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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.
Another difference which you put, is, that Circumcision sealeth to things to come, as under Types and shadows, and so to subjects in a cloud, and darkness: whereas Baptism confirmeth Faith in things come, and already done: and hath for its subjects Children of the light, in the clear evidence of the Spirit, with face open: Suppose this difference were true: That Circumcision sealed to things to come: and Baptism to things come: Circumcision to things veiled, Baptism to things open: Yet this is but a circumstantial difference, in the manner of revealing the blessings promised: but this argueth no material difference at all in the persons, the subjects of the seal. It will only argue thus much, that whereas the same Christ, and the things of Christ were sealed up to them, and to their seed more darkly, they are sealed up to us and our seed, more clearly and plainly.
Another difference which you put, is, that Circumcision sealeth to things to come, as under Types and shadowes, and so to subjects in a cloud, and darknesse: whereas Baptisme confirmeth Faith in things come, and already done: and hath for its subjects Children of the light, in the clear evidence of the Spirit, with face open: Suppose this difference were true: That Circumcision sealed to things to come: and Baptisme to things come: Circumcision to things vailed, Baptisme to things open: Yet this is but a circumstantiall difference, in the manner of revealing the blessings promised: but this argueth no materiall difference at all in the persons, the subjects of the seale. It will onely argue thus much, that whereas the same Christ, and the things of Christ were sealed up to them, and to their seed more darkly, they are sealed up to us and our seed, more clearly and plainly.
Besides, it is not altogether true, that Circumcision sealed up to them things to come. For both Baptism and Circumcision do seal to both things come, and things to come. Circumcision sealed to Abraham, God to be his God, and the righteousness of Faith: both which were already come to Abraham before he was circumcised. It sealed up also sundry things to come, to him, and his seed, as their deliverance out of Egypt, their inheritance of Canaan, and the coming of the Messiah. But when ⟨p. 144⟩