Some Strictures on Mr. Bostwick's Fair & Rational Vindication of the Right of Infant

Summary

The sermon critically examines David Bostwick's defense of infant baptism, arguing that the biblical texts cited do not support the practice. It contends that the covenant of circumcision is distinct from the covenant of grace and does not grant infants a right to baptism. The sermon also challenges the historical evidence for infant baptism in the early church, asserting it was not practiced until the third century. Ultimately, it maintains that baptism is for believers who repent and profess faith, not for infants.