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A peaceable and temperate plea for Pauls presbytery in Scotland, or, A modest and…A peaceable and temperate plea for Pauls presbyterie in Scotland, or, A modest and…
A peaceable and temperate plea for Pauls presbytery in Scotland, or, A modest and brotherly dispute of the government of the Church of Scotland wherein our discipline is demonstrated to be the true apostolic way of divine truth, and the arguments on the contrary are friendly dissolved, the grounds of separation and the independency [sic] of particular congregations, in defence of ecclesiastical presbyteries, synods, and assemblies, are examined and tried / by Samuel Rutherfurd ...A peaceable and temperate plea for Pauls presbyterie in Scotland, or, A modest and brotherly dispute of the government of the Church of Scotland wherein our discipline is demonstrated to be the true apostolick way of divine truth, and the arguments on the contrary are friendly dissolved, the grounds of separation and the indepencie [sic] of particular congregations, in defence of ecclesiasticall presbyteries, synods, and assemblies, are examined and tryed / by Samuell Rutherfurd ...
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Fourthly, 1they object, By this our Divines lose their best Argument against Anabaptists;2 namely, that children of Christians by that same warrant are to be baptized, that Infants under the Law were circumcised; but none was circumcised but a member of the visible Church under the Law. Now this ye gain-say, who would have all clean and unclean baptized, and so you leave your pattern.
Fourthly, 1they object, By this our Divines lose their best Argument against Anabaptists;2 namely, that children of Christians by that same warrant are to be baptized, that Infants under the Law were circumcised; but none was circumcised but a member of the visible Church under the Law. Now this ye gain-say, who would have all cleane and uncleane baptized, and so you leave your patterne.
- 1Object. 4.Obiect. 4.
- 2Best 16. p. 56.
Answ. We leave our pattern in no sort: For all were circumcised that were borne of circumcised Parents within the Church of the Jews: so all are to be baptized that are borne of Christians, and baptized Parents professing the faith. But (say they) Drunkards, Murderers, Sco••ers, Swearers, and ignorant Atheists both Fathers and Mothers, whose children you baptize, do not profess the •aith; for in works they deny and belie their profession.