A27035:938
A second true defence of the mere nonconformists against the untrue accusations, reasonings, and…A second true defence of the meer nonconformists against the untrue accusations, reasonings, and…
A second true defence of the mere nonconformists against the untrue accusations, reasonings, and history of Dr. Edward Stillingfleet ... clearly proving that it is (not sin but) duty 1. not wilfully to commit the many sins of conformity, 2. not sacrilegiously to forsake the preaching of the Gospel, 3. not to cease public worshipping of God, 4. to use needful pastoral helps for salvation ... / written by Richard Baxter ... ; with some notes on Mr. Joseph Glanviles Zealous and impartial Protestant, and Dr. L. Moulins character.A second true defence of the meer nonconformists against the untrue accusations, reasonings, and history of Dr. Edward Stillingfleet ... clearly proving that it is (not sin but) duty 1. not wilfully to commit the many sins of conformity, 2. not sacrilegiously to forsake the preaching of the Gospel, 3. not to cease publick worshipping of God, 4. to use needful pastoral helps for salvation ... / written by Richard Baxter ... ; with some notes on Mr. Joseph Glanviles Zealous and impartial Protestant, and Dr. L. Moulins character.
London: printed for Nevil Simons, 1681
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.
4. And as to the third Person (in this multiform thing) the doubt is, whether their undertaking to educate another mans Child be lawful, while he is bound to do it himself? 2. And whether men use to be serious in such undertakings, which I never knew one perform, nor seem to mean it, save such as take poor mens, kinsmen's or dead mens children to keep as their own. 3. And if it be done without serious intention, Is it not to make perjury or perfidiousness, and profane ⟨p. 169⟩taking God's name in vain, to be the way of Christening and Covenanting with Christ in order to salvation?
4. And as to the third Person (in this multiform thing) the doubt is, whether their undertaking to educate another mans Child be lawful, while he is bound to do it himself? 2. And whether men use to be serious in such undertakings, which I never knew one perform, nor seem to mean it, save such as take poor mens, kinsmens or dead mens children to keep as their own. 3. And if it be done without serious intention, Is it not to make perjury or perfidiousness, and prophane ⟨p. 169⟩taking God's name in vain, to be the way of Christening and Covenanting with Christ in order to salvation?
§. 4. This is a great point, and he doth well to handle it diligently: His explication of it is this, p. 382. [1. The Church hath the power of the Keys, (True; but not as he and the Brownists say, The whole Church, but only the Pastors.)
[2. They may baptize capable subjects.] No doubt of it.