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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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For the Apostle doth go about to prove that very point from that very ground, and from none other, in that 14 ver.
For the Apostle doth goe about to prove that very point from that very ground, and from none other, in that 14 ver.
Neither was it vain so to do, unless we charge vanity upon the holy Spirit of wisdom, and truth and power that guided him. And indeed the Argument is of eternal force both in the Church of Israel, and in Christian Churches, as hath been shown above.
Neither was it vaine so to doe, unlesse wee charge vanity upon the holy Spirit of wisdome, and truth and power that guided him. And indeed the Argument is of eternall force both in the Church of Israel, and in Christian Churches, as hath beene shewn above.
But this seemeth a very unsound point to me,1 (which I see you build much upon in this discourse) which I cannot pass, that by virtue of a believers estate in grace, all his fruit is holy, and partaketh in the same estate of grace with him: unless they do by some act of their own deprive themselves of it, as did Esau and Ishmael. Against which I briefly oppose these Arguments.
But this seemeth a very unsound point to mee,1 (which I see you build much upon in this discourse) which I cannot passe, that by vertue of a believers estate in grace, all his fruit is holy, and partaketh in the same estate of grace with him: unlesse they doe by some act of their owne deprive themselves of it, as did Esau and Ishmael. Against which I beiefly oppose these Arguments.