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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 is an Observation that I have made, [because Mr. Gaw. says we are all Christians, P. 4.] when I have been discoursing with people about their conditions, they will tell me stories of what they have not been, and some other silly matters, but for Christ, not one word of him, unless when I have put it upon them; what is Christ nothing? then they will tell me, yes, they must believe in Christ, God forbid the contrary, but to know Christ, and what it is to believe in him, alas they are far short of this. And ⟨p. 12⟩this is not only my observation, but a godly Minister in Northamptonshire told me the very same thing he observed in his Parish, not one word of Christ, till he put it into their minds, then having taken up Christ by Tradition, they must say something.
This is an Observation that I have made, [because Mr. Gaw. sayes we are all Christians, P. 4.] when I have beene discoursing with people about their conditions, they will tell me stories of what they have not been, and some other silly matters, but for Christ, not one word of him, unlesse when I have put it upon them; what is Christ nothing? then they will tell me, yes, they must believe in Christ, God forbid the contrary, but to know Christ, and what it is to believe in him, alas they are far short of this. And ⟨p. 12⟩this is not onely my observation, but a godly Minister in Northamptonshire told mee the very same thing he observed in his Parish, not one word of Christ, till he put it into their minds, then having taken up Christ by Tradition, they must say something.
But for the Covenant of Grace (which Baptism respects also) that is the strangest thing to people, they know not what it means.
But for the Covenant of Grace (which Baptisme respects also) that is the strangest thing to people, they know not what it meanes.