.Annotation on Thomason copy: "Septemb. 13.".Reproduction of the original in the British L...

The ax laid to the root, or, One blow more at the foundation of infant baptism, and church-membership. Part I containing an exposition of that metaphorical text of Holy Scripture, Mat. 3. 10. : being the substance of two sermons lately preached, with some additions, wherein is shewed that God made a two-fold covenant with Abraham, and that circumcision appertained not to the covenant of grace, but to the legal and external covenant God made with Abraham's natural seed, as such : together with an answer to Mr. John Flavel's last grand arguments in his Vindiciarum Vindex, in his last reply to Mr. Philip Cary, also to Mr. Rothwell's Pædo-baptisms vindicatur, as to what seems most material / by Benjamin Keach ...

Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.
Rothwell, Edward, d. 1731. Paedobaptismus vindicatus.

[4], 32 p.Imprint date suggested by Wing.Imperfect: cropped with loss of imprint date; best copy ava...

A discourse tending to prove the baptisme in, or under the defection of Antichrist to be the ordinance of Jesus Christ. As also that the baptisme of infants or children is warrantable, and agreeable to the word of God. Where the perpetuity of the estate of Christs Church in the world, and the everlastingnesse of the covenant of Almighty God to Abraham are set forth as maine grounds, and sundry other particular things are controverted and discussed. By P.B.

Barbon, Praisegod, 1596?-1679.

January 1642

[8], 32 p.P.B. = Praisegod Barbon.Marginal notes.Annotation on Thomason copy following "By P.B." in ...

Covenant-keeping the way to blessedness, or, A brief discourse wherein is shewn the connexion which there is between the promise, on God's part; and duty, on our part, in the covenant of grace: as it was delivered in several sermons, preached in order to solemn renewing of covenant. / By Samuel Willard teacher of a church in Boston in New-England. ; [Seven lines from Deuteronomy]

Willard, Samuel, 1640-1707.
Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.
Willard, Samuel, 1640-1707. Necessity of sincerity, in renewing covenant.

January 1682

[12], 150, [2] p. ; 15 cm. (8vo)"To the reader" signed: Increase Mather.Errata statement, p. [128]....

The covenant of grace opened:: wherein these particulars are handled; viz. 1. What the covenant of grace is, 2. what the seales of the covenant are, 3. who are the parties and subjects fit to receive these seales. From all which particulars infants baptisme is fully proved and vindicated. Being severall sermons preached at Hartford in New-England. / By that reverend and faithfull minister of the gospel, Mr Thomas Hooker.

Hooker, Thomas, 1586-1647.

January 1649

[2], 85, [1] p.Annotation on Thomason copy: "July 3d".Reproduction of the original in the British Li...

The divine warrant of infant-baptism. Or VI. arguments for baptism of infants of Christians. viz. I. Infants of Christians are rightly judged in the promise of propriety in God. p.1. II. Infants of Christians are rightly judged to be of the church. p.20. III. Infants of Christians are rightly judged meet for baptisme. p.25. IV. The sealing of the promise to infants of visible professors, hath been the practise of the universal church ever since God added seals to the covenant. p.30 V. The profit of baptism is great to the infants of Christians. p.36. VI. The promise was sealed by the initiall sacrament aforetime to infants of visible professors, both Jews and of the Gentiles. p.38. / By John Church, M.A. minister of Seachurch, in the county of Essex.

Church, Josiah.

[6], 50 p.John Church = Josiah Church. The author's name is incorrectly given on the title page (McA...

Caleb's inheritance in Canaan: by grace, not works, an answer to a book entituled The doctrine of baptism, and distinction of the covenants, lately published by Tho. Patient: wherein a review is taken, I. Of his four essentials, and they fully answered; ergo II. Dipping proved no gospel practice, from cleer scripture. III. His ten arguments for dipping refuted. IV. The two covenants answered, and circumcision proved a covenant of grace. V. His seven arguments to prove it a covenant of works, answered. VI. His four arguments to prove it a seale onely to Abraham, answered: and the contrary proved. VII. The seven fundamentals that he pretends to be destroyed by taking infants into covenant, cleeered; and the aspersion proved false. VIII. A reply to his answer given to our usual scriptures. For infant-subjects of the kingdom, in all which infant-baptism is cleered, and that ordinance justifyed, / by E.W. a member of the army in Ireland.

Warren, Edward, Member of the army in Ireland.

[8], 126 p."The epistle" signed: Ed. Warren.Annotation on Thomason copy: "Octob: 23 1655"; the 6 in ...

An ansvver to Mr. Tombes his scepticall examination of infants-baptisme:: wherein baptisme is declared to ingraft us into Christ, before any preparation: and the covenant of the gospel to Abraham and the gentiles is proved to be the same, extended to the gentiles children, as well as to Abrahams: together with the reason, why baptize children, is not so plainly set down in the gospel, as circumcise children, in the law, and yet the gospel more plain then the law. / By William Hussey, minister of Chislehurst in Kent.

Hussey, William, minister of Chiselhurst.

January 1646

[8], 72 p.The first leaf is blank.A reply to: Tombes, John. Two treatises and an appendix to them co...

A confutation of infants baptisme, or an answer, to a treatice written by Georg Phillips, of Wattertowne in New England, in the defence of infants baptisme denying the true church to be formed by baptisme, and affirming it to be formed by a covenant acted by a company of believers, to become one, and anothers amongst themselves. Wherein, is plainely discovered that neither infants baptisme, nor yet such a covenant acted, can be Gods ordinance appointed by him for such end, as to constitute true visable churches: as also that baptisme of beleevers, and that only is Gods ordinance whereby true visible churches are rightly constituted and stated in their true being. By Thomas Lambe.

Lamb, Thomas, d. 1686.

January 1643

[8], 51, [1] p.A reply to: Phillips, George. A reply to "A confutation of some grounds for infants ...

A treatise concerning the lawfull subject of baptisme wherein are handled these particulars : the baptizing of infants confuted, ... the covenant God made with Abraham and his seed handled & how the same agrees with the Gentiles and their seed, the baptism administered by an Antichristian power confuted ... / by me, J.S.

J. S. (John Spilsbery)

January 1643

[3], 44 p.Reproduction of original in the Union Theological Seminary Library, New York

Infant baptism vindicated, by explaining the covenant of grace; and proving that it is a divine institution, under the Gospel dispensation. / By the apologist. ; [Three lines from II Samuel]

Huntington, David, 1745-1812.

22, [2] p. ; 21 cm. (4to)Attributed to Huntington by Johnson.Errata statment, p. [23]

An ansvver to Mr. J.G. his XL. queries, touching the lawfulness, or unlawfulness of holding church-communion, between such who have been baptized after their beleeving, and others who have not otherwise been baptized, then in their infancie. As likewise touching infant, and after baptism. In which answer, the undueness of such mixt communion is declared, the unlawfulness of infant-baptism, and the necessity of after baptism is asserted. By W.A.

Allen, William, d. 1686.

January 1653

96 p.W. A. = William Allen.Includes errata.Annotation on Thomason copy: "Sept ye 23:".Reproduction ...

Returning unto God the great concernment of a covenant people, or, A sermon preached to the second church in Boston in New-England, March 17, 1679/80 when that church did solemnly and explicitly renew their covenant with God, and one with another / by Increase Mather ...

Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.

January 1680

[7], 19, [2] p.Reproduction of original in Huntington Library."The covenant which was unanimously co...

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