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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
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Then it seems the man must profess his sin with his own mouth, as his Faith, though Mr. Blake knows he is a Ranter, &c. The Members of the Church witness it, yet because the mans own mouth doth not profess it, you admit him. Then sir, though you know the same abominations afterward, and your Members testify it, witnesses come in, you must not cast him out unless he will profess it. If Knowledge and Witnesses will cast him out (whether his mouth will profess it or no) why will not the same keep him out at first? We shall never find such […] think as you speak of, they will give you good words when they come to require Baptism, though they will swear and be drunk before and after in the same day.
Then it seemes the man must professe his sin with his own mouth, as his Faith, though Mr. Blake knowes he is a Ranter, &c. The Members of the Church witnesse it, yet because the mans own mouth doth not professe it, you admit him. Then sir, though you know the same abominations afterward, and your Members testifie it, witnesses come in, you must not cast him out unlesse he will professe it. If Knowledge and Witnesses will cast him out (whether his mouth will professe it or no) why will not the same keepe him out at first? We shall never find such 〈…〉 thinke as you speake of, they will give you good words when they come to require Baptisme, though they will sweare and be drunk before and after in the same day.