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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.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Most of this page is spoken to before,1 only to two propositions (as you call them) of mine.
- 1Page 18.
You answer: That which constitutes a Church, continues a Church; if then a bare profession be not sufficient to make a Member, nor is it enough to continue a man a Member of a Church.
You answer, both Propositions are faulty: the Minor, for we have proved that a profession of faith, nothing appearing to the contrary, will constitute a Member, and so a Church of many Members though all Hypocrites.
But Sir, the profession of faith you speak of here, is not the profession of faith the question speaks of, for the question speaks of such a profession as hath gross ignorance, or open scandal appearing, therefore you speak not ad idem.