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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
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.
1But before you take the baptism of infants concluded out of this place, consider what you will say to another interpretation, which I have seen made of this place. For there be that say, That by the promise to you and to your children, is not meant the Covenant of grace to you and to your children; but the promise of sending the Holy Ghost to enable them, and their sons and daughters to prophecy: Which promise Peter quoted out of Joel, Act. 2.16, 17. which promise Christ received of the Father, and had now shed abroad in their sight and hearing, verse 33. and which Peter promised to them upon their repentance and baptism, verse 38. because the promise was to them and to their children.
1But before you take the baptisme of infants concluded out of this place, consider what you will say to another interpretation, which I have seen made of this place. For there bee that say, That by the promise to you and to your children, is not meant the Covenant of grace to you and to your children; but the promise of sending the Holy Ghost to enable them, and their sons and daughters to prophecy: Which promise Peter quoted out of Joel, Act. 2.16, 17. which promise Christ received of the Father, and had now shed abroad in their sight and hearing, verse 33. and which Peter promised to them upon their repentance and baptisme, verse 38. because the promise was to them and to their children.
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1Thus sometimes you will have the promise to be understood of sending Christ, and sometime of sending the holy Ghost, but the truth is, both are but effects of the same grace, and both given by the same Covenant. The English proverb speaketh of such men as are loath to see what they do see, that they cannot see the wood for trees: so these men cannot see the Covenant for the promises; what is the wood but a storehouse of trees? and what is the Covenant