A Christian Directory

Name: A Christian Directory
Author: Richard Baxter

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.

Richard Baxter 1615–1691London: printed by Robert White for Nevill Simmons, 1673

[35], 929, [5], 214 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. · 1.2M words · Wing B1219 · ESTC R21847

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Part 3 › Question 49: Quest. 49. May one offer his Child to be baptized, with the Sign of the Cross, or the u…

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Quest. 49. May one offer his Child to be baptized, with the Sign of the Cross, or the use of Chrism, the White Garment, Milk and Honey, or Exorcism, as among the Lutherans, who taketh these to be unlawful things?

Quest. 49. May one offer his Child to be baptized, with the Sign of the Cross, or the use of Chrysme, the White Garment, Milk and Hony, or Exorcisme, as among the Lutherans, who taketh these to be unlawful things?

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Answ. I Am not now to meddle with the question, Whether they be lawful: But to this question I answer,

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1. He that judgeth them unlawful, must first do his best to be ••rtain whether they be so or not.

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2. If so, he must never approve of them, or consent to them.

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3. He must not offer his child to be so baptized, when caeteris paribus, he may have it done in a better manner on lawful terms.

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A Christian Directory

Quest. 49. May one offer his Child to be baptized, with the Sign of the Cross, or the use of Chrism, the White Garment, Milk and Honey, or Exorcism, as among the Lutherans, who taketh these to be unlawful things?

Quest. 49. May one offer his Child to be baptized, with the Sign of the Cross, or the use of Chrysme, the White Garment, Milk and Hony, or Exorcisme, as among the Lutherans, who taketh these to be unlawful things?

Quest. 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?

Quest. 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?

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Quest. 49. May one offer his Child to be baptized, with the Sign of the Cross, or the use of Chrism, the White Garment, Milk and Honey, or Exorcism, as among the Lutherans, who taketh these to be unlawful things?

Quest. 49. May one offer his Child to be baptized, with the Sign of the Cross, or the use of Chrysme, the White Garment, Milk and Hony, or Exorcisme, as among the Lutherans, who taketh these to be unlawful things?

Quest. 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?

Quest. 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?

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