N00045:223
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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5. Because this promise [I will be a God to thee and thy seed] doth not belong to Abraham & his seed as after the […], or as lineally descended of Abraham: but as believers, and this is most evident Rom. 11. wherein 'tis said of the Jews, 1. That they were broken off (made no people no Church▪ by unbelief, verse 20. […] 2. That by Faith they shall be grafted in again, verse 23. If therefore they were broken off the Church by […], then they stood as members of the Church by […]: and if by faith they should be grafted in, then they stood by faith at first: Against is said in this Rom 11. 28. that they are love• for the […], surely not as […] fathers, but as spiritual by faith: and hence […] 9. 8. it is expressly said, that God found Abraham faith, […] before […], and made a Covenant with him.
5. Because this promise [I will be a God to thee and thy seed] doth not belong to Abraham & his seed as after the 〈…〉, or as lineally descended of Abraham: but as believers, and this is most evident Rom. 11. wherein 'tis said of the Jews, 1. That they were broken off (made no people no Church▪ by unbeliefe, verse 20. 〈…〉 2. That by Faith they shall be graffed in again, verse 23. If therefore they were broken off the Church by 〈…〉, then they stood as members of the Church by 〈…〉: and if by faith they should be graffed in, then they stood by faith at first: Against is said in this Rom 11. 28. that they are love• for the 〈…〉, surely not as 〈…〉 fathers, but as spiritual by faith: and hence 〈…〉 9. 8. it is expressly said, that God found Abraham faith, 〈…〉 before 〈…〉, and made a Covenant with him.