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the_o protestant_a church_n of_o the_o ausburg_n confession_n the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n be_v general_o use_v in_o baptism_n and_o for_o the_o other_o reform_a church_n not_o one_o have_v declare_v themselves_o offend_v with_o we_o for_o use_v it_o but_o several_a eminent_a among_o they_o have_v declare_v for_o it_o bucer_n declare_v it_o a_o ancient_a and_o innocent_a rite_n and_o that_o it_o may_v be_v decent_o and_o profitable_o use_v the_o learned_a casaubon_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o baronius_n exerc._n 13._o sect._n 33._o commend_n our_o holy_a and_o prudent_a bishop_n who_o have_v retain_v this_o use_n of_o the_o cross_n among_o we_o peter_n martyr_v declare_v it_o lawful_a to_o profess_v ourselves_o christian_n by_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n beza_n himself_o speak_v favourable_o of_o it_o in_o his_o book_n adversus_fw-la baldvinum_fw-la and_o goulartius_n of_o geneva_n declare_v it_o to_o be_v a_o ceremony_n indifferent_a apology_n for_o protestant_n by_o a_o 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and_o approve_v it_o second_o for_o godfather_n i_o find_v â—hem_fw-mi not_o only_o require_v in_o all_o the_o eastern_a and_o western_a church_n but_o more_o particular_o zuinglus_fw-la in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr bapt._n be_v much_o for_o the_o use_n of_o they_o and_o say_v that_o the_o clamour_n raise_v against_o they_o be_v only_o by_o the_o anabaptist_n calvin_n in_o the_o form_n of_o baptism_n compose_v for_o geneva_n and_o which_o be_v still_o use_v there_o require_v godfather_n at_o baptism_n and_o they_o promise_v for_o the_o child_n christian_a education_n as_o in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o in_o a_o epistle_n to_o farell_n he_o have_v these_o word_n we_o require_v of_o the_o godfather_n that_o they_o promise_v to_o see_v the_o child_n when_o grow_v up_o instruct_v in_o the_o faith_n they_o be_v baptise_a in_o if_o there_o be_v no_o godfather_n it_o be_v certain_a the_o baptism_n be_v profane_v beza_n in_o his_o epistle_n frequent_o declare_v for_o the_o use_n and_o necessity_n of_o they_o and_o particular_o in_o ep._n 24._o reckon_v they_o among_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o church_n that_o bound_v the_o conscience_n and_o epist_n 8._o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n that_o infant_n be_v baptise_a in_o the_o public_a congregation_n with_o a_o set_a form_n of_o prayer_n that_o there_o be_v godfather_n to_o engage_v fortheir_o christian_n education_n etc._n etc._n these_o be_v plain_a and_o honest_a rite_n such_o as_o give_v no_o occasion_n to_o superstition_n and_o who_o be_v there_o that_o dare_v condemn_v they_o in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n of_o geneva_n sect._n 38._o the_o name_n of_o the_o infant_n and_o godfather_n must_v be_v register_v by_o the_o minister_n this_o be_v heretofore_o enjojn_v by_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n in_o his_o diocese_n and_o i_o have_v see_v some_o register_n in_o that_o diocese_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o injunction_n be_v observe_v for_o some_o time_n sect._n 39_o none_o be_v to_o be_v godfather_n but_o the_o faithful_a and_o those_o of_o our_o confession_n sect._n 40._o they_o that_o be_v suspend_v from_o the_o lord_n supper_n must_v not_o be_v godfather_n in_o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n of_o france_n chap._n 11._o sect._n 7._o though_o we_o have_v no_o express_a commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o godfather_n and_o godmother_n in_o baptism_n yet_o because_o the_o custom_n be_v ancient_a and_o introduce_v for_o a_o good_a end_n those_o that_o will_v not_o follow_v so_o good_a a_o example_n but_o present_v their_o infant_n themselves_o shall_v be_v earnest_o exhort_v not_o to_o be_v contentious_a but_o to_o behave_v themselves_o according_a to_o this_o ancient_a custom_n which_o be_v good_a and_o profitable_a sect._n 12_o the_o minister_n shall_v diligent_o admonish_v the_o godfather_n and_o godmother_n to_o consider_v the_o promise_n they_o have_v make_v at_o the_o celebration_n of_o baptism_n etc._n etc._n and_o to_o this_o agree_v the_o synod_n of_o st._n foy_n a._n d._n 1578._o at_o samue_n 1596._o at_o montpellier_n 1598._o which_o last_n say_v that_o godfather_n be_v oblige_v not_o only_o to_o instruct_v the_o child_n in_o piety_n but_o also_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n to_o provide_v for_o their_o maintenance_n sect._n 18_o the_o name_n of_o the_o godfather_n and_o godmother_n of_o the_o infant_n shall_v be_v register_v which_o last_o thing_n of_o register_n they_o as_o it_o be_v general_o practise_v by_o the_o reform_a church_n abroad_o so_o be_v very_o agreeable_a to_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n and_o particular_o take_v notice_n of_o by_o pseudo_fw-la dionysius_n the_o areopagite_n to_o all_o which_o i_o beg_v leave_n to_o add_v the_o observation_n of_o monsieur_n larroque_n a_o eminent_a minister_n of_o the_o french_a reform_a church_n in_o his_o book_n entitle_v conformite_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr discipline_n ecclesiastic_a des_fw-fr protestant_n de_fw-fr france_n avec_fw-fr celle_fw-fr des_fw-fr anciens_fw-fr chietiens_n a._n d._n 1678_o and_o p._n 208._o he_o thus_o write_v l'usage_n des_fw-fr parriens_fw-la etc._n etc._n i._n e._n the_o use_n of_o godfather_n and_o godmother_n to_o present_a child_n in_o baptism_n be_v very_o ancient_a tertullian_n make_v mention_n of_o they_o in_o his_o book_n of_o baptism_n chap._n 18._o st._n austin_n in_o his_o 23d_o epistle_n the_o pretend_a deny_v the_o areopagite_n who_o tell_v we_o that_o they_o be_v of_o apostolic_a institution_n gregory_n the_o one_a in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o sacrament_n caesarius_n of_o arles_n in_o his_o 12_o homily_n the_o sixthcanon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o mets._n a._n d._n 888._o and_o indeed_o the_o subject_n of_o that_o whole_a book_n be_v to_o justify_v their_o discipline_n from_o the_o antiquity_n of_o it_o and_o agreement_n with_o the_o primitive_a church_n i_o therefore_o mention_v this_o because_o argument_n of_o this_o nature_n be_v so_o very_a much_o slight_v by_o our_o own_o dissenter_n this_o author_n in_o the_o title_n page_n of_o his_o book_n prefix_v this_o sentence_n from_o the_o law_n of_o theodosius_n statuimus_fw-la observari_fw-la quod_fw-la prisca_fw-la apostolica_fw-la disciplina_fw-la &_o canon_n veteres_fw-la eloquuntur_fw-la i._n e._n we_o command_v that_o those_o thing_n be_v observe_v which_o the_o apostolic_a church_n and_o old_a canon_n declare_v for_o and_o appoint_v which_o i_o think_v be_v more_o full_o explain_v by_o st._n austin_n epist_n 118._o ad_fw-la casulan_n in_o iis_fw-la rebus_fw-la de_fw-la quibus_fw-la nihil_fw-la statuit_fw-la scriptura_fw-la mos_fw-la populi_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o instituta_fw-la majorum_fw-la pro_fw-la lege_fw-la dei_fw-la tenenda_fw-la sunt_fw-la i._n e._n in_o such_o thing_n as_o the_o scripture_n have_v not_o determine_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o the_o constitution_n of_o our_o ancestor_n shall_v be_v observe_v as_o the_o law_n of_o god_n to_o return_v godfather_n be_v also_o use_v in_o the_o dutch_a rohemian_a and_o all_o the_o