11 _._B~o=o_k_e·~~~~·~c=afi~e~s~of~C~o~~~c~ie~nc~e~·~~-z~~77 I I. To bindc rhemfelucsby (olcmne pro- A which arifcrh properly, from focic<lc and 1111 fe, in the: name of the childc, before the comt~~~ion of bJodd, *hit:h wee call Conwhole Churchalfcmbled, that they \Vill be f"ng11mm•; the orher, whJCh corn" by carcarefulI ( 0 [oonc as hee comes ro ycaresof na!J comunCbon or man a~1d wom~n, in rhe di{cretion, chat he be brought vp in th~ feart: c~latcof marriage, eommonir rearmed .A.ffiand f<ruiccof God, and bem!Tructedm the niiJ.Andber,de, rhcfe,the Scnptureacknowprinciples of faith and repentance, and acledgcrh none: . quainrcci with the prmmfe madeby them m If tt beefatd, that God tsthe Fatherof all lliSilehalfe,that bee may frame his hfethcre· bcleeuers, and that they are his fonncsand after. . daughters,& Chri£ltheir elder brother: and II I. To haue fpeciallcare of theperfortherefore there mut! ncedes beafpiriruall almance of their promifc: ; that by :11J good l!.1nce bcrwcenethem alJ. Ianf\vcr., iris true: means which Godhath appointed,both pubbutthatthrs kinred hath Ius origroall from hke, as hl;!aring the word, an~ recefuing the blpti[mcJ and beginncrh with that relation, Sacramcnts;and prtuate,as exhortltions and that IS b~tweenerhe Surcrjes and their godadmonitions in time eo come he~ lltall bee ch1Jdren Ill that Sacrament,it is aPop1fh inmooued&i;citedtoforfaketheDIUell, &c. B uention, deuifed by thewitofman,withour and to pay his-vowes made at hisB~pr1fme. ground or warrant ii_J the word of G'?d. . II. Q,_Whetherchildren baptrzed,come II I. Q,_But be It, that rhe PapHlsopim· to bee ot fpiriruall kinred with the whole on were true, then a further Q!lctlion may Church by reafon of their Godfathers and be mooued: Godm~thers/ VVhethcrJi•irituall kinred'contracted by ThcPapifls anfwer yea, and theyc<phnc baptili11e, car. beaiuft impedimentof marrirheir anfwer in this manner: Lookcas by agebetweenrhewunetfcsthem(ducs)orthelf carnall propagation, a man harh a naturall children1 · beemg ;fo by theSacramentofBaptifme, he _The Papms in theirwritings anfwer, that Lib.fcnr, 4 . h.rh afpintuall bceing in the (\ateof grace, fpmruall alliance, bemg larre more excellent d10, 4 ,, . according to which heisborneagamc. Now, t~cncarnall, IS ofmu..:h more force, bvrh to qux~.r.1m"" as bycarnall propagation, arifeth abondof, h1ndcr aman from r;narri~gcl before h~mar~ ~:a~:~~:~~ kinred betweene one man and another: foby ry,and to brcakc: oif marnage, when 1t u con. matrlnlonlthe recc:iuingofBaptifm,thcrearlfcthabond fummate. um~&duj~ vf kinred bcrweene the members of the .Gutthisdotlrinc(astheformer)isnotwar. mir.comra· Church;by.meanes whereof;t11eSureties be- C rantable._ For firlt, they themfdu<S aflirme, ~~!~de come as Fathers and 1\'lothers to rhe parties that th1s 1mpcdmH·ntdoth not depend vpon omr.lib. bapri 7 ,ed. . rhcLawofnaturc, but vpou rhellldgemcnr 1 .cap. 3 o, \Nee on the other r,dean(wer negatiUcly, of the Church. But tbe ellare of marriage, rhat perfons baptized, doe not by their Bap· !lands by Godsordinance,who harh gioen tici(\ue become fpirirually a·ldnne to the berry ot entrance into it, toaJI men, rhatarc Church. Now that this isrhe trurh, and the Gut ofrhe degrees forbidden in his Law,withcontrotric dod:rincof the P.tpHls erroneous) out cxcepuon: and therefore the Jawesaod willappcare by thcfe rcafons: conlhr"uons of men, cannot preiudice, or I. The Sacramcm itfelfe,doth not giue a take away mans liberty in that behalfe. fpirituall beeing, to any man that is partaker Secondly,all belceuers arc brethren and (j. thereof, neither is it of force ro makea_'!'an llersin Chr!l!, and the1efore are fpirirually a Chritlian , or a member of the rmul1ble allied each toother. N01v ifrhis fp~tituall al· ChurchofGoj. Butthatwhich cloth this, is ltancebepollutcd by mariagc,or makes marthcCouenantof grace, wherein is promifed riagcvndertakcn, a meerenuJlitic; rhcn no remiffion oflinnes,and life ctcrnall,in and by bdceucr lhall marricin rhe Lord, for ChriO 1• ChriU.Andthe Sacrament,is.onely afcale of D a'" by thts meancs mutl neutr match ~~irh that couenant,:md no more. . ChriUians,butwlth Pagans and Infidels. Now ifbaptifmecannot make a Chrillian, Thirdly,this impcdrmcnr IS afupcrfl1tious mucb lctTe can it giue vnto him a fpirituall inuemion of Popllb Canon1Hs, oncJy to in· becing in the bodie of Chrill, and confecreafctheTreafurieofrherrChurch,bythcir quently any fuch fpiriruall alli;lllce, where· multitude of difpenfat!ons, And it fecmes by one member may bee alhccf vnto anvt!Jlt they are Clthcr afh~mcd of lr, or wearie ther. . eo ~earctheirnputa!ion th~reo~ For fomc of Dccr.Gre . I I. There IS nor thefamereafon of ~ap~ rbc1rownl! Canons are agamCl H 1 which doe 1.4,ut.u.c-,~ tlfme,thatisof earnall propagau~norbirth. a!Jow Godfathers cbddren tomarrie, and Q For Baptifmcis notregenerauonu felfe, but 1nan to marrichis GoJf2.thers wife. And the . the Sacramenr, that is, the ligneaod fealcvl Councellof rrcut, bath drawncthisal!initic ~0':f~1:w. regeneration. And therefore though nacu. into a narrowercompatfe, which before was :.:~ Je:r~t. rail ktnredcomcs bycarnaUfeedeandbJrtl"l, fo farrc iniargcd, allowing rh~ VVJrn'etJcs ~ercfonna· yet fpirituall kinred, ea~not come ~o any by tbcmfducs to. bee man andw 1 fe, not vrging uonc~:- bapt,fme. II I.The Scripturementions oneall thethree k1ndes ofkinred, but onely fomc ~:;~m' c. ly rwo forts of kmred, and no more; the one, degreesofcompaternitie. . G 3 Ill. Q!Jc· \
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