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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.
Did not the Jews take their Children to be Moses's Disciples, as well as themselves? John 9.28.
Do not the Turks take their Children to be Mahomet's Disciples, as well as themselves? ⟨p. 94⟩Should you deny it, you should hear of it, if not feel it.
Do not the Turks take their Children to be Mahomet's Disci•les, as well as themselves? ⟨p. 94⟩Should you deny it, you should hear of it, if not feel it.
Yea, go the Indians whose Religion [i• I may call it so] is very Devilish and Superstitious, were it not too good a word. When the English first began to dwell in New-England, Massasoit the Sachem of Mount Hope, made a League with the English at Plymouth to live in Amity with them; The Articles were Seven; he kept the League well: A little before his death, he comes to renew his League for himself and his two Sons, Alexander and Philip, this was on September 25, 1630. But in his Treatise he urged this, That the English should engage never to attempt to draw any of his people to the Christian Religion: he insisted upon it very much; but the English were resolute, and would make no League upon such terms. But this we see by this Heathen, that he would have his Posterity to be reckoned as he was, though his Religion was Devilish.