A26864:360
Rich. Baxters apology against the modest exceptions of Mr. T. Blake and the digression…
Rich. Baxters apology against the modest exceptions of Mr. T. Blake and the digression of Mr. G. Kendall whereunto is added animadversions on a late dissertation of Ludiomæus Colvinus, aliaà Ludovicus Molinæs̳, M. Dr. Oxon, and an admonition of Mr. W. Eyre of Salisbury : with Mr. Crandon's Anatomy for satisfaction of Mr. Caryl.
London: printed by A.M. for Thomas Underhill, 1654
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R. B. Mr. Blake's 32. Chap. I take to be wholly against me, and though I know nothing in it that I have not sufficiently answered, either in the place of my Book of Baptism, whence he fetcheth my words,1 in the Appendix in the Animadversions on Doctor Ward, or before to Mr. Tombs, yet because I take it to contain doctrine of a very dangerous nature, I will more fully Answer it.
R. B. Mr. Blake's 32. Chap. I take to be wholly against me, and though I know nothing in it that I have not sufficiently answered, either in the place of my Book of Baptism, whence he fetcheth my words,1 in the Appendix in the Animadversions on Doctor Ward, or before to Mr. Tombes, yet because I take it to contain doctrine of a very dangerous nature, I will more fully Answer it.
- 1Whether justifying faith be prerequisite to Baptism.
§. 39. Mr Bl. Ch. 32. A Dogmatical faith entitles to Baptism.
3. IT further follows by way of Consectary, that a Dogmatical faith (ordinarily called by the name of faith Historical, such that assents to Gospel truths, though not affecting the heart to a full choice of Christ, and therefore was short of faith which was justifying and saving) gives title to Baptism. The Covenant is the ground on which Baptism is bottomed: otherwise Church-membership would evince no title, either in infants or in men of years to Baptism: But the Covenant (as we have proved) is entered with men of faith not saving: and therefore to them Baptism is to be administered. How the consequent can be denied by those that grant the antecedent; Baptism denied in foro Dei, to men short of saving faith, when they are in Covenant, I cannot imagine: Yet some that confess their interest in the Covenant, deny their title to Baptism, and affirm, [If men be once taught that it is a faith, that is short of justifying and saving faith, which admitteth men to Baptism, it will make foul work in the Church.