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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.
God blessed my godly Parents Education of me, to keep my Conscience awake, as I said, though I have cause to abhor my self all my days; but above fifty years past, I began to have more serious thoughts ⟨p. 64⟩about an eternal state, and how to get an Interest in Christ and the Promises. I found several qualifications that did prepare hearts for Promises, Isa. 61.1. Isa. 55.1, 2. Mat. 11.28. Luke 19.10. My trouble for some years, now how to make out these qualifications: I would have them, prayed for them, but could not satisfy my self that I had them as I ought to have them. While I was writing my Copy, these very words, there comes to me a good christian woman, who I know for many years had walked with God, and she puts this Question to me, How she might know whether she ever had these qualifications, in Mat. 11.28. and engaged me to send one Exercise upon it, as I did: I could not but take notice of this Providence.
God blessed my godly Parents Education of me, to keep my Conscience awake, as I said, though I have cause to abhor my self all my days; but above fifty years past, I began to have more serious thoughts ⟨p. 64⟩about an eternal state, and how to get an Interest in Christ and the Promises. I found several qualifications that did prepare hearts for Promises, Isa. 61.1. Isa. 55.1, 2. Mat. 11.28. Luke 19.10. My trouble for some years, now how to make out these qualifications: I would have them, prayed for them, but could not satissie my self that I had them as I ought to have them. While I was writing my Copy, these very words, there comes to me a good christian woman, who I know for many years had walked with God, and she puts this Question to me, How she might know whether she ever had these qualifications, in