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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.
The answer is plain and easy, it is a promise of the New Testament; and in the new Testament, the Jew hath no privilege above the Gentile. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, there is no difference of any Nation in the spiritual privileges of the New Testament: but all are alike in Christ Jesus. If it be said again, the promise is to them, and to their repenting and believing children, and not else.
The answer is plaine and easie, it is a promise of the New Testament; and in the new Testament, the Jew hath no priviledge above the Gentile. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, there is no difference of any Nation in the spirituall priviledges of the New Testament: but all are alike in Christ Jesus. If it be said again, the promise is to them, and to their repenting and believing children, and not else.
This exception hath been refuted above. To which let me add, that the promise was not only to the repenting and believing Israelites, nor only to their children repenting and believing; but God had promised also to pour his Spirit upon their children that they might repent and believe; when Jacob is thirsty, and like the dry ground, God promiseth he will not only pour out his Spirit like water upon him thus dry and thirsty; but also I will pour (saith he) my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine off-spring, Isa. 44.3. For it is the same water of the blood and spirit of Christ, of which God speaketh, when he promiseth to pour clean water upon them, and therewith to take away their hard and stony hearts, which must be removed by the spirit given them, before they can come to repent and believe, Ezek. 26, 25.
This exception hath been refuted above. To which let mee adde, that the promise was not onely to the repenting and believing Israelites, nor onely to their children repenting and believing; but God had promised also to poure his Spirit upon their children that they might repent and believe; when Jacob is thirsty, and like the dry ground, God promiseth he will not onely pour out his Spirit like water upon him thus dry and thirsty; but also I will poure (saith he) my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine off-spring,