A19884:574
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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else (he demandeth of Bellarmine) why may not infidels of years be baptised, if they will suffer themselves to be baptised; yea though they should profess that they do not believe in Christ, if baptism will sanctify them? But all men deny that. And why so? Because they belong not to Christ: Therefore (saith he) Baptism aught not to be given to any that are not in Christ. I will not enlarge this point, by speaking of the ignorant conceit of some, that ⟨p. 149⟩baptism is their Christendom, and that they are made Christians by baptism, whereas we have shown that they must be Christians before baptism, else they may not be baptised.
else (he demandeth of Bellermine) why may not infidells of yeares be baptised, if they will suffer themselves to be baptised; yea though they should professe that they doe not beleive in Christ, if baptisme will sanctifye them? But all men deny that. And why so? Because they belong not to Christ: Therefore (sayth he) Baptisme aught not to be given to any that are not in Christ. I will not enlarge this point, by speaking of the ignorant conceit of some, that ⟨p. 149⟩baptisme is their Christendom, and that they are made Christians by baptisme, whereas we have shewen that they must be Christians before baptisme, else they may not be baptised.
Fifthly. The loose positions, whereby Libertines are hardened,1 in refusing to join themselves in doctrine and discipline with any visible Church, are errors which these Churches in their doctrine have destroyed, by professing, that every man that would be saved (of what rank or condition soever) is bound to join himself with the Church of God, and to subject himself to the doctrine and discipline thereof, though with hazard of his life &c. according to the Scriptures.