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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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Nevertheless, this I willingly grant you; that God had a special respect to the elect and faithful seed, as to whom he reserved the effectual application of the spiritual and sure mercies of the Covenant, though the external dispensation of the Covenant, and of the seals of the Covenant, and of all the Ordinances of Gods worship was generally granted to all the seed, whether elect or non-elect, faithful or hypocrites. But to pass by your general discourse of the state of the people of the Jews in the Old Testament, let us attend to that which cometh nearer to the argument in hand, to wit, to the general scope of the Apostles discourse in the 11. Chapter of the Epistle to the Romans; which you say is, concerning the breaking off of the Jews, and the occasion thereof, as also their calling by the Gospel; wherein you tell me, the Apostle ever defends the faithful seed of the Jews against the general rejection of that Nation.
Neverthelesse, this I willingly grant you; that God had a speciall respect to the elect and faithfull seed, as to whom hee reserved the effectuall application of the spirituall and sure mercies of the Covenant, though the externall dispensation of the Covenant, and of the seales of the Covenant, and of all the Ordinances of Gods worship was generally granted to all the seed, whether elect or non-elect, faithfull or hypocrites. But to passe by your generall discourse of the state of the people of the Jews in the Old Testament, let us attend to that which commeth nearer to the argument in hand, to wit, to the generall scope of the Apostles discourse in the 11. Chapter of the Epistle to the Romans; which you say is, concerning the breaking off of the Jewes, and the occasion thereof, as also their calling by the Gospel; wherein you tell me, the Apostle ever defends the faithfull seed of the Jews against the generall rejection of that Nation.
And it is true, he doth so in the former part of the chapter from ver. 1. to 10. but that is not his general scope throughout the whole Chapter. For his general scope is to declare three things touching the rejection of the Jews.
And it is true, he doth so in the former part of the chapter from ver. 1. to 10. but that is not his generall scope throughout the whole Chapter. For his general scope is to declare three things touching the rejection of the Jews.