Yes: for since they, as well as the adult, are included in the covenant and church of God;[a] and since redemption from sin[b] by the blood of Christ, and the Holy Ghost, the author of faith, is promised to them no less than to the adult;[c] they must therefore by baptism, as a sign of the covenant, be also admitted into the christian church; and be distinguished from the children of unbelievers[d] as was done in the old covenant or testament by circumcision,[e] instead of which baptism is instituted[f] in the new covenant.