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The defence of the nonconformists plea for peace, or, An account of the matter…
The defence of the nonconformists plea for peace, or, An account of the matter of their nonconformity against Mr. J. Cheney's answer called The conforming nonconformist, and The nonconforming conformist : to which is added the second part in answer to Mr. Cheney's Five undertakings / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for Benjamin Alsop, 1680
A DEFENCE OF THE NON-CONFORMIST'S Plea for Peace, AGAINST Mr. J. CH… › Chapter 16
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But you say, The Canon supposeth the Parents as present, or Consenting and Principal, for he procureth the God-Fathers, and the Sureties are his Deputies, or Seconds, and yet undertakes not the Parents duty.]
Ans. I have proved to you that the Canon, or Church, neither foundeth the Title in the Parent, nor permitteth him any Sponsion; and professedly layeth it all on the God-Fathers, saying; That it is by that the Child believeth, and promiseth, performeth, &c. And no such word of the Parents Faith: Nay, all Children of Infidels or Atheists; must be thus Baptized. This therefore is your mere disproved Fiction.
Ans. I have proved to you that the Canon, or Church, neither foundeth the Title in the Parent, nor permitteth him any Sponsion; and professedly layeth it all on the God-Fathers, saying; That it is by that the Child believeth, and promiseth, performeth, &c. And no such word of the Parents Faith: Nay, all Children of Infidels or Atheists; must be thus Baptized. This therefore is your meer disproved Fiction.
Secondly, That the Parent must procure the God-Fathers, no way proveth that he is supposed to be a Christian or Consent, or that he is the Principal Sponsor: For it is for the Child's sake, that the Law bindeth him to get Sponsors, and all Atheists and Infidels among us, are bound to send their Children with Sponsors to be Baptized as well as Christians.