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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.
In Ezek. 36. God takes away the heart of stone, and gives an heart of flesh, and a new spirit; so he doth now to his chosen; and so he did then, Numb. 14.24. The place in the Heb. 8. is the same with that in Jeremiah 31. That in John 3.5; 6. argueth that none born of flesh can enter into the kingdom of heaven, but are ⟨p. 63⟩carnal and fleshly. But thus it was in the Old Testament, as well as in the New; there is no difference in this point.
In Ezek. 36. God takes away the heart of stone, and gives an heart of flesh, and a new spirit; so hee doth now to his chosen; and so he did then, Numb. 14.24. The place in the Heb. 8. is the same with that in Ieremy 31. That in Iohn 3.5; 6. argueth that none born of flesh can enter into the kingdome of heaven, but are ⟨p. 63⟩carnall and fleshly. But thus it was in the Old Testament, as well as in the New; there is no difference in this point.
Your sixth difference is, that that Covenant with Abraham and his posterity before Christ, comprehended a civill state, and a worldly government, with the like carnal subjects for the service of the same: But this Covenant now under Christ comprehendeth only a spiritual state, and an heavenly government, with the like spiritual subjects of this also.