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The church-membership of children, and their right to baptism according to that holy and…The church-membership of children, and their right to baptisme according to that holy and…
The church-membership of children, and their right to baptism according to that holy and everlasting covenant of God, established between Himself and the faithful ... cleared up in a letter, sent unto a worthy friend of the author ... / by Thomas Shepard ...The church-membership of children, and their right to baptisme according to that holy and everlasting covenant of God, established between Himself and the faithfull ... cleared up in a letter, sent unto a worthy friend of the author ... / by Thomas Shepard ...
Cambridge: printed by Samuel Green, 1663Cambridg: printed by Samuel Green, 1663
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2. Because Abraham's Covenant is of Gospel & eternal privileges. Not proper therefore to him, and his fleshly posterity. For righteousness by Faith was sealed up by Circumcision Rom. 4.11. which is a Gospel privilege, and is the ground of all other privileges, and yet in Gen. 17.7. there is no expression of this righteousness by Faith, but it is understood therefore in this, I will be their God: So the promise of eternal life, and resurrection thereunto is wrapped up in this, I am the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
2. Because Abraham's Covenant is of Gospel & eternal priviledges. Not proper therefore to him, and his fleshly posterity. For righteousness by Faith was sealed up by Circumcision Rom. 4.11. which is a Gospel priviledge, and is the ground of all other priviledges, and yet in Gen. 17.7. there is no expression of this righteousness by Faith, but it is understood therefore in this, I will be their God: So the promise of eternal life, and resurrection therunto is wrapt up in this, I am the God of Abraham, Isaac and Iacob.
3. Because there was never any Covenant, but it was either of Grace; or works: that of works on mount Sinai, that of Grace which was made with Abraham: and hence Gal. 3.17. The Covenant which was confirmed afore by Christ, the Law 430 years after cannot disannul: and what was that Covenant before? surely it was the Covenant of Grace, because it was confirmed by Christ: and what was this Covenant confirmed by Christ, but the Covenant made with Abraham? for of this the Apostle speaks, verses 14, 16. And he call's it expressly by the Name of Gospel, or the Gospel-Covenant, verse 8, 9.