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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.
Behold here a clear Gospel Institution of baptizing Believers and their Infants, in all the Gospel Churches, be they Jews or Gentiles. All endeavours of an Answer to this Text do only mud the waters to hinder a clear sight of the Truth that shineth in the words.
Behold here a clear Gospel Institution of baptizing Belie•ers and their Infants, in all the Gospel Churches, be they Jews or Gentiles. All endeavours of an Answer to this Text do only mud the waters to hinder a clear sight of the Truth that shineth in the words.
As we see a clear precept for Infant Baptism, so I shall show a clear practice and example of it, Act. 2.41. then they that gladly received his Word were baptized, viz, they and their Children were baptized. For I ask, did they receive the whole Word of Apostolical Institution? or only a part of the Word? sure you will say, they received the whole Word of Institution, therefore these Believers and their Children at first or at last were baptized. Had the believing parents only been baptized, and left out their Children, then they had received but part of the Word of Institution. So then, here we behold a famous example, according to which all the Gospel Churches have walked ever since unto this day, and ⟨p. 3⟩that without interruption, saving that sometime some small interruption hath been made by the Anabaptists that deny or have questioned Infant Baptism.
As we see a clear precept for Infant Baptism, so I shall shew a clear practice and example of it, Act. 2.41. then they that gladly received his Word were baptized, viz, they and their Children were baptized. For I ask, did they receive the whole Word of Apostolical Institution? or only a part of the Word? sure you will say, they received the whole Word of Institution, therefore these Believers and their Children at first or at last were baptized. Had the believing parents only been baptized, and left out their Children, then they had received but part of the Word of Intitution. So then, here we behold a famous example, according to which all the Gospel Churches have walked ever since unto this day, and