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 […] the earnest request of many: for the Consolation and Encouragement, both of Parents and Children in the Lord.Genesis 17.7.And I will establish my Covenant between Me and the• and thy […] Generations, for an Everlasting covenant, to be a GOD unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.Mark. 16.16.He that Believeth, and is Baptized, shall be saved.Acts. 2.39.For the Promise is unto you, and to your Children, and to all that are a••r• off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.1 Cor. 7.14.Else were your Children unclean, but now are they Holy.CAMBRIDGE Printed by Samuel Green. 1663.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 AVTHOR, and many Yeares agoe written touching that subject; By THOMAS SHEPARD, somtimes Pastor of the Church of Christ at Cambridg in New-England. Published 〈…〉 the earnest request of many: for the Consolation and Encouragement, both of Parents and Children in the Lord.Genesis 17.7.And I will establish my Covenant between Me and the• and thy 〈…〉 Generations, for an Everlasting ••venant, to be a GOD unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.Mark. 16.16.He that Believeth, and is Baptized, shall be saved.Acts. 2.39.For the Promise is unto you, and to your Children, and to all that are a••r• off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.1 Cor. 7.14.Else were your Children unclean, but now are they Holy.CAMBRIDG Printed by Samuel Green. 1663.Title page of The church-membership of children, and their right to baptism according to that holy and…, Cambridge, 1663The 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…Thomas Shepard, 1663

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