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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
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.
§ 7. The Scripture telleth us, that Baptism saveth, as containing the answer of a good Conscience to God: And that as many as are Baptized into Christ, have put on Christ, and have professed that they are buried with him by Baptism into his Death, and raised with him to newness of Life, &c.
§ 8. God in great Mercy hath delivered down to us from the Apostles, the form of Baptism by a fuller Tradition than the words of the Scripture, or any things else of our Religion are delivered. All Ages and Churches to this Day, have retained the same form as to all the Essential parts: The very words of the Baptizer and the Baptized, the Credo, Abrenuncio, &c▪ professed full show that all used this one Baptism, which was a professed Vow and Covenanting with God, and renouncing ⟨p. 152⟩of the Flesh, the World, and the Devil, for present (delivered) pardon and right to Christ and Life. See the long List in Gataker against Davenant, of the Ancients that took all the Baptized for justified.
§ 8. God in great Mercy hath delivered down to us from the Apostles, the form of Baptism by a fuller Tradition than the words of the Scripture, or any things else of our Religion are delivered. All Ages and Churches to this Day, have retained the same form as to all the Essential parts: The very words of the Baptizer and the Baptized, the Credo, Abrenuncio, &c▪ professed full shew that all used this one Baptism, which was a professed Vow and Covenanting with God, and renouncing ⟨p. 152⟩of the Flesh, the World, and the Devil, for present (delivered) pardon and right to Christ and Life. See the long List in Gataker against Davenant, of the Ancients that took all the Baptized for justified.