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.
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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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