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Certain disputations of right to sacraments, and the true nature of visible Christianity defending…
Certain disputations of right to sacraments, and the true nature of visible Christianity defending them against several sorts of opponents, especially against the second assault of that pious, reverend and dear brother Mr. Thomas Blake / by Richard Baxter ...
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1658
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[Aaron's Rod blossoming, pag. 514.515. The assumption) (that baptism it self is not a Regenerating Ordinance) I prove thus: 1. Because we read of no persons of age baptized by the Apostles, except such as did profess faith in Christ gladly received the Word, and in whom some begun work of the Spirit of Grace did appear (I say not that it really was in all, but somewhat of it did appear in all). 2. If the baptism of those who are of age be a regenerating ⟨p. 136⟩Ordinance, then you suppose the person to be baptized to be an unregenerate person (even as when a Minister first preacheth the Gospel to Pagans, he cannot but suppose them to be unregenerate) But I believe no Conscientious Minister (N. B.) would adventure to Baptize one who hath manifest and Infallible signs of unregeneration. Sure we cannot be answerable to God if we should minister Baptism to a man whose works and words do manifestly declare him to be an unregenerated unconverted person. And if we may not initiate such a one, how shall we bring him to the Lords Table?]
[Aaron's Rod blossoming, pag. 514.515. The assumption) (that baptism it self is not a Regenerating Ordinance) I prove thus: 1. Because we read of no persons of age baptized by the Apostles, except such as did profess faith in Christ gladly received the Word, and in whom some begun work of the Spirit of Grace did appear (I say not that it really was in all, but somewhat of it did appear in all). 2. If the baptism of those who are of age be a regerating ⟨p. 136⟩Ordinance, then you suppose the person to be baptized to be an unregenerate person (even as when a Minister first preacheth the Gospel to Pagans, he cannot but suppose them to be unregenerate) But I believe no Conscientious Minister (N. B.) would adventure to Baptize one who hath manifest and Infallible signs of unregeneration. Sure we cannot be answerable to God if we should minister Baptism to a man whose works and words do manifestly declare him to be an unregenerated unconverted person. And if we may not initiate such a one, how shall we bring him to the Lords Table?]