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Author: Danvers, Henry, d. 1687.
Title: A treatise of baptism wherein that of believers and that of infants is examined by the Scriptures, with the history of both out of antiquity : making it appear that infants baptism was not practised for near 300 years after Christ ... and that the famous Waldensian and old British churches and Christians witnessed against it : with the examination of the stories about Thomas Munzer, and John a Leyden : as also, the history of Christianity amongst the ancient Britains and Waldenses : and, a brief answer to Mr. Bunyan about communion with persons unbaptized / by H.D.
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Print source: A treatise of baptism wherein that of believers and that of infants is examined by the Scriptures, with the history of both out of antiquity : making it appear that infants baptism was not practised for near 300 years after Christ ... and that the famous Waldensian and old British churches and Christians witnessed against it : with the examination of the stories about Thomas Munzer, and John a Leyden : as also, the history of Christianity amongst the ancient Britains and Waldenses : and, a brief answer to Mr. Bunyan about communion with persons unbaptized / by H.D.
Danvers, Henry, d. 1687.
London: Printed for Francis Smith, 1673.
Subject terms:
Baptism -- Early works to 1800.
Infant baptism.
Baptists -- Apologetic works.
Waldenses.
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The Preface.
Amongst several Mistakes committed by the Press, the Reader is desired to correct these following, some where∣of alter the sense, viz.
The Contents of the whole. The Book consists of Two Parts, the first proving Believers; The second dis∣proving Infants Baptism, under these two Heads.
Believers Baptisme Proved.
CHAP. I. Wherein the Baptism of Believers is proved to be the only true Baptism, from Christs positive Institution and Commission, viz. MATT. 28.18, 19.
CHAP. II. Wherein the Baptizing of Believers is proved to be the only Baptism from the Apostles Doctrine teaching the same. ACTS 2.37.
CHAP. III. Wherein believers Baptisme is proved the only Baptisme from the exam∣ple and practise of the primitive Saints. ACTS 2.41.
CHAP. IV. Wherein believers are proved to be the only subjects of Baptisme, from the Spiritual ends of the Or∣dinance.
CHAP. V. Wherein the Baptisme of believers is proved to be the only Baptisme from the New-testament-dispen∣sation, so differing from that of the old.
CHAP. VI. Wherein Believers Baptisme is con∣firmed to be the only true Baptisme, from the constitution of the Primi∣tive Churches, who were formed not of Ignorant Babes, but of pro∣fessing Men and Women, that up∣on Baptisme were joyned together to observe all the Ordinances of Christ, which is also further evi∣denced by the Dedications of the Epistles to the Churches, as well as Contents of the same.
CHAP. VII. Wherein there is an account of some eminent Witness, that hath been born to Believers Baptisme, in a brief History thereof; giving the Decrees of Councels, and the Opinions of the Learned, (through out the Centuries) with the neces∣sity of Instructing and Catechising not only the Childen of Pagans, bu of the Christians also in Order to it; with some remakable Instances of the Children of Christians no Baptized till Aged, Collected u of several Authors, especially the famous Magdiburgensian History.
CENTURY I.
CENTURY II.
CENTURY III.
CENTURY IV.
Decrees of Councels.
CENTURY V.
CENTURY. VI.
CENTURY VII.
CENTURY VIII.
CENTURY IX.
CENTURY X.
CENTURY XI.
CENTURY XII.
CENTURY 14, 15, 16, 17.
Infants Baptism Disproved. The Second Part disproves In∣fants Baptism under this Head, viz. That the Baptising of Infants is no Ordinance of Jesus Christ, which is made good in the se∣ven following Chapters.
CHAP. I. Wherein the Scriptures total silence about Infants Baptism is ob∣served, with the necessity of Scri∣pture-warranty to authorize eve∣ry Ordinance, and that by the confession of Parties themselves.
CHAP. II. Wherein by an Historical Account of Infants Baptism in its Rise and Establishment, viz. when, by whom, and to what ends in∣stituted, it doth appear, that there was no authentick Practice there∣of for 300, nor any humane A∣thority enjoyning it till 400 years after Christ. Together with an account also of its growth, and how, and by what lying Autho∣rities it was; with many su∣perstitious Rites, founded upon Apostolical Tradition; with the impious and ridiculous fooleries added to it in every Age.
CENT. I.
CENT. II.
CENT. III.
CENT. IV.
CENT. V.
CENT. VI.
CENT. 7.
CENT. 8.
CENT. 9.
CENT. 10.
CENT II.
CENT. 12.
CENT. 13.
CENT. 14, 15, 16, 17.
CHAP. III. Wherein the Erroneous Grounds both as to fabulous Traditions, and mistaken Scriptures, upon which Infants Baptism hath been both formerly and laterly found∣ed, is made manifest.
The Arguments from Cir∣cumcision Examined.
CHAP. IV. Wherein is made manifest, that the Ordained Ceremony of Baptisme is in this of Infants altered and changed, and another Rite in∣troduced, quite contrary both to the signification of the Word, nature of the Ordinance, and manifest practice thereof; not only in the Apostles time, but ma∣ny Ages after, as confest by Parties themselves.
CHAP. V. Wherein you have an account of seve∣ral Mischiefs, Absurdities, and Contradictions that are justly to be charged upon the Practise.
CHAP. VI. Wherein the nullity and utter insig∣nificancy of Infants Baptisme is made appear.
CHAP. VII. Wherein there is an account of some eminent witness that hath been born against Infants Baptisme from first to last.
The Witness Born by the Donatists.
The Witness born by the An∣cient Britains.
The Witness born by the Waldenses.
The first is the Witness we find hereof in their pub∣lick Confessions of Faith, viz.
he second is the Witness we find born hereto by several of their most eminent lead∣ing men.
Thirdly, in the Witness born not only by some particular men, but by the Body of the people, as appeareth by Decrees of Councils, de∣cretal Epistles, and Edicts given forth against them, as well as the Testimony of many learned Writers.
Lastly from the footsteps we find of this Truth in the several Countries and Pla∣ces, where the Waldenses had heretofore Imprinted it, as appeareth by the fol∣lowing Instances.
THE History of Christianity AMONGST The Ancient Britains and Waldenses; Discovering the Antiquity, Pu∣rity and Progress thereof; With their great Sufferings for the same by Popish Antichri∣stian Tyranny and Cruelty.
The History of Christianity amongst the Antient Waldenses.
A Postscript.