ON THE SUBJECT OF.

CHRISTIAN BAPTISM,

PRESENTED IN THREE PARTS, VIZ.

I. Believers proved to be the only proper subjects of Chris-
tian Baptism.

II. The different modes of administering this ordinance in use
among the Churches shown to be valid.

III. Open Communion with all Evangelical Christians illus-
trated and defended.

Believers proved to be the only proper subjects of Christian

Baptism.

CHAPTER I-Containing the argument from the apostolick commission for the

baptism of believers only.

CHAP. II.-The baptism of John shown to be distinct from Christian baptism,

and only preparatory to it; yet it reflects light upon the present question, as

it was applied to believers only.

CHAP. III.-Christian baptism shown to have been instituted by Christ during

his life and personal ministry.

CHAP. IV. The various attempts to include infants in the apostolick commis-

sion for baptism, considered and refuted.

CHAP. V.-Circumcision shown to be of perpetual obligation to the Jews, and

hence baptism cannot be considered as a substitute.

CHAP. VI.-The fact that the kingdom of heaven was set up, or the New Tes-

tament dispensation introduced during Christ's life and personal ministry, par-

ticularly illustrated and proved.

CHAP. VII.-The memorable passage, Acts ii. 38-41, particularly examined.

CHAP. VIII-The three instances of the baptism of a household, recorded Acts

xvi. 14, 15, 33, and I. Cor. i. 16, particularly examined.

CHAP. IX.-The right of believers only to baptism confirmed by the constitu-
tion of the apostolick churches.

CHAP. X.-Containing an examination of Mark x. 13-16, Rom. xi. 16, 17, and
I. Cor. vii. 14.

CHAP. XI.--The nature of positive institutions illustrated and established.

CHAP. XII.--The Abrahamick covenant, though a gracious covenant, or a dis-

pensation of the covenant of grace; yet, shown to be distinct from the cove-

nant of grace itself.

CHAP. XIII.-The argument for the baptism of infants, grounded on the interest

which they are supposed to have in the promise of the Abrahamick covenant,
considered and refuted.