Sectaries vnmasked and confuted. By the treating upon divers points of doctrine in debate betwixt the Presbyterialists and sectarists, Anabaptists, Independents, and Papists. / By George Palmer wel-wisher to a warrantable uniformity in godly religious exercises.
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- Sectaries vnmasked and confuted. By the treating upon divers points of doctrine in debate betwixt the Presbyterialists and sectarists, Anabaptists, Independents, and Papists. / By George Palmer wel-wisher to a warrantable uniformity in godly religious exercises.
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- Palmer, George, b. 1596 or 7.
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- 1647.
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- Lamb, Thomas, d. 1686 -- Early works to 1800.
- Church polity -- Early works to 1800.
- Christian sects -- England -- Early works to 1800.
- Great Britain -- Church history -- 17th century.
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"Sectaries vnmasked and confuted. By the treating upon divers points of doctrine in debate betwixt the Presbyterialists and sectarists, Anabaptists, Independents, and Papists. / By George Palmer wel-wisher to a warrantable uniformity in godly religious exercises." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A90720.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2025.
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Page 59
An Advertisement to the Reader, for the better understanding of the Subject in the ensuing Discourse, as a preparative.
1. I Pray you note the occasion of this Discourse, it was upon a challenge to dispute the case of Baptisme, at which time I found the party so weak, that I was both ashamed to observe his imbecillity, and grieved to ob∣serve people so misled; therefore out of pity I have thought good to shew the chief heads of the discourse, though it bee not so exquisite as perhaps you all could wish it; but I did not intend any more should see it then himself, and some few of his followers; but perceiving the importunity of some of my acquaintance, I supposed they would cause it to bee somewhat more publike: But had my thoughts stretched so farre at first, I would have inlarged the matter, and drawn the Discourse into more particulars, and more orderly, whereas now you have but the substantialls summarily, and some∣what confusedly.
2. Observe, I have shewed the institution of Circumcision, and that it was an outward sign or token of inward Circumcision in the party to whom it was first given, he being a man, namely, Abraham.
3. That his seed were to receive the same signe in their Infancy, whether they had inherent holinesse, yea, or nay, as having a right to the ordinance, they being children of the faithfull, or at least chil∣dren of the Professors of the faith of Abraham.
4. That this sign of Circumcision was belonging to those that were not of Abrahams naturall seed also, if they would joyn to Abraham and his seed in the profession of the same faith; and that then the children of those strangers were to receive the same signe of Circumcision also, and to the same end that Abraham and his seed were, untill the com∣ming of Christ, at which time the sign of faith was changed from Circumcision to Baptism to the beleeving Jewes, or those of Abrahams naturall seed, as well as to the Gentiles which then did beleeve.
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