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The plea of the children of believing-parents for their interest in Abraham's covenant, their…
The plea of the children of believing-parents for their interest in Abraham's covenant, their right to church-member-ship with their parents, and consequently their title to baptism. The cause of publishing this discourse after so many learned men have laboured in this province, is declared in the preface to the reader. By Giles Firmin.
London: printed for Tho. Simons, 1683
THE PLEA OF THE CHILDREN OF Believing-Parents, &c.THE PLEA OF THE CHILDREN OF Beleiving-Parents, &c.
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.
Fourthly, But do this Dipping, 1and Re-Baptising of Adult persons help it? are they all Godly? If the Elect and Regenerate be the only Subjects of Baptism, [as my Author tells me] I am sure they are not of Anabaptism, to my knowledge, unless drunkenness and uncleanness, be Notes of Regeneration; we shall not need to go to Germany to inquire, England will afford proof enough. Mr. Baxter hath given us a sad account of some of them, enough to make a serious Christian afraid of the Opinion. By a serious Christian who came from New-England, we are informed, That a [Sea-man ⟨p. 12⟩as I remember] one being Baptised, how long the Baptist held him under Water I know not, but so soon as his Head was above Water, he wrapped out an Oath [so I heard it] what do you make account to drown me?
Fourthly, But do this Disping, 1and Re-Baptising of Adult persons help it? are they all Godly? If the Elect and Regenerate be the only Subjects of Babtism, [as my Author tells me] I am sure they are not of Anabaptism, to my knowledge, unless drunkenness and uncleanness, be Notes of Regeneration; we shall not need to go to Germany to inquire, England will afford proof enough. Mr. Baxter hath given us a sad account of some of them, enough to make a serious Christian afraid of the Opinion. By a serious Christian who came from New-England, we are informed, That a [Sea-man ⟨p. 12⟩as I remember] one being Baptised, how long the Baptist held him under Water I know not, but so soon as his Head was above Water, he wrapt out an Oath [so I heard it] what do you make account to drown me?
- 1None deny that Regenerate persons are the subjects of Baptism, he must say only, else he opposed not us Christins Scrip. pract. of Int. &c. p. 147, 148.