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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.
Your second Evasion is, That these Infants being children of the Jews were 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.
Your second Evasion is, That these Infants being children of the Jewes were at that time members of that Church, and so of that Kingdome, And had as much interest in Christ for outward blessings, as any else.
Answ. 1. If that be all, then there were some children of the kingdom of Heaven, which had only Interest in Christ for outward blessings; and then indeed they had no Interest in Christ, nor in his kingdom at all.
Answ. 1. If that be all, then there were some children of the kingdome of Heaven, which had onely Interest in Christ for outward blessings; and then indeed they had no Interest in Christ, nor in his kingdome at all.
2. If the Infants of Christian Parents be not the children of the kingdom of Heaven (as well as the infants of the Jews were) then the encouragement which Christ gave to these Jewish Parents then, will not reach to Christian Parents now, to bring their children to him now, so much as for bodily cures. Suffer (saith Christ) little children to come unto me, to wit, (say you) for bodily curer, for of such (saith Christ) is the kingdom of Heaven. True (saith you) such were the children of the Jews. But then it will follow by your Doctrine, That we Christians are not ⟨p. 11⟩allowed to suffer our children to come to Christ; no not for bodily cures: for of such as our children be, the kingdom of heaven is not.