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The church-membership of children, and their right to baptism according to that holy and…The church-membership of children, and their right to baptisme according to that holy and…
The church-membership of children, and their right to baptism according to that holy and everlasting covenant of God, established between Himself and the faithful ... cleared up in a letter, sent unto a worthy friend of the author ... / by Thomas Shepard ...The church-membership of children, and their right to baptisme according to that holy and everlasting covenant of God, established between Himself and the faithfull ... cleared up in a letter, sent unto a worthy friend of the author ... / by Thomas Shepard ...
Cambridge: printed by Samuel Green, 1663Cambridg: printed by Samuel Green, 1663
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The D••lect of the Anabaptist is generally (and too much by some) understood, and therefore I forbear quotations out of their own writings; possibly some may not have so much taken notice of the l•k• from the Papist, and therefore I shall briefly manifest the •a•e, by showing where we shall find some of the chief of those Worthies that fought the Lords Battles against Antichrist, opposing, and confuting them both, therein: I will cite a few Particulars this way among many the like which might be produced from several other eminent Author•, Holy, burning, and shining lights in the churches of Christ, who have been the Lords Witnesses against the darkness of that Spiritual Egypt; and whose Testimony in this matter concludes as strongly against the Anabaptists, having espoused those Antichristian notions so nearly to themselves.
The D••lect of the Anabaptist is generally (and too much by some) understood, and therefore I forbear quotations out of their own writings; possibly some may not have so much taken notice of the l•k• from the Papist, and therefore I shall briefly manifest the •a•e, by shewing where we shall find some of the chief of those Worthies that fought the Lords Battles against Antichrist, opposing, and confuting them both, therein: I will cite a few Particulars this way among many the like which m•ght be produced from severall other eminent Author•, Holy, burning, and shining lights in the churches of Christ, who have been the Lords Witnesses against the darkness of that Spirituall Egypt; and whose Testimonie in this matter concludes as strongly against the Anabaptists, having espoused those Antichristian notions so neerly to themselves.