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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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Those who did administer it were their Parents, Magistrates, or Masters, (if Servants) yea themselves say Maimony, when waxen great,1 if the thing were hid from the Judges, yea learned Rivet agrees with Abulen. who said women as well as men; so say others whom I could quote, there was none designed of God to the work; and still among the Jews, he that can do it most neatly he administers it, whom they call Mohel; and he practises first upon the children of poorer sort of Jews, then others.
Those who did administer it were their Parents, Magistrates, or Masters, (if Servants) yea themselves say Maimony, when wax•n great,1 if the thing were hid from the Judges, yea learned Rivet agrees with Abulen. who said women as well as men; so say others whom I could quote, there was none designed of God to the work; and still among the Jewes, he that can doe it most neatly he administers it, whom they call Mohel; and he practises first upon the children of poorer sort of Jewes, then others.
- 1Ainsw. Gen. 17.12. Buxto. Synag. Jud. c. 2.
This speaks plainly to me that it is vain to talk who gave right there, it appears plain enough.
But come to us: Believers only are Abraham's seeds the flesh hath nothing to do here, there must be flesh as a sustraum that's true, or else there can be no Believer, but not such flesh that comes from Abraham.