A Practical Essay on the Sacrament of Baptism (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1724 Excerpt: ... the Terjured or, Perfidious guiltless: And therefore, all so-ch are in the most conscientious Manner to remember, that the Vonoi of God are its on them, to perform them to the Lord, ever to pray for such a Child; and, so far as they have Access, to fee to his Christian Education; to reprove, admonish, and exhort him as there lhall be Occasion: For thus shall such a Sponsor honour the Lord, advance Religion, do Good to the precious and never-dying Soul of the Infant, yea, to the whole Man j and according to God's Promise, he shall hereby entail Blessings upon his own Seed after him, and have the Testimo ny of a good Conscience, and Peace in his own Mind. III. "Ad-thirdly, This also speaks to the Minister of vice to the Gospel, that seeing Hypocrisy and meer outMinisters. ward Ceremony in the Things and Oath of God is most frightful; and Perjury is a Sin of the mbst crying and dangerous Nature: Therefore, when Need so requires, that others than Parents hall take such Engagements upon them, the outmost Care be had, that foch only be admitted arid allowed as are knowing, ' sober, and professing Christians, of whom they, have good Ground to hope that they will iftake Conscience of such Vows, and, by the Grace of God, will perform them: For, rather than God be mocked, poor Sinners openly perjured, and the Infant defraud.-, ed, 'tis more eligible that the Child be simply presented by any who are not scandalous, and so baptised without taking any such Engagements: For in this Case, as was above hinted, the Education of soph a 'Child is devolved upon the Chjrch; and the Rulers thereof, especially, are, as it become j. tftplb who are set for the Sajfv f Souls, to fee thereto. But when such sureties can be had as has been just now named, and have engaged for the ...