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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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Thirdly, as in our Baptism the Lord doth not regard nor esteem the outward washing of the flesh, (1 Pet. 3.21.) So neither was the circumcision of the flesh without circumcision of the heart of any account before God, either before Christ, or since. It was not only so adjudged in Pauls time in the New Testament, that Circumcision of the flesh, was nothing without Circumcision of the heart, but also in Jeremies time in the Old Testament. For Jeremiah threateneth •hat God will punish the circumcised with the uncircumcised, Egypt, Edom, Ammon and Moab with Judah: for all these Nations are uncircumcised; & all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart, Jer. 9.25, 26. It hath been said of old, shall a man make Gods to himself, and they are no Gods? So may it be said in some proportion, shall a man make differences to himself to turn him off from the way of God, and they are no differences?
Thirdly, as in our Baptisme the Lord doth not regard nor esteeme the outward washing of the flesh, (1 Pet. 3.21.) So neither was the circumcision of the flesh without circumcision of the heart of any account before God, either before Christ, or since. It was not only so adjudged in Pauls time in the New Testament, that Circumcision of the flesh, was nothing without Circumcision of the heart, but also in Ieremies time in the Old Testament. For Ieremy threatneth •hat God will punish the circumcised with the uncircumcised, Egypt, Edom, Ammon and Moab with Iudah: for all these Nations are uncircumcised; & al the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart, Ier. 9.25, 26. It hath been said of old, shall a man make Gods to himself, and they are no Gods? So may it be said in some proportion, shall a man make differences to himself to turn him off from the way of God, and they are no differences?