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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
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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, Isa. 44.3. For it is the same water of the bloud and spirit of Christ, of which God speaketh, when he promiseth to poure cleane 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.
It is to the same purpose that upon the repentance and faith of Zacheus, the Lord pronounceth salvation to be unto his house, Luke 19.9. This day (saith he) salvation is come to this house, forasmuch as he also is the son of Abraham: which is not only in respect of the Religious care, which Zacheus would take to teach his household the way of salvation, but also in respect of the Covenant, by which not only Zacheus was bound to teach his household, but the Lord also had bound himself to bless the means of salvation to his household, as it is written, The Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God, &c.