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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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And further Christ is pleased to make use of children's Humility and Innocency to reprove the high-mindedness of his Disciples, & to draw them forth a pattern from the same, as Mat. 18.1, 2, 3. with Mark. 10.5. 1 Cor. 14.20. so that all this maketh ⟨p. 9⟩nothing for the Baptizing of Infants they being not brought to Christ for Baptism.
And further Christ is pleased to make use of childrens Humility and Innocency to reprove the high-mindednesse of his Disciples, & to draw them forth a patterne from the same, as Mat. 18.1, 2, 3. with Mark. 10.5. 1 Cor. 14.20. so that all this maketh ⟨p. 9⟩nothing for the Baptizing of Infants they being not brought to Christ for Baptisme.
Neither do I allege this place for to prove that Christ baptized these Infants.1 For it doth not appear that their fathers who brought them, were baptized themselves: and therefore neither might their children be baptized according to rule. But I allege the place to prove that the Infants of believers are amongst the blessed ones of Christ, such of whom his Church and Kingdom consisteth: and so come under the fellowship of his Disciples whom Christ commandeth to be baptized; neither will your exception against this prevail. Your exceptions, or rather evasions are two: You say that Christ his laying hands on these children, was only to reach forth some bodily cure to them, it being the ordinary way of healing in the time of the Law.