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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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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.
IV. The Catechism saith, That Repentance and Faith are required of persons to be Baptized; and, as the old Book said, They perform them by their Sureties; so the new one saith, They promise them by their Sureties, and therefore are Baptized.
V. For the Cross, the Liturgy saith [Here the Priest shall make a Cross on the Child's fore-head.] And it referreth us to the Canon for the sense and reasons.
VI. The Communion-Rubric saith, [He shall deliver it into their hands, All meekly kneeling.]
VI. The Communion-Rubrick saith, [He shall deliver it into their hands, All meekly kneeling.]