Dr. Benjamin Shaw makes several significant points about covenantal baptism here. They deserve the most serious consideration by anyone who desires to understand more fully the biblical nature of covenantal signs and seals. I would also recommend that you listen to the audio lectures by Edward Donnelly and Bill Shishko. They are two of the finest defenses from modern theologians. If you want to read more thorough treatments from the annals of church history, I would recommend John Holt Rice’s essay on the subject, and the sermon Stephen Marshall preached before the Westminster Assembly.
Covenantal Baptism
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I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naïve. (Romans 16:17-18)
Great links on this post and the previous one as well. For a class at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary I wrote a paper in defense of covenantal baptism which can be found at my blog here (http://reformedandreforming.org/category/infant-baptism/). A friend of mine at Not Conformed Thoughts wrote an excellent 8 part series that you may enjoy as well (http://www.notconformedthoughts.com/index.cfm)
Cheers, Jesse