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An Enquiry Concerning the Design and Importance of Christian Baptism and Discipline: In Way of Dialogue Between a Minister and His Neighbour
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They fay, were it granted that the apoi'tles and evangelil'ts did fome times baptize fuch as were not members of any particular church, yet their extraordinary office, large pow er and commi ion, renders them not imitable therein by or dinary officers. For then they might baptize in private withoutthe prefence ofa chriftian a 'embly, as Philip did the eunuch. But in ordinary difpenfation, the members of the vilible church, according to fcripture, are fuch as are men bers offome particular church. Becaufe the vilible believ er that profe 'edly covenants with God doth therein give up himfelf to wait on God, in all his ordinances But all the ordinances of God, are to be enjoyed only in a particu lar church.
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They fay, were it granted that the apoi'tles and evangelil'ts did fome times baptize fuch as were not members of any particular church, yet their extraordinary office, large pow er and commi ion, renders them not imitable therein by or dinary officers. For then they might baptize in private withoutthe prefence ofa chriftian a 'embly, as Philip did the eunuch. But in ordinary difpenfation, the members of the vilible church, according to fcripture, are fuch as are men bers offome particular church. Becaufe the vilible believ er that profe 'edly covenants with God doth therein give up himfelf to wait on God, in all his ordinances But all the ordinances of God, are to be enjoyed only in a particu lar church.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
74 pages, Paperback
Published August 24, 2018
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