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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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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.

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 timerous 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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The next is Act. 2.1. They were all with one accord in one place.

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Answ. This needeth no other answer than as before. The other texts, Act. 2.41, 44 . & 4.4, 23, 24 . & 5.11, 13, 14 . & 6.1, 2, 7

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