Chap. 37 of the iffue of Beleevers% 2 (truck out of Covenant ; Pt ma that fhould be fei- zed on an inheritance for ever, will hardly be brought to quit that tenure, and eccept with limit for terme of life, God wits their God, and the Godof their feed, Gen. z7, 7. They did bring forth children to God, Ezek. i 6, 20. Now they bring forth children without God. They have a feed, but no holy feed ; a world replenifhed, but not a Church or people to God continued; The favage Indi- ans in a married condition have this priviledge, that their iffue are not bollards, and this is all that can be claimed by Chriftians. Fourthly, we might demand if fo great a change were made and held in the Apoftolique Primitive times, how it comes to paffe that there was fuch filence no man moving a queflion about it? The pomp of worfhip and obfervation of places formerly in ufe, was laid afide in Gofpel-times, but this we hear of, and the reafon of its yohn 4.22. The initiating Sacrament of Circumcifion had a period put to it, of this we hear and many complaints about it? Pfalteries, Harps;Qrgans, Cymbals, and fuch inftruments of mu- rick, in ufe in the time of the Law, were laid afide in Gofpel-times, and not known in the weflerne Churches till after Thomas?Afgui- muhis dayes; as this was not done, fo it was not paft in filence,but fpoken of, as elfewhere I have fhewen and given reafons of it by Juflin &artyr, or at leaft one that beares his name, chryfoflome, Ifidore, Thomas Aquinas. When none of thefe changes can paffe, but all this obfervation is made,it is more then (frange that fo great a change as this in the termes of the Covenant, between God and his people, can be fo carried on without any obfervation at all, or one word once moved about ir, or fpoken in it; See Mafter Bay- ter., Treatife of Iifantf Church- memberfhip, proving that Infants were fometimes Church-mernbers,page 26, 27. that there is no re- f peal of this grant vouchfafed of God,page 27,28. waiting for fome ; fair anfwer to the former demands. I (hall proceed to thofe texts of Scripture,vchere the Covenant in New Teftanient- times is I held out in this latitude to beleevers and their feed , comprizing their parents in the fame priviledge of Covenant and pareicipati on of promife. First, let us look into thofe words of Peter, delivered in his .frft Sermon after the receiving of the holy Ghoft, (the firft place in which the Covenant of promife, and Baptifme the Seal of the Covenant are mentioned) (poke by him to the Jewes, with whom M m 5 _ _ the. A E s 2.3 8,3 9.) vindicated.
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