Cll. 39. of the ifu e of Beleever.r. 345 which is borne of the f efh ú f efh, john 3.6. will not hold, unlefre it mutt for ever continue flefh, and no omnipotence of God fha11 be able-to make it otherwife. He farther addes, and yet it may be certaine that the childe of two mnbeleevers may be federally holy at birth, whether it be underâíood of elation , inherent boline fre , or outward holine fe, i f God pleafe to Work and declare it. I wou'd Mailer Tombes would (peak, whether there were ever any fuck a thing, as the childe of two unbeleevers, at, the infant of their birch, declared of God to be of thole whom he took to be fe- derally holy, and of the umber of his Covenant - people, let that Propoficion Band till God by fuch a miracle confute or contra., dial it. Mailer Tombes addes, But the iffue of them that are net lawfully conpyned as husband and Wife, cannot be made legitimate by God, becaufe it is contrary to the definition of legitimation, which is a. Efate confequent upon birth by the lawful copulation of lawful huf band and wife. This mull conclude for his interpretation, and againíf ours, be- caufe God by his omnipotence can make our uncleane ones holy, and to make his uncleane ones holy,is without the verge of om nipotence; If we fhould put cafe in Matter Tombes his manner, that God fhould appear in approbation of a mans enjoying a woman out of marriage - fociety, then there were a legitimation of the ifrue, as he did the marriage of the brothers wife, Deut. 25.5. otherwife againif the Moral Law, Levit. 18. i 6. Much more might be Paid to tire my hfelf and Reader in a thorow view of all this voluminous heap, but I doubt not but the judicious will fee the foundation of his fabrick shaken, and then the ref} will fall without farther paines; and lo I leave him many of his friends in this forfaking him,A Lapide, Stapleton, Effit's, who, him are againft Covenant- holineffe, yet are againti his fpuri- ous interpretation of thefe words, and Lawfon that denies Bap- tifme of Infants, yet denies this place to be meant of baftardy or legitimation. Y y CHAP.
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