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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.
Where 1. It may be marvelled why you should make the holy ⟨p. 92⟩Ancestors of the Jews, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the first fruits of the Jews: and yet not make them in like sort, the root also. For the Apostle putteth no difference between the first fruits and the Root, but speaketh of them as two similes to express one and the same thing: If the first fruits be holy, so is the whole lump; If the root be holy, so are the branches, v. 16. And as Christ is in some other places of Scripture called a Root, so is he also called the first fruits, 1 Cor. 15.20, 23. And sure he hath the first preeminence in all relations of holiness and grace unto his people. But let your interpretation stand so far; let the first fruits of the lump of the Jews be the holy Ancestors of the Jews, that is indeed the true meaning of the Apostle here; only consider if you can see any cause why you should not as well take them in like sort for the root also.
Where 1. It may be marvelled why you should make the holy ⟨p. 92⟩Ancestors of the Jewes, Abraham, Isaac, and Iacob, the first fruits of the Jewes: and yet not make them in like sort, the roote also. For the Apostle putteth no difference between the first fruits and the Roote, but speaketh of them as two similies to expresse one and the same thing: If the first fruits be holy, so is the whole lumpe; If the roote be holy, so are the branches, v. 16. And as Christ is in some other places of Scripture called a Roote, so is he also called the first fruits, 1 Cor. 15.20, 23. And sure hee hath the first preheminence in all relations of holinesse and grace unto his people. But let your interpretation stand so farre; let the first fruits of the lumpe of the Jewes be the holy Ancestors of the Jewes, that is indeed the true meaning of the Apostle here; onely consider if you can see any cause why you should not as well take them in like sort for the root also.