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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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4. The scripture no where call's Circumcision a seal. [saith Bellarmine to Rom, 4.] unless it be in this place, where Abraham is spoken of, which ⟨image ?⟩is a manifest argument that Circumcision was a seal unto Abraham alone Ames. ibid. c. 1. th. 12. By this weapon also fetched out of the armoury of Antichrist, hath the Anabaptist not a little gratified the common adversary.
4. The scripture no where call's Circumcision a seal. [saith Bellarmine to Rom, 4.] unless it be in this place, where Abraham is spoken of, which ⟨image ?⟩is a manifest argument that Circumcision was a seal unto Abraham alone Ames. ibid. c. 1. th. 12. By this weapon also fetcht out of the armory of Antichrist, hath the Anabaptist not a little gratifyed the common adversary.
5. The Papists generally assert, That the Baptism of John was not the same for substance with the Baptism of Christ, nor had the same efficacy, as the Baptism of Christ hath. Which tenet see confuted by Cartwright on the new Testament, Mat. 3. 11. and by Ames Beller. enerv. t. 3. l.2. c.5. th.1, 2. &c. and Rivet Cathol. orthod. tractat, 3. qu. 2. and Chemnir. exam. part 2. de baptisme sub•••on 1. and Chamier panstrat. t.4. l. 5. c. 12. still we see the harmony between the Papist and the Anabaptist. And hence we find likewise the Papist pleading for the rebaptizing of those who had received the Baptism of John. Chamier ibid. cap. 13. paragr. 35. &c▪
5. The Papists generally assert, That the Baptisme of John was not the same for substance with the Baptisme of Christ, nor had the same efficacy, as the Baptisme of Christ hath. Which tenet see confuted by Cartwright on the new Testament,