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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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Had Mr. Hooker lived to have filed over his work again, I do believe he would have considered this place again; but the other places are most plain. Yet something may be said for him.
Had Mr. Hooker lived to have filed over his work againe, I do believe he would have considered this place again; but the other places are most plain. Yet something may be said for him.
That Master Hooker should be against the giving of the Sacrament to a Member of another Congregation, who hath occasion to be absent from his ow•e, and is commended and approved by his own Church, this I cannot believe.
I will give you my reason. A near friend of mine in New England living divers miles from Mr. Hooker, had occasion to be in his Town on the Sabbath: my friend being a Minister [I cannot tell whether at that time in Office or no to the Church, in the Town where he lived] Mr. Hooker got him to preach in the forenoon in his Church; at that time there was a Sacrament in the Church; my friend when he had done preaching (b•ing ⟨p. 28⟩sad and oppressed in his spirits) went down out of the Desk, and would not have stayed the Sacrament, but Mr. Hoo: steps after him, and claps hold on his shoulder, and pulled him back again, and made him stay the Sacrament: my friend told me it was the best Sacrament that ever he enjoyed.
I will give you my reason. A neer friend of mine in New England living divers miles from Mr. Hooker, had occasion to be in his Towne on the Sabbath: my friend being a Minister [I cannot tell whether at that time in Office or no to the Church, in the Towne where he lived] Mr. Hooker got him to preach in the forenoone in his Church; at that time there was a Sacrament in the Church; my friend when he had done preaching (bing