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Questions of religion cast abroad in Helvetia by the adversaries of the sameQuestions of religion cast abroad in Helvetia by the aduersaries of the same
Questions of religion cast abroad in Helvetia by the adversaries of the same: and answered by M. H. Bullinger of Zurick: reduced into .17. common places. Translated into English by John Cox. 1572Questions of religion cast abroad in Helvetia by the aduersaries of the same: and aunswered by M. H. Bullinger of Zurick: reduced into .17. common places. Translated into Englishe by Iohn Coxe. 1572
London: printed by Henry Bynneman for George Byshop, 1572London: printed by Henrie Bynneman for George Byshop, 1572
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Commonplaces › Commonplace 10 › Question and answer › Question 39: The. xxxix. Question.
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The. xxxix. Question.
Whether they believe that infants ought to be baptized? and whether they think the first baptism sufficient, or that men ought to be baptized again, when they come to have the use of reason?
Whether they beleeue that infants ought to be baptized? and whether they thinke the firste baptisme sufficient, or that men oughte to be baptized againe, when they come to haue the vse of reason?
The Answer.
The Answere.
IT appeareth by this Question,1 they mind to make some proof of us, what we do think of the Anabaptists. Wherefore we answer, that even you ⟨p. 86⟩which are the upholders & maintainers of the Popish kingdom, & the hinderers of the preaching of the gospel, do most wickedly offend, and that the fault is chiefly in you, why that many are first seduced by the Anabaptists, and then secondly for lack of teaching, do perish in that error. For if ye would suffer the pure preaching of the Gospel to have his free passage, then could not this heresy, nor any other so mightily prevail and take place, to the deceiving of simple and unlearned men, which think what so ever is taught them, is straight ways the doctrine of the gospel. Neither go we about to defend the Anabaptist, from whom we descent very much, as in all our books we do plainly declare. But many of them are very simple men, and otherwise of an honest nature, who have scarce heard any thing of the gospel, or if they have, yet because they see so little amendment of life among those that profess the same, & are called Gospellers, yielding to the subtle persuasions of the Anabaptists, think they should greatly offend if