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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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6 He prosecuteth the same conclusion of the conversion of the Jews, and demonstration, that their rejection is not small, and irrecoverable, by an argument taken from the immutability of Gods electing love to the children of such, whose fathers he hath given an effectual calling unto, in the fellowship of his Covenant of grace, v. 28, 29.
6 Hee prosecuteth the same conclusion of the conversion of the Jewes, and demonstration, that their rejection is not small, and irrecoverable, by an argument taken from the immutability of Gods electing love to the children of such, whose fathers he hath given an effectuall calling unto, in the fellowship of his Covenant of grace, v. 28, 29.
7 He proveth and amplifieth the same by an argument à Pari, from equals, thus, As you when you were unbelievers have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: so they now not believing shall obtain mercy through your mercy, v. 30, 31, 32. Finally he concludeth all with an holy and Affectionate Admiration of the depth of the riches of the knowledge and wisdom of God in these his unsearchable Judgements and ways, v. 33. to 36.
7 He proveth and amplifieth the same by an argument à Pari, from equalls, thus, As you when you were unbeleivers have now obtained mercy through their unbeleife: so they now not beleiving shall obtaine mercy through your mercy, v. 30, 31, 32. Finally he concludeth all with an holy and Affectionate Admiration of the depth of the riches of the knowledge and wisedome of God in these his unsearchable Iudgements and wayes, v. 33. to 36.
I have the more fully opened to you the Analysis of this whole chapter, that you may the better discern both the true scope of the Apostle, and withal your own fallacy in perverting the Apostles scope to such a meaning as will not suite with his words. For you so carry the Apostles scope, as if he wholly intended throughout all this discourse to defend a remnant of faithful Jews against the general Apostasy and rejection of