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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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2. Hence secondly, all that pains Mr. Cawdrey spends to prove that Children may be baptized by virtue of Grandfather, or Adoption, [if he can make it out that they may be so] yet if such a Grandfather or person who Adopts, be confederate, and walk in Church-fellowship (though not explicitly Confederated) this doth not trouble Mr. Hookers question: if that Grandfather, or person who Adopts, be not Confederate, then the question falls upon them indeed, not else.
2. Hence secondly, all that paines Mr. Cawdrey spends to prove that Children may be baptized by vertue of Grandfather, or Adoption, [if he can make it out that they may be so] yet if such a Grandfather or person who Adopts, be confederate, and walk in Church-fellowship (though not explicitely Confederated) this doth not trouble Mr. Hookers question: if that Grandfather, or person who Adopts, be not Confederate, then the question falls upon them indeed, not else.
Mr. Hookers question then concerns only such godly Parents as are Members of no particular visible Church, and being no Members but coming to join with a Church; now the question will be, what explicitness may be required.
Mr. Hookers question then concernes onely such godly Parents as are Members of no particular visible Church, and being no Members but comming to joyne with a Church; now the question will be, what explicitenesse may be required.
2. The second thing I observe in his question is, That the godly Parents are unwilling to come into Church-fellowship: and here lies the pinch of the question. But this plainly implies That Church fellowship is to be had, and this person is required by him to whom be offers his Child to be baptized, to join in Church fellowship: