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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.
23. Baptizing believers and their Seed is a Gospel Ordinance in express words and command.
24. We are baptized according to the express command of God, to reject infants from it, is to reject the Counsel of God.
25. We ought to believe that our infants may be regenerated from the womb, if not, yet they are in the way to be regenerated, and are brought under the […] of the Spirit to accomplish it, and this is accepted.
25. We ought to believe that our infants may be regenerated from the womb, if not, yet they are in the way to be regenerated, and are brought under the 〈…〉 of the Spirit to accomplish it, and this is accepted.
26. We are not ashamed of baptizing believers & their ⟨p. 27⟩they that exclude such infants have cause to be ashamed Lord make them ashamed.