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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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This may prevent abundance of sin and ignorance, making parents look about them, working (as experience hath proved in N. England, to real conversion (as in charity we may judge) at least to knowledge and outward conformity in divers here also in England, in your own shire: the proof is made, a godly minister that lives there told me, he will not baptise without a good account given him, and to this day (he told me at the Commencement) two in his parish were unbaptized; the people observing this, he told me they bestir themselves to get knowledge, and give better account.
This may prevent abundance of sinne and ignorance, making parents looke about them, working (as experience hath proved in N. England, to reall conversion (as in charity we may judge) at least to knowledge and outward conformity in divers here also in England, in your owne shire: the proofe is made, a godly minister that lives there told me, he will not baptise without a good account given him, and to this day (he told me at the Commencement) two in his parish were unbaptised; the people observing this, he told me they bestirre themselves to get knowledge, and give better account.
This is the fruit already tried, but what then if all Ministers did so?
Because unbaptized, Ergo Infidels, Constantine, Valentinianus and others, were unbaptized a long time, therefore they were Infidels, and Valentinianus dyed an Infidel, because he dyed unbaptized.
Because unbaptised, Ergo Infidels, Constantine, Valentinianus and others, were unbaptised a long time, therefore they were Infidels, and Valentinianus dyed an Infidel, because he dyed unbaptised.