The Eight and Thirtieth accused Point.
That the Sacrament of Confirmation is not necessary, nor to be used.
The Protestant religion truely stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter ; prepared for the press some time before his death ; whereunto is added, by way of preface, some account of the learned author, by Mr. Danel Williams and Mr. Matthew Sylvester.
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- The Protestant religion truely stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter ; prepared for the press some time before his death ; whereunto is added, by way of preface, some account of the learned author, by Mr. Danel Williams and Mr. Matthew Sylvester.
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- Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.
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- 1692.
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- Kellison, Matthew. -- Touchstone of the reformed Gospel.
- Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.
- Protestantism -- Early works to 1800.
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Ans. You may so mean by the Word [Sacrament] and [Confirmation,] as that we do deny them. And you may so mean, as that we are more for them than you are.
1. If by a Sacrament, you mean one of Gods Institution, appointed by him to be his Solemn Delivery and Investiture in a state of Christianity or necessary Grace; and if by Confirmation you mean Arch-Bishops anointing Infants, or Ignorant Children, or Persons, with hallowed Oyl, compoun∣ded once a year, and his Ceremonious boxing them, and such other Formalities; then we deny that such Confirmation is any such Sacrament, nor is necessary, or to be used; because Holy things are not to be mortyfied and profaned.
2. But if by a [Sacrament] you mean, but a Solemn renewal of our Covenant with God in Christ; and by Confirmation you must, that those Baptized in Infancy should at due Age, understandingly, under the Pastors hand or Care, profess their se∣rious personal Consent to that Covenant which by others they imputatively made in Baptism; we are so far from denying this, that we think till this Solemn personal Covenanting, and owning their Baptism with understanding and seeming seriousness, be
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made, the Entrance into the state of Adult Church Communion, the woful Corrupti∣on of the Church is never to be well hea∣led; but while one side turn Confirmation into a dead Shadow and Mockery, and the Anabaptists scandalized Heresie, are all for Rebaptizing instead of Confirmation, Pro∣phanation and Schism will gratifie Satan. You know, that the English Bishops pra∣ctise Confirmation, and the Liturgy descri∣beth it as I here do: And are the Church of England no Protestants? And divers Protestant Non-Conformists here have a∣bout 29 and 30 years ago, written full Treatises for Confirmation.