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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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Thirdly. Consider the state of the question, as Beza maketh it, and it will appear that the infants, for whose Baptism he pleadeth, are of such as we may rationally judge to be ingrafted into Christ, and elect of God, only being fallen by infirmity, are delivered unto Satan, that godly sorrow may work in them repentance.
Thirdly. Consider the state of the question, as Beza maketh it, and it will appeare that the infants, for whose Baptisme he pleadeth, are of such as we may rationally judge to be ingrafted into Christ, and elect of God, only being fallen by infirmity, are delivered unto Sathan, that godly sorrow may worke in them repentance.
But what is this for the justifying of a promiscuous administration of Baptism to all that are offered, in such a place as Amsterdam, concerning many of whom we can not rationally have any such persuasion?
But what is this for the justifying of a promiscuous administration of Baptisme to all that are offered, in such a place as Amsterdam, concerning many of whom we can not rationally have any such persuasion?
Fourthly. The four things supposed by Beza, as cases, wherein he dare not give liberty of baptising, serve to discover the evil of this custom, whereunto that writing would have bound me. For, if all that are presented, though they refuse to make known before, who, or what they are, must be received, may not the infants of many, whose case is desperate in the judgment of the Church, who are, not only Apostates from it, but persecutors: yea even the children of Jews, Mores, and others, such like, without the parents consent be offered to baptism, ⟨p. 160⟩