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…

whether of the carnal seed of the Covenant of the Law, or of the spiritual seed of the Covenant of Grace. For in the Hebrew language, any whole Society is called a mother, and the particular members thereof are called children, sons or daughters. And this may somewhat ⟨p. 158⟩further help to clear the words and meaning of the Apostle in this place. For the Apostle here maketh the Covenant of the Law to answer to Jerusalem that now is, v. 25. as if so be the Covenant of the law, and the Church of the present Jerusalem, which stood for the Covenant of the law, were both [Greek or Hebrew], of one rank, and either of them might be called an Hagar, a mother engendering their children unto bondage. And indeed the Church engendereth and breedeth her children, by dispensing and administering the seed of that Covenant, of which themselves are begotten. In like manner the Apostle maketh the other mother Sarah, the Covenant of grace to be all one with the true Church of Christ, which he calleth the Jerusalem which is above, and maketh her the mother of us all, v. 26. Because though she be her self begotten and bred of the Covenant of grace, yet she dispensing and administering the same spiritual seed, begetteth children like her self, partakers of the liberty of the sons of God.

whether of the carnall seed of the Covenant of the Law, or of the spiritual seed of the Covenant of Grace. For in the Hebrew language, any whole Society is called a mother, and the particular members thereof are called children, sons or daughters. And this may somewhat ⟨p. 158⟩further help to cleare the words and meaning of the Apostle in this place. For the Apostle here maketh the Covenant of the Law to answer to Hierusalem that now is, v. 25. as if so bee the Covenant of the law, and the Church of the present Hierusalem, which stood for the Covenant of the law, were both 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, of one rank, and either of them might be called an Hagar, a mother ingendering their children unto bondage. And indeed the Church engendereth and breedeth her children, by dispensing and administring the seed of that Covenant, of which themselves are begotten. In like manner the Apostle maketh the other mother Sarah, the Covenant of grace to be all one with the true Church of Christ, which he calleth the Hierusalem which is above, and maketh her the mother of us all, v. 26. Because though shee bee her selfe begotten and bred of the Covenant of grace, yet shee dispensing and administring the same spirituall seed, begetteth children like her self, partakers of the librty of the sons of God.