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A sober discourse of right to church-communion
A sober discourse of right to church-communion wherein is proved by Scripture, the example of the primitive times, and the practice of all that have professed the Christian religion, that no unbaptized person may be regularly admitted to the Lords Supper / by W. Kiffin ...A sober discourse of right to church-communion wherein is proved by Scripture, the example of the primitive times, and the practice of all that have prosessed the Christian religion, that no unbaptized person may be regularly admitted to the Lords Supper / by W. Kiffin ...
London: printed by Geo. Larkin for Enoch Prosser, 1681
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6. 'If Christ himself has Instituted the Ordinance of Baptism in the Word, and not again Repealed it; then it is a standing Ordinance to the Church; (and no man must dare to Repeal his Laws) but Christ hath Instituted; and let any man show where he hath Repealed it that can; and till then it must be ⟨p. 98⟩acknowledged to be still in force.
6. 'If Christ himself has Instituted the Ordinance of Baptism in the Word, and not again Repealed it; then it is a standing Ordinance to the Church; (and no man must dare to Repeal his Laws) but Christ hath Instituted; and let any man shew where he hath Repealed it that can; and till then it must be acknowledged⟨p. 98⟩to be still in force.
The Learned and Reverend Dr. Ames in his Marrow of Divinity page 181. says, 'Baptism is the Sacrament of Initiation or Regeneration, representing and confirming our very ingrafting into Christ, Rom. 6.3,5. 1 Cor. 12.13. and p. 182. Baptism is but once to be Administered, because there is but one beginning of Spiritual Life by Regeneration, as there is but one beginning of Natural Life by Generation.
The Learned and Reverend Dr. Ames in his Marrow of Divinity page 181. says, 'Baptism is the Sacrament of Initiation or Regeneration, representing and confirming our very ingrafting into Christ, Rom. 6.3,5. 1 Cor. 12.13. and p. 182. Baptism is but once to be Administred, because there is but one begining of Spiritual Life by Regeneration, as there is but one begining of Natural Life by Generation.