A39697:63
Vindiciæ legis & fœderis
Vindiciæ legis & fœderis: or, A reply to Mr. Philip Cary's Solemn call Wherein he pretends to answer all the arguments of Mr. Allen, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Sydenham, Mr. Sedgwick, Mr. Roberts, and Dr. Burthogge, for the right of believers infants to baptism, by proving the law at Sinai, and the covenant of circumcision with Abraham, were the very same with Adam's covenant of works, and that because the gospel-covenant is absolute. By John Flavel minister of the gospel in Dartmouth
London: printed for M. Wolton, 1690
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.
And it appears to me very probable, that they intend to fight us upon the new ground you have here chosen, and marked out for them, by the high Encomiums ⟨p. 5⟩they give your Book in their Epistles to it, wherein they tell us, Your Notions are of so rare a nature, that you are not beholding to any other for them; and it is a wonder if you should, for I think it never entered into any sober Christians Head before you, that Abraham's Covenant, Gen. 17. was the very same with Adam's Covenant made in Paradise; or that Moses, Abraham, and all the Elect of God in those days were absolutely under the very rigour and tyranny of the Covenant of Works, and at the same time under the Covenant of Grace, and all the Blessings and Privileges thereof, with many other such rare Notions, of which it is pity but you should have the sole propriety.
And it appears to me very probable, that they intend to fight us upon the new ground you have here chosen, and mark'd out for them, by the high Encomiums ⟨p. 5⟩they give your Book in their Epistles to it, wherein they tell us, Your Notions are of so rare a nature, that you are not beholding to any other for them; and it is a wonder if you should, for I think it never entred into any sober Christians Head before you, that Abraham's Covenant, Gen. 17. was the very same with Adam's Covenant made in Paradise; or that Moses, Abraham, and all the Elect of God in those days were absolutely under the very rigour and tyranny of the Covenant of Works, and at the same time under the Covenant of Grace, and all the Blessings and Priviledges thereof, with many other such rare Notions, of which it is pity but you should have the sole propriety.
I am particularly concerned to detect your dangerous mistakes, both in love to your own Soul, and care of my Peoples, amongst whom you have dispersed them; though I foresee by M. E's Epistle to your Book what measure I am like to have for my plain and faithful dealing with you: For if that Gentleman, upon a mere surmise and presumption, that one or other would oppose your Book, dare adventure to call your unknown