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 *«dohapti$i. When God made man a liring toul 
 To people earth from pole to pole, 
 He made a covenant with the whole : 
 Infants unborn werf^ in the roll, 
 
 Therefore they were not Baptittf. 
 
 kipttit. Alas! man*8 woe was heard full well a 
 When he broke covenant and fell : 
 His nature changed from heaven to hellt b 
 An^^ wicked children did rebel, c 
 Were they, all Pedobaptists ? 
 
 When wickedness rose up its crest, 
 ^ And evil ones became a pest, 
 
 Almighty wrath broke op the nest, . ' 
 
 And infants perish'd with the rest. ^ 
 What think ye of it Baptists ? 
 
 Again the world must peopled be, 
 
 So with the great divine decree. V ' 
 
 • All the venes miirkecl P. in the followioj^ Poetical Enay 
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 Give ear ye simple Baptists. • 
 
 The nation's father iS his name 
 Wo other man has such a claim 
 
 » infants fa,I, who are to blame ? 
 It «eems to be the Baptists: 
 
 ^ote h'a/r '^'°"«'' «««- «". 
 _^r Jesus has the power to call, 
 
 •««-i.6. bl.P.e.iii.«. cGen..ii.n. 
 
Until he barat (his earthly ball. 
 And gathers home both great and small. 
 Mind well your steps ye Baptists. 
 
 Behold love's wondrous power displayed I a 
 With €hri9t the bitter covenant made, b 
 In wTiich believers, Christ's true seed, . 
 Were from (he Law's sad curses freed c 
 By Christ the blessed Baptist. 
 
 If ye are Christ's, ye'j-e Abrahab's se^d. d 
 And such a remnant shall be freed : e 
 But God spared not the natural breed, f 
 Because by nature man's a weed ! 
 
 What thirik'st thou Pedobaptistt g 
 
 Are the believers* natural seed 
 All members of Christ's Church ? Indeed! b 
 Is this the Pedobaptist creed 
 By which church membership they plead f 
 Then farewell Pedobaptist. 
 
 Here in a desert barren land, 
 Old natures branches built on sand i 
 Contrary to a strict command ; k 
 When storms assail, how can they stand ? 1 
 * Pray tell us Pedobaptist. 
 
 While you the natural branches take, m 
 Wot fitly framed a house to make, n 
 We 11 use the ones, for Jesus' iake, o 
 1 hat have been brought life to partake ; p 
 Believing ere they're baptised, q 
 
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 1.29. e Rom. IX. 27. fRom.xi.21. * Mat xiii MM 
 
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 B Tho' ye agaiii»t the buil^ieri rail, a 
 The Master's voice with jotwe bail ; b 
 His words ofiift can nercr faih c 
 The gates of hell shall not prevail d 
 # Against believing Baptists, ^^r 
 
 jB. Tho^e trees which Jesus came to plant* f 
 He'll life and spirit to them grant, g 
 Andlheavenly showers when they waUt, h 
 Or with the scorching heat grow faint, i 
 
 Let only sach be baptized, k . ^ 
 
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 B Each one of faith will get « rest, 1 \ 
 
 And be with faithful Abr'ham blest, m 
 And by the heavenly host caressed, n 
 Where at theimarriage feast a gaest, 
 
 With Wedding garments baptized, o 
 
 B. My friend, behold an olive wild p 
 
 Graffed in by faith, and Abrah*in'« child 
 A member of the Devil stiled, q * 
 
 To make us humble, meek and mild, r 
 Think on this Pedobaptist. 
 
 B. Faith has a firm foundation stone s 
 Thejust shall live by faith alone i t 
 
 Nor will the fathers do the non, u 
 Or bring him to the great Three One. v 
 Think on this Pedobaptiit. 
 
 B. And cease your children to deceive, w 
 Nor teach them longer to believe, x 
 
 ~rA^t8Xxi.21,28. bJohnx.3. c Mat. xxiv. 85. d Mat. 
 xX 18. e MaJk xvi 16. (B-om- vi. 6. |r John y, 40. 
 h Pwlmi xxxiv. 19. i Jer. xxxi. It. k Mat. ui. 8, tu. W- 
 lBeb.iv9. mGal.Hr9. *»Luk,xy 7. olU^auxO.g, 
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 ' that by your faith they do reoei?e, t 
 Birth in Cbrist'i church, or hii repriete. b 
 'Tis wroDg O Pedobaptitt. 
 
 E. The Savioar, with the Apostle criet, <: 
 That 'tis in n^ain with Clioded eyes, d . 
 To think by parentage to rise, 
 Till freed they can't obtain the prize, f 
 Do read this Pedobaptist. 
 
 P, The Baptist John with Jewish rite 
 |?roclaimed the Incarnate Light ; 
 Ifhe Gdd of glory came to sight, 
 And infants praised the Lord of ini|ht. . 
 That will not screen you Baptists. 
 
 P. While John the serTimt is long dead. 
 The Lord of glory hath well sped ; 
 His enemies he down wjll tread. 
 And infants claim him. as their Head, 
 Say what ye may jre Baptiiti. 
 
 £. All whom the SaVioar dear hath boaght, f 
 Will by his spirit here be sought, s 
 . And in the gospel doctrine tanght, n 
 Till to believe in him they're brought : i 
 
 Such may, we know, be ba^^aed. k 
 
 B. To turn men's hearts the Lord to piUsei I 
 . To preach repentance and baptize, m 
 According to the Saviour*s ways, n 
 John came. Whoeyer this denies, o 
 
 . Must be a Pedobaptia^. , 
 
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 • John viil. 38j SS. f John i\. 97. g John irli. S, 3, SO. 
 hJohttYl45. iActiiiiii48. k Acts tIU IS, 97. 1 Ltfkai 16. 
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 B. The law tni PropheU were till John . . ^ 
 In him the $«»iour'8 goipcl •hone, b . 
 While faithfilly he warned each one, c 
 
 ^ And multitude came pressing on d , 
 
 Ptay Were they Pcdobapliits ? 
 
 B. FromGod,tVBaptistJohnwast^nt e. 
 - To break false membew he was bent f ^ ^ 
 
 He cried to Jewish ones-"repent. g 
 And be baptized," becauBe be nieant, 
 
 To mak^traight paths for Baptirtf. 
 
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 The Lamb of God a bride to win 
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 Then Jordan's flood be dipped them in. k 
 Because he was a Baptist. 
 
 B Think not within yourselves, he crie». 
 
 That Abraham's faith gams you the pri«e. 
 
 , For God out pf these stones can raise . 
 A holy seed to give him praise. I 
 Amen, cries every Baptift. 
 
 B. Lawyer, who found their dead works wreck'd. 
 And Pharisees a zealous seel, 
 God's holy counsel did reject. 
 And John's baptism quite neglect, m 
 Like other PedobaptisU. 
 
 B. But forth the heavenly stranger came. 'n 
 (Great is his power and great his fame) o 
 
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 Who bord the^crois, defpited the ihame b 
 Of bamiim by ictio6enion. c ^ 
 
 Then- comlol oat of JoTdan*i fiood, il ' 
 
 f'- For us to shed biiprelcious blood, e 
 (Thus fulfilljing wh«t wafgood,) f "*"* 
 Despisef and weL (he Stavioorstbo^, If 
 
 A patterh to theBaptista . h 
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 But comingj quickly from aboye« 
 Id shape and. likeness of a dove, i 
 The hol^ spirit John sa«f move, k 
 Which with a- voice of heavenly love 
 Did own the bleised Baptist. 1 
 
 Now heavenly wisdom he did teach, m ^ 
 And glorious gospel sermons preach, h ' 
 Which did the hearts of iqany reach : o 
 Never had man soch glorioot spi«eh: p 
 
 Do read it Pedobaptist. / 
 
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 Your sprinkling cannot wash sins Jtain, 
 
 Except a man bei boni again, 
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 A sight Of Heavejy^can*t dbtain. r 
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 B. ' If you heaven's kingdom wish to see^ 
 Know that you must converted be, ,b > 
 
 a Isa. jx 6. b Mat. iii 13, 16. c Mark r 9, 10. d HTafE 
 HO. e Mat. xxvi 28 /Mat ju 15. r Isa, liii 9. h ifof. x 
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 And then you may b« baptized, c 
 
 p Oar Lord, when on the earth he stood. 
 Conarmed the blessing, made It good, 
 
 The simple ones in snUen mood 
 * Strove to keep back the infant brood-- 
 
 Much like the modern Baptists. 
 
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 Jl They who to Jesns infants bronght, 
 Say was it sprinkling that they sought ? 
 
 Or was it sprinkUi^ that they got ? 
 »Twa8 to be prayed for. Was it not ? d 
 What says the Pedobaptist ? 
 
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 B. Baptism's rite was then in use, e 
 
 Tboogh Christ of it made no abuse, f-^ 
 He prayed for all whom he would choose, g 
 And was offended at all those 
 
 Who wem«d to Ihinjif Iw should not 
 
 B 'Tis true, Christ seU some children free, h 
 'And such in HeaTcn will happy be ; 
 But does he bid an infant aee, 
 Or carried be by you or me. 
 
 To get offence by baptism T » 
 
 B. And when they're carried, can they taste ? 
 
 Strong meat for babes is only waste. K 
 Much better let theto suck the hreast. 
 
 Qo teach them Brat, you'll and it best, l 
 For little Pedobaptists. 
 
 
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 JB. The ijmbol ased not nnderatood. 
 
 Of washing tn Chriit's precioat blood, i 
 Doth much offend the infant brood. 
 How can it do them any good ? 
 Pray tell Of Pedobaptist. 
 
 B. May he, who blewecKsoine once, arise 
 As others grow, to ope their eyes. 
 And to salvation make them wise.: 
 Thas pray, and give them good advice, 
 As do the Christian Baptists. 
 
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 P. The Holy Spirit did descend, 
 
 To spread the word to the world's end. 
 The stubborn will of man to bendi 
 And infants* caoses to defend 
 
 Against unruly Baptists, 
 
 P. When Peter preached the word of life 
 To win the Lomb a loving wife. 
 About the promise made no strife. 
 Infants felt not the pmniog knife. 
 
 How mach noUke the Baptists ! 
 
 P. Peter the ancient promise knew. 
 And still he kept the same in view, 
 Miracolons gifts were for a few : 
 Infants with them had nought to do. ' 
 Look well and see ye Baptists. 
 
 B. The gospel i)romise is to all 
 
 That will believe, says worthy Paal: b 
 And Peter says to great and small*- 
 As many as the Lordthall call, c 
 Do read it Pedobaptist. 
 
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 If tbey'll repent «Dd be baptized, 
 They'll get the Holy Qhost, so pria^. 
 The call* to infants, who surmised, a 
 Except the Pedobaptists ? 
 
 P. The promise being forward brought, 
 The Spirit in the people wrought — 
 Whole families the church has got, 
 
 , Were there infants ? Were there not ? 
 What say contracted Baptists ? 
 
 Baptists, you know, have always owned, b 
 True penitents wherever found. 
 That heard salration's joyful sound, c 
 Till faith wkh «ach one did abound. 
 And such they always l^^ptiaed. 
 
 By |{o«pel grace which christians prized, d 
 Those households all were aggrandized ; 
 They all believed and were baptised e 
 That such were infants, who surmised. 
 Except the Pedobaptist ? 
 
 P. All ye that are of human kind. 
 
 What Joel 4poke, pray call to mind. 
 For children most a ransom find. 
 And sucklings not be left behind. 
 
 God claims them<^not the Baptjp^s. 
 
 B. All parents of th* Arminian kind. 
 That can a drop of water find, 
 ^ Leay« not ^sucking child behind, 
 
 Bu|^o the Jaw them strictly bind, f . 
 * Apd make them Pedobaptists. 
 
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 ?L 'uM^ PI'?''* ''"•t^ most dear, 
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 Of arguments from Baptists. 
 
 Paul held the unbeliever too 
 As holy as the infant crew: a 
 Then should not sprinkling be his due. 
 If It makes nature's children new 
 As held by Pedobaptists ?^ b 
 
 Paul with the Sayiour hath agreed ' 
 
 Ld of n"* ^'^'^^'■"'^ "«*"^«' breed, c 
 And Gen lies too, are Satan's seed d ' 
 
 Till they're from sin's sad bondage freed e 
 
 Do read this Pedobaptist? 
 
 Lest you again should ask or say. 
 "Are we not better far than theV ' f 
 Our children all in Zion's way ^ ' 
 Are others bom in Christ's church » Prav 
 Are not the Pedobaptists ?" g ^ 
 
 You better! not in any wise, h 
 Jn sin all born of woman lies, i 
 . Those who belieye in Christ may rise, 
 And be in water baptized, k 
 
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 Will neither fruit or profit yield, 
 
 Till tothe true vine grafted. 
 
 The following question closely view't ; 
 When trees with life do bud and shoot 
 By virtue from old Jesse's root. 
 Or when the good tree bears good fruit, 
 Is it young Pedobaptists ? 
 
 Let infant martyrs praise and sing 
 The glories of th' Eternal King : 
 From womb and breast he did them bring. 
 1 his IS no vain or trifling thing j 
 Do ponder on it Baptists. 
 
 All the redeemed will gladly sing 
 The praises of th' Eternal King, 
 Who infants to his arms can bring. 
 Without such new invented thing, 
 
 As sprinkling them with water. 
 
 The Lamb of God has lambs on earth, 
 Lambs in practice, lambs by birth : 
 His lambs iviU praise with holy mirth, 
 Though Satan strive to make a dearth 
 Of such among the Bajptists. 
 
 Satan has also goats on earth, a 
 Goats in practice, jgoats by birth, b 
 They'll take GoTs name in vain for mirth : 
 Of such does sprinkling make a dearth 
 Among the Pedobaptists ? 
 
 P. When Israelites were all baptized, 
 2^^ cJowd hung o'er the sea well p'oiied, 
 
 a John Ui. 8. bEph. ii.3. 
 
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 And Pbaraoli^d chariots were capsized': 
 Immersion never was surmised 
 By any bat the Baptists. 
 
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 To Israel's sacraments you flee 
 Where Pharaoh like, you can't them see a 
 When in the cloud baptized they be b 
 And going in and out of sea, * 
 A figure of true baptism. 
 
 In Moses' time at God's command. 
 The law was published in the land : 
 Baptism flowed from his right hand, 
 And sprinkling was the law demand. 
 
 Shut not your dyes ye Baptists. 
 
 Then holy priests did daend the matter. 
 Among the people bleftsings scatter. 
 Sometimes with blood, sometimes with water, 
 And all without suchul^e clatter 
 
 As may be heard from Baptists. 
 
 Those diverse washing had a flaw ; c 
 In Jesus' yoke you will not draw. 
 But build with stubble hay and straw, d 
 And prove your sprinkling from the law, e 
 Which Jesus Christ abolish'd. f 
 
 B. Believers from the law are freed, g 
 
 They learned from Christ another creed, h 
 When he came forth to die and bleed. 
 And set a pattern to bis sded 
 
 Despised by Pedobaptists. 
 
 ^ f j?***^: *'/• ^' i 1 Cor. X. 1, 2. c Heb. ix. 10, 19, vili, 7. 
 d 1 Cor. III. 12. e Gal. iv. 21. f Eph. ii. 15. e Col. ii. 14. 
 Gal. V. 6. . 
 
B. But Antichrist to make things better, 
 ,^ ^ For gospel published idle clatter, a 
 ^'Jy- Madeclean the outside of the platter, 
 By sprinkliDg babes with holy water, 
 Like other Pedobaptists. 
 
 P. The prophet latter days could see, 
 
 When Jews and Gentiles joined would be ; 
 The gospel spread from sea to sea, 
 And sprinkled nations bow the knee. 
 Dare you deny it Baptists ? 
 
 B. TheJcneed will bow in every place 
 
 WhR-e G(yd doth sprinkle hearts with grace 
 But when man sprinkles but the face^ 
 How can it help the guilty race 
 Of any Pedobaptist ? 
 
 J'. The smallest promise from the Lord, 
 More precious far than golden cord 
 Does come through Christ as his reward ; 
 And sprinkling promised in his word. 
 
 Don't slight the text ye Baptists. 
 
 P. The form was never changed I wot, 
 If so, the Bible says it not ; 
 But dupes another way have got. 
 O may it never be my lot. 
 
 To be a dipping Baptist. 
 
 B. Christ's church on earth they cannot see, b 
 Who to the legal yoke do flee, c 
 They cannot wait till faith comes free, d 
 But think their children saved can be, ^ 
 By sprinkling tl^m with water. 
 
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 The ceremonial law was changed, a 
 By him who in death's shades was plunged, b 
 Who this denies most be deranged, 
 Or from the gospel troths estranged 
 As far as Pedobaptists. 
 
 Christ set a pattern—did he not ? 
 But " dupes" soon from the Baptists got, 
 And Moses for their leader sought. 
 Bless'd be the friend that cast my lot 
 Among the humble Baptists. 
 
 Immersion has no promise given -^ 
 By the great Lord of earth and heaven : 
 This lump of Anabaptist leaven, 
 To thousands more than six or seven 
 
 Has been proclaimed by Baptists. - 
 
 To thousands three that ceased to stray, 
 This was proclaimed in one day : c 
 They baptized were the Savioul^« way, 
 Which John prepared the Scriptures say. d 
 What says the Pedobaptist ? 
 
 When Jesus Christ rose from the grave 
 A sinful world to hold and' save, 
 Then Jirst this sacrament he gave : 
 The Triune baptism he would have. 
 Is it not so, say Baptists ? 
 
 By Christ, and servants in his stead e 
 Disciples were baptized and made, f 
 Before he died. He broke the bread 
 And poured the wine before he bled, g 
 \^bat say the Pedobaplists ? 
 
 a Col. ii. 14. b Luke xii. 50. c Acts ii. 41. d Luk*. • •?« 
 eJohnir.l. fJohnui.2!i{. ff Mat. xxyi. 26, 27, 28. '*' 
 
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 By John, Christ's way prepared they saw, 
 In which they quickly found a flaw, 
 Condemned it, for. being under law, 
 Yet did from Moses sprinkling, draw, 
 And ruiltid against the Baptists. 
 
 This hol^ rite now let us view, 
 God's children take it old and new. 
 Are crucified and buried too. 
 And de^d with Christ, if Paul be true, 
 ' pross and sheet wanting. Baptists. 
 
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 The christian's baptism let us view. 
 When dead to sin they're buried too, a 
 And raised to walk with Christ anew ; 
 But show us how thiis figure true 
 
 Is found in infant sprinkling. 
 
 The Baptist brood with errors rough. 
 At Bible truths may bark and puff, 
 With MunslArslime, and Newligbt stuff; 
 But judgment comes, aod that— enough. > 
 Be on your guard ye Baptists. 
 
 The blood of bulls, of goats or rams, , 
 Will sooner furnish paints with palms, 
 Thai) errors black, or fits or qualms, 
 With Jesuit-logic, or Watts's psalms 
 
 Can clear up truths for Baptists. 
 
 If it be justice to retort. 
 May I not ask, to stop you short, 
 Upon the forehead of what SQrt 
 Is *' Mother of Harlots" set by art ? 
 Pray tell us Pedobaptist. 
 
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 B. When angels pour wrath's vials liefeD) • 
 
 Will thousands sprinkled, not be^nTen 
 
 Where Watts's hymns, and song8,6f \| 
 
 - Will ne'er be sung, or new namef^*^' 
 
 What think'st thou fedol 
 
 B. When unlike Watts a writer r^ 
 
 Must hj^ve recourse to '* bark ai _^_^ 
 With " MuDsivrslime, and Newlightsti 
 'Tis time to quit that is enough. 
 
 To show what spirit leads him. 
 
 P, Say O my soul how canst thpu stay. 
 And see thy friends thus led astray. 
 To Satan's errors made a prey. 
 O let me hasten far away, 
 
 And bid farewell to Baptists. 
 
 B. Lord, take the beam from's eye I pray,' 
 Restore him, for he is astray. 
 And when he goes, may't be away, 
 To realms of everlasting day, 
 
 To sing thy praise with Baptists. 
 
 a Rev. xvi. J7, 18, 1&. 
 
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