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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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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.
§ 6. You say, The Sureties undertake not to do the Duties of a Parent, nor more than they can do, &c.] Ans. Then it is not undertaken at all: For all that is to be undertaken is by them, and nothing at all required of the Parents.
§ 7. As to the Interrogatories, and Profession, that the Child is said to Repent, Believe, forsake the Devil, Consent, &c. and not only to be the Child of one that Repenteth, Believeth (which is his Title) you say it is but to oblige the Infant: But professing to Believe and Repent at present, and promising to do it hereafter, are different things.
But you say, These words may be submitted to till better may be had.] Ans. And why may you not say so of any Untruth? But the question is, whether they may be Consented to, and approved?