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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.
Answ. 1. It is spoken of the generality of the noblest and capable members, denominating the Church: The Apostle saith not that every member hath all these, but [There is one Lord, one faith, &c.] Christ had not one Lord (being Lord himself as here understood) and yet was a member: Christ in the womb cannot be proved to have actually h•d that one faith; and he was long the chief member before he was baptized: And whether ever the twelve Apostles were, is uncertain.
2. The Text seemeth chiefly to speak of the Doctrine of faith, called objective faith; one Creed: And this the Church might have, and yet not each member actually believe. For, 3. The Parent in faith devoting himself and his Infant to God, his Faith and Consent is reputatively the Child's, who is used as a member of the Parent.
2. The Text seemeth chiefly to speak of the Doctrine of faith, called objective faith; one Creed: And this the Church might have, and yet not each member actually believe. For, 3. The Parent in faith devoting himself and his Infant to God, his Faith and Consent is reputatively the Childs, who is used as a member of the Parent.