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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.
The Books in which you read of divers difficulties about the Jews coming in; they speak not without cause,1 there be difficulties indeed about the same: And I may tell you more, they are difficulties impossible to be assoiled, according to the Tenets and Principles of those Books. For grant that for truth which the Apostle expressly teacheth for a Mystery, That after the fullness of the Gentiles be come in, (to wit, come in from their Antichristian Apostasy) that then all Israel shall be saved, (upon whom in the mean time blindness lieth, Rom. 11.25, 26.) And grant this also for a truth, (which the Apostle likewise expressly addeth, Verse 27, 28.) that this shall be out of respect of Gods love Covenanted with their Fathers, then this will prove a difficulty inexplicable, how God in the New Testament shall convert the posterity of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob out of his love to their Fathers, and yet no man is partaker of grace by the Covenant of his Fathers, till himself doth actually believe. For can men actually believe till they be converted? And is not conversion it self made a fruit and effect of Gods love? (his Covenanted love) unto their Fathers, and for the Fathers sake unto their seed?
The Books in which you read of divers difficulties about the Jews comming in; they speake not without cause,1 there be difficulties indeed about the same: And I may tell you more, they are difficulties impossible to bee assoyled, according to the Tenents and Principles of those Books. For grant that for truth which the Apostle expressely teacheth for a Mystery, That after the fulnesse of the Gentiles bee come in, (to wit, come in from their Antichristian Apostasle) that then all Israel shall bee saved, (upon whom in the meane time blindnesse lyeth, Rom. 11.25, 26.) And grant this also for a truth, (which the Apostle likewise expressely addeth, Verse 27, 28.) that this shall bee out of respect of Gods love Covenanted with their Fathers, then this will prove a difficulty inexplicable, how God in the New Testament shall convert the posterity of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob out of his love to their Fathers, and yet no man is partaker of grace by the Covenant of his Fathers, till himselfe doth actually believe. For can men actually believe till they be converted? And is not conversion it selfe made a fruit and effect of Gods love? (his Covenanted love) unto their Fathers, and for the Fathers sake unto their seed?