A26892:6239
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.
12. Some think that this is to be limited to all that have right to Baptism coram Deo; which some think the Churches reception giveth them, of which anon.
13. And some think it is to be limited to those that have right […]m Ecclesia, or are rightfully baptized ex parte Ministrantis, where some make the Magistrates command sufficient, and some the Bishops and some the baptizers will.
13. And some think it is to be limited to those that have right 〈…〉m Ecclesia, or are rightfully baptized ex parte Ministrantis, where some make the Magistrates command sufficient, and some the Bishops and some the baptizers will.
Of the title to Baptism I shall speak anon. Of the salvation of Infants, it is too tedious to confute all that I dissent from: not presuming in such darkness and diversity of opinions to be peremptory, nor to say, I am certain by the Word of God who are undoubtedly saved, nor yet to deny the undoubted certainty of wiser men, who may know that which such as I do doubt of, but submitting what I say to the judgement of the Church of God and my superiors, I humbly lay down my own thoughts as followeth.
Of the title to Baptism I shall speak anon. Of the salvation of Infants, it is too tedious to confute all that I dissent from: not presuming in such darkness and diversity of opinions to be peremptory, nor to say, I am certain by the Word of God who are undoubtedly saved, nor yet to deny the undoubted certainty of wiser men, who may know that which such as I do doubt of, but submitting what I say to the judgement of the Church of God and my superiours, I humbly lay down my own thoughts as followeth.