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A body of divinity, or, The sum and substance of Christian religion catechistically propounded,…A body of divinitie, or, The summe and substance of Christian religion catechistically propounded,…
A body of divinity, or, The sum and substance of Christian religion catechistically propounded, and explained, by way of question and answer : methodically and familiarly handled / composed long since by James Usher B. of Armagh, and at the earnest desires of divers godly Christians now printed and published ; whereunto is adjoined a tract, entitled Immanuel, or, The mystery of the incarnation of the Son of God heretofore written [sic] and published by the same author.A body of divinitie, or, The summe and substance of Christian religion catechistically propounded, and explained, by way of question and answer : methodically and familiarly handled / composed long since by James Vsher B. of Armagh, and at the earnest desires of divers godly Christians now printed and published ; whereunto is adjoyned a tract, intituled Immanvel, or, The mystery of the incarnation of the Son of God heretofore writen [sic] and published by the same authour.
London: printed by M.F. for Tho. Downes and Geo. Badger, 1645
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.
But what is to be thought of the effect of Baptism in those elect infants whom God hath appointed to live to years of discretion?
But what is to be thought of the effect of Baptisme in those elect infants whom God hath appointed to live to years of discretion?
In them we have no warrant to promise constantly an extraordinary work to whom God intends to afford ordinary means;1 for though God do sometimes sanctify from the womb as in Jeremiah, and John Baptist, sometime in Baptism as he pleaseth, yet it is hard to affirm (as some do) that every elect infant doth ordinarily before or in Baptism receive initial regeneration, and the seed of faith and grace: For if there were such a habit of grace then infused, it could not be so utterly lost or secreted as never to show it self but by being attained by new instruction. But we may rather deem and judge that Baptism is not actually effectual to justify and sanctify, until the party do believe and embrace the promises.
In them we have no warrant to promise constantly an extraordinary work to whom God intends to afford ordinary meanes;1 for though God doe sometimes sanctifie from the wombe as in Jeremy, and John Baptist, sometime in Baptisme as he pleaseth, yet it is hard to affirm (as some doe) that every elect infant doth ordinarily before or in Baptisme receive initiall regeneration, and the seed of faith and grace: For if there were such a habit of grace then infused, it could not be so utterly lost or secreted as never to shew it self but by being attained by new instruction. But we may rather deem and judge that Baptisme is not actually effectuall to justifie and sanctifie, untill the party doe beleeve and embrace the promises.
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