A41329:79
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
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.
For ought I could ever learn, it was the constant custom of the purest and most primitive Church, [mark Sir, not mystical Babylon then] to baptize the Infants of believing Parents: For I could never find the beginning and first Rise of this Practice; where as it is very easy to tract Heresies to their first rising up and setting foot in the Church.
For ought I could ever learn, it was the constant custom of the purest and most primitive Church, [mark Sir, not mystical Babylon then] to baptize the Infants of believing Parents: For I could never find the beginning and first Rise of this Practice; where as it is very easie to tract Heresies to their first rising up and seting foot in the Church.
This agrees with what I am upon, why then do you quote him as if he were yours? As for what he saith about Schismatics, Sir, you are the Schismatic, for I have kept Communion with a godly Anabaptist; but one tells me, that he desired Communion with one of your Churches, but they would not admit him to Communion, because he would not be dipped.
This agrees with what I am upon, why then do you quote him as if he were yours? As for what he saith about Schismaticks, Sir, you are the Schismatick, for I have kept Communion with a godly Anabaptist; but one tells me, that he desired Communion with one of your Churches, but they would not admit him to Communion, because he would not be dipped.
I see my Author hath named Master D. Rogers, as if he did favour his Opinion, when as living in the next Town to him, and having intimate acquaintance with him, I knew him to be a smart Enemy to the Anabaptists.