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Do Reformed paedobaptists call for the baptism of household servants, just as Abraham's servants were circumcised?

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In [Genesis 17:9–13](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+17%3A9-13&version=ESV) we read: > 9 And God said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations. 10 This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your offspring after you: Every male among you shall be circumcised. 11 You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you. 12 He who is eight days old among you shall be circumcised. Every male throughout your generations, whether born in your house or bought with your money from any foreigner who is not of your offspring, 13 **both he who is born in your house and he who is bought with your money, shall surely be circumcised.** So shall my covenant be in your flesh an everlasting covenant. (ESV) I understand this passage to say that male household slaves and the male children of household slaves were to be circumcised, regardless of any "statement of faith." In modern times we don't see many examples of household slaves or servants. However, several hundred years passed between the beginning of the [Reformation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_Reformation) and widespread prohibitions on chattel slavery in the West. Other forms of generational household servitude continued even longer. Many Reformers affirm that baptism is the new sign of the covenant, replacing circumcision, and therefore practice [infant baptism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant_baptism) (or *paedobaptism*) for the children of believers ([WCF 28-4](http://www.opc.org/wcf.html#Chapter_28)) . Thus, my questions: 1. Do any Reformed paedobaptists, past or present, *explicitly* argue that members of one's household, *including one's household slaves or servants*, ought to be baptized (even if they make no statement of faith)? 2. In the absence of any examples of (1), do any Reformed paedobaptists, past or present, *explicitly* explain *why* household slaves and servants ought not to be baptized?
Asked by Nathaniel is protesting (42928 rep)
Jul 21, 2015, 12:03 AM
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