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…

But this is more unsound then the former, to conceive that the matter of uncleanness upon which they were to part, was the uncleanness of adultery and fornication. For if that were the uncleanness in which those Corinthian yoke-fellows lived before either of them were converted to the faith, surely the Apostle would never have given them advice, not to depart one from another, v. r. 12, 13. Such as live in the uncleanness of adultery and fornication ought not to abide together, but speedily to depart one from another. Yea, methinks in case of adultery, the Corinthians would of themselves discern what was meet, to wit, speedily and utterly to abandon such wickedness, or at least have lurked in it secretly, and never have consulted with the Apostle about it in a public Church-letter. It is true, it was matter of uncleanness upon which they doubted they must part, and thereupon scrupled cohabitation. But the uncleanness which they suspected, was not adultery or fornication, but disparity of Religion, ⟨p. 122⟩in regard of the Infidel yoke-fellow, who still lived in Idolatry. But this uncleanness of Idolatry lying not upon both yoke-fellows, but upon one only; it could not debar the free passage of the holy Covenant from the believing parent to the children. For the Covenant runneth not unto you and to your seed, as speaking of both the Parents, but to thee and to thy seed, as speaking of one of them, of either of them.

But this is more unsound then the former, to conceive that the matter of uncleannesse upon which they were to part, was the uncleannesse of adultery and fornication. For if that were the uncleannesse in which those Corinthian yoke-fellows lived before either of them were converted to the faith, surely the Apostle would never have given them advice, not to depart one from another, v. r. 12, 13. Such as live in the uncleannesse of adultery and fornication ought not to abide together, but speedily to depart one from another. Yea, methinkes in case of adultery, the Corinthians would of themselves discerne what was meet, to wit, speedily and utterly to abandon such wickednesse, or at least have lurked in it secretly, and never have consulted with the Apostle about it in a publick Church-letter. It is true, it was matter of uncleannesse upon which they doubted they must part, and thereupon scrupled cohabitation. But the uncleannesse which they suspected, was not adultery or fornication, but disparity of Religion, ⟨p. 122⟩