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Evangelical sacrifices In xix. sermons. I. Thankful commemorations for Gods mercy in our great…Evangelicall sacrifices In xix. sermons. I. Thankfull commemorations for Gods mercy in our great…
Evangelical sacrifices In xix. sermons. I. Thankful commemorations for Gods mercy in our great deliverance from the papists powder-plot. 2. The successful seeker. 3. Faith triumphant. 4. Special preparations to fit us for our latter end in four funeral sermons. 5. The faithful covenanter. 6. The demand of a good conscience. 7. The sword of the wicked. By the late learned and reverend divine, Rich. Sibbs. Doctor in Divinity, Mr. of Katherine Hall in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher to the honourable society of Gray's-Inn. The third tome. Published and perused by D. Sibbs own appointment, subscribed with his hand to prevent imperfect copies after his decease.Evangelicall sacrifices In xix. sermons. I. Thankfull commemorations for Gods mercy in our great deliverance from the papists powder-plot. 2. The successefull seeker. 3. Faith triumphant. 4. Speciall preparations to fit us for our latter end in foure funerall sermons. 5. The faithfull covenanter. 6. The demand of a good conscience. 7. The sword of the wicked. By the late learned and reverend divine, Rich. Sibbs. Doctor in Divinity, Mr. of Katherine Hall in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher to the honourable society of Grayes-Inne. The third tome. Published and perused by D. Sibbs owne appointment, subscribed with his hand to prevent imperfect copies after his decease.
London: printed by Thomas for N. Bourne, 1640
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I answer yes, both as one time, for even as in civill matters, in our city here, a man may be a free-man of the city, and yet be borne lame or leprous, or with some contagious disease, this hindereth not his freedom: so the children of a believing father and mother, may be freemen of the city of God, and in the covenant ⟨p. 158⟩of grace, and yet be tainted with original sin, that over-spreadeth the powers of the soul notwithstanding.
I answer yes, both as one time, for even as in civill matters, in our city here, a man may be a free-man of the city, and yet be borne lame or leprous, or with some contageous disease, this hindreth not his freedome: so the children of a believing father and mother, may bee freemen of the city of God, and in the covenant ⟨p. 158⟩of grace, and yet be tainted with originall sin, that over-spreadeth the powers of the soul notwithstanding.
Whence we see a ground of baptizing infants, because they are in the Covenant. To whom the Covenant belongs: the seal of it belongs, but to infants the Covenant belongs, therefore the seal of it, Baptism, belongeth to them: If circumcision belonged to them, then Baptism doth, but circumcision belonged to them: for the eighth day they were circumcised, therefore Baptism belongeth to them.
Whence we see a ground of baptizing infants, because they are in the Covenant. To whom the Covenant belongs: the seal of it belongs, but to infants the Covenant belongs, therefore the seale of it, Baptisme, belongeth to them: If circumcision belonged to them, then Baptisme doth, but circumcision belonged to them: for the eighth day they were circumcised, therefore Baptisme belongeth to them.