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A67875 Laudensium apostasia: or A dialogue in which is shewen, that some divines risen up in our church since the greatness of the late archbishop, are in sundry points of great moment, quite fallen off from the doctrine received in the Church of England. By Henry Hickman fellow of Magd. Colledg Oxon. Hickman, Henry, d. 1692. 1660 (1660) Wing H1911; ESTC R208512 84,970 112

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baptism_n of_o infant_n be_v most_o certain_o a_o holy_a and_o charitable_a ordinance_n and_o of_o ordinary_a necessity_n to_o all_o that_o ever_o die_v and_o yet_o the_o church_n have_v found_v this_o rite_n on_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o wise_a man_n do_v easy_o observe_v that_o the_o anabaptist_n can_v by_o the_o same_o probability_n of_o scripture_n enforce_v a_o necessity_n of_o communicate_v infant_n upon_o we_o as_o we_o do_v of_o baptise_v infant_n upon_o they_o if_o we_o speak_v of_o a_o immediate_a divine_a institution_n or_o of_o practice_n apostolical_a record_v in_o scripture_n and_o therefore_o a_o great_a master_n of_o geneva_n in_o a_o book_n he_o write_v against_o anabaptist_n be_v feign_v to_o fly_v to_o apostolical_a traditive_a ordination_n and_o therefore_o the_o institution_n of_o bishop_n must_v be_v serve_v first_o as_o have_v fair_a plea_n and_o clear_a evidence_n in_o scripture_n then_o the_o baptise_n of_o infant_n and_o yet_o they_o that_o deny_v this_o be_v by_o the_o just_a anathema_n of_o the_o church_n catholic_n condemn_v for_o heretic_n dr._n tayl._n episc._n asser._n p._n 100_o 101._o pacif._n it_o be_v gratis_fw-la dictum_fw-la that_o the_o institution_n of_o bishop_n have_v fair_a plea_n and_o clear_a evidence_n in_o scripture_n then_o the_o baptise_n of_o infant_n nor_o can_v you_o prove_v that_o they_o who_o deny_v the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n be_v under_o the_o just_a anathema_n of_o the_o church_n catholic_n much_o less_o that_o they_o who_o deny_v the_o institution_n of_o bishop_n superior_a in_o order_n to_o presbyter_n be_v under_o the_o just_a anathema_n of_o the_o church_n catholic_n have_v a_o whole_a book_n be_v write_v to_o prove_v that_o none_o be_v to_o be_v anathematise_v who_o consent_n to_o the_o article_n of_o the_o apostle_n creed_n and_o must_v it_o now_o be_v worthy_a a_o anathema_n to_o deny_v infant_n baptism_n who_o but_o a_o papist_n ever_o say_v