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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. For the Land of Canaan, that was conditional, their abiding in it; but however, though they are now cast out of possession, yet they have jus ad rem, a just Title to it at this day. Hence Ezek. 37.14.21. & Ezek. 36.24. Three times the Lord promised to bring them into their own Land, ver. 28. the Promise runs for them. It is their own; then now to depart from the literal sense, without some eminent absurdity that will follow upon the literal sense, we ought not.
6ly, If God will not bring an unclean Creature forbidden, into a believing Jew's House, without an express word to warrant it, will God cast a holy Seed out of his House, ⟨p. 57⟩and not give as clear a ground to the believing Parent to know his mind? The unclean Creatures signifying the Heathen of several sorts, [the Hebrews say, Babylonians, Medes, Persians, Greeks, Romans] not eat; that is, not to have communion, Acts 10.28. Compare Levit. 11.5, 6, 7. with Acts 10.11, 12, 13, 15. and must now the holy Seed be cast out of the Church, and looked upon as the Swine were then? We must have clearer grounds and Texts, than ever yet the Anabaptists have brought, I say as strong as express Scriptures.