A Serious Question Stated (Classic Reprint): Viz; Whether the Ministers of England Are Bound by the Word of God to Baptize the Children of All Such ... Believe in Jesus Christ? (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Do ministers have a duty to baptize the children of all who claim faith in Christ?
This tract examines church practice, baptism, and membership in early English churches. It weighs how faith, discipline, and discipline-bound ordinances shape who is welcome at the waters of baptism and at the Lord’s Supper. The discussion centers on church authority, how visible faith is defined, and when excommunication or suspension might apply.

Readers will encounter historical arguments about who may be admitted to the visible church, the role of a parent’s profession of faith, and how church discipline should operate in practice. The author weighs debates around baptism, church membership, and the limits of civil and ecclesiastical authority.

• Explains how baptismal eligibility was discussed in relation to a parent’s professed faith.


• Explores the link between visible sainthood, church discipline, and exclusion or excommunication.


• Considers how different ministers and traditions viewed the scope of baptism and communion.

Ideal for readers of religious history, church polity, and 17th‑century theological debates.

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