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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.
Fifthly, God tells Abraham, he will establish his Covenant,—and it shall be an ever lasting Covenant, Gen. 17.7. If God establish, it must stand: If he saith, it is everlasting, the Entail is not cut off: Nor do I doubt in the least, but as when they rejected Christ, and said, Let his blood be upon us and our children, Mat. 27.25. God did cast away Parents and Children: so when God receives them again, Rom. 11.15.26. the Parents shall not be received, and Children remain cast out, but they shall come in with their Parents.
If they say, the word Everlasting, is spoken of their possession of Canaan, verse 8. and Circumcision, v. 13.
Ans. I know well how the word [Greek or Hebrew] for ever, or everlasting is taken in Scripture, but it doth not at all hinder the Argument.
Ans. I know well how the word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 for ever, or everlasting is taken in Scripture, but it doth not at all hinder the Argument.