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Confirmation and restoration the necessary means of reformation, and reconciliation; for the healing of…Confirmation and restauration the necessary means of reformation, and reconciliation; for the healing of…
Confirmation and restoration the necessary means of reformation, and reconciliation; for the healing of the corruptions and divisions of the churches: submissively, but earnestly tendered to the consideration of the sovereign powers, magistrates, ministers, and people, that they may awake, and be up and doing in the execution of so much, as appeareth to be necessary as they are true to Christ, his Church and Gospel, and to their own and others souls, and to the peace and welfare of the nations; and as they will answer the neglect to Christ, at their peril. / By Richard Baxter, an unworthy minister of Christ, that longeth to see the healing of the churches.Confirmation and restauration the necessary means of reformation, and reconciliation; for the healing of the corruptions and divisions of the churches: submissively, but earnestly tendered to the consideration of the soveraigne powers, magistrates, ministers, and people, that they may awake, and be up and doing in the execution of so much, as appeareth to be necessary as they are true to Christ, his Church and Gospel, and to their own and others souls, and to the peace and wellfare of the nations; and as they will answer the neglect to Christ, at their peril. / By Richard Baxter, an unworthy minister of Christ, that longeth to see the healing of the churches.
London: printed by A.M. for Nevil Simmons book-seller, 1658
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12. I would know of my adversary, what he would do with the Son of a Believer that were unbaptized at 40. or 50. years of age? ⟨image 184⟩would be Baptize him without a profession of actual Faith of his own, or not? if he would, then he would make new fashioned Christians and Churches; and might Baptize all the posterity of the Apostates, or the ancient Christians in the world, that would consent. Yea, he could not indeed Baptize them; for Baptism essentially containeth a profession of consent unto the Covenant▪ which therefore others make for Infants, that have the dispose of them. But if he would not Baptize such, without profession, then it seems he takes not their Birth-privileges to be a sufficient condition of their Title thereunto.
12. I would know of my adversary, what he would do with the Son of a Believer that were unbaptized at 40. or 50. years of age? ⟨image 184⟩would be Baptize him without a profession of actuall Faith of his own, or not? if he would, then he would make new fashioned Christians and Churches; and might Baptize all the posterity of the Apostates, or the ancient Christians in the world, that would consent. Yea, he could not indeed Baptize them; for Baptism essentially containeth a profession of consent unto the Covenant▪ which therefore others make for Infants, that have the dispose of them. But if he would not Baptize such, without profession, then it seems he takes not their Birth-priviledges to be a sufficient condition of their Title thereunto.
13. A Covenant breaker can claim no right to the benefits of the Covenant (supposing him to violate the main conditions on which the benefits are suspended) But all those at capable age that have nothing but their Infant condition to show, are Covenant breakers: therefore they have no right to the benefits of the Covenant They therefore were engaged personally to believe in God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, when they came to the use of reason; we have cause therefore to see whether they have broke, or kept this Covenant; and if they have broke it, they can at present claim no Title to the benefits.