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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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9. Because the Holy Ghost command's the Church to Judge them that are within, 1 Cor. 5.12, Do you not judge them that are within? All that are within, are subject to Ecclesiastical judicature, and therefore cannot by Scripture-Warrant be felones de se.
9. Because the Holy Ghost command's the Church to Judge them that are within, 1 Cor. 5.12, Do you not judge them that are within? All that are within, are subject to Ecclesiasticall judicature, and therefore cannot by Scripture-Warrant be felones de se.
10. Because this notion of felones de se evacuate's that power given of Rebuking before all, 1 Tim. 5. 20. which is to be done without partiality, (whether they be young, or old, rich or poor &c.) ver.21 ⟨image ?⟩and so likewise takes away that Authority given of reproving with all long-suffering, 3 Tim. 4. 2. leaves no room for obedience to that command (2 Thes. 3. 15.) of Admonishing the offender as a Brother &c. add thereto that this notion of the felo de se supposeth some disobedience in a Church-member of an open scandalous nature against which God hath not provided the remedy of spiritual revenge in an ecclesiastical way, contrary to that 2 Cor. 10. 6▪ where the Apostle saith, we have in readiness to revenge all disobedience &c. that this is spoken of Church discipline is well cleared by that expression of worthy Mr. Cotton. viz. the Apostles revenge of Disobedience by way of reproof in preaching doth not follow the Peoples Obedience,