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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
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.
I. The Liturgy-Rubric saith [There shall be ⟨p. 35⟩for every male-child to be baptized, two God-fathers, and one God-mother; and for every female, one God-father, and two God-mothers.]
I. The Liturgy-Rubrick saith [There shall be ⟨p. 35⟩for every male-child to be baptized, two God-fathers, and one God-mother; and for every female, one God-father, and two God-mothers.]
II. The whole transaction, beside prayer to God, and the act of Baptizing, is mainly speech to the God-fathers, and demands of them, and their answer, by professing Abrenunciation, Faith, desire to be Baptized, resolved Obedience: They must name the Child. They are exhorted to see that the Child be taught what a solemn Vow, Promise and Profession he made by them, &c. and to be brought up to the Bishop to be confirmed.
III. In the Baptism of the Adult, the God-fathers are called but [Witnesses] as not giving the person Title to Baptism. But in the Baptism of Infants, they do profess and covenant in the Child's name, and he doth it by them, as his very Title.