Certain disputations of right to sacraments, and the true nature of visible Christianity defending…

ANSWER.

1. There's no show of reason for the Consequence. If any such thing would follow, it would be but this, [That we must re-baptize them whose Parents professed not saving faith;] and that's not one that ever I saw present a child to Baptism, if we speak of a verbal Profession. 2. Neither will this perhaps follow neither: but only that which was not done, should be done; that is, Profession; and not that which was done, be done again; that is, external Baptizing. 3. I find by sad experience to my sorrow, that a considerable part of some Parishes, or Villages, are ignorant of the Fundamentals: I have spoken with abundance that know not that Christ is God or Man, or either (but they say, he is a Spirit;) nor that the Holy Ghost is God; nor why Christ dyed; nor that any Satisfaction is made for our sins; or any thing done or necessary to their pardon, but our own Repentance and Amendment: and with some that know not that the Soul goes to Heaven before the Resurrection, nor that the body shall ever rise again. Now I would know of Mr. Blake, Whether all the Children of these Parents must be Baptized again, or not? For certainly these have not ⟨p. 191⟩a Dogmatical faith, which is the thing that he saith entitleth to Baptism. And then what certainty have we that any of our Ancestors had a true Dogmatical faith? As Mr. Blake therefore will deal with his Dissemblers that seem to have a Dogmatical faith, and have it not, so me thinks he should allow us to do by ours, that seem to have a saving faith and have not: and so by their Posterity.

1. There's no shew of reason for the Consequence. If any such thing would follow, it would be but this, [That we must re-baptize them whose Parents professed not saving faith;] and thats not one that ever I saw present a child to Baptism, if we speak of a verbal Profession. 2. Neither will this perhaps follow neither: but only that which was not done, should be done; that is, Profession; and not that which was done, be done again; that is, external Baptizing. 3. I find by sad experience to my sorrow, that a considerable part of some Parishes, or Villages, are ignorant of the Fundamentals: I have spoken with abundance that know not that Christ is God or Man, or either (but they say, he is a Spirit;) nor that the Holy Ghost is God; nor why Christ dyed; nor that any Satisfaction is made for our sins; or any thing done or necessary to their pardon, but our own Repentance and Amendment: and with some that know not that the Soul goes to Heaven before the Resurrection, nor that the body shall ever rise again. Now I would know of Mr. Blake, Whether all the Children of these Parents must be Baptized again, or not? For certainly these have not