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The answer of Giles Firmin, to the vain and unprofitable question put to him,…
The answer of Giles Firmin, to the vain and unprofitable question put to him, and charged upon him by Mr. Grantham, in his book, entitled, The infants advocate : viz. whether the greatest part of dying infants shall be damned? : Which advocate, while he shuts all infants out of the visible church, and denies them baptism, opens heaven to all dying infants, justifying those of his party, who admit them all as he doth, into Heaven without regeneration.The answer of Giles Firmin, to the vain and unprofitable question put to him, and charged upon him by Mr. Grantham, in his book, entituled, The infants advocate : viz. whether the greatest part of dying infants shall be damned? : Which advocate, while he shuts all infants out of the visible church, and denies them baptism, opens heaven to all dying infants, justifying those of his party, who admit them all as he doth, into Heaven without regeneration.
London: printed for John Lawrence, 1689
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.
THE ANSWER OF Giles Firmin, TO THE Vain and Unprofitable Question put to him, and Charged upon him by Mr. GRANTHAM, In his Book, Entitled, The INFANTS ADVOCATE: VIZ. Whether the greatest Part of Dying Infants shall be Damned? Which Advocate, while he shuts all Infants out of the Visible Church, and denies them Baptism, opens Heaven to all Dying Infants, justifying those of his Party, who admit them all as he doth, into Heaven without Regeneration. The Preface may be very Useful for the Children of Godly Parents.
THE ANSWER OF Giles Firmin, TO THE Vain and Unprofitable Question put to him, and Charged upon him by Mr. GRANTHAM, In his Book, Entituled, The INFANTS ADVOCATE: VIZ. Whether the greatest Part of Dying Infants shall be Damned? Which Advocate, while he shuts all Infants out of the Visible Church, and denies them Baptism, opens Heaven to all Dying Infants, justifying those of his Party, who admit them all as he doth, into Heaven without Regeneration. The Preface may be very Useful for the Children of Godly Parents.
Quo loco, illud praefandum esse videtur, Miserecordiam nostram erga parnulos jam defunctos, nihil eis prodesse, & contra nihil eisdem obesse, sententiae nostrae severitatem: multum autem nobis obesse, si ob inutilem Misericordiam erga defunctos, pertinaciter aliquid contra Scripturas aut Ecclesiam defendamus. Id circo non affectum quendam humanum, quo plerique moveri solent, sed Scripturae, Conciliorum, & Patrum Sententiam consulere debemus. Bellar. Praef. To. 4. p. 145. a.