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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.
For 1. it is not said in the original, this day is salvation come to this house (though it be so translated) but this day salvation is to this house, which argueth, Christ spake not of his coming to dine in Zacheus his house; but of his salvation resting upon the family.
For 1. it is not said in the originall, this day is salvation come to this house (though it be so translated) but this day salvation is to this house, which argueth, Christ spake not of his commi•g to dine in Zacheus his house; but of his salvation resting upon the family.
2. The reason which Christ giveth, why salvation is to the house, will not stand with the gloss; for (saith he) salvation is to this house, inasmuch as he also is the son of Abraham. Now if Zacheus his becoming the son of Abraham, had been the reason of Christ his coming into his house to dinner, it would have argued that unless he had been a penitent convert, Christ would not have come into his house to dine. But the same evangelist ⟨p. 77⟩telleth us the contrary, That Christ went into the House of one of the Pharisees to dine with him, whom yet he sharply reproveth, as one whose inside was full of ravening and wickedness, Luke 11.37, 38, 39.
2. The reason which Christ giveth, why salvation is to the house, will not stand with the glosse; for (saith hee) salvation is to this house, inasmuch as he also is the son of Abraham. Now if Zacheus his becomming the son of Abraham, had been the reason of Christ his comming into his house to dinner, it would have argued that unlesse hee had been a penitent convert, Christ would not have come into his house to dine. But the same evangelist ⟨p. 77⟩telleth us the contrary, That Christ went into the House of one of the Pharisees to dine with him, whom yet hee sharply reproveth, as one whose inside was full of ravening and wickednes,