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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.
How the Hopes of spiritual advantage, as to more Grace and sense of God's Love. Upon the Suasions some Sectaries have used to draw honest persons into their way, have prevailed, and how miserably they have complained after of Disappointment, I could give Instance.
The Learned Reignolds Praeter. 3. de Lib. ⟨p. 21⟩Apoc. doth assert, with many others whom he mentions.
I can also instance one Woman reputed for a serious Christian, who hearing an Anabaptist, and after discoursing with him, he told her, she must unravel all again, she wanted this Ordinance of Baptism, put her into such a fright, that the Woman could not be quiet in her mind till she was Dipped, and then fell distracted, and never recovered. I had this from her own relation. The Spaniards drive the Indians to Baptism; and the Anabaptists, scar•e sound Christians, baptized to Anabaptism.
I wrote to an Acquaintance of mine in a Corporation where were many Anabaptists, to certify me about the Conversation of Anabaptists. He answers me, they are mouldered away to nothing, most turn Quakers. Two that lived the next door to him were the best he knew. The Woman, when Dipped, thought she was in a state of Salvation, [as she said] but threw off that all Ordinances and Prayer. He a little before his Death, slighted the Blood of Christ, and both died Quakers; yet by their carriage drew divers to be Quakers.