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The plea of the children of believing-parents for their interest in Abraham's covenant, their…
The plea of the children of believing-parents for their interest in Abraham's covenant, their right to church-member-ship with their parents, and consequently their title to baptism. The cause of publishing this discourse after so many learned men have laboured in this province, is declared in the preface to the reader. By Giles Firmin.
London: printed for Tho. Simons, 1683
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.
2ly, The outward Covenant is more large; The Dispensation of this God gives on his part to Christians, and their Engagements on their part, is Faith in him, subjection to him: He doth engage himself to them, and if they answer the outward Privilege, he will make them a choice people, Exod. 19.5. Deut. 26.17, 18, &c. too long to transcribe.
2ly, The outward Covenant is more large; The Dispensation of this God gives on his part to Christians, and their Engagements on their part, is Faith in him, subjection to him: He doth engage himself to them, and if they answer the outward Priviledge, he will make them a choice people, Exod. 19.5. Deut. 26.17, 18, &c. too long to transcribe.
By virtue of this Covenant, God was said, To know them above all the Nations in the world, Amos 3.2. God set up his Tabernacle amongst them, and dwelt amongst them, Exod. 25.8. Psal. 135.1. Chose Israel for his peculiar treasure, Psal. 135.4. Gave them his Ordinances, Psal. 147.19, 20. God wrought for them wonderfully; and though they ⟨p. 34⟩provoked him exceedingly, yet he bare with them, and did not for Abraham's sake cast them out of his presence as yet,