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A34897 The arraignment and conviction of Anabaptism, or, A reply to Master Tombes, his plea for anti-pædobaptists by refutation of his examen of the dispute at Abergaveny and sermon on Mark 16:16 ... / by John Cragge. Cragge, John, Gent. 1656 (1656) Wing C6782; ESTC R28573 255,678 314

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milevitan_a council_n and_o innumerable_a more_o but_o all_o upon_o the_o popish_a error_n of_o give_v grace_n and_o the_o necessity_n to_o save_v a_o child_n from_o damnation_n gregory_n nazianzen_n and_o tertullian_n before_o he_o dissuade_v from_o it_o except_o in_o case_n of_o danger_n of_o death_n in_o appearance_n near_o out_o of_o which_o case_n the_o ancients_n do_v not_o baptize_v infant_n and_o in_o that_o case_n the_o communion_n be_v give_v they_o but_o otherwise_o they_o baptize_v not_o infant_n no_o not_o of_o believe_v parent_n till_o they_o come_v to_o year_n and_o then_o they_o be_v first_o catechize_v in_o lent_n and_o then_o solemn_o baptize_v at_o easter_n and_o whitsuntide_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v even_o from_o the_o common_a prayer_n book_n in_o the_o rubric_n before_o baptism_n reply_n origin_n that_o live_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o three_o century_n say_v the_o church_n receive_v a_o tradition_n from_o the_o apostle_n to_o baptize_v infant_n and_o give_v 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decree_v that_o all_o baptize_v samaritan_n and_o grecian_n shall_v be_v punish_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o bring_v not_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n in_o their_o family_n to_o holy_a baptism_n tit._n 1._o de_fw-la fide_fw-la cap._n 10._o here_o you_o see_v that_o there_o be_v a_o law_n that_o upon_o strict_a penalty_n require_v of_o grecian_n that_o be_v baptize_v themselves_o that_o they_o shall_v bring_v their_o child_n to_o baptism_n he_o allege_v another_o imperial_a constitution_n that_o the_o samaritan_n shall_v not_o be_v admit_v to_o be_v baptize_v till_o catechise_v in_o or_o after_o conversion_n but_o their_o child_n though_o they_o know_v not_o the_o doctrine_n be_v to_o be_v baptize_v the_o council_n in_o trullo_n canon_n 84._o require_v that_o all_o the_o grecian_n little_a one_o without_o delay_n shall_v be_v baptize_v one_o of_o the_o eight_o canon_n in_o carthage_n conclude_v against_o pelagius_n affirm_v that_o whosoever_o deny_v baptism_n for_o the_o 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