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hay’s demandes, 1580.
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Gyf the sacramentes be onlie outvard taiknes and scales, as ye Sacramentes.
teache, quhat prerogatiue gyf ye to the sacramentes of the Euan-
gell, above the sacramentes of the auld law ?
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Seing ye teache that fayth assures you of grace receaved before
5 the reception of the sacramentes, quhow can ye say bot thay
be altogether invtile, and can gyf na further confirmation, forsa-
mekle as quhair assurance of grace is alreddy, na confirmation is
requyred.
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Quhy affirme ye the sacramentes to be of na valoure, except Baptism.
10 thai be receaved be faith, and nocht withstanding baptises the
infantes quha can receave nathing be faith.
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Quhy affirme ye contrare the doctrine of our lord lesus Christ
quhen he sayes: except that a man be borne againe of water, Job. iii.
and of the haly spreit, he can nocht enter in the kingdome of
15 God. And also against the vniuersall tradition of the haly kirk,
that the infantes may be saved without baptisme.
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Quhy abuse ye the people, teaching that the infantes without
baptisme obteines remission of thair sinnes be the faith of thair
parents ? Sen the faith of parents can not impesche thame to be
20 borne in originall sinne, and the sones of wraithe as witnesses
sainct Paul.
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Quhy affirme ye that the Sacrament of Baptisme can nocht be Rom.iii.and 1.
administrate without ane sermon or preaching, seing that sainct EPhes- »•
Paul separats the office of the administration of Baptisme from 1 Cor. i.