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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.
14. Baptism of believers and their infants is a written Ordinance by divine institution.
14. Baptisme of believers and their infants is a written Ordinance by divine institution.
15. Christ hath in faithfulness to the Church left us many Scripture Testimonies for infant Baptism.
15. Christ hath in faithfulness to the Church left us many Scripture Testimonies for infant Baptisme.
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.