A26892:6480
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.
4. Though an Infant be devoted acceptably to God by his Parents will, yet when he is at age, it must be done by his own will.
5. Therefore a bare Infant title ceaseth when we come to age, and the persons title ceaseth, unless it be renewed by himself, or his own Consent. The reason is, because the Conditions of his Infant Title then cease. For his Parents will, shall go for his no longer.
6. Regularly and ad bene esse the transition out of the state of Infant-membership into the state of1 Adult-membership should be very solemn; and by an understanding, personal owning of the Baptismal Covenant.
- 1See the proofs of all in my Treatise of Co firmation.
7. There needeth no other proof of this, than 1. That God in Scripture never gave adult persons title to his Covenant, but by their own personal consent: And at the first institution of baptism, both went together, (Personal profession and baptism) because the receivers were adult. 2. And that Infants are capable of baptism, but not of personal profession. 3. Therefore though they are not to repeat baptism, which was done before, yet they are bound to make that profession at age which they never made before.