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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.
For the word Fellow-citizens, in the City or Church of the Jews: I pray, who were esteemed Citizens? Were not the Children put into Abraham's Charter: were not they then Citizens with their Parents? What, hath God sent his Quo Warranto, and taken away Abraham's Charter, when the Parents, the Citizens, believe in Christ sincerely, and keep Covenant with him, and walk in the steps of Abraham: will now God take away their Charter, and cast out their Seed from being Citizens? What, hath Christ by his blood made us both One, taking down the partition-wall between Jew and Gentile, v. 14. And doth he now set up the partition Wall between the Jewish believing Parent and his Seed, bringing now the Seed of the believing Jews into that condition the Gentiles were in before Christ came, Ephes. 2.11, 12. Shall the Anabaptists make us believe this, unless God hath said so in express terms? What a Bar had this ⟨p. 68⟩been against the Jews ever receiving the Gospel: Did they any where make this Objection against it? Now we Gentiles believing, are Fellow-citizens with them of the same Household of God with them. Are not Children part of the Household? Were not the Jews Children part of the Household of God? then the Apostle tells us, we also are Fellow-citizens, and of the Household of God, as the Jews are.
For the word Fellow-citizens, in the City or Church of the Jews: I pray, who were esteemed Citizens? Were not the Children put into Abraham's Charter: were not they then Citizens with their Parents? What, hath God sent his Quo Warranto, and taken away Abraham's Charter, when the Parents, the Citizens, believe in Christ sincerely, and keep Covenant with him, and walk in the steps of Abraham: will now God take away their Charter, and cast out their Seed from being Citizens? What, hath Christ by his blood made us both One, taking down the partition-wall between Jew and Gentile, v. 14. And doth he now set up the partition Wall between the Jewish believing Parent and his Seed, bringing now the Seed of the believing Jews into that condition the Gentiles were in before Christ came, Ephes. 2.11, 12. Shall the Anabaptists make us believe this, unless God hath said so in express terms? What a Bar had this ⟨p. 68⟩