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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.
I shall only desire the Anabaptists to give me answer to these two Questions, clearly from Scripture.
Quest. 1. Since God was so Gracious to make a Covenant with Abraham and his Seed, and it did then consist with his Wisdom, to Constitute his Church of Parents and Children, while the Parents did believe in the Messiah to come, why may it not consist with his Grace to continue that Covenant, and with his Wisdom, still to Constitute his Gospel-Church of Parents and Children, the Jews now believing in Christ come?
If God hath plainly declared his pleasure to the contrary, tell us where, and we are satisfied: but you must produce other Scriptures then you have done yet.
Quest. 2. If God hath repealed his Covenant, with the Believing Jews Seed, turned their Children out of the Church, and deny them Baptism, though the Jews truly Believe ⟨p. 119⟩in Christ come, what hath God left in the room of these, that carry any show of his Blessing, or good Will towards their Children, during their Infant State?