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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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1The blessing of Christ upon these infants was for bodily cures, as is manifest by the desires of those that brought them to Christ, which was not that he should baptize them, but that he would touch them and lay his hands upon them, and pray, as Mar. 5.23. Mat. 19.13.15. This was the ordinary way of healing in the time of the Law, by such as were enabled by God thereunto, as is clear by these Scriptures compared together, 2 Kings 5.11. with Mat. 19.13. Mat. 8.3. Mat. 9.18. Luke 4.38.40. Never were any so brought to Christ but for some cure, and for his blessing of them, which was in respect of that temporal Mercy he bestowed upon them, according to that they came to him for: and to show his Bounty and Humility, that he was no respectre of Persons; as such might seem to be, that suffered others to come, and would have kept back children: And for such to belong to the Kingdom as those children did, and therefore they ought to come, as well as any others. For they were children of the Jews, and at that time Members of that Church, and so of that Kingdom, and had as much Interest in Christ for outward blessings as any else.
1The blessing of Christ upon these infants was for bodily cures, as is manifest by the d•sires of those that brought them to Christ, which was not that he should baptize them, but that he would touch them and lay his hands upon them, and pray, as Mar. 5.23. Mat. 19.13.15. This was the ordinary way of healing in the time of the Law, by such as were inabled by God thereunto, as is cleare by these Scriptures compar'd together,