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The Protestant religion truly stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard BaxterThe Protestant religion truely stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter
The Protestant religion truly stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter ; prepared for the press some time before his death ; whereunto is added, by way of preface, some account of the learned author, by Mr. Daniel Williams and Mr. Matthew Sylvester.The Protestant religion truely stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter ; prepared for the press some time before his death ; whereunto is added, by way of preface, some account of the learned author, by Mr. Danel Williams and Mr. Matthew Sylvester.
London: printed for John Salusbury, 1692
Protestant Religion Truly Stated, and Justified, &c. › The Seven and Thirtieth accused Point.
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.
2. Where there is no capable Person to do it, or that will not utterly deprave it.
3. When the Parent is an Antipoedo-Baptist, and omitteth it, thinking it a Sin. If they think that the Infant is not saved by the Parents Faith, why should they think, that believing Parents Children are damned ⟨p. 128⟩because the Parent Erreth in such an external thing?
But Papists, that turn other parts of Holiness into Form and Ceremony, and make a Religion of the Carcass mortified, would here also persuade People that the very outward act of Washing, is of so great moment with God, that though it were the holyest Persons or their Seed, a mistake, or a delay, or surprise of Death, will damn them if they be not Baptized, (or Martyred.) This tendeth to Subject all to the Mercy and Dominion of the Priests, that they may seem more necessary to Salvation than they are, or at least their external Forms, by Lay-men or Women Baptizers administered.
But Papists, that turn other parts of Holiness into Form and Ceremony, and make a Religion of the Carkass mortifyed, would here also perswade People that the very outward act of Washing, is of so great moment with God, that though it were the holyest Persons or their Seed, a mistake, or a delay, or surprize of Death, will damn them if they be not Baptized, (or Martyred.) This tendeth to Subject all to the Mercy and Dominion of the Priests, that they may seem more necessary to Salvation than they are, or at least their external Forms, by Lay-men or Women Baptizers administred.