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An account of all the proceedings of the commissioners of both persuasions appointedAn accompt of all the proceedings of the commissioners of both persvvasions appointed
An account of all the proceedings of the commissioners of both persuasions appointed by His Sacred Majesty, according to letters patent, for the review of the Book of common prayer, &c.An accompt of all the proceedings of the commissioners of both persvvasions appointed by His Sacred Majesty, according to letters patent, for the review of the Book of common prayer, &c.
London : s.n., 1661
THE EXCEPTIONS Against the BOOK OF Common-Prayer. › Of the CATECHISM. › Rubric › Exception
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We desire that the entering Infants into Gods Covenant may be more warily expressed, and that the words may not seem to found their Baptism upon a really actual Faith and Repentance of their own; and we desire that a promise may not be taken for a performance of such Faith and Repentance: and especially, that it be not asserted, that they perform these by the promise of their Sureties, it being to the seed of Believers that the Covenant of God is made; and not (that we can find) to all that have such believing Sureties, who are neither Parents, nor Pro-parents of the Child.
We desire that the entring Infants into Gods Covenant may be more warily expressed, and that the words may not seem to found their Baptism upon a really actual Faith and Repentance of their own; and we desire that a promise may not be taken for a performance of such Faith and Repentance: and especially, that it be not asserted, that they perform these by the promise of their Sureties, it being to the seed of Believers that the Covenant of God is made; and not (that we can find) to all that have such believing Sureties, who are neither Parents, nor Pro-parents of the Child.
In the General We observe, that the Doctrine of the Sacraments which was added upon the Conference at Hampton-Court is much more fully and particularly ⟨p. 25⟩delivered then the other parts of the Catechism, in short Answers fitted to the memories of Children, and thereupon we offer it to be considered:
In the General Wee observe, that the Doctrine of the Sacraments which was added upon the Conference at Hampton-Court is much more fully and particularly