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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.
To this you answer for him: 1He that granted this, extends it only to the Adult, of whom these are required. So that this is but a mere Caption, unbecoming a grave Disputant.
To this you answer for him: 1He that granted this, extends it only to the Adult, of whom these are required. So that this is but a meer Caption, unbecoming a grave Disputant.
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It seems he wanted your Wit to express himself plainly. But as for you who thus help him, according to your Doctrine then, there are two Regenerations; one for Infants, another for Men when their ⟨p. 11⟩Beards are grown, I pray do you define these two Regenerations, and show us how they differ; then bring forth the plain Scriptures upon which you ground these, and prove your two Definitions. I never read but of one Regeneration in the Holy Canon; for your two Regenerations, I suppose you must fetch y our proof from 23 Revel. 19.
It seems he wanted your Wit to express himself plainly. But as for you who thus help him, according to your Doctrine then, there are two Regenerations; one for Infants, another for Men when their ⟨p. 11⟩Beards are grown, I pray do you define these two Regenerations, and shew us how they differ; then bring forth the plain Scriptures upon which you ground these, and prove your two Definitions. I never read but of one Regeneration in the Holy Canon; for your two Regenerations, I suppose you must fetch y our proof from 23