g The Birth-Priviledge and CoRvenant=holinef fe Ch g. >z The whole nar. rativeanalyfed. Upon what ac- count thefe In- fants were ten- dered " to Chrift, reafon of baptizing Infants; To be borne of Hagar, that is,to be in the Covenant of -Work!, Amid give achildeinteref into the Church of Chrift. IfMr. I om6es his Gloffe (borrowed from Arminiu.r) muff ftand for the fenfe of the place, that to be borne of the flefh, is to be under the Covenant of Works, then it will hardly be avoided; but in cafe Mr. wines interpretation trial ftand of a birth in na- ture, according to the flefh, then the Argument is valid. CHAP. XLI. Math. 19.14. Mark. 10.14. Luk. 18.16. Vindicated. THat Text in the Gofpel (uttered by our Saviour Chrift) and recorded by three Evangeliffs, comes now to be confidered; Suffer little children to come unto me , and forbidthem not ; for of fuch ù the Kingdome of God. In the whole Narrative in Gofpel- records we may fee Firth, The pious care of Parents , or others in their ftead; to prefent Infants to Chrift. Secondly, The harfh entertainment that they found from the Difciples of Chrift. Thirdly, The good will of the Lord Chrift towards them manifefted I. In his difpleafure againft thofe that forbade their coming. 2. In his free admiffion of them. 3. In gratifying their requeffs that brought them. 4. In receiving them in his Armes. In the words that we have in hand, we fee i. Their admiffì= on , or at leaft charge given for it ; Suffer little children to come untoeme. x. The reafon, for of fuch is the Kingdome of God. Here is wont to be enquired.. r. What moved thefe thus to prefent f their children. This by the Evangelifts is exprefTed ; that C'hriji would put his hands upon them, and pray. W hich as they requefted, fo he condefended to anfwer, He put his hands upon them, and 61ei%'ed them. They looked upon Chrift (as it feemes) as a great Prophet highly in favour with Cod, and fuch were wont to bleffe in the name ofGod, and their bleffing was highly prized. Hands were ufed to be inipofed as in facrifices, Fxod. 29. io. fo on per - fons in bleffing, Gen, 4y. i q. The reafon that moved his Di- fciples
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=