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Why then,
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my Lord, forafmuch as you do not bamzl
Infants n the Name of the King, or King and Parliament*
a$ an Humane Inrtitucion, but in the Name of the Fatheiii
Son, and Holy Spirit, as a Divine Inftitution, they ^ cinnoi
comply with If.
" Well (faith he;) there is never a Word of God a
gamp It : It is no where faid in the Scriptures ye fhal
:' not baptize Infants. .
I reply'd ;
My ;.ord, I (hall only put your Lordfliip in mind of th.
Notes of a Learned Man upon that of Lev. lo. i, 2. con
cernmg Nadab and Abihu, Sons of Aaron, Priefts of the
Lord ', who offered ftrangeFire before the Lord, whicF
the Lord commanded them not. He faith. It is not fuffi
cient to fay about inftitutcd Worfliip, It is nowhere for
bidden ; For it was nowhere fjid before this time ; Ti
jhaU not offer up flrange Fire upon mine Altir. But bccaufe
there was a Divine Precept, what Fire they fhould oifer,
what Perfume they fliould mix with their Sacrifices, and
the manner of its Compofition : And they not obfcrvinc
that Divine Precept j but offering ftrange Fire, wliich the
Lord commanded them not, they were deftroyed by Fire
from his Prefcnce. His Lordflifp only gave me this Anfwer
5 He would fpeak to his Official, to be kind to my
Friend that was in Prifon, &c. but wholly waved the
Matter in Controverfy j and fo I took my leave, and departed.
I mention not this, as if I thought this Learned Man
lingular in this Point ; for it is too manifefl, that many
others are of the fame Sentiments, without which they
could not fatisfy their Confciences in the Pradicc
of Infant fprinkliog, and other things which they alfq
pradife without cither Precept or Precedent from the
Word of God.
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There are many things very ridiculous, that have by
Degrees been brought into the Church-, of which it is no
where faid in the Holy Scriptures, they (hall not be
done. And that about this very Ordinance as well as in
other Matters.
As for inftance ;
I. Where is it forbidden to baptize Bells ? This hath
been
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