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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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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 sustra•um that's true, or else there can be no Believer, but not such flesh that comes from Abraham. ⟨p. 32⟩Believing Gentiles, such as visible, walk as Abraham did; these are esteemed his seed, and with these God makes his Covenant, these have the Seal administered, and their Children, God is a God to them also, takes them into his visible Church, and appoints the Seal for them: but if these Children grow up and make it plainly appear (that they reject the Covenant of their Fathers, and they prove contumacious, these cease to be Abraham's seed, the flesh here will not help them: whilst Infants they were esteemed his, but now they declare the contrary; if then they declare openly they are not his seed, how can they give title to the Seal of the Covenant which they have rejected?
But come to us: Believers onely are Abrahams seeds the flesh hath nothing to doe here, there must be flesh as a sustra•um that's true, or else there can be no Believer, but not such flesh that comes from Abraham. ⟨p. 32⟩Believing Gentiles, such as visible, walk as Abraham did; these are esteemed his seed, and with these God makes his Covenant, these have the Seale administred, and their Children, God is a God to them also, takes them into his visible Church, and appoints the Seale for them: but if these Children grow up and make it plainely appeare (that they reject the Covenant of their Fathers, and they prove contumacious, these cease to be Abrahams seed, the flesh here will not help them: whilst Infants they were esteemed his, but now they declare the contrary; if then they declare openly they are not his seed, how can they give title to the Seale of the Covenant which they have rejected?