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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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Argum: 6. Because our Saviour speak's plainly of all Children who are brought to him, that of such is the Kingdom of heaven: and none are ordinarily heirs of the Kingdom of Glory, but such as are of God's visible Church and Kingdom here. The objections against this place, I think not worth confuting, because I hope enough is said to clear up this first particular, to prove the children of confederate believers to be in Covenant, and Church-members.
Argum: 6. Because our Saviour speak's plainely of all Children who are brought to him, that of such is the Kingdom of heaven: and none are ordinarily heires of the Kingdom of Glory, but such as are of God's visible Church and Kingdom here. The objections against this place, I think not worth confuting, because I hope enough is said to clear up this first particular, to prove the children of confederate believers to be in Covenant, and Church-members.
I now proceed to the second thing, viz: to answer your objections
I now proceed to the second thing, viz: to answer your objectiōs
Object: 1. If Children (say you) be members as it was in Abraham's Covenant, then wives and servants, and all the household are to be taken in; for so it was, Gen. 17. & Gen. 3•.2.3. and then what Churches shall we have? but such as you fear, God will be weary of & angry wa•.
Object: 1. If Children (say you) be members as it was in Abraham's Covenant, then wives and servants, and all the houshold are to be taken in; for so it was,