An essay to restore the dipping of infants in their baptism : with a dialogue betwixt a curate and his parishioner, concerning the manner of immersion. This tract contains Three Chapters, I. The Reasons for Restoring Dipping are Proposed, and the Causes of Introducing sprinkling are discovered; and some Instances of late Dipping of infants are related. II. An Answer is given to the Socinian Arguments against Baptism; and to Dr. Lightfoot's Defence of Sprinkling. III. It is proved, That all Antient Baptisms of the Gentiles, the Jews, and Primitive Christians, were performed by immersion; and Aquinas's Exceptions against immersion, are Answered. To which is Added by way of Appendix, Dr. Williams's letter concerning the great cure he lately performed by Cold Bathing. And a Letter against the Inoculation in the Small Pox. By Sir John Floyer, of Litchfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Floyer, John, Sir, 1649-1734.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Infant baptism.

Infants--Care.

Infants.

Smallpox--Vaccination.

Smallpox.

Infants--Health and hygiene.

Medicine, Physical--Hydrotherapy.

Medicine, Physical.

Hydrotherapy.

Physical Description:

79 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

London : printed for James Holland, at the Bible and Ball in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1722.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T33438.

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Restricted for use by site license.