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The rector rectified and corrected, or, Infant-baptism unlawful being a sober answer to a…
The rector rectified and corrected, or, Infant-baptism unlawful being a sober answer to a late pamphlet entitled An argumentative and practical discourse of infant-baptism, published by Mr. William Burkit, rector of Mildin in Suffolk : wherein all his arguments for pedo-baptism are refuted and the necessity of immersion, i.e. dipping, is evidenced, and the people falsely called Anabaptists are cleared from those unjust reproaches and calumnies cast upon them : together with a reply to the Athenian gazette added to their 5th volume about infant-baptism : with some remarks upon Mr. John Flavel's last book in answer to Mr. Philip Cary / by Benjamin Keach.The rector rectified and corrected, or, Infant-baptism unlawful being a sober answer to a late pamphlet entituled An argumentative and practical discourse of infant-baptism, published by Mr. William Burkit, rector of Mildin in Suffolk : wherein all his arguments for pedo-baptism are refuted and the necessity of immersion, i.e. dipping, is evidenced, and the people falsly called Anabaptists are cleared from those unjust reproaches and calumnies cast upon them : together with a reply to the Athenian gazette added to their 5th volume about infant-baptism : with some remarks upon Mr. John Flavel's last book in answer to Mr. Philip Cary / by Benjamin Keach.
London: printed by John Harris, 1692
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Though, Sir, I must tell you, Consequences that are genuine, or are naturally deduced from the Scripture, to prove and demonstrate Matter of Faith, (as in the case of the Resurrection, or about the Deity of the Son of God, or any thing of like nature, are one thing) and Consequences ⟨p. 34⟩brought to prove a Positive Law or Institutions, are another thing. Pray, did God by Moses give forth any Law, or positive Rite or Precept so darkly, that it could not be proved but by Consequences? for that is the case here between you and us. Moses delivered every Law, Statute and Ordinance so plainly to the People of Israel, that he that ran might read it. And shall any Man think that our blessed Saviour, who declared all things plainly from his Father, and was faithful as a Son over his own House, would leave any positive Law or Precept of the Gospel so dark, that there is no way to understand it but by Consequences?
Though, Sir, I must tell you, Consequences that are genuine, or are naturally deduced from the Scripture, to prove and demonstrate Matter of Faith, (as in the case of the Resurrection, or about the Deity of the Son of God, or any thing of like nature, are one thing) and Consequences ⟨p. 34⟩brought to prove a Positive Law or Institutions, are another thing. Pray, did God by Moses give forth any Law, or positive Rite or Precept so darkly, that it could not be proved but by Consequences? for that is the case here between you and us. Moses delivered every Law, Statute and Ordinanance so plainly to the People of Israel, that he that ran might read it. And shall any Man think that our blessed Saviour, who declared all things plainly from his Father, and was faithful as a Son over his own House, would leave any positive Law or Precept of the Gospel so dark, that there is no way to understand it but by Consequences?
2. But secondly, our main Objection lies against your pretended Consequences; for we positively deny that any of your Inferences or Consequences which you bring to prove Infant-Baptism, do naturally follow from the Scripture-Texts, to which you refer, or from whence you draw them: and blame us not, since your own Brethren (such too as Dr. Hammond, Dr. Taylor Bishop of Down, &c.) do affirm, that those Scriptures from whence you draw your Consequences for this Practice, are not naturally drawn therefrom, but are very uncertain and doubtful: if you know not this, it will appear you have read but little of them.