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A brief answer to a small book writtenA brief ansvver to a small book written
A brief answer to a small book written by John Norcot against infant-baptism. This answer is written by John Eliot for the sake of some of the flock of Jesus Christ who are ready to be staggered in point of infant-baptism by reading his book.A brief ansvver to a small book written by John Norcot against infant-baptisme. This answer is written by John Eliot for the sake of some of the flock of Jesus Christ who are ready to be staggered in point of infant-baptisme by reading his book.
Boston: printed by John Foster, 1679
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.
16. Christ hath left written in the holy pattern of Gospel institutions, that believers and their infants are to be baptized.
17. The baptizing of believers dependeth not only upon sound Consequence, but also upon the plain written Word. Baptizing by dipping dependeth only upon probable Consequence, and therefore cannot nullify such Baptism as is done by sprinkling.
17. The baptizing of believers dependeth not only upon sound Consequence, but also upon the plain written Word. Baptizing by dipping dependeth only upon probable Consequence, and therefore cannot nullify such Baptisme as is done by sprinkling.
18. Though the infants in Lydia's house be not named, yet the whole household is mentioned, and who shall teach the Holy Ghost to speak.
18. Though the infants in Lidiahs house be not named, yet the whole houshold is mentioned, and who shall teach the Holy Ghost to speak.