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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41792	Truth and peace, or, The last and most friendly debate concerning infant-baptism being a brief answer to a late book intituled, The case of infant-baptism (written by a doctor of the Church of England) ... whereunto is annexed a brief discourse of the sign of the cross in baptism, and of the use of the ring, and bowing at the altar, in the solemnization of marriage / by Thomas Grantham.	Grantham, Thomas, 1634-1692.	1689 (1689)	Wing G1550; ESTC R41720	89,378	100

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see_v there_o be_v a_o multitude_n of_o stranger_n do_v go_v with_o the_o israelite_n and_o they_o be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n exod._n 12._o 38._o numb_a 11._o 4._o but_o s._n paul_n appropriate_v baptism_n in_o the_o cloud_n and_o in_o the_o sea_n to_o the_o father_n all_o our_o father_n etc._n etc._n now_o for_o any_o to_o add_v and_o all_o their_o infant_n be_v a_o presumption_n not_o to_o be_v justify_v it_o be_v not_o say_v that_o israel_n or_o all_o israel_n be_v baptize_v which_o have_v it_o be_v so_o express_v will_v have_v more_o favour_v the_o notion_n and_o yet_o we_o know_v that_o the_o word_n israel_n and_o all_o israel_n do_v not_o include_v infant_n in_o many_o place_n for_o example_n exod._n 14._o 31._o &_o 15._o 1._o deut._n 13._o 11._o josh_n 7._o 25._o much_o less_o can_v they_o be_v here_o call_v father_n and_o such_o father_n too_o as_o do_v feed_v upon_o christ_n in_o manna_n etc._n etc._n as_o well_o as_o be_v baptize_v unto_o moses_n in_o the_o cloud_n etc._n etc._n it_o must_v needs_o be_v very_o dangerous_a to_o insist_v upon_o this_o miracle_n at_o the_o red_a sea_n as_o a_o rule_n to_o we_o to_o baptize_v infant_n the_o cause_n be_v weak_a which_o need_v such_o argument_n to_o defend_v it_o the_o doctor_n set_v down_o many_o other_o text_n in_o his_o margin_n 4._o which_o i_o have_v also_o put_v down_o in_o i_o that_o the_o reader_n may_v peruse_v they_o and_o see_v if_o he_o can_v find_v any_o foot_n for_o infant-baptism_n in_o any_o of_o they_o the_o most_o likely_a in_o the_o doctor_n be_v own_o judgement_n be_v psal_n 51._o 5._o and_o yet_o we_o know_v that_o david_n infant_n which_o be_v bear_v in_o adultery_n be_v save_v without_o circumcision_n or_o baptism_n and_o the_o doctor_n confess_v that_o the_o requisite_a necessity_n of_o infant-baptism_n can_v be_v demonstrate_v from_o these_o text_n without_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n and_o there_o be_v no_o such_o authentic_a tradition_n 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this_o on_o the_o one_o side_n or_o on_o the_o other_o but_o alas_o the_o case_n be_v far_o different_a between_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o we_o for_o she_o be_v whole_o make_v up_o of_o person_n thus_o doubtful_o baptize_v nay_o perhaps_o not_o baptize_v at_o all_o whatever_o she_o pretend_v and_o by_o this_o doubtful_a baptism_n she_o be_v disclaim_v all_o other_o baptism_n in_o respect_n of_o all_o her_o member_n for_o some_o hundred_o of_o year_n otherwise_o i_o must_v confess_v have_v i_o live_v in_o the_o church_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o three_o century_n when_o infant-baptism_n be_v creep_v in_o there_o be_v then_o a_o church_n true_o baptize_v distinct_a from_o the_o infant_n who_o here_o and_o there_o may_v perhaps_o be_v baptize_v upon_o such_o suppose_a ground_n as_o be_v mention_v by_o the_o doctor_n here_o i_o say_v a_o separation_n will_v in_o my_o judgement_n have_v be_v unwarrantable_a it_o be_v but_o a_o ill_a principle_n to_o separate_v from_o a_o true_a church_n though_o encumber_v with_o some_o error_n but_o shall_v i_o have_v live_v till_o this_o doubtful_a baptism_n be_v force_v on_o with_o anathema_n till_o it_o have_v overtop_v and_o quite_o destroy_v in_o such_o a_o church_n all_o practice_n of_o baptise_v believer_n in_o respect_n of_o her_o member_n and_o that_o the_o whole_a church_n be_v now_o become_v doubtful_a to_o i_o whether_o she_o have_v any_o baptism_n at_o all_o and_o therewith_o that_o she_o have_v apparent_o leave_v the_o due_a form_n of_o baptism_n which_o she_o have_v former_o observe_v then_o i_o think_v no_o man_n can_v blame_v i_o if_o i_o leave_v this_o communion_n to_o sit_v down_o with_o those_o who_o do_v yet_o retain_v the_o ancient_a and_o only_o undoubted_a baptism_n both_o for_o subject_a and_o manner_n of_o administration_n and_o this_o be_v our_o very_a case_n now_o see_v it_o be_v impossible_a for_o we_o or_o any_o body_n else_o to_o hold_v ample_a communion_n with_o all_o sort_n of_o 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universality_n antiquity_n and_o consent_v but_o i_o have_v show_v already_o that_o all_o these_o be_v true_o take_v be_v all_o want_v in_o the_o case_n of_o infant-baptism_n because_o as_o for_o other_o reason_n so_o for_o these_o in_o particular_a 1._o the_o church_n in_o the_o apostle_n day_n baptize_v no_o infant_n and_o 2._o the_o greek_a church_n to_o this_o day_n do_v retain_v the_o custom_n of_o delay_a baptism_n which_o yet_o be_v no_o delay_n to_o child_n till_o they_o make_v profession_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o the_o doctor_n confess_v a_o few_o of_o the_o father_n be_v against_o it_o and_o there_o may_v be_v more_o for_o aught_o he_o know_v though_o not_o count_v among_o such_o father_n that_o may_v deserve_v as_o well_o as_o any_o and_o it_o be_v know_v that_o many_o very_a learned_a and_o good_a

grave_a author_n of_o the_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o naked_a truth_n not_o that_o of_o mr._n h._n make_v those_o without_o doubt_n to_o be_v always_o the_o weak_a and_o most_o carnal_a who_o stand_v so_o much_o for_o ceremony_n and_o speak_v of_o the_o ring_n he_o make_v it_o in_o respect_n of_o himself_o as_o a_o thing_n of_o mere_a indifferency_n to_o be_v marry_v with_o or_o without_o it_o and_o be_v it_o leave_v to_o that_o liberty_n we_o shall_v not_o much_o complain_v but_o alas_o it_o be_v make_v so_o necessary_a that_o we_o can_v be_v marry_v by_o a_o priest_n without_o it_o 2._o we_o can_v understand_v how_o to_o worship_v our_o wife_n yet_o we_o can_v understand_v st._n paul_n where_o he_o bid_v we_o give_v they_o honour_n as_o the_o weak_a vessel_n to_o worship_v any_o creature_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v very_o suspicious_a but_o i_o say_v to_o worship_v our_o wife_n thus_o be_v a_o thing_n we_o understand_v not_o this_o 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