A27054:316
The true and only way of concord of all the Christian churches the desirableness…
The true and only way of concord of all the Christian churches the desirableness of it, and the detection of false dividing terms / opened by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for John Hancock, 1680
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.
§. 12. The sense of the Catholic Church is so notorious in this, that I think there is little disagreement about it. The Papists confess it: The Protestants confess it: See but Vossii Theses de Baptismo, and Davenant de Bapt. and especially Gatakers Animadversions on that of Davenant: All confess, that all the ancient Churches held, that to the duly qualified receiver, all sin was pardoned in baptism, and the person put into a state of life: And therefore was a member of the Church.
§. 12. The sense of the Catholick Church is so notorious in this, that I think there is little disagreement about it. The Papists confess it: The Protestants confess it: See but Vossii Theses de Baptismo, and Davenant de Bapt. and especially Gatakers Ammadversions on that of Davenant: All confess, that all the antient Churches held, that to the duly qualified receiver, all sin was pardoned in baptism, and the person put into a state of life: And therefore was a member of the Church.
§. 13. II. And that Christ commanded all Christians to take each other as brethren, and to live in Love; and that all men by this were to know them to be his disciples, is so fully revealed in Scripture, that it is needless among Christians to prove it.
III. As also that such Christians united to him their Head, are eo nomine his Church; and living in this Love, live as the members of his Church must do.