A41334:61
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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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 ⟨p. 9⟩with Augustine, and the Schoolemen, Aquinas, Durandus, 2Greg. de Val.
- 1Page 544.
- 2Serious Quest. p. 21, 22, 23.
For the consequence, if it be said, there is more required in one who is a Member, he must first be cast out: this takes not off the force of the Argument, the person is sinfully tolerated, as well at first sinfully admitted; as he might have been and should have been denied admission, and so the Ordinance had been saved, so this person may and ought to be dealt with (there being now power in the hands of Ministers) so the Ordinance is saved, sinful admission caused the Ordinance at first to be profaned, sinful toleration cause it now to be profaned.