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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
First. I will begin with that question which exercised the ⟨p. 158⟩Ministers that met in the Classis at Neocomum.1 Whether the infants of excommunicates, are to be baptised, and in whose faith, seeing their parents are not members of the Church? The occasion whereof was this. A certain man, of a very wicked life, having 4 bastards, and thrice deceived the Church with hypocritical confession, and promises, was excommunicated together with his harlot. The question was, whether the fourth bastard, begotten after their excommunication, should be baptised?
First. I will beginne with that question which excercised the ⟨p. 158⟩Ministers that met in the Classis at Neocomum.1 Whether the infants of excommunicates, are to be baptised, and in whose fayth, seing their parents are not members of the Church? The occasion whereof was this. A certayne man, of a very wicked life, having 4 bastards, and thrise deceived the Church with hypocriticall confession, and promises, was excommunicated together with his harlot. The question was, whether the fourth bastard, begotten after their excommunication, should be baptised?
- 1Beza epist. 9.
The Ministers of that Classis declared their judgment, which they sent in a letter to Beza, thus, we are of opinion that the infant being borne of such desperate parents, is not included in the promise of blessing, and therefore should not be baptised till it come to that age, wherein it may make profession of its own faith, unless the parents, returning again to God by true repentance, be again received into the bosom of the Church, or it be presented by certain godly persons, who will bind themselves by promise to perform the duty of parents to the child. Unless perhaps, because it is borne within the Church, it should be baptised for the faith of the Church. Thus they.