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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.
It seemeth to me otherwise to expound the Apostle this way,1 is the only way for the clearing of the scruple of the Corinthians: which befell them by reason of an Epistle, which the Apostle wrote to them before in 1 Cor. 5.9. where he so pressed ⟨p. 116⟩them from having any Communion or fellowship with any unclean person in the worship of God, that they understood him to condemn also civill commerce with the world, upon which they questioned the lawful retaining of their unbelieving husbands and wives, and to have communion with them in Society. And so much the more, as having an example of the like nature in the law, Ezsa. 10.7. About which thing, & that near relation of husband and wife in their civil commerce they wrote to the Apostle for information, 1 Cor. 7.1. And questioned not their children. Whereby it appeareth, they held it lawful to retain their children. To which the Apostle answereth from a double ground thus.
It seemeth to mee otherwise to expound the Apostle this way,1 is the onely way for the clearing of the scruple of the Corinthians: which befell them by reason of an Epistle, which the Apostle wrote to them before in 1 Cor. 5.9. where he so pressed ⟨p. 116⟩them from having any Communion or fellowship with any uncleane person in the worship of God, that they understood him to condemne also civill commerce with the world, upon which they questioned the lawfull retaining of their unbeleeving husbands and wives, and to have communion with them in Society. And so much the more, as having an example of the like nature in the law, Ezsa. 10.7. About which thing, & that neare relation of husband and wife in their civil commerce they wrote to the Apostle for information, 1 Cor. 7.1