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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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3. From the nature of the Seal and Sign being an abiding Mark in the flesh (which Baptism is not.) And by that they were distinguished from the Heathens by an apparent mark, it made me think there was something God further aimed at in it, in reference to them: which I perceive Justin Martyr will second me in: when Trypho had been urging the necessity of Circumcision,1 he answers him; God foreseeing you should be scattered, and beaten out of Jerusalem, and not return thither again, left Circumcision a Mark in your flesh, now by no other note can you be known but by your Circumcision. This is part of his answer. And surely there seems to be something in it, for had it not been for Circumcision, in these many years they have been scattered, they might easily have lost their Distinction from the Gentiles, at least abundance of them, but by this they are known to this day.
3. From the nature of the Seale and Signe being an abiding Marke in the flesh (which Baptisme is not.) And by that they were distinguished from the Heathens by an apparent marke, it made me thinke there was something God further aimed at in it, in reference to them: which I perceive Justin Martyr will second me in: when Trypho had beene urging the necesity of Circumcision,1 hee answers him; God foreseeing you should be scattered, and beaten out of Jerusalem, and not returne thither againe, left Circumcision a Marke in your flesh, now by no other note can you be knowne but by your Circumcision. This is part of his answer. And surely there seemes to be something in it, for had it not beene for Circumcision, in these many yeares they have beene scattered, they might easily have lost their Distinction from the Gentiles, at least abundance of them, but by this they are knowne to this day.
- 1Dialog. cum Tryph. [Greek or Hebrew].Dialog. cum Tryph. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉.