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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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Secondly, this answer earrieth it, That Baptism makes a Member of a visible Church: observe his words, suppose an unfit person Baptized, 1his Baptism is not null, be is a Member: which way came this man to be a Member? not by his Christianity, (which you use to say) for he is a person unfit you say: but his Baptism made him thus, which is
Secondly, this answer earrieth it, That Baptisme makes a Member of a visible Church: observe his words, suppose an unfit person Baptized, 1his Baptisme is not null, be is a Member: which way came this man to be a Member? not by his Christianity, (which you use to say) for he is a person unfit you say: but his Baptisme made him thus, which is
- 1If unfit to be Baptized, then unfit to be a Member.
First, cross to your own proposition: Review of Mr. Hoo. P. 94. Baptism doth not make a man a Member of a Church
First, crosse to your own proposition: Review of Mr. Hoo. P. 94. Baptisme doth not make a man a Member of a Church
Secondly, if Baptism doth make a Member, and consequently gives §2the title to his Child's Baptism, Then Constantine, Valentinianes, &c. those who deferred their Baptism, were so long no Members of the Church, nor could give title to their Children's Baptism.