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The church-membership of children, and their right to baptism, according to that holy and…The church-membership of children, and their right to baptisme, according to that holy and…
The church-membership of children, and their right to baptism, according to that holy and everlasting covenant of God, established between himself, and the faithful and their seed after them, in their generations: cleared up in a letter, sent unto a worthy friend of the author, and many years ago written touching that subject; / by Thomas Shepard, sometimes Pastor of the Church of Christ at Cambridge in New-England. ; Published at the earnest request of many: for the consolidation and encouragement [sic], both of parents and children in the Lord. ; [Twelve lines of Scripture texts]The church-membership of children, and their right to baptisme, according to that holy and everlasting covenant of God, established between himself, and the faithfull and their seed after them, in their generations: cleared up in a letter, sent unto a worthy friend of the author, and many yeares agoe written touching that subject; / by Thomas Shepard, sometimes Pastor of the Church of Christ at Cambridg in New-England. ; Published at the earnest request of many: for the consolidation and encouragemenr [sic], both of parents and children in the Lord. ; [Twelve lines of Scripture texts]
printed by Samuel Green, 1663
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1. The Covenant made with Abraham is renewed in the Gospel, as to the main thing in it, viz. I will be their God, and they shall be my people, Heb. 8. 10. Jer. 31. 33 and though the seed be not expressed, yet its understood, as 'tis Gen. 17. 8. & if need be shall be proved hereafter.
1. The Covenant made with Abraham is renewed in the Gospel, as to the main thing in it, viz. I will be their God, and they shall be my people, Heb. 8. 10. Jer. 31. 33 and though the seed be not exprest, yet its understood, as 'tis Gen. 17. 8. & if need be shall be proved hereafter.
2. Because Abraham's Covenant is of Gospel & eternal privileges. Not proper therefore to him, and his fleshly posterity. For righteousness by Faith was sealed up by Circumcision Rom. 4. 11. which is a Gospel privilege, and is the ground of all other privileges, and yet in Gen 17 7. there is no expression of this righteousness▪ by Faith, but it is understood therefore in this, I will be their God; So the promise of eternal life, and resurrection thereunto is wrapped up in this, I am the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
2. Because Abraham's Covenant is of Gospel & eternal priviledges. Not proper therefore to him, and his fleshly posterity. For righteousness by Faith was sealed up by Circumcision