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A60249 An answer to Doctor Piercie's sermon preached before His Majesty at White-Hall, Feb. 1, 1663 by J.S. Simons, Joseph, 1593-1671. 1663 (1663) Wing S3805; ESTC R34245 67,126 128

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austin_n philastrius_n isidor_n or_o guido_n carmelita_n it_o be_v in_o epiphanius_n but_o as_o relate_v to_o cerinthus_n of_o a_o carnal_a reign_n 68_o communion_n of_o infant_n be_v never_o hold_v absolute_o necessary_a by_o the_o whole_a church_n for_o the_o ancient_a father_n unanimous_o teach_v that_o baptism_n 13._o take_v away_o all_o sin_n baptism_n say_v s._n basil_n be_v the_o the_o death_n of_o sin_n the_o regeneration_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o reconciliation_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n nay_o orosius_n in_o his_o apology_n s._n prosper_v in_o his_o nine_o answer_n to_o the_o french_a objection_n and_o s._n fulgentius_n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la ad_fw-la petrum_fw-la all_o three_o disciple_n of_o st._n austin_n undoubted_o maintain_v that_o baptism_n give_v salvation_n and_o life_n everlasting_a hold_v most_o firm_o say_v s._n fulgentius_n that_o holy_a baptism_n suffice_v little_a one_o to_o salvation_n as_o long_o as_o their_o age_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o reason_n 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for_o s._n austin_n he_o often_o attribute_n a_o total_a remission_n of_o sin_n to_o baptism_n affirm_v exexpresse_o 12._o that_o child_n when_o they_o die_v be_v either_o save_v by_o baptism_n or_o damn_v for_o original_a sin_n hoc_fw-la catholica_fw-la fides_fw-la novit_fw-la this_o catholic_n faith_n know_v and_o again_o in_o his_o 59_o epistle_n infant_n by_o the_o sacrament_n of_o christian_a grace_n without_o doubt_n appertain_v to_o life_n everlasting_a and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n therefore_o that_o so_o great_a a_o doctor_n may_v not_o contradict_v himself_o i_o say_v with_o cardinal_n peròn_n his_o meaning_n to_o be_v that_o infant_n must_v either_o receive_v actual_o or_o in_o voto_fw-la by_o vow_n of_o the_o church_n implicit_o containedin_fw-mi baptism_n for_o by_o baptism_n the_o child_n be_v insert_v into_o the_o mystical_a body_n of_o christ_n which_o mystical_a body_n be_v represent_v by_o the_o holy_a eucharist_n now_o because_o christ_n our_o saviour_n say_v that_o without_o the_o eat_n of_o his_o flesh_n life_n be_v not_o to_o be_v have_v hence_o the_o saint_n prove_v against_o the_o pelagian_n th●…_n absolute_a necessity_n of_o baptism_n not_o only_o to_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n as_o they_o grant_v but_o also_o to_o life_n everlasting_a which_o they_o deny_v for_o without_o baptism_n none_o can_v eat_v christ_n flesh_n either_o real_o as_o in_o person_n of_o due_a age_n or_o in_o voto_fw-la as_o in_o child_n this_o to_o have_v be_v s._n augustine_n mind_n be_v clear_o gather_v out_o of_o these_o ensue_a word_n which_o venerable_a bede_n upon_o the_o first_o to_o the_o corinthian_n chap._n 10._o and_o hugo_n victorinus_n lib._n 2._o de_fw-la sacramentis_fw-la cap._n 4_o 20._o attribute_n to_o s._n austin_n none_o must_v any_o wise_a doubt_n that_o every_o one_o of_o the_o faithful_a be_v then_o make_v partaker_n of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n when_o in_o baptism_n he_o be_v make_v a_o member_n of_o 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hundred_o year_n yet_o neither_o in_o the_o whole_a church_n nor_o
concern_v corruption_n entrench_v upon_o fundamental_n whereof_o you_o speak_v not_o a_o word_n before_o nor_o ever_o tell_v we_o which_o they_o be_v 116._o why_o may_v not_o all_o heretic_n in_o the_o world_n by_o this_o example_n pretend_v to_o let_v out_o schism_n and_o not_o to_o introduce_v it_o why_o not_o stand_v to_o it_o as_o you_o here_o do_v that_o the_o actual_a departure_n from_o the_o church_n be_v indeed_o you_o but_o the_o causal_n the_o church_n why_o not_o that_o if_o a_o secession_n be_v make_v from_o the_o church_n it_o be_v in_o the_o very_a selfsame_o measure_n that_o the_o church_n make_v one_o from_o christ_n as_o if_o there_o can_v be_v a_o just_a cause_n to_o depart_v from_o the_o universal_a church_n we_o be_v certain_a say_v s._n austin_n that_o no_o man_n can_v just_o separate_v from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n epist._n 48._o and_o again_o there_o be_v no_o just_a necessity_n of_o divide_v unity_n lib._n 2._o cont_n parmenia_n cap._n ii_o 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