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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.
To the third, there is as little difference in that as in the former: for as the seal of that Covenant confirmed faith in things to come, but the seal of this confirms faith in things already done: so the seal of that Covenant confirmed the faith of Abraham in the righteousness of faith, which he had already received; and the faith of those that were in Canaan of the possession of it: And our Baptism sealeth up to us mortification of sin, deliverance out of affliction, resurrection of the body, whereof some are yet to come ⟨p. 61⟩in part, some wholly. The like may be said of the other Ordinances of the Covenant. But what is it to the purpose? what if sundry ordinances of the Covenant, as it was dispensed in the old Testament, confirmed faith in things to come? and what if the Ordinances of the New Testament confirmed faith in things past? yet what is this to argue that children of believing Parents are excluded from the Covenant of grace in the new testament, though not in the Old?
To the third, there is as little difference in that as in the former: for as the seale of that Covenant confirmed faith in things to come, but the seale of this confirmes faith in things already done: so the seale of that Covenant confirmed the faith of Abraham in the righteousnesse of faith, which he had already received; and the faith of those that were in Canaan of the possession of it: And our Baptisme sealeth up to us mortification of sin, deliverance out of affliction, resurrection of the body, whereof some are yet to come ⟨p. 61⟩in part, some wholly. The like may bee said of the other Ordinances of the Covenant. But what is it to the purpose? what if sundry ordinances of the Covenant, as it was dispensed in the old Testament, confirmed faith in things to come? and what if the Ordinances of the New Testament confirmed faith in things past? yet what is this to argue that children of believing Parents are excluded from the Covenant of grace in the new testament, though not in the Old?
To the fourth, when you say, that Covenant was National, and admitted all of the Nation to the seals thereof: But this personal, and admitteth of none but such as believe.