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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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4. You say, I have destroyed it my self: the right he hath is only by the Churches toleration, let the Officers look to that: the first and main right he hath none, and none at all according to your doctrine.
4. You say, I have destroyed it my selfe: the right he hath is onely by the Churches toleration, let the Officers looke to that: the first and maine right hee hath none, and none at all according to your doctrine.
For p. 9. the distinction of the Physical and Moral right in Diatr. 188. if you had strongly proved the Moral right of the Grandfather would clearly have taken off that wrong meant. Sir I will receive an answer when I see I am answered. But that there should be as little right of the Mother over the Child when compared with her Husband, as is of the Grandfather compared with the Father (which you would seem to intimate) is strange, I am sure the Mother communicates as much and more to the being of the Child, then the Father doth.
For p. 9. the distinction of the Physical and Moral right in Diatr. 188. if you had strongly proved the Moral right of the Grandfather would clearely have taken off that wrong meant. Sir I will receive an answer when I see I am answered. But that there should be as lit•le right of the Mother over the Childe when compared with her Husband, as is of the Grandfather compared with the Father (which you would seeme to intimate) is strange, I am sure the Mother communicates as much and more to the being of the Childe, then the Father doth.
For Aquinas, he may enjoy his opinion, yet I think Chummier (of whom ⟨p. 35⟩