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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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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.
- 1Sylvester:Silvester:
First, if this be a truth, then one may be saved by another mans faith. For here by virtue of a believers state in grace all his fruit (that is, his children) partake of the same with him, and so far as he doth, only by virtue of his grace, or state in grace, which is the same: And so by the Fathers faith ⟨p. 124⟩the Children share together with him in that Grace, which his faith instates him in, which is salvation it self.
First, if this be a truth, then one may bee saved by another mans faith. For here by vertue of a believers state in grace all his fruit (that is, his children) partake of the same with him, and so farre as hee doth, onely by vertue of his grace, or state in grace, which is the same: And so by the Fathers faith ⟨p. 124⟩