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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 faith it self is the life of the soul (the just man liveth by his faith:) and is it a convenient speech, yea, is it not absurd to say, faith enrights to it self? But what is it that enrights to faith, and and so to life by faith? Is it not the Covenant of grace, by which God hath promised to write his Law (even the Law of faith, as well as of all holiness) in the hearts of the chosen children of his Covenant? Jer. 31.33.
For faith it selfe is the life of the soule (the just man liveth by his faith:) and is it a convenient speech, yea, is it not absurd to say, faith enrights to it selfe? But what is it that enrights to faith, and and so to life by faith? Is it not the Covenant of grace, by which God hath promised to write his Law (even the Law of faith, as well as of all holinesse) in the hearts of the chosen children of his Covenant? Jer. 31.33.
As for the priviledg•• of life, if you mean justification, glorification, and the saving mercies of the Covenant, your speech is true, every mans own faith enrights him to them; but that is nothing to the purpose. For many have had right in the Covenant, who yet have fallen short of the sure mercies of the Covenant. But if you mean by the privileges of life, the Covenant, and the seal of it; it is not true, that every mans faith, (and none else) enrights him to such privileges of life. For the faith of Abraham enrighted Ismael, and the saith of Isaac enrighted Esau to the Covenant, and to the seal thereof (Circumcision) and not their own faith, which they never had.
As for the priviledg•• of life, if you meane justification, glorification, and the saving mercies of the Covenant, your speech is true, every mans owne faith enrights him to them; but that is nothing to the purpose. For many have had right in the Covenant, who yet have fallen short of the sure mercies of the Covenant. But if you meane by the priviledges of life, the Covenant, and the seale of it; it is not true, that every mans faith, (and none else) enrights him to such priviledges of life. For the faith of Abraham enrighted Ismael, and the saith of Isaac enrighted Esau to the Covenant, and to the seale thereof (Circumcision) and not their owne faith, which they never had.