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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.
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Then your chearse Mr. Hookers sentence and there find that I do not accord with him: If not, then I pray lee this convince you, that you have not spoken right, when you said, I borrow my grounds from Mr. Hooker,1 how do I borrow my grounds from him to whom I go Cross, as you say I do? if I had done so, Mr. Hooker is a man of whom one may borrow, but I do not remember what ground I borrowed, but I was glad when I saw so learned and holy a man to defend some things which before I conceived were right but, as to this difference here, I am sure Mr. Hooker were now alive in England he would not baptize all the children of ⟨p. 18⟩any of the Congregations d•• England without any more ado, I can gather so much out of his Book, and therefore we do not differ in this.
Then your chearse Mr. Hookers sentence and there sinde that I doe not accord with him: If not, then I pray lee this convince you, that you have not spoken right, when you said, I borrow my grounds from Mr. Hooker,1 how doe I borrow my grounds from him to whom I goe Crosse, as you say I doe? if I had done so, Mr. Hooker is a man of whom one may borrow, but I doe not remember what ground I borrowed, but I was glad when I saw so learned and holy a man to defend some things which before I conceived were right but, as to this difference here, I am sure Mr. Hooker were now alive in England he would not baptize all the children of ⟨p. 18⟩any of the Congregalons d•• England without any more adoe, I can gather so much out of his Booke, and therefore we doe not differ in this.
- 1In your Epist. to the Reader.