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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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5. Out of this I cannot see, but that any Child whose• Father was of Abraham's seed, might as well be circumcised, by virtue of a Predecessor who was Abraham's seed, though he were dead six hundred years before, yea by virtue of Abraham himself (and that is most likely) as well as by virtue of a Grandfather.
5. Out of this I cannot see, but that any Child whose• Father was of Abrahams seed, might as well be circumcised, by vertue of a Predecessour who was Abrahams seed, though he were dead six hundred years before, yea by vertue of Abraham himselfe (and that is most likely) as well as by vertue of a Grandfather.
6. It seems a vain thing to talk of a Grandfather giving right to Circumcision,1 in case the immediate parent had forfeited his right (as our question would intimate) for if we consider who were to administer this Circumcision, and the immediate parent being of Abraham's seed, it should seem there is no room for such a thought.
6. It seemes a vaine thing to talke of a Grandfather giving right to Circumcision,1 in case the immediate parent had forfeited his right (as our question would intimate) for if we consider who were to administer this Circumcision, and the immediate parent being of Abrahams seed, it should seem there is no room for such a thought.
- 1Sir I pray prove this that ever any did so. It was my 9th Argument, p. 12.