Shall we deny it to the ordinances and seals of Heaven?
He who lays claim to the covenant, but rejects the seal, deceives himself.

They must go together.
But will you not think me older even than I claim to be, because I am so garrulous?
I have many things to say, but will not say them with pen and ink, hoping to see you shortly.

Farewell, my dear daughter, to you and your beloved husband, with abundant kisses for your little namesake, who, I pray, may be spared to you, if God has any work for her to do on earth.

Dedicate her sincerely and entirely, beforehand, to God, and then in his house, with baptism, before the assembled brethren in Christ; and let your subsequent treatment of her be a repetition of the whole.
Baptizing a child, with right views and feelings, leads to much prayer for it.

Renew the consecration of your child daily, in little, sudden acts of prayer, as well as in more deliberate offices of devotion.