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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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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.
The Argument ought to procced 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 Baptisme for themselves: but this doth not reach the children, for they being borne Christians, of Christians have right to Baptisme.
What Sir, have you catched me in that fallacy, I have taken you so often in? I hope not: I have spoken before to this, the title of the parents and the children is but one and the same.