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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.
All are not of your mind concerning this Argument:1 Mr. Humphries saith, those who have gone about to answer this, bad better happily said nothing, for our free course of baptism, and a deny all of this is such a Seam-rent as will never be handsomely drawn up, though stitched together. For his judgment in Admission of all to Lords Supper I leave it.
All are not of your minde concerning this Argument:1 Mr. Humphries saith, those who have gone about to answer this, bad better happily said nothing, for our free course of baptisme, and a deny all of this is such a Seam-rent as will never be hansomly drawns up, though stitchs together. For his judgment in Admission of all to Lords Supper I leave it.
- 1His Vindication of free Admiss. to L. Sup. p. 24.
But let us see how weak you show it: your answer is this,
But let us see how weak you shew it: your answer is this,
The Argument ought to proceed of the same persons, viz. such as ought to be excluded from the Lords Supper, ought (if now they were to be baptised) also to be excluded from Baptism for themselves: but this doth not reach the children, for they being borne Christians, of Christians have right to Baptism.