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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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But for their reason I would make use of that, and when they have brought me the Scriptural ground, where Christ forbids the Ministers to give the Parent one Sign of Grace, I will see if the same ground will not •eny us to give the Child the other sign of Grace, by virtue of this Parent.
But for their reason I would make use of that, and when they have brought me the Scripturall ground, where Christ forbids the Ministers to give the Parent one Signe of Grace, I will see if the same ground will not •eny us to give the Child the other signe of Grace, by vertue of this Parent.
For your Pro-parent, and Adoption, that comes in to be considered in another place, I must now answer to self-confutation.
For your Pro-parent, and Adoption, that comes in to be confidered in another place, I must now answer to selfe-confucation.
Dr. Ames speaks something for me.1 Qui aliquo modo in professione sua ad Ecclesiam pertinent, sed foedus tamen Des apert• violant, corum Infantes cum aliquo discrimine debent Baptizari: it a scilicèt ut quod foedus requirit, & in ipfis deest, per aliquos quantum fieri potest suppleatur. 1. Nam distinctio aliqua inter puros & impuros debet in sacris omnibus observari, ad bonorum consolationem; correctionem malorum, & omnium adificationem. 2. Instituta Dei non possunt aliter ab omni pollutione couservari. The Doctor I suppose would have Sureties joined, but if these Sureties cannot be proved to be an appointment of God, then he is yet stronger for me.