A80622:668
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.
1For Answer, take these two things, and either of them will avoid your acception.
- 1Silvanus.
First, That the Church of England doth not administer Baptism for this end, to work Regeneration.
Secondly, That though it should aim at such an end, yet that would not make the Baptism false.
Secondly, That though it should aime at such an end, yet that would not make the Baptisme false.
For the first, The Church of England doth professedly teach the contrary Doctrine, not only in their Pulpits, but in Books allowed by public authority, That the Sacraments doth not beget Faith, nor Regeneration, ex opere operato, but they are signs and seals of both. Neither do the public prayers of the Church hold forth their judgement otherwise. But as in judgement they do believe, that God by Covenant promiseth to pour clean water upon us, and upon our seed,