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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.
And why should it seem more mystical to you, that Infants should be capable of Baptism, and yet not be capable of the Lords Supper? You have seen even now a reason of both, both in Religion and Nature. And therefore do not say, you can see no rule for it in all the Book of God: and it is against a rule in Nature, to keep a Child born from his food.
And why should it seem more mysticall to you, that Infants should bee capable of Baptism, and yet not bee capable of the Lords Supper? You have seen even now a reason of both, both in Religion and Nature. And therefore doe not say, you can see no rule for it in all the Book of God: and it is against a rule in Nature, to keep a Childe born from his food.
For Baptism holding forth the death and burial and Resurrection of Christ, if there be food in these (as there be food indeed) then children born, that want not these (as in Baptism they are administered to them) they want not food. Yea, children in the womb, before they be born to see the light, yet they want not food, but are fed by the Navel from the blood that is gathered ⟨p. 132⟩in the mothers womb, before they come forth to suck the breasts. And so is it with the Infants in the Church, they are fed by the blood and Spirit of Christ in Baptism, before they can suck the sincere milk of the Word.
For Baptisme holding forth the death and buriall and Resurrection of Christ, if there bee food in these (as there bee food indeed) then children born, that want not these (as in Baptisme they are administred to them) they want not food. Yea, children in the wombe, before they bee born to see the light, yet they want not food, but are fed by the Navell from the blood that is gathered ⟨p. 132⟩in the mothers wombe, before they come forth to suck the brests. And so is it with the Infants in the Church, they are fed by the blood and Spirit of Christ in Baptism, before they can suck the sincere milk of the Word.