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More proofs of infants church-membership and consequently their right to baptism, or, A second…

Name: More proofs of infants church-membership and consequently their right to baptism, or, A second…
Author: Richard Baxter

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.

Richard Baxter 1615–1691London: printed for N. Simmons and J. Robinson, 1675

[14], 414 p. · 106k words · Wing B1312 · ESTC R17239

Title page: Princeton Theological Seminary Library copy, digitized by the Internet Archive (opens the Internet Archive in a new tab)

PART I. My private Letters to Mr. Tombs proving the Church-members… › Letters 1 › Section 118,119 › A Confutation of Mr. Tombs's Reasons Sect. 52. by which he pretend…: A Confutation of Mr. Tombs's Reasons Sect. 52. by which he pretendeth to prove that In…PART I. My private Letters to Mr. Tombes proving the Church-members… › Letters 1 › Section 118,119 › A Confutation of Mr. Tombes's Reasons Sect. 52. by which he pretend…: A Confutation of Mr. Tombes's Reasons Sect. 52. by which he pretendeth to prove that In…

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:458p. 164–165

Answ. 1. Many texts speak of all that were present only; and many speak only of such as the present matter did concern: And it is most usual to denominate All or the Body from the Noblest and Greatest part. If you were to describe a Kingdom, would you not say that it is a Civil Society of rational creatures (or men) consenting to the mutual Relations of King and Subjects ⟨p. 165⟩and the duties of each for the common welfare? You would so define it as that Reason, Consent and Intention should be in the definition. Infants have none of these in act, and yet who doubteth but Infants are members of the Kingdom (of every Kingdom under Heaven that I have read of?) So you know that we take Infants to be members of our Churches now: And yet is it not usual with us to say that all the Church met to hear, or to do this or that? When yet the Infants and many others might be absent.

:459p. 165

The Texts Mr. T. allegeth are, Acts 1.15. The number of the names together were about 120.

The Texts Mr. T. alledgeth are, Acts 1.15. The number of the names together were about 120.

:460p. 165

Answ. Though I take not the Church then to be so numerous as some do, yet reason is reason: Can we think that when Christ was seen after his resurrection of more than 500 Brethren at once, that only 120 of them were Christians? And can we think that Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea and many more, were not timorous fainthearted Christians? It's like that the text meaneth that this 120 was the number of those bold confirmed Christians who so quickly after Christs death appeared in open profession and conjunction with the Apostles, and had opportunity to assemble at that time and place.

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