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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, 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.
Secondly, if Baptisme doth make a Member, and consequently gives §2the title to his Childs Baptisme, Then Constantine, Valentinianes, &c. those who deferred their Baptisme, were so long no Members of the Church, nor could give title to their Childrens Baptisme.
Thirdly, Primum in unoquoque genere est meusura aliorion: so take the first in genere Baptizatorum, what was the cause of their Baptizing; because §3cause they hearing of the word Taught, Believed, and joined to the Church; it was not because any other was Baptized, so the same holds now, a person being reputed a Believer and a Church-member [whether in the Parents or otherwise] this is the ground of its Baptism; then it is not another's being Baptized that is the ground of my Baptism.
Thirdly, Primum in unoquoque genere est meusura aliorion: so take the first in genere Baptizatorum, what was the cause of their Baptizing; because §3cause they hearing of the word Taught, Believed, and joyned to the Church; it was not because any other was Baptized, so the same holds now, a person being reputed a Believer and a Church-member [whether in the Parents or otherwise] this is the ground of its Baptisme; then it is not anothers being Baptized that is the ground of my Baptisme.