If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled.- Charles Spurgeon@CHSpurgeon
The church has received it by tradition from the apostles to give baptism even to infants. - Origin, b. 185 A.D.
The modern state, by its emphatic reassertion of the pagan totality idea, is making clear its claim to sovereignty and total jurisdiction, its claim to total law. The modern state therefore seeks total control: its goal is to replace the predestination of man, to substitute for God is eternal decree the states temporal decree. The goal of social planning is simply this predestinarian purpose. - Rousas J Rushdoony, introduction to The christian idea of the state, Herman Dooyeweerd, p.xi
Though in principle Luther asserted very strongly that priesthood could be exercised by any believer, in certain circumstances, for practical purposes it was advisable for the church to choose individuals to exercise the priesthood on their behalf. Even the English nonconformists, who reacted very strongly against certain aspects of clericalism, did little more then reassert the same doctrine without giving it very much practical effect. R W Dale, the great Congregationalist of The last century used to insist that the communion service be conducted once a year by one of the deacons, in order to establish the principle. But very little more than that was done. - Harold H Rowden, Turning the church inside out, P. 20
A conceited, stubborn, fanatical dog that did not conform when he might have been preferred; hang him! This one fellow hath cast more reproach upon the Constitution and excellent discipline of our church than will be wiped out this Hundred years ... By God! He deserves to be whipped through the city. - Judge Jeffries at the trial of 70 year-old Richard Baxter, in J I Packer, A man for all ministries, p.8
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