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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
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Secondly, some of them God owned in a more special manner, with reference to his gracious Covenant made with Abraham, and established with Isaac, and his seed after him for an everlasting Covenant: which cannot be the estate of the ⟨p. 83⟩whole Nation; for then all of them had been in a true saving estate of grace; and so all saved: or else fallen from grace: But in this whole body there was a Church consisting of an holy Assembly of Worship and Worshippers, a spiritual state; all the whole body with these held communion together, because God took into one body, that whole Nation for his own people. And all these springing out of Abraham's loins, did assume to themselves an equal right and privilege in Gods gracious Covenant made with Abraham and his seed, supposing God had bound his Covenant generally upon him and his seed, in his natural generation after the flesh. But God respected in the same only his chosen in Christ with whom he confirmed his Covenant with Isaac in reference to Christ, Gen. 17. Gal. 3.
Secondly, some of them God owned in a more speciall manner, with reference to his gracious Covenant made with Abraham, and established with Isaac, and his seed after him for an everlasting Covenant: which cannot bee the estate of the ⟨p. 83⟩whole Nation; for then all of them had been in a true saving estate of grace; and so all saved: or else fallen from grace: But in this whole body there was a Church consisting of an holy Assembly of Worship and Worshippers, a spirituall state; all the whole body with these held ••mmunion together, because God tooke into one body, that whole Nation for his own people. And all these springing out of Abrahams loynes, did assume to themselves an equall right and priviledge in Gods gracious Covenant made with Abraham and his seed, supposing God had bound his Covenant generally upon him and his seed, in his naturall generation after the flesh. But God respected in the same onely his chosen in Christ with whom hee confirmed his Covenant with Isaac in reference to Christ, Gen. 17