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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
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3. When they profess his Truths, Doctrines, and take his Word for their Rule.
4. When they do Covenant and engage themselves to God. Yet among these may be many Hypocrites, and but formal Christians; as Branches are said to be in Christ, John 15.2.
My Author moves six Questions here ⟨p. 35⟩to raise a dust, and trouble the Reader, when things are plain; he might have reduced them to Three, what is considerable in the rest I shall touch.
First, I call it a Gracious Covenant: We read of several Promises God made to Abraham, Gen. 12.2, 3, 7. and Chap. 13, 14, 15, 16. and Chap. 15.1, 4, 5. But the word Covenant we read not of till this 17th Chapter, here we have it several times: and this Covenant between Abraham and his Seed, being the last branch of the Covenant [for Canaan in the next Verse, was promised three times before] God now adds a Sign, verse 11. which the Apostle calls a Seal,