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More proofs of infants church-membership and consequently their right to baptism, or, A second…
More proofs of infants church-membership and consequently their right to baptism, or, A second defence of our infant rights and mercies in three parts ... / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for N. Simmons and J. Robinson, 1675
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Moreover it is certain that Noah did prophetically, or at least truly pronounce the blessing on Shem and Japheth. And in Shems blessing he blesseth the Lord his God, showing that God was his God and so in Covenant with him. And it is plain that it is not only the persons, but the posterities of his three sons that Noah here intended. It was not Ham himself so much as Canaan ⟨p. 122⟩and his succeeding posterity that were to be servants to Shem and Japheth, that is, to their posterity. And the blessing must be to the issue of Shem, as well as the curse to the issue of Ham. And indeed a Hebrew Doctor would take it ill at that Expositor or Divine whatsoever that should presume to exclude the Infant seed of them out of Gods Church. And well they may, if in the blessing God be pronounced to be their God, Saith Ainsworth in loc. [under this Shem also himself receiveth a blessing: for blessed is the people, whose God Jehovah is, Psal. 144.15. and eternal life is implied herein, for God hath preprepared for them a City of whom he is not ashamed to be called their God, Heb. 11.16. and Shem is the first man in Scripture that hath expressly this honour.]
Moreover it is certain that Noah did prophetically, or at least truly pronounce the blessing on Shem and Japhet. And in Shems blessing he blesseth the Lord his God, shewing that God was his God and so in Covenant with him. And it is plain that it is not only the persons, but the posterities of his three sons that Noah here intended. It was not Cham himself so much as Canaan ⟨p. 122⟩and his succeeding posterity that were to be servants to Shem and Japhet, that is, to their posterity. And the blessing must be to the issue of Shem, as well as the curse to the issue of Cham. And indeed a Hebrew Doctor would take it ill at that Expositor or Divine whatsoever that should presume to exclude the Infant seed of them out of Gods Church. And well they may, if in the blessing God be pronounced to be their God, Saith Ainsworth in loc. [under this Shem also himself receiveth a blessing: for blessed is the people, whose God Jehovah is,