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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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The text you give me is Gen. 17.7. and in this p. and p. 11. you require of me an express Scripture that shows, the promise reach but to the next generation. What mean you by this? do you look on me as an Anabaptist? when I dispute against them I take their own principles, but do you therefore require it of me? I doubt you have not given express Scriptures for all you have said in your books. Nay Sir, (which is strange) if you will prove the Grandfather might circumcise the Grandchild, if the immediate parent had lost his right [which come nearest to our Q.] you must draw it out by consequence: I pray call for no more then you give.
The text you give me is Gen. 17.7. and in this p. and p. 11. you require of me an expesse Scripture that shews, the promise reach but to the next generation. What meane you by this? do you look on me as an Anabaptist? when I dispute against them I take their owne principles, but doe you therfore require it of me? I doubt you have not given expresse Scriptures for all you have said in your books. Nay Sir, (which is strange) if you will prove the Grandfather might circumcise the Grandchild, if the immediate parent had lost his right [which come neerest to our Q.] you must draw it out by consequence: I pray call for no more then you give.
Because you speak so of your full and large discussing of this question in your Diatr. I made account you had bestowed much pains upon the text to prove it out, and clear the text, but I see you only propound the text, and no more. It is worth the pains sometimes to clear out a text, which you have not done; that which looks most likely is, that you say, Jacob had power to dispose of Josephs Children; 1you might have set down a Text: if you mean 48. Gen. 5. the 6. v. will help to an answer, * and as for the 5. v. if you please to peruse famous Rivet on the Text, who clearly opens it; I cannot see how any thing can be drawn from thence to your purpose, to prove it by any thing else you have said, I can see nothing.