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A defence of the principles of love, which are necessary to the unity and…
A defence of the principles of love, which are necessary to the unity and concord of Christians and are delivered in a book called The cure of church-divisions ... / by Richard Baxter ...
London: printed for Nevil Simmons, 1671
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.
They add a sixth Prop. for the Baptizing of the Children of those that by death or extraordinary ⟨p. 161⟩providence have been inevitably hindered from publicly acting as aforesaid, and yet have given the Church cause in judgement of Charity to look at them, as so qualified, and such as had they been called thereto would have so acted.
They adde a sixth Prop. for the Baptizing of the Children of those that by death or extraordinary ⟨p. 161⟩providence have been inevitably hindered from publickly acting as aforesaid, and yet have given the Church cause in judgement of Charity to look at them, as so qualified, and such as had they been called thereto would have so acted.
And they add a seventh Propos. that [The Members of Orthodox Churches being sound in the faith, and not scandalous in life, and presenting due testimony thereof; these occasionally coming from one Church to another, may have their children baptized in the Church whither they come, by virtue of Communion of Churches; But if they remove their habitation, they ought orderly to covenant and subject themselves to the Government of Christ, in his Church where they settle their abode, and so their children to be baptized: It being the Churches duty to receive such to Communion, so far as they are regularly capable of the same.]
And they adde a seventh Propos. that [The Members of Orthodox Churches being sound in the faith, and not scandalous in life, and presenting due testimony thereof; these occasionally coming from one Church to another, may have their children baptized in the Church whither they come, by virtue of Communion of Churches; But if they remove their habitation, they ought orderly to covenant and subject themselves to the Government of Christ, in his Church where they settle their abode, and so their children to be baptized: It being the Churches duty to receive such to Communion, so far as they are regularly capable of the same.]