A80622:118
The grounds and ends of the baptism of the children of the faithful. Opened…The grounds and ends of the baptisme of the children of the faithfull. Opened…
The grounds and ends of the baptism of the children of the faithful. Opened in a familiar discourse by way of a dialogue, or brotherly conference. / By the learned and faithful minister of Christ, John Cotton, teacher of the Church of Boston in New-England.The grounds and ends of the baptisme of the children of the faithfull. Opened in a familiar discourse by way of a dialogue, or brotherly conference. / By the learned and faithfull minister of Christ, John Cotton, teacher of the Church of Boston in New-England.
London: printed by R.C. for Andrew Crooke, 1646
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But the ground of all this argument seemeth to me very weak,1 for you take that for granted, which to me seemeth very uncertain, (if not untrue) that by the children to whom the promise is made, should be meant their natural children, whereas he rather meaneth the children of their faith (spiritual children) such as God called to repent as well as themselves.
But the ground of all this argument seemeth to me very weake,1 for you take that for granted, which to me seemeth very uncertain, (if not untrue) that by the children to whom the promise is made, should be meant their naturall children, whereas he rather meaneth the children of their faith (spirituall children) such as God called to repent as well as themselves.
- 1Sylvester.Silvester.
1The children to whom the promise was made if they were only the children of the faith of their parents, that is, as you mean, not the children for whom the parents believe, but their children that believe and repent as well as their parents, then a double absurdity would follow.
1The children to whom the promise was made if they were onely the children of the faith of their parents, that is, as you meane, not the children for whom the parents believe, but their children that believe and repent as well as their parents, then a double absurdity would follow.
- 1Silvanus.