2 98 VP Poo; anofamiipZook. well the Covenant and what you do ; And firft humble your felf for your own fins againft the holy Covenant And then with the greater& ferioufnefsand thankfulnefs, enter ycur Child into the fame Covenant. I I. Underfland that as his firff Condition of Right, is uponyour Faith and Confent, and not upon his own fo the continuance of his Right while he is an Infant Ihort of the ufe of Reafon, cannot be upon any condi- tion tobe perfomed by him, but byyou ; which is the Continuance of your own (g) fidelity, with your faithful endeavours for his holy Education. And there- fore if you fhould fend a Baptized Child to be Edu- cated as the yanizaries among Infidels, he falleth as I think from his Covenant Right by your perfidioufnefs. And what Forfeiture Parentsgrofs negleti at home may make, I leave to further confederation. III. (h) Teach them therefore to know what Covenant they have made, and do by them juft as I have done by you : Ceafe not till you havebrought them hear, tily to con rent to it at age themfelves : And then bring them to the Pallorof the Church,that they may ferioufly and folemnly own the Covenant, and fo may be ad- mitted into the number of Adult Communicating rnembeys, in a regular way. IV. Let your Teaching of them to this End, be joyntlyof the words, the fence, the due Affeíl'ions and (g) Mark through all the Scriptures how Godufeth the Children are related to their faithful orfaithlefs Fa- ants. (h) ;o'o -(.a 15;I6)I7 ;18.Deut.29.30, II. the
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