Quote#God & Faith
The sprinkling of infants I deny, and there is no Scripture that…
Quote byGeorge Fox · 1624–1691
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: On the sacraments, Journal (1694).
English (original)
The sprinkling of infants I deny, and there is no Scripture that speaketh of a sacrament; but the baptism that is in Christ with one spirit into one body, that I confess; and the bread that the saints break is the body of Christ and the cup that they drink is the blood of Jesus Christ, this I witness. (Gal. 3:27; John 5:13-58; 2 Cor. 10.16.)
— George Fox
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