I see this as an oddity for those who tend to uphold the more extreme view of the regulatory principle. Nowhere do we see the familial structure removed for a more egalitarian unerstanding of covenantship. Just an observation. <br><br>Another observation; The London COnfession of baptist faith seems to me to exclude children in a most extreme sense.<br><br>The London Confession of Baptist Faith, Chapter XXIX<br>Of Baptism<br><br>I. Baptism is an ordinance of the New Testament, ordained by Jesus Christ, to be unto the party baptized, a sign of his fellowship with Him, in His death and resurrection; of his being engrafted into Him;[1] of remission of sins;[2] and of giving up into God, through Jesus Christ, to live and walk in newness of life.[3]<br><br>I. Those who do actually profess repentance towards God, faith in, and obedience to, our Lord Jesus Christ, are the only proper subjects of this ordinance.[4]<br><br>Can only adults perform the items in section 1? Obviously this eliminates all young children from being any part of section 1. I am confused where the regulatory principle teaches these things.<br><br><br>God bless,<br><br>william