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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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Object. But (say you) except the first fruits were par• of the lump, they could not give testimony that the lump was holy.
Obj•ct. But (say you) except the first fruits were par• of the lumpe, they could not give testimony that the lumpe was holy.
Answ. Both parts of this reason are unsound; for neither do the first fruits give testimony that the lump is holy; nor is it necessary, that that which giveth testimony of the holiness of another, should be part of the same. Paul gave testimony of the holiness of such children, of whom either Parent was holy, yet he was no part of them himself.
Answ. Both parts of this reason are unsound; for neither doe the first fruits give testimony that the lumpe is holy; nor is it necessary, that that which giveth testimony of the holinesse of another, should be part of the same. Paul gave testimony of the holinesse of such children, of whom either Parent was holy, yet he was no part of them himself.
Besides, the first fruits did not give testimony that the lump was holy, (their hallowing of the lump was not by way of testimony, or as one part of an Homogeneall body giveth testimony of the whole, as one cup of good wine out of a vessel giveth testimony, that all the wine in that vessel is good) but by way of a moral instrumental efficient cause: God accepting the first fruits of the field, given to himself as holy; he therefore alloweth to the owner an holy use of the whole lump of the fruits of his field.
Besides, the first fruits did not give testimony that the lumpe was holy, (their hallowing of the lumpe was not by way of testimony, or as one part of an Homogeneall body giveth testimony of the whole, as one cup of good wine out of a vessell giveth testimony, that all the wine in that vessell is good) but by way of a morall instrumentall efficient cause: God accepting the first fruits of the field, given to himselfe as holy; he therefore alloweth to the owner an holy use of the whole lumpe of the fruits of his field.