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 A POETICAL ES8AT 
 
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 BAPTISM/ 
 
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 . Pedobaptist. When God made man a living soul 
 
 To people earth from pole to pole, 
 • He made a covenant with the whole ; 
 Infanta unborn were in the roll, 
 
 Therefore they were not Baptists.. 
 
 Baptist. When led by Siitan to rebel, (a) 
 Man from his state of glory fell, 
 And the whole race discovering hell, 
 Ere bom again, how vain to tell, {b) 
 That all were Pedobaptists ! 
 
 P. When wickedness rose up its crest, 
 And evil ones became a pest, 
 Almighty wrath broke up the nest, 
 And infants perish'd with the rest. 
 What think ye of it Baptists ? 
 
 • AH the voma marked P. in the following Poetical BnaT anon IUntt». 
 were written by a Pedobaptirt, and atyled, " tKapBsT MONllSr" 
 in answer to which, the verses marked B. were -riOen *"*^iTO«. 
 
 • Gen. iii, 4. h Oen. UL 10; Dent, xxril. 26; John ili. I. 
 
p. Again tho world must peopled be, 
 So with the great divine decree. 
 The blessing comes both full and free, 
 And infants stuire with you and me. 
 Old Noah was no Baptist. 
 
 B. When men by Satan were deceived, 
 Till they the Holy Spirit grieved, («) 
 Eight adults on Ood's word believed, 
 And were from sudden death reprieved. 
 Pray wore they Pedubaptists ? 
 
 B. Baptism's figure must be tried, (6) 
 And heaven's windows opening wide, 
 The broken fountains rolled a tide, (c) 
 Above, beneath, round every side 
 
 Of those eight faithful Baptists. 
 
 D. Baptism rightly understood, 
 
 Tho answer of a conscience good, (b) 
 Unconscious babes cannot invludo : 
 Force it on such we never should. 
 
 So thinks each Christian Baptist. 
 
 P. Next Abraham comes into view ; 
 With covenants he had much to do : 
 His ways were faithful, just and true. 
 And infants' claims were nothing new. 
 Mark well the word yo Baptists. 
 
 P. That faithful, great, and good old man 
 Well understood the gospel plan : 
 The promise in broad numbers ran, 
 To infant seed — deny who can. 
 
 Give ear ye simple Baptists. 
 
 P. The nation's father is his name 
 No other roan has such a claim, 
 And does it not remain the same ? 
 If infants fail, who are to blame ? 
 It seems to be the Baptists. 
 
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 * Sen. Ti. €. 6 i F«. iii. 31. c Qm. vii. il. 
 
B. 
 
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 The promiso rum through agei all, 
 For J' noa the powor to cjill, 
 Until he bums thia eiirthly bull, 
 And gathers home both great and small. 
 Mind well jour stops ye BaptistH. 
 
 Behold love's wondrous power displayed ! (a) 
 With Christ the better corenant made, (*) 
 In which believers, Christ's true seed. 
 Wore from the Law's sad curses freed (c) 
 By Christ the blessed Baptist. 
 
 If ye are Christ's, ye're Abraham's seed, (>/) 
 And such a remnant shall ba freed : (e) 
 But God spared not the natural breed, (/) 
 Because by nature man's a weed ! 
 
 What think'st thou Pcdobaptist ? (g) 
 
 B. Are the believers' natural seed 
 
 All members of Christ's Church? Indeed ! (A) 
 Is this the Pcdobaptist creed 
 By which church membership they plead ? 
 Then iarewell Pcdobaptist. 
 
 While you the natural branches take, (i) 
 Not fitly framed a house to make, (A) 
 We'll use the ones, for Je ,*' sake, (/) 
 That have been brought li,. : j partake ; (m) 
 Believing ere they're baptised, (n) 
 
 My friend, behold an olive wild (o) 
 GraflFed in by faith, and Abrah'm's child ' 
 A member of the Devil styled, (p) 
 To make us humble, meek and mild, (y) 
 Think on this Pcdobaptist. 
 
 Faith has a firm foundation stone (r) 
 The just shall live by faith alone ; (») 
 
 B. 
 
 B. 
 
 B. 
 
 : EZt^h ulr:': 'V„?.«fK«»«J?. 38... h Rom. ix. 7.\. 
 
 Tui. 37. o Rom. li. 17, 20. 
 r aal. in. 22. « Heb. x. 38. 
 
 p Joba Tiii. 44. 7 Rom. iii. 27. 
 
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 Nor will the fatlicra do the •on, (a) 
 Or bring him to the great Three One. (b) 
 Think on this Pedobaptltt. 
 
 And ceaae your children to deoeire, (c) 
 Nor teach thorn longer to believe, (</) 
 That by your faith they do receive, (<•) " 
 Birth in Chrint*! church, or hit repriere. [/) 
 'Tii wrong Pedobaptiat 
 
 The Saviour, with the Apoirtle cries, {g) 
 That 'tis in vain with blinded eyes, (A) 
 To think by parentage to rise. 
 Till freed they can't obtain the prize. (») 
 Do read this Pedobaptist. 
 
 The Baptist John with Jewish rite 
 Proclaimed tl»e Incarnate Light ; 
 The God of glory came to sight, 
 And infants praised the Lord of might. 
 That will not screen you Baptists. 
 
 While John the servant is long dead, 
 The Lord of glory hath well sped ; 
 His enemies he down will tread. 
 And infants claim him as their Head, 
 Say what ye may ye Baptists. 
 
 All whom the Saviour dear hath bought, {/:) 
 Will by his spirit here be sought, (/) 
 And in the gospel doctrine taught, (m) 
 Till to believe in him they're brought : (n) 
 . Such may, we know, be baptiied. (a) 
 
 To turn men's hearts the Lord to praise, {p) 
 To preach repentance and baptize, (y) 
 According to the Saviour's ways, (r) 
 John came. Whoever this denies, (5) 
 Must be a Pedobaptist. 
 
 • Eiok. xir. 14. b Euk. xvlii. 4, 6, 10, 13. c Gal. vl. 12, 13. 
 T. 'i, 3, e Mat. HI. 9. / Gal. v. 3, 6. g John iii. 3. h Rom 
 
 n 
 
 John Tiii. 33, 36. k John vi. 37. 
 
 Acts zHi. 45. a Aoti viii. 13, ST. 
 
 i. 70. t Luke iii. 3. 
 
 / John XTii. 2, 3, 20 
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 ix. 3'i. 
 m John vi. 45. 
 
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 Th« Uw and Prophets were till John : (t^ 
 In him the Saviour*! goipel ■hone, [h) 
 While faithfully he warned each one, (c) 
 And multitudes came preieinf^ on {i\ 
 Pray were they PedobaptiiUiT 
 
 From God, the Baptiit John waa eent, (j;) 
 To break falee momben he waa bent (/) 
 He cried to Jewieh one*—" repent, (g\ 
 And be baptiied," with full intent, 
 
 To make atraighl patba for Baptiali. 
 
 John did this glorious work begin, (A) 
 The Lambs of God a bride to win 
 And preached till many turned from sin ; (i) 
 Then Jordan's flood he dipped them ia, (I) 
 Because he waa a Baptbt. 
 
 Think not withm yourselves, he cries, 
 TImt Abraham's faith gains you the prise, 
 For God out of these stones can raise 
 A holy seed to give him praise. (/) 
 Amen, cries eve^y Baptist. 
 
 lAwyers who found their dead works wrecked. 
 And Pharisees a lealous sect, 
 God's holy counsel did reject, 
 And John's baptism quite neglect, (m) 
 like other Pedobaptists. 
 
 But forth the heavenly stranger came, {r^ 
 (Great is his power and great his fame) (•) 
 The " Wonderful " shall be his name, (j>) 
 Who bore the cross, despised the shame {q) 
 Of baptism by immersion. <r) 
 
 Then coming out of Jordan*8 flood, (5) 
 For us to shed his precious blood, (/) 
 
 a Luke «t1. 16. h Mark I. 1. John v. 35. e Lnke iii. 8, 11, 13, 18. 
 rf Lnke xvl. 16. < John I. 6, 33, MbI. i. 8. / Luke ili. 9. g Mat. ill. 2, 3. 
 h Mark i. 1. 2. i Luke i. 16. * Mi*rk 1. S. / M&i:. i«. 0. « Lak* -i! ^n 
 n Mat. ili. \%. J Uol. 1. 16, 20. p Ija. Ix. 6. q Mat ul. 13, 16. r Maik 
 L 9, 10, « Mark I. W. t Mat xxvl. ^ - ' 
 
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 fThu* fulfilling what woa good,) (a)- 
 De.pi«Hl and wot, the Sarlour ttood, (A> 
 A pattern to the Baptiali. (c) 
 
 But comiag qoteUj from abow, 
 In ahape and likeneii of a do? e, (rf) 
 The holj spirit John aaw move, (e) 
 Which with a Toioe of heavenlj love 
 
 Did own the BleaM)d Baptiat. {/) 
 
 Now heavenlj wiwiom he dkl teaoh, (^> 
 And glorkHia goapei aeimooa pteaeh, (A) 
 Which did the hearta of manj reaoh ; ji> 
 Neier had man such glorious speech. (k\ 
 Do aead U Fedobaptiat. 
 
 You» holy watei 0, bow vain f (/) 
 Your sprinkling cannot wash sin's stain. 
 Except a man be bom again, 
 A sight of Heaven he can't obtain. (»n> 
 Do read this Pedobaptist. 
 
 If you heaven's kingdon wish to see, 
 Know that you must converted be, (n). 
 And from sin's galUng chain set free, (o) 
 (Lusts of the eye and flesh to flee,) (;.), 
 
 And then you may be baptised, (y) 
 
 Our I^rd, when oa the earth be stood. 
 Confirmed the blessing, made i4 good. 
 The simple ones in sullen mood 
 
 Strove to keep back the infant brood- 
 Much lilce the modem Baptists. 
 
 They who to Jesoa infants brought. 
 Say was it sprinkling that they sought r 
 Or was it 8prinkli% that they got ? 
 'Twas to be prayed for. Was it not? (r> 
 What says the Pedobaptist t 
 
 
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 B. Baptiam't rite wu then in uae, («) 
 Though ChrUt of it made no abuae. (A) 
 He prayed for all whom he would ch A>«e, (/ ) 
 And was oflended at all thoaa 
 
 Who aeemed to think he ahould not 
 
 'Tie true, Christ aeta lome ohildrea fioe. (//) 
 And such in Ueu/on will happy b«; 
 But does he bid an infant fke, 
 Or carried be by you or me, 
 
 To get offence by baptism ? (*) 
 
 And when thus forced how can they taste ♦ 
 Strong meat for babes is only waste, (f) 
 While wiser they prefer the breast. 
 Go teach them first, you'll find it best, {g) 
 For little Pedobaptists. 
 
 The symbol used not understood. 
 Of washing tn Christ's precious blood, {h) 
 Doth much offend the infant brood. 
 How can it do them any good ? 
 Pray tell us Pedoboptist. 
 
 The Holy 8| bit did desoend, 
 To spread the word lo the world's end. 
 The stubborn will of man to bend, 
 And infants' causes to defend 
 Against unruly Baptists. 
 
 When Pfeter preached the word of life 
 To win the Lamba loring wife. 
 About the promise made no strife. 
 Infants felt not the pruning knife. 
 
 How much unliko the Baptists f 
 Peter the ancient promise knew. 
 And still he kept the same in view. 
 Miraculous gifts were for a few ; 
 Infants with them had nought to do. 
 _____ Look well' and see ye Baptists. 
 
 .Mr'.iJ.;ix;.:^?,f;^S;.^.?-siti.Sa.A.'fkTf.';: 
 
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 B. The gospel promise is to all 
 
 That will believe, sajs worthy Paul : («) 
 * And Peter says to great and small — 
 A» many as the Lord shall call, (b) 
 Do read it Pedobaptist. 
 
 B. Gospel hearers are apprised, 
 If they^l repent and be baptized, 
 They'll get the Holy Ghost, so prized. 
 The call» to infants, who surmised, (c) 
 Except the Pedobaptists T 
 
 The promise being forward brought, 
 The Spirit in the people wrought— 
 Whole families the church has got. 
 Were there infiints ? Were there not ? 
 What say contracted Baptists ? 
 
 Baptists, you know, have always owned, (</) 
 True penitents wherever found, 
 That heard salvation's joyful sound, (c) 
 Till faith with each one did abound. 
 And such they always baptized. 
 
 B. By gospel grace which christians prized, (/) 
 Those households all were aggrandized ; 
 They all believed and were baptized, {g) 
 That such were infants, who surmised. 
 Except the Pedobaptist? 
 
 P. All ye that are of human kind. 
 
 What Joel spoke, pray call to mind. 
 For children must a ransom find. 
 And sucklings not be left behind. 
 
 God claims them—not the Baptists. 
 
 B. All parents of th' Arminian kind, 
 That can a drop of water find. 
 
 • " Repent and be b»ptiied every one of yon." 
 W, a, 46. / Acta X. 24, 44, 48. f Acta xd. S2, 33, 34, xviii. 8. 
 
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 Leave not a sucking child behind, 
 But to the law then Btrictly bind, (a) 
 And make them Pedobaptists. 
 
 P. When Paul was preaching far and near 
 The gospel doctrine fair and clear, 
 lie held the parent's faith most dear, 
 The children holy, without fear 
 
 Of arguments from Baptists. 
 
 B. Paul held the unbeliever too, 
 As holy as the infant crow : (4) 
 '"' 'in should not sprinkling be his due, 
 A. it makes nature's children new 
 As held by Pedobaptists ? (c) 
 
 B, Paul with the Saviour hath agreed 
 
 Thai faithful Abrah'm's natural breed, (d) 
 And Gentiles too, are Satan's seed (e) 
 Till they're from sin's sad bondage freed. (/) 
 Do read this Pedobaptist. 
 
 B. Lest you again should ask or say, 
 
 «♦ Are we not better far than they ? {g) 
 Our children all in Zion's way ? 
 Are others born in Christ's church ? Pray 
 Are not the Pedobaptists?" (A) 
 
 B. But hear what the Apostle cries : 
 You better ! not in any wise, (i) 
 In sin all bom of woman lies. (A) 
 Those who believe in Christ may rise, 
 And be in water baptized. (/) 
 
 B. A question here perhaps may suit. 
 
 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 ? 
 
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 « Gal. V. 2. 3. 4. 6 1 f!or. vH. M. , fUa. r<i.n»>k n-*— vj.-. j t->._ 
 vui. 44. « Eph. u. 3. / John Tin. 36. g Rom. iil, 9. A Bee Rev. Dr. 
 Rom 8 lato pamphlet, i Rom. iii. 9. k Rom. iii. 9, 10, 11, 4o. / Acts 
 
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 Let infant martyn praise and sing 
 The glories of tii' Eternal King : 
 From womb and breast he did them bring. 
 This is no Yain or trifling thing ; 
 Be 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 will praise with holy mirth, 
 Though Satan strive to make a dearth 
 Of such among the Baptists. 
 
 Satan has also goats on earth, (c) 
 Goats in practice, goats by birth, (b) 
 They'll take God's name in vain for mirth : 
 Of such does sprinkling make a dearth 
 Among the Pedobaptists? 
 
 When Israelites were all baptized, 
 The cloud hung o'er the sea well poised, 
 And Pharaoh's chariots were oapsiaed : 
 Immersion never was surmised 
 By any but the Baptists. 
 
 To Israel's sacraments you flee 
 Where Pharaoh like, you can't them see {c) 
 When in the cloud baptized they be (rf) 
 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 eyes ye Baptists. 
 
 a John ill. 8: viil. 44. b Eph. il. 3. c Exod. xvl. 30. d 1 Cor. x. 1, 2. 
 

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 P, Then Loly priest did mend the matter, 
 Among the people blesBiDgs scatter, 
 Sometimes with blood, sometimes with water, 
 And all without such idle clatter 
 
 As may be heard from Baptists. 
 
 B. Those divers washing had a flaw ; («) 
 In Jesus' yoke you will not draw, 
 But build with stubble bay and straw, {b) 
 And prove your sprinkling from the law, (c) 
 Which Jesus Christ abolish 'd. {d) 
 
 B. Believers from the law are freed, («) 
 They learned from Christ another creed, 
 When he came forth for man to bleed, 
 And set a pattern to his seed 
 
 Despised by Pedobaptists. 
 
 B. But Antichrist to make things better, 
 
 For gospel published idle clatter, {g) 
 
 Made clean the outside of the platter, 
 
 By sprinkling babes with holy water. 
 
 Like other Pedobaptists. 
 
 P. The prophet latter days could see, 
 
 When Jews and Gentiles joined would be 
 The gospel dpread from sea to sea. 
 And sprinkled nations bow the knee. 
 Dare you deny it Baptists ? 
 
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 B. The knees will bow in every place 
 
 Where God doth sprinkle hearts with grace ; 
 But when man sprinkles but the face, 
 How can it help the guilty race 
 Of any Pedobaptisfe? 
 
 P. The smallest promise flrom 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. 
 
 « H«b. Tlii. 7 : ix. 10, 19. b 1 Oor. iii. 13. c 0«|. It. Jl. d ]fa>b. ii. 15, 
 « Col. U. U. / Oal. T. 6. g Tradiilon. 
 
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 Tho form was nerer changed I wot. 
 If BO, the Bible sajB it not ; 
 But dupes anotiier way have got. 
 may it never be my lot, 
 
 To be a dipping fiaptisc. 
 
 ChriBt'8 Church on earth they cannot see, (a) 
 Who to the legal yoke do flee. (*) 
 They cannot wait till faith comes free, (c) 
 But think their children saved can be, 
 By sprinkling them with water. 
 
 The ceremonial law was changed, (d) 
 By him who in death's shades was plunged, (e) 
 Who this denies must be deranged, 
 Or from the gospel truths estranged 
 As far as PWobaptis^-t. 
 
 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 ot seven 
 
 Has been proclaimed by T^ptists. 
 
 To thousands throe that ceased to stay, 
 This was proclaimed in one day : (/) 
 They baptized were the Saviour's way, 
 Which John prepared the Scriptures say. (g) 
 What says the Pedobaptist ? 
 
 When Jesus Christ rose from tho grave 
 A sinful world to hold and save. 
 Then first this sacrament he gave : 
 The Triuuti baptism he would have. 
 Is it not so, say Baptists? 
 
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 B. fiy Chsist, and lenranto in his stead (o^ 
 Disciples were baptised and made, {h) 
 Be/ore he died. He brvke the bread, 
 And poured the wine before he bled, (c) 
 What say the Pedobaptists? 
 
 B. 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 railed against the Baptists. 
 
 P. This holy rite now let us view, 
 God's children take it (^d and new, 
 Are crucified and buried too. 
 And dead with Christr if Paul be true, 
 Crosa and sheet wanting, Baptists. 
 
 B. The christian's baptism let us view, 
 
 When dead to sin they're buried too, (</) 
 And raised to walk with Christ anew ; 
 But show us how this figure true 
 
 Is found in infant sprinkling. 
 
 P. The Baptist brood with errors rough, 
 At Bible truths may bark and puff, 
 With Munster slime, and Newlight stuff 
 But judgment comes, and that — enough. 
 Be on your guard ye Baptists. 
 
 P, The blood of bulls, of goats or rams, 
 Will sooner furnish saints with palms, 
 Than errors black, or fits or qualms, 
 With Jesuit-logie, or Watts's psalms 
 Can dear up truths for Baptists. 
 
 B. If it be justice to retort, 
 
 May I not ask, to stop you shovt. 
 Upon the forehead of what sort 
 Is " MoYHXB OF Harlots " set by art 7 
 Pray tell us Pedobaptist. 
 
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 When nalike Watte a wrHm rough 
 Must have receone to «• bark and puff," 
 With " Muneter elime. and Newlight etnf,'' 
 r» time to quit, that h enough, 
 
 To show what epirit leads him. 
 
 Say O my sonl how canst thoo staj, 
 And see thy friends thos led astray, 
 To Ss*an's errors made a prey. ' - 
 let ne hasten tkt away^ 
 
 And bid faiVwell to Bapttste. 
 
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 lleetore him, for he is astray ; ^ 
 
 Tliou let him ♦ kutenfar mwiy,' 
 To I ea]m8.of ererlastirig day, 
 
 To sing Qod»s praise with BapUste, 
 
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