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Catholic unity, or, The only way to bring us all to be of one…Catholick vnity, or, The only way to bring us all to be of one…
Catholic unity, or, The only way to bring us all to be of one religion by Rich. Baxter.Catholick vnity, or, The only way to bring us all to be of one religion by Rich. Baxter.
London: printed by R. W. for Thomas Underhill and Francis Tyton, 1660
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.
Another sect of late will not sing Davids Psalms: And the ungodly will not do it heartily and reverently, but only with the voice.
Another sect (the Anabaptists) are against Baptizing Infants. And ⟨p. 71⟩the ungodly do not holily and heartily devote themselves and their infants to God: they do not themselves renounce the world, the flesh and the devil, and take God for their God, and Christ for their Saviour, to heal and rule them, and the Holy-Ghost for their Sanctifier to make them holy: and how then can they do this for their children, which they refuse themselves? When they have offered their children to God in Baptism, they bring them to the flesh, and the world, and the devil in their lives, and teach them to break the Covenant which they made. So that they are far worse then Anabaptists.
Another late sect will not Pray morning and evening in their families, nor crave Gods blessing on their meat, nor teach children and servants the duties of Religion; And so is it with the ungodly: ⟨p. 72⟩How many of you that hear me […] day, have prayerless families? th•• let your people go about their l• bours as an Ox to the Yoke, without calling upon God? How fe• use to instruct and admonish the families, and help to prepare the• for death and judgement? All th•• are about you, may see that yo• are guilty of this heresy.