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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.
I will not strain at your word Essentials;1 though all things that are necessary to the entrance or being of a thing, are not straightway essential to it. Gods providence is necessary to the being and entrance of sin, but it is not essential to it. But I willingly admit of your three necessary Ingredients for entrance into the Covenant, and find none of them wanting to enstate and interest the Infants of believing Parents into the Covenant.
I will not straine at your word Essentialls;1 though all things that are necessary to the entrance or being of a thing, are not straightway essentiall to it. Gods providence is necessary to the being and entrance of sin, but it is not essentiall to it. But I willingly admit of your three necessary Ingredients for entrance into the Covenant, and finde none of them wanting to enstate and interest the Infants of believing Parents into the Covenant.
- 1Silvanus.
First, the Word of God revealeth such a Covenant of grace, wherein God giveth himself to be a God to the faithful Parent, and to his seed. So he gave himself to faithful Abraham and to his seed, Gen. 17.7. This Covenant of Abraham, the Scripture revealeth to be come upon the believing Gentiles and their seed, as hath been showed above.
First, the Word of God revealeth such a Covenant of grace, wherein God giveth himselfe to be a God to the faithfull Parent, and to his seed. So hee gave himselfe to faithfull Abraham and to his seed, Gen. 17.7. This Covenant of Abraham, the Scripture revealeth to be come upon the believing Gentiles and their seed, as hath been shewed above.