covenant and baptism SAMPLE

The Covenant and Baptism
childhood, do continue uncorrupted.” But
what has this to do with infant baptism? As
soon as a child becomes a disciple of Christ’s,
let him be baptized. Indeed, although
Pedobaptist writers refer to Justin on this
subject, none of them consider his testimony
of great importance, and some of them entirely
give it up. That he knew nothing of infant
baptism, appears from his giving a minute
description of the manner in which baptism
was observed, and he makes no allusion to
children, but particularly mentions believers as
the subjects of the ordinance.
This he does in his Apology addressed to the
Roman Emperor, where he gives an account of
the Christian faith and worship. Now surely, if
he was faithful, he could not have omitted
mentioning so important a part of the Christian
practice as infant baptism, had it been then
introduced.
Irenaeus, who flourished about the year one
hundred and eighty-four, says, “Christ passed
through all the ages of man, that he might save
all by himself; that is all who by him are
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