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 CM. H.] S,LP'F[S=. S1  "5. If one of their parents consent to the baptism of their offspring, though the other may dissent; for the more rational will is to be pre-' ferred. "�.) We quote the following from Ferraxis, which he supports by ample ecclesiastical authority: "The small children of certain infidels, or of those who were never baptized, or of those now baptized, can ratidly be baptized without the consent of their paxents. The reason is, because no proper disposition is required of infants in order to valid baptism. Nor does the opposition of their parents form any proper obstacle; because infants are not baptized in the faith of their parents, but in the faith of the whole church, and according to the will of Christ .... The children of infidels already baptized, that is, of here- tics, or apostates from the faith, may be baptized not only validly, but lawfully, without the consent of their paxents, if their ecclesiastical superiors so order it. This is certain, because heretics are subjected to the jurisdiction of the church, whence it is so, that the church, for the preservation of the faith, can cotnpel the parents by punishmeres, and can deprive them of their children and baptize them." It would be endless to quote authorities ou this subject. The senti- ments of their divines would fill volumes, and we must refer the inqui- sitive reader who desires more information here to the works where the point is treated in form. The children of Jews, when in danger of death, or when exposed or foroaken by their parents, may be baptized without the kuowledge or consent of their parents.�4.) In the fourth canon of the Council of Trent on baptism, already quoted, it is userted that the baptism administered by heretics, or Protestants, is true baptism. This, at first view, might appear liberal; but the intention of it is to claim all baptized Protestants, whether chil- dren or adults, as members of the Church of Rome, and subject to her authority and laws, so that they may be compelled by penal laws to submit implicifiy to the Church of Rome. This must appear tinques- tionable to any one who will examine the subject. The thirteenth canon of the Council of Trent on baptism says that ldr ar to be ,eelned aurng tlw faityul l tlw rvceptio. of baptis, or in other words, they become members of the Church of Rome whenever they are baptized, no matter who administers, whether here- �An puerl licite batizentur, insciis vel invitis parentibus. Notandum 19 qu,stio- nero, &e.Dtns de/., vol. v, p. 102, No.  Filii parvuli quorum cunque infidelinto sire nunquam babfizatorum, sire jam bap- tizatorum, passurn valide baptizari invitis parentibus; et ratio oat, quia ad valorem baptismi ex parte infantinto non requiritur propria dispositio. Neque ohstat suorum parenturn contradictio, quia infantes non bptinnmr in fide suorum parenturn, sod in fide totins ecclesise, ac secundum voluntatem Ohrisfi. Filiiparvuli infidelinto jam bapti- zatorurn, id eat hssretieon, sen apostatorum a e, nedurn valide, seal etiam !icite nt baptizari, invitis parenibus, si ita velint legitimi superiores ecclesiastici. Hoc ease errurn, quia !retici ecclesi jurisdictioni subjeeti aunt, unde sicnt ecclesia po- teat ipsos parentes cogere pcenis ed servandam fidem, ira poteat, ab ipaio filios eripere, et baptizare.--Ftrraris in/tpt/smum, art. v, Nos. 11-13. $ See Dens, vol. v, p. 4.4, App. No. $. Bailly, tom. iii, p. 468, de Bapt., c 7, prop. :3. Collet de Bapt., c. 6, conclus. , tom. iv, p. 174. Ferraris de BaDt.,?t. f, Nos. 11-2}; oho Nos. 44-52. Benedict XI�. Bu!larium, to,n. iii, vol. v, No. 2, tie Bapt. Judeorum. ; Benedict XI�. Hull., tons. is, vol. v, pp. 14, 18, sec. S, 9.

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