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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47755	A religious conference between a minister and parishioner: concerning the practice of our orthodox Church of England in baptizing infants, and pouring water on their faces, or sprinkling them; and in confirming them by the bishop when they come of age to give an account of their faith. Proving all three lawful by the authority of the Holy Scriptures.	Leslie, Charles, 1650-1722.	1696 (1696)	Wing L1145; ESTC R213965	23,437	34

Persons are sometimes surpriz'd and confounded with them and therefore I long to see that larger Treatise you mention'd M. If you never see it as you may not this being a dull Age for Printing there are many Excellent Discourses on this Subject already Published and that will not be found wanting especially since you have an Abridgment of it in this Conference which perhaps will spoil the Sail of the other P. I hope not and wou'd have you encourag'd because your Reasoning is plain and your Arguments so worded that the meanest Capacity may understand them M. I confess next to God's Glory that is my great design the Edification of all People and those Authors that do not aim at this lose their labour in Writing as the Common People do their time in Reading their Books But enough of this lest I shou'd be justly thought too conceited and censorious P. I believe you speak the Truth after your wanted manner let who will be offended with it and therefore pray give me a little Advice at parting how I shall behave my self in reference to those Men we h●ve been all along discoursing of M. Why take heed that you do not hear them that you be not present at any of their Dippings they will very few of them and they very seldom come to our Sermons but none of them to our Church's Prayers or Baptism and think it unlawful to be present at the two last I am sure 't is more unlawful for us to frequent any of their Assemblies and very fit we should hearken to St. Paul's Counsel and receive it into our Hearts as well as Ears Rom. 16.17 Now I beseech you Brethren mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to sound doctrin which ye have learned and I may add wherein too you have been Baptiz'd and avoid them And I might use many Arguments to this purpose yet shall content my self with one that they esteem the Church of England no true Christian Church nor any other Church to be so that has been or now is in the World excepting only their own and if you had no other reason methinks you should not venture into their Assemblies nor be of their Perswasion nor think them the only Church and People of God because of this their prodigious uncharitableness to all other Christians P. This is Reason enough not to be of their Religion who want Charity which is such an essential part of it and therefore as I never was at any of their Meetings so I hope I never shall believing my self safe in the Communion of this Orthordox Church of England as to the eternal Welfare of my Soul M. And so no doubt but you are and finding you so well satisfied I presume you have no more Queries to propose no further Scruples that may trouble you and shall therefore take my leave of you at this time with those two excellent Petitions of our Litany From all blindness of heart from pride vain-glory and hypocrisie from envy hatred and malice and all uncharitableness M. and P. Good Lord deliver us From all sedition privy conspiracy and rebellion from all false doctrine heresie and schism from hardness of heart and con●●mpt of thy word and ●●●mandment M. and P. Good Lord deliver us P. And I pray Sir let me conclude with my Prayer 〈◊〉 that God wou'd restore you and all such to your places that you may do more good in your Generation M. Amen I daily Pray for it and if our Prayers are not heard God's will be done and grant us all an happy meeting in Heaven P. and M. Amen Amen FINIS