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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.
There is no man so weak or ignorant as to believe or affirm that all infants are in the like sort filled with the holy Ghost, as John Baptist was. But yet if you believe or affirm that none else were filled or sanctified with the gifts of the holy Ghost but John Baptist only, or that all infants are not alike capable of those gifts, as well as he; I may say as Christ said in another case, You err, because you know not the Scriptures, nor the power of God. David saith, as of Christ in substance, so of himself in type, Thou didst make me to hope or trust at my mothers breasts, Psal. 22.9. Isaiah saith in like sort, The Lord hath called me from the womb, Esa. 45.1. and ⟨p. 14⟩the Lord saith the same of Jeremiah, I sanctified thee before thou camest forth of the womb, Jer. 1.5. Yea little children are so far forth capable of receiving the holy Ghost, or (which is all one) the kingdom of God (for by his Spirit he setteth up his kingdom in us) that our Saviour expresseth it generally, that whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child (to wit, as a little child receiveth it, for so the syntax carrieth it) he shall not enter therein, Mar. 10.15. What though it be said that faith cometh by hearing? so it is also said, the Spirit cometh by the hearing of faith, Gal. 3.2. And yet you see as some have received the Spirit, that never heard of faith, so the same h•ve received faith, that never heard the word.
There is no man so weak or ignorant as to beleeve or affirm that all infants are in the like sort filled with the holy Ghost, as Iohn Baptist was. But yet if you believe or affirm that none else were filled or sanctified with the gifts of the holy Ghost but Iohn Baptist onely, or that all infants are not alike capable of those gifts, as well as he; I may say as Christ said in another case, You erre, because you know not the Scriptures, nor the power of God. David saith, as of Christ in substance, so of himselfe in type, Thou didst make me to hope or trust at my mothers breasts,