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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.
And whereas you say, the Word doth not justify any, but with respect to actual faith:
And whereas you say, the Word doth not justifie any, but with respect to actuall faith:
There is an ambiguity in your word, actual faith; for actual faith may be meant, either faith actually indwelling in the heart; or faith actually expressing it self in some acts or fruits of profession. If you mean actual faith in the former sense, it is true what you say, but nothing to the purpose. For though God doth not justify any but with respect to actual faith; yet many are within the Covenant whom God doth not justify; else all the house of Israel, whose carcasses fell in the wilderness, and with whom ⟨p. 82⟩God was not pleased, had been all of them justified, for they were all in the Covenant. If you mean actual faith in the latter sense, your speech is untrue. For God doth justify many, whose faith doth not actually express it self in fruits of profession. For they who are filled with the holy Ghost from the womb (as John Baptist, and Jeremiah were) they are sanctified: And they who are sanctified, are also justified: And yet their faith did not at that age express it self actually in fruits of profession.
There is an ambiguity in your word, actuall faith; for actuall faith may be meant, either faith actually indwelling in the heart; or faith actually expressing it selfe in some acts or fruits of profession. If you meane actuall faith in the former sense, it is true what you say, but nothing to the purpose. For though God doth not justifie any but with respect to actuall faith; yet many are within the Covenant whom God doth not justifie; else all the house of Israel, whose carkasses fell in the wildernesse, and with whom ⟨p. 82⟩God was not pleased, had been all of them justified, for they were all in the Covenant. If you mean actuall faith in the latter sense, your speech is untrue. For God doth justifie many, whose faith doth not actually expresse it selfe in fruits of profession. For they who are filled with the holy Ghost from the wombe (as John Baptist, and Jeremy were) they are sanctified: And they who are sanctified, are also justified: And yet their faith did not at that age expresse it selfe actually in fruits of profession.