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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 ...
London: printed for John Bartlet, 1642London: printed for Iohn Bartlet, 1642
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Fourthly, 1M. Best objecteth, If there be no precept nor example for baptizing of Infants begotten of both Parents unbelieving; then there is no promise of blessing made unto it; but the first is true, Ergo, the second.
Fourthly, 1M. Best objecteth, If there be no precept nor example for baptizing of Infants begotten of both Parents unbeleeving; then there is no promise of blessing made unto it; but the first is true, Ergo, the second.
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Answ. 1. We ask with what faith, and by what precept or example was ever circumcision in the whole old Testament denied to any male-child of the most wicked Jews; and by what precept and example is Baptism denied to any Infant in the New Testament for his Parents wickedness? the Fathers professing the ⟨p. 180⟩Christian Faith: Yea, seeing Baptism is denied to Infants upon a suspicion, that their Parents are destitute of faith, and not within the Covenant; Now this suspicion is not faith, nor grounded upon any word of God, or certainty of faith; for whether an other man believe, or believe not, it is not faith, nor known by faiths certainty to me, but by the judgement of charity.
Answ. 1. We aske with what faith, and by what precept or example was ever circumcision in the whole old Testament denyed to any male-childe of the most wicked Jewes; and by what precept and example is Baptisme denyed to any Infant in the New Testament for his Parents wickednesse? the Fathers professing the ⟨p. 180⟩