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Confirmation and Restoration Necessary Means

Published: 1658
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Confirmation and restauration the necessary means of reformation, and reconciliation; for the healing of the corruptions and divisions of the churches: submissively, but earnestly tendered to the consideration of the soveraigne powers, magistrates, ministers, and people, that they may awake, and be up and doing in the execution of so much, as appeareth to be necessary as they are true to Christ, his Church and Gospel, and to their own and others souls, and to the peace and wellfare of the nations; and as they will answer the neglect to Christ, at their peril. / By Richard Baxter, an unworthy minister of Christ, that longeth to see the healing of the churches.

London Printed by A.M. for Nevil Simmons book-seller in Kederminster, and are to be sold by Joseph Cranford, at the Kings-Head in Pauls Church-yard 1658.

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QuestionQueſt. Whether thoſe that were Baptized in Infancy, ſhould be admitted to the Priviledges proper to Adult…
Proposition 1Prop. I. It is here ſuppoſed, that the Infants of Believers ſhould by Baptiſm be admitted into the Church,…

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Proposition 4Prop. 4. The Title-Condition of Infant Church-memberſhip and Priviledges, is not the ſame with the…
Proposition 5Prop. 5. As a Perſonal Faith is the Condition before God of Title to the Priviledges of the Adult; ſo the…
Proclamation 6Prop. 6. It is not every kind of Profeſſion, that is the Condition, or neceſſary qualification of thoſe…
Proposition 7Prop. 7. The Profeſſion of thoſe that expect the Church-ſttate and Priviledges of the Adult is to be tried,…
Proposition 8Prop. 8. Though it belong to the Paſtours Office to judge of the Profeſſion of ſuch expectants, yet are…
Proposition 9Prop. 9. It is moſt evident that Miniſters, People, and Magiſtrates, have each a Power of Judging; but…
Proposition 10Prop. 10. To this Miniſterial Approbation of the Profeſſion, and Qualification of the expectant, there is…
Proposition 11Prop. 11. The ſolemn Miniſterial Inveſtiture of Profeſſours, into the Right of the Church priviledges of…
Proposition 12Prop. 12. This ſolemn Inveſtiture on perſonal Profeſſion, being thus proved the Ordinance of God, for the…
Proposition 13Prop. 13. Miniſterial Impoſition of hands in Confirmation, and the fore-deſcribed ſort of Abſolution, is a…
Proposition 14Prop. 14. Though in Receiving Adult perſons out of Infidelity by Baptiſm into the Church; a ſudden…
Proposition 15Prop. 15. It is not of flat Neceſſity that the Profeſſion of the Expectant be made in the open…
Proposition 16Prop. 16. When a Perſon is admitted among the Adult-members af a Particular Church; as well as the…
Proposition 17Prop 17. It is convenient, though not of Neceſſity, that every Church do keep a Regiſter, of all that are…
Proposition 18Prop. 18. Thoſe that were never thus Miniſterially and Explicitly Approved, Confirmed or Abſolved (after an…
Proclamation 19Prop. 19. So exceeding great and many are the miſchiefs that have befallen us, by the neglect of a ſolemn…
Proposition 20Prop. 20. So many and great are the Benefits, that would follow the general practice of this duty, of…
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