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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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To your fourth and last we answer, it were a false slander, if you should report that our Doctrine doth hold forth, that ever Esau or Ishmael were subjects of a saving estate of saving grace: For though we say, they were borne under the Covenant of grace, and were made partakers of the seal of the Covenant, yet we do not say they were ever subjects of Gods saving grace. It is a grace to partake in the means of grace, and in the enjoyment of many gifts of common grace, and in the offers of saving grace; and yet many have enjoyed all these, who nevertheless were never subjects of saving grace, neither of election, whereof your two former texts speak, nor of perseverance in the Covenant, whereof your two latter speak. And to fall from such an estate of grace, I leave it to you upon second thoughts to judge, whether it tend to Popery and Arminianism, or no.
To your fourth and last we answer, it were a false slander, if you should report that our Doctrine doth hold forth, that ever Esau or Ishmael were subjects of a saving estate of saving grace: For though we say, they were borne under the Covenant of grace, and were made partakers of the seale of the Covenant, yet wee doe not say they were ever subjects of Gods saving grace. It is a grace to partake in the meanes of grace, and in the enjoyment of many gifts of common grace, and in the offers of saving grace; and yet many have enjoyed all these, who neverthelesse were never subjects of saving grace, neither of election, whereof your two former texts speake, nor of perseverance in the Covenant, whereof your two latter speake. And to fall from such an estate of grace, I leave it to you upon second thoughts to judge, whether it tend to Popery and Arminianisme, or no.
To gather up then the sum of all this discourse about the Covenant of Abraham to an head: You have seen it now proved and maintained against all exceptions,
To gather up then the summe of all this discourse about the Covenant of Abraham to an head: You have seen it now proved and maintained against all exceptions,