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A Christian Directory
A Christian directory, or, A sum of practical theology and cases of conscience directing Christians how to use their knowledge and faith, how to improve all helps and means, and to perform all duties, how to overcome temptations, and to escape or mortify every sin : in four parts ... / by Richard Baxter.A Christian directory, or, A summ of practical theologie and cases of conscience directing Christians how to use their knowledge and faith, how to improve all helps and means, and to perform all duties, how to overcome temptations, and to escape or mortifie every sin : in four parts ... / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by Robert White for Nevill Simmons, 1673
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
815 Q. 41. Are they really baptized who are Baptized according to the English Liturgy and Canons, where the Parent seemeth excluded, and those to consent for the Infant who have no power to do it? p. 817 Q. 42. But the great question is How the Holy Ghost is given to Infants in Baptism, and whether all the Children of true Christians have inward sanctifying grace? Or whether they can be said to be justified and to be in a state of salvation, that are not inherently sanctified? and whether any fall from this Infant state of salvation? p. 817 Q. 43. Is the right of the Baptized (Infants or adult) to the sanctifying operations of the Holy Ghost now Absolute? or suspended on further conditions? And are the Parents further duty for their Children such conditions of their Children's reception of the actual assistances of the spirit? or Are Children's own actions such conditions? and May Apostate Parents forfeit the Covenant benefits to their baptized Infants or not? p. 821 Q. 44. Doth Baptism always oblige us at the present, and give grace at the present, and is the grace which is not given till long after, given by baptism, or an effect of baptism? p. 823 Q. 45. What is a proper violation of our Baptismal Covenant? p. 824 Q 46. May not baptism in some cases be repeated, And when? ibid. Quest. 47. Is baptism by Lay men or women lawful in cases of necessity? or are they nullities, and the person to be rebaptized. p. 825 Q. 48. May Anabaptists that have no other error, be permitted in Church Communion? p. 826 Q. 49. May one offer his Child to be baptized, with the sign of the Cross, or the use of Chrisms, the white garment, milk and honey or Exorcisms as among the Lutherans, who taketh these to be unlawful things? ibid. Q. 50. Whence came the ancient universal Custom of Anointing at baptism, and putting on a white garment and tasting milk and honey; and Whether they are lawful to us? p. 827 Q 51. Whether it be necessary that they that are baptized in infancy, do solemnly at age review and own their baptismal Covenant before they have right to the state and privileges of Adult members? and if they do not, Whether they are to be numbered with Christians or Apostates? p. 827 Q. 52. Whether the Universal Church consist only of particular Churches and their members? p. 828 Q. 53.
815 Q. 41. Are they really baptized who are Baptized according to the English Liturgie and Canons, where the Parent seemeth excluded, and those to consent for the Infant who have no power to do it? p. 817 Q. 42. But the great question is How the Holy Ghost is given to Infants in Baptism, and whether all the Children of true Christians have inward sanctifying grace? Or whether they can be said to be justified and to be in a state of salvation, that are not inherently sanctified? and whether any fall from this Infant state of salvation? p. 817 Q. 43. Is the right of the Baptized (Infants or adult) to the sanctifying operations of the Holy Ghost now Absolute? or suspended on further conditions? And are the Parents further duty for their Children such conditions of their Childrens reception of the actual assistances of the spirit? or Are Childrens own actions such conditions? and May Apostate Parents forfeit the Cvenant benefits to their baptized Infants or not? p. 821 Q. 44. Doth Baptism always oblige us at the present, and give grace at the present, and is the grace which is not given till long after, given by baptism, or an effect of baptism? p. 823 Q. 45. What is a proper violation of our Baptismal Covenant? p. 824 Q 46. May not baptism in some cases be repeated, And when? ibid. Quest. 47. Is baptism by Lay men or women lawful in cases of necessity? or are they nullities, and the person to be rebaptized. p. 825 Q. 48. May Anabaptists that have no other errour, be permitted in Church Communion? p. 826 Q. 49. May one offer his Child to be baptized, with the sign of the Cross, or the use of Chrisms, the white garment, milk and honey or Exrcisms as among the Lutherans, who taketh these to be unlawful things? ibid. Q. 50. Whence came the antient universal Custome of Anointing at baptism, and putting on a white garment and tasting milk and honey; and Whether they are lawful to us? p. 827 Q 51. Whether it be necessary that they that are baptized in infancy, do solemnly at age review and own their baptismal Covenant before they have right to the state and priviledges of Adult members? and if they do not, Whether they are to be numbred with Christians or Apostates? p. 827 Q. 52. Whether the Universal Church consist only of particular Churches and their members? p. 828 Q. 53.