N00045:33
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 and their seed after them, in their generations: cleared up in a letter, sent unto a worthy friend of the author, and many years ago written touching that subject; / by Thomas Shepard, sometimes Pastor of the Church of Christ at Cambridge in New-England. ; Published at the earnest request of many: for the consolidation and encouragement [sic], both of parents and children in the Lord. ; [Twelve lines of Scripture texts]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 and their seed after them, in their generations: cleared up in a letter, sent unto a worthy friend of the author, and many yeares agoe written touching that subject; / by Thomas Shepard, sometimes Pastor of the Church of Christ at Cambridg in New-England. ; Published at the earnest request of many: for the consolidation and encouragemenr [sic], both of parents and children in the Lord. ; [Twelve lines of Scripture texts]
printed by Samuel Green, 1663
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6. The Papists assert, that Laics [as they call them, i. e. those that are not on Office in the Church] may in case administer Baptism: yea that not only men but women may do it. Read Ames his confutation thereof, Bell. enerv. tom. 3. l. 2. cap.2. and Rivet against Ba•ly the Jesuit. Cathol. orthod tractat. 3. qu. 7. add thereto Chamiers Panstr. tom. 4. 45. cap. 14. de legitimo Baptism• ministro▪ where, among other Passages, citing the thesis of Suarez the Jesuit, viz: that any body whosoever, that can speak, and wash, may be a sufficient Minister of Baptism; whether he be man or woman; believer or unbeliever; baptised or not baptized, if so be he know how to wash, and utter the Word: with a due intention, […] assertio (saith the Jesuit) est omnino certa, But saith Chamier in the name of the Orthodox, we teach the contrary, viz. that the right of conferring Baptism belongs to those only who are public Officers in the Church &c. which accordingly he there makes good against the Papists.
6. The Papists assert, that Laicks [as they call them, i. e. those that are not on Office in the Church] may in case administer Baptisme: yea that not onely men but women may do it. Read Ames his confutation thereof, Bell. enerv. tom. 3. l. 2. cap.2. and Rivet against Ba•ly the Jesuit. Cathol. orthod tractat. 3. qu. 7. add thereto Chamiers Panstr. tom. 4. 45. cap. 14. de legitimo Baptism• ministro▪ where, among other Passages, citing the thesis of Suarez the Jesuit, viz: that any body whosoever, that can speak, and wash, may be a sufficient Minister of Baptisme; whether he be man or woman; believer or unbeliever; baptised or not baptized, if so be he know how to wash, and utter the Word: with a due intention, 〈…〉 assertio (saith the Jesuit) est omnino certa, But saith Chamier in the name of the Orthodox, we teach the contrary, viz. that the right of conferring Baptisme belongs to those only who are publick Officers in the Church &c. which accordingly he there makes good against the Papists.