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An apologetical reply to a book called an answer to the unjust complaint of…An apologeticall reply to a booke called an ansvver to the unjust complaint of…
An apologetical reply to a book called an answer to the unjust complaint of VV.B. Also an answer to Mr. I.D. touching his report of some passages. His allegation of Scriptures against the baptising of some kind of infants. His protestation about the publishing of his writings. By John Davenport BD.An apologeticall reply to a booke called an ansvver to the unjust complaint of VV.B. Also an answer to Mr. I.D. touching his report of some passages. His allegation of Scriptures against the baptising of some kind of infants. His protestation about the publishing of his wrightings. By Iohn Davenporte BD.
Rotterdam: printed by Isaac van Waesberghe, 1636Rotterdam: printed by Isaack van Waesberghe, 1636
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First our communion with Christ, in his merits and efficacy, for justification and sanctification: which are implied in our Adoption, whereby we are the children God. But, because all communion is founded in Union, it is presupposed, that there is some union between Christ and him, who partaketh of this seal of the Covenant aright.1 Now that union is by faith, and therefore believing is joined with being baptised, as a necessary requisite in him that aright partaketh of it, according to that, he that believeth, and is baptised shall be saved. And, because faith ⟨p. 141⟩is not without repentance, repentance also is required to remission of sins, which baptism, in the right use of it, sealeth. Yet I confess, against the Anabaptists, that infants of believing parents, though they have not actual faith,2 are accounted believers, as well as holy, in their parents by virtue of the covenant. And I willingly assent to the Reverend Divines, the Professors of Leiden, that it is a sufficient warrant for the baptising of infants, if in either of the parents such faith & repentance are found, as, in the judgment of Charity, may testify to men their union with Christ, though but externally. Yea, & I grant further, that evils in life, or errors in faith (whereby the efficacy of the covenant is made void, and frustrate to the parents) may not justly deprive the infants of such Christians parents of baptism, except in the cases propounded by those grave and learned Divines before mentioned, (viz, whittaker Beza, Cartwright &c.) or in cases parallel.
First our communion with Christ, in his merits and efficacy, for justification and sanctification: which are implyed in our Adoption, whereby we are the children God. But, because all communion is founded in Vnion, it is praesupposed, that there is some union betweene Christ and him, who partaketh of this seale of the Covenant aright.1 Now that union is by fayth, and therefore beleiving is joyned with being baptised, as a necessary requisite in him that aright partaketh of it, according to that, he that beleiveth, and is baptised shall be saved. And, because fayth