N01201:90
An appeal to the learned. Being a vindication of the right of visible saints…
An appeal to the learned. Being a vindication of the right of visible saints to the Lords Supper, though they be destitute of a saving work of God's spirit on their hearts: against the exceptions of Mr. Increase Mather. / By Solomon Stoddard, Pastor of Northampton. ; [Two lines from Daniel]
Boston: printed by B. Green for Samuel Phillips, 1709
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Dr. Davenant, & Dr. Ward, in vind. gr. Sacramentalis, teach, 1. That Sacraments do always give Grace as moral instrumental causes to those that don't put a bar in the way. 2. Consequently that by Baptism, Grace or Regeneration is conveyed to all Infants Elected or not Elected, which Regeneration they call Baptismal, and the first Grace. 3. The first Effect of this Grace is the Remission of Original Sin, by the sprinkling of the blood of Christ: upon which depends the inhabitation of the Holy Ghost; the first Regeneration, Justification, Adoption. 4. By this Grace is bestowed upon Infants a State of Salvation while they are in the condition of Infancy, but not when Adult. 5. That this first Grace and Baptismal Regeneration, has not an infallible connection with Salvation, because in their Adult age a bar may be put to the second Regeneration.
Dr. Davenant, & Dr. Ward, in vind. gr. Sacramentalis, teach, 1. That Sacraments do always give Grace as moral instrumental canses to those that don't put a bar in the way. 2. Consequently that by Baptism, Grace or Regeneration is conveyed to all Infants Elected or not Elected, which Regeneration they call Baptismal, and the first Grace. 3. The first Effect of this Grace is the Remission of Original Sin, by the sprinkling of the blood of Christ: upon which depends the inhabitation of the HolyGhost; the first Regeneration, Justification, Adoption. 4. By this Grace is bestowed upon Infants a State of Salvation while they are in the condition of Infancy, but not when Adult. 5. That this first Grace and Baptismal Regeneration, has not an infallible connexion with Salvation, because in their Adult age a bar may be put to the second Regeneration.
Dr. Burges de Bapt. Regeneratione Elect. Infant: distinguishes Regeneration into initial, which he calls Seminal & Potential, ⟨p. 35⟩which consists in a participation of the Spirit of Christ, which is the principle of Spiritual life; and actual Regeneration, which consists in a spiritual Essence, produced in a Christian by the renewing Spirit, that initial Regeneration he makes to be after Baptism, and binds it up to that as the cause, sine qua non, or moral instrument, upon which it follows; to prove this he brings not only the Fathers, and the authority of the Church of England, but also Calvin, Chamier, Bucr, Musculus, Junius, Zanchy, Vossius, Jewel, Whitaker, Ames and Davenant.