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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.
First, If Infants themselves be believers (as some of them be, or else all of them be damned, Mark. 16.16.) then in baptizing all the Infants of the faithful, the Baptism of some believers is continued in them.
First, If Infants themselves bee beleevers (as some of them be, or else all of them be damned, Mark. 16.16.) then in baptizing all the Infants of the faithfull, the Baptisme of some beleevers is continued in them.
Secondly, If all the people of England be baptized, and many of them be believers, then supposing (as hath been proved) the Baptism of the seed of believers to be lawful, there is no believer in England, nor in any such like Church in the world, that is left unbaptized.
Secondly, If all the people of England bee baptized, and many of them bee beleevers, then supposing (as hath beene proved) the Baptisme of the seed of beleevers to bee lawfull, there is no beleever in England, nor in any such like Church in the world, that is left unbaptized.
Thirdly, If a believer be not in Gods account baptized himself, till his seed be baptized also, (as hath been showed above) then abandon the Baptism of the seed of believers (two wit, the Baptism of Infants) out of the world, and abandon the baptism of believers out of the world, neither is there any competent, reason, that should exclude Infants (the seed of believers) from being capable and competent subjects of baptism, as well as their believing Parents.
Thirdly, If a beleever bee not in Gods account baptized himselfe, till his seed bee baptized also, (as hath been shewed above) then abandon the Baptisme of the seed of beleevers (two wit, the Baptisme of Infants) out of the world, and abandon the baptisme of beleevers out of the world, neither is there any conpetent, reason, that should exclude Infants (the seed of beleevers) from being capable and competent subjects of baptisme, as well as their beleeving Parents.