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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.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Sinful admissions will not:1 learned Gillespy saith: no Conscientious Minister would adventure to Baptize one, who hath manifest and infallible signs of unregeneration, we cannot be answerable to God if we should.
Sinfull admissions will not:1 learned Gillespy saith: no Consciencious Minister would adventure to Baptize one, who hath manifest and infallible signes of unregeneration, we cannot be answerable to God if we should.
- 1A•ro. rod. p. 515.
Also he saith,1 it were a profanation of Baptismel, to Baptize a Catechumen, being manifestly under the power of abominable fins, although he could give a sound, and Orthodox confession of Faith. This is more then thousands of the Church members of England can do, and yet live under the power of sins bad enough. His grounds I have quoted before ⟨p. 9⟩with Augustine, and the Schoolmen, Aquinas, Durandus, 2Greg. de Val.
Also he saith,1 it were a prophanation of Baptismel, to Baptize a Catechumene, being manifestly under the power of abominable finnes, although he could give a sound, and Orthodox confession of Faith. This is more then thousands of the Church members of England can doe, and yet live under the power of sinnes bad enough. His grounds I have quoted before