A41329:383
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.
Res significata in Baptismo est sanguis Christi. Walaeu. to. 1. p. 84. I could produce more Authors.
The Application of the Blood of Christ, and the renewing of the Spirit, without both which our State cannot be happy, I think may both be signified, and these either by Dipping, or powering of Water: The sprinkling of the Blood of Jesus [set out of old by the Ceremonial sprinkling] is a famous Sentence in the Gospel. Heb. 12.24. and 1 Pet. 1.2. so the powering out of the Spirit, Tit. 3.5, 6. Ezek. 36.25. Isa. 52.15. Joel 2.28, 29. Prov. 1.23.
The Abolishing of Sin, is the end of all; [Lord what a do is here before we can be delivered from the misery we have brought ourselves into! what an Evil is Sin!] now this is not set down one way, but several ways in Scripture, sometimes by mortification, or the Death of Sin. Dipping sets out that, Buried with Christ, sometimes by cleansing, and by purging. Heb. 9.14. 1 Jo. 1.9. Apoc. 1.5. But the grave do not represent that, we do not use to purge, and cleanse, by Burying, but this we do by pouring Water upon our Hands, upon Rooms, Tables, &c. we can cleanse that way, purge me with Hyssop.