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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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First, your say, thin in effect is the same with the former: one the Negative, the other the Affirmative: true Sir, I know it before, only for clearness sake, as we use to open things first by showing what they are not [as saith, love, union with Christs &c.] then what they are, so I did here, and I hope no fault in so doing.
First, your say, thin ineffect is the same with the former: one the Negative, the other the Affirmative: true Sir, I know it before, onely for clearenesse suke, as we use to openitings first by shewing what they are not [as saith, love, union with Christs &c.] then what they are, so I did here, and I hope no fault in so doing.
Next, you say I take occasion to define a Church. A society of visible Saints joined togethers by way of covenant, &c. Here you observe two things 1. That I own no Catholic Church but a particular Congregation, nor any Members of a Church, but of such a Church; then you clime of a man being a Member only of the Catholic Church, and by virtue of that requires Baptism for his child: