A short catechism about Baptism. By John Tombes, B.D.

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A short catechism about Baptism. By John Tombes, B.D.
Author
Tombes, John, 1603?-1676.
Publication
London :: Printed by Henry Hills, next door to the sign of the Peacock in Aldersgate-street,
1659.
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Catechisms, English -- Early works to 1800.
Baptism -- Early works to 1800.
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"A short catechism about Baptism. By John Tombes, B.D." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A94739.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 3, 2024.

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Quest. 35. How came Infant Bap∣tism to be common in the Christian Chur∣ches?

Answ. As Infant communion came from mistake of John 6. 53. So Infant Baptism began about the third age of the Christian Church, from mistake of John 3. 5. the opinion of its giving grace, and the necessity of it to save the Infant dying from perishing, and after Augustins time became common, which before was not so frequent.

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