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A sober reply to the sober answer of Reverend Mr. Cawdrey, to A serious…
A sober reply to the sober answer of Reverend Mr. Cawdrey, to A serious question propounded viz. whether the ministers of England are bound by the word of God to baptise the children of all such parents, which say they believe in Jesus Christ, but are grossly ignorant, scandalous in their conversations, scoffers at godliness, and refuse to submit to church discipline ... : also, the question of Reverend Mr. Hooker concerning the baptism of infants : with a post-script to Reverend Mr. Blake / by G.I. Firmin ...A sober reply to the sober answer of Reverend Mr. Cawdrey, to A serious question propounded viz. whether the ministers of England are bound by the word of God to baptise the children of all such parents, which say they believe in Jesus Christ, but are grosly ignorant, scandalous in their conversations, scoffers at godliness, and refuse to submit to church dicipline ... : also, the question of Reverend Mr. Hooker concerning the baptisme of infants : with a post-script to Reverend Mr. Blake / by G.I. Firmin ...
London: printed by J.G., 1653
A SOBER REPLY TO A SOBER ANSWER, &c.A SOBER REPLY TO A SOBER ANSVVER, &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.
Besides what Corinth and Sardis had,1 was only by way of Calling as say the London Ministers: but what ours are, was and is by the Sword of the Magistrate, King Henry the height he left us Popish. King Edward the sixth, he takes away the Mass-book, and sends the book o• Common-prayer, though the people love the other way, yet if the King will have it so, it must be so. Queen Mary comes and she turns about again, the people follow her. Queen Elizabeth she takes away Mass again, if it were ten times in a year saith Mr. Rogers,2 the people will turn with the state. This is the Call, and what have we now? but divers ignorant so•s sent into these places to read a book of Common prayer, and this is their profession: this is strange making of Churches, this was not so in the times when Churches were first constituted.
Besides what Corinth and Sardis had,1 was only by way of Calling as say the London Ministers: but what ours are, was and is by the Sword of the Magistrate, King Henry the highth he left us Popish. King Edward the sixth, he takes away the Masse-booke, and sends the booke o• Common-prayer, though the people love the other way, yet if the King will have it so, it must be so. Queene Mary comes and shee turnes about againe, the people follow her. Queene Elizabeth shee takes away Masse againe, if it were ten times in a yeare saith Mr. Rogers,2 the people will turne with the state. This is the Call, and what have we now? but divers ignorant so•s sent into these places to read a booke of Common prayer, and this is their profession: this is strange making of Churches, this was not so in the times when Churches were first constituted.
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