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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.
Again, the uncharitableness of this opinion doth sadly ⟨p. 10⟩appear in this, that they teach men to be without natural affection, which is one of the gross sins of these latter & perilous times, 2 Tim. 3.3. & this they do, in one of the highest points in the world, viz that Parents should exclude their own children from sharing with them in Christ, & from Church Interest with Christ, yea, to put them away, & say, you have no portion with me in this great matter.
Christ was displeased with his Disciples when upon occasion of much business in teaching the people, they forbade Parents to bring their children to Christ to have his blessing. What think you, he will say to the Anabaptists, who teach and cause their very Parents themselves to put away their children from Christ? not only not to bring them, but to exclude them, never since the world began was there more unnatural affection then this is. Parents always endeavour to interest their children with themselves in their Religion, and in their God, as being the best thing they have in the world.
Christ was displeased with his Disciples when upon occasion of much business in teaching the people, they forbad Parents to bring their children to Christ to have his blessing. What think you, he will say to the Anabaptists, who teach and cause their very Parents themselves to put away their children from Christ? not only not to bring them, but to exclude them, never since the world began was there more unnatural affection then this is. Parents alwayes endeavour to interest their children with themselves in their Religion, and in their God, as being the best thing they have in the world.
Again, it is great uncharitableness in respect of such Infants of believers, as dye in their Infancy, to judge them to dye without interest in the Covenant of God, thereby depriving both Parents and the Church of the comfort of that hope, that they dyed in Gods Covenant.