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More proofs of infants church-membership and consequently their right to baptism, or, A second…
More proofs of infants church-membership and consequently their right to baptism, or, A second defence of our infant rights and mercies in three parts ... / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for N. Simmons and J. Robinson, 1675
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.
THE CONTENTS OF THE FIRST PART.
THE Preface. pag. 1 Mr. Tombs's first Letter. p. 5 R. B.'s Answer to it. Ibid. Mr. T.'s second Letter. p. 8 R. B.'s Answer to it. p. 9 Mr. T.'s third Letter. p. 10 R. B.'s Answer is divided by Mr. T. into Sections: His Answers are confuted, Sect. 1, 2, 3, 4. The many Questions to be handled. Quest. 1. Infants were once Church-members. p. 13 Sect. 5. Quest. 2. It was not only the Infants of the Congregation of Israel that were Church-members. p. 18 How far the Sichemites were of Israel, and Church-members. p. 21 Sect. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Of other Nations. Ibid. ⟨image 5⟩Sect. 11. The Israelites Infants were members of the Church Universal. p. 26. Sect. 12, to the 18. Infants were members of the Jews Church as well as Commonwealth. p. 28. Sect. 18. Quest. 4. There was a Law or Precept of God obliging Parents to enter their Children into Covenant with God, by accepting his favour, and engaging and devoting them to God; and there was a promise of God, offering them his mercy, and accepting them when devoted as aforesaid, &c. p. 31 Sect. 19, &c. Visible Church-membership what it is? And that it is a benefit. p. 32 Sect. 22. Legal-right to Infants Church-state given by Gods Covenant: Mr. T.'s confuted and the case opened. p. 35 Sect. 23, 24. This Right is the effect of Gods Law or Covenant. p. 44,—46 Sect. 25, 26. The proof of Parents obligation to enter their Children into Covenant: what we mean by a Law; Mr. T. maketh nothing of Church-membership. p. 46,—50 Sect. 27. Precepts oblige to duty, and the promises give right to benefits. p. 54 Sect. 28. No Transeunt fact without Gods statute, or moral donation, or covenant, made the Israelites Infants Church-members, proved, to Sect. 44. p. 56 Sect. 44, 45. Infants Church-membership instituted by God at mans creation and the constitution of Gods Kingdom at the first. p. 72 Sect. 46. Infants Church-membership continued or renewed by the first Law of grace made to