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The catechizing of families a teacher of householders how to teach their householdsThe catechizing of families a teacher of housholders how to teach their housholds
The catechizing of families a teacher of householders how to teach their households : useful also to school-masters and tutors of youth : for those that are past the common small catechisms [sic], and would grow to a more rooted faith, and to the fuller understanding of all that is commonly needful to a safe, holy comfortable and profitable life / written by Richard Baxter ...The catechizing of families a teacher of housholders how to teach their housholds : useful also to school-masters and tutors of youth : for those that are past the common small chatechisms [sic], and would grow to a more rooted faith, and to the fuller understanding of all that is commonly needful to a safe, holy comfortable and profitable life / written by Richard Baxter ...
London: printed for T. Parkhurst, 1683
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.
Q. 23. Proceed now to show me the Proof which you promised.
Q. 23. Proceed now to shew me the Proof which you promised.
A. 1. That there have been from that time Christians in the World, is past all doubt, acknowledged by the History of their Enemies that persecuted them. And all these Christians were Baptized; for Baptism was their solemn Christening. And every one that was Baptized (at age) did openly profess to receive this same Gospel; even to Believe in God the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, renouncing the Devil, the Lusts of the Flesh, and the Vanities of the World.c
A. 1. That there have been from that time Christians in the World, is past all doubt, acknowledged by the History of their Enemies that persecu•ed them. And all these Christians were Baptized; for Baptism was their solemn Christening. And every one that was Baptized (at age) did openly profess to receive this same Gospel; even to Believe in God the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, renouncing the Devil, the Lusts of the Flesh, and the Vanities of the World.c
- cThe Acts of the Historical Tradition of the G•••el.
2. Yea all that were Baptized were before taught this Gospel, by Teachers or Catechizers, who had all but one Gospel, one Faith and Baptism.