Question 72
Section 3: Of the Sacraments
May not the Infant Seed of Believers under the Gospel be baptized as well as the Infant Seed of Abraham under the Law was circumcised?
No; For Abraham had a Command then from God to circumcise his Infant Seed, but Believers have no Command to baptise their Infants Seed under the Gospel.a
May not the Infant Seed of Believers under the Gospel be baptized as well as the Infant Seed of Abraham under the Law was circumcised?
No; For Abraham had a Command then from God to circumcise his Infant Seed, but Believers have no Command to baptize their Infants Seed under the Gospel.a
a. Genesis 17:9–12
Genesis 17:9–12
17:9 And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. 17:10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. 17:11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you. 17:12 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.
17:9 God also said to Abraham, "You must keep My covenant-you and your descendants in the generations after you. 17:10 This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised. 17:11 You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you. 17:12 Generation after generation, every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old, including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner-even those who are not your offspring.
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