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A trial of the new-church way in New-England and in old ... by that…A tryall of the nevv-church vvay in New-England and in old ... by that…
A trial of the new-church way in New-England and in old ... by that learned and godly minister of Christ, John Ball of Whitmore ; penned a little before his death and sent over to the New England ministers, anno 1637, as a reply to an answer of theirs in justification of the said positions ... ; now published ... by William Rathband and Simeon Ash.A tryall of the nevv-church vvay in New-England and in old ... by that learned and godly minister of Christ, John Ball of Whitmore ; penned a little before his death and sent over to the New England ministers, anno 1637, as a reply to an answer of theirs in justification of the said positions ... ; now published ... by William Rathband and Simeon Ash.
London: printed by T. Paine and M. Simmons for Thomas Underhill, 1644
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. An Argument followeth necessarily from particular example to a general; when one particular is proved by another particular, by force of the similitude common to the whole kind, under which those particulars are contained: But the practise of the Apostles in baptizing Disciples and faithful, by force of similitude common to the whole kind, agreeth with the practise of Ministers receiving to Baptism the seed of the faithful, though as yet not set members of any particular society, In some circumstances there may be difference when yet the reason is strong, if the difference be not in the very likeness it self whereupon the reason is grounded. One circumstance that is material to the point may overthrow the likeness pretended, and twenty different circumstances, if they be not to the point in hand make no dissimilitude. Now in this matter we speak of, no circumstance is or can be named why we should think it lawful for the Apostles to baptize Disciples as yet being no set members of particular societies, and the same should be unlawful in all cases for ordinary Pastors in their particular Congregations, though it be desired.
2. An Argument followeth necessarily from particular example to a generall; when one particular is proved by another particular, by force of the similitude common to the whole kinde, under which those particulars are contained: But the practise of the Apostles in baptizing Disciples and faithfull, by force of similitude common to the whole kinde, agreeth with the practise of Ministers receiving to Baptisme the seed of the faithfull, though as yet not set members of any particular societie, In some circumstances there may be difference when yet the reason is strong, if the difference be not in the very likenesse it selfe whereupon the reason is grounded. One circumstance that is materiall to the point may overthrow the likenesse pretended, and twenty different circumstances, if they be not to the point in hand make no dissimilitude. Now in this matter wee speake of, no circumstance is or can be named why we should thinke it lawfull for the Apostles to baptize Disciples as yet being no set members of particular societies, and the same should be unlawfull in all cases for ordinary Pastors in their particular Congregations, though it be desired.