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A96712	The summe of diverse sermons preached in Dublin, before the L. Deputie Fleetwood, and the Commissioners of Parliament for the affairs of Ireland. wherein the doctrine of infant-baptism is asserted, and the main objections of Mr. Tombs, Mr. Fisher, Mr. Blackwood, and others, answered / by Samuel Winter ...	Winter, Samuel, 1603-1666.	1656 (1656)	Wing W3089; ESTC R43829	127,074	209

their own whereas we are visible members of the body of Christ before being under the Covenant of grace which is the in-let to the Church of Christ but solemnly admitted by baptism 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mat. 2. For Christ himself was head of the Church before he was baptized being King of the Jews 4. Whereas they say Christ hath no such union or communion with our Churches because not baptized This is one of the greatest errors that ever was broached in the world but we say The communication of Faith is made effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which Christ hath wrought Phil. 6. Non habet dei charitatem qui Ecclesiae non diligit unitatem Augustin I answer I am sorry to see such a spirit of error and pride gone forth into the world that men should maintain such palpable errors with so much confidence and arrogancie for have we not proved that our Churches are true Churches Where Christ vouchsafes his presence there we may and must vouchsafe ours unless there be some apparent ground to the contrary But in our Churches Christ vouchsafes his presence Why then should any withdraw seeing they can render no reason for so doing And hath not Christ walked in the midst of our candle-sticks hetherto Rev. 2. The experience of thousands yea millions of souls may bear witness to this truth and rise up and call us blessed yea upon our late repairing of the Tabernacle or Tabernacles hath not the Lord vouchsafed his presence and filled our Tabernacles with his glory Exod. 40.34 Num. 9.15 On that day the Tabernacle was reared the cloud covered the Tabernacle Thus upon the casting out of the poor blind man Ioh. 9.35 Jesus appeared unto him and made such a discovery of himself to his soul as you shall scarse read in all the book of God but they have not onely excommunicated some few that dissent in judgment from them in this point though godly but all the Churches of God in the world crying as they in Esa 65.5 Stand by thy self come not near me I am holyer than thou that is I have devised a holyer way of worship than thou These are a smoke in the nostrils of the Lord and a fire that burneth all the day and doubtless God will appear to the joy of such as are cast out clave errante with an erring key and to the shame of those that thus have cast them forth as abominable branches Esa 66.5 Obj. The Jews were truly under the Covenant of Circumcision Gen. 17.10 but never all of them so much as visibly in the Covenant of grace An. We grant they were all circumcised which still they call the Covenant but that they were all under a Covenant of grace savingly we deny though so far as it extended there was a reality in it 2 Pet. 2.18 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Having truly escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledg of Christ these common gifts purchased by Christ and given by the spirit to the sons of men are true and real though not saving grace Thus the carnal Jews and carnal Gospellers children may be said to be under a Covenant of grace truly and really so far as it goes though they never attain to the enjoyment of the spiritual part thereof the Jew had much benefit by that Covenant as we shall shew hereafter But it was not fulfilled to them all in the utmost extent of it Secret things belong to God but things revealed to us and to our children That God will be our God and the God of our seed is a thing revealed therefore it belongs to us but how many of our children he hath chosen or how far he hath taken them into Covenant with himself or how far the promise belongs to them is a secret thing which must be left to God It is true Abraham and his posterity were circumcised Gen. 17.10 but it doth not follow that all his posterity were in reality and truth under a Covenant of grace as to the spiritual part thereof though visibly they were under it as to the outward administration and enjoyed many common mercies by virtue of that Covenant For what hast thou saith the Lord to do to take my Covenant in thy mouth seeing thou hatest to be reformed But God did not cut off that entail till he gave them a bill of divorce Obj. No children fare the bette● for the faith of their parents in respect of this Covenant Ans This query the Apostle answers Rom. 3.1 What advantage h●th the Jew more than others 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Quid amplius Judaeo He answers Much every way First That unto them were committed the Oracles of God Word and promises non ut alienae rei depositum but as their own proper treasure Psal 147.19 Deut. 4.6 7.8 What Nation is there so great c. Three things make a nation great 1. That they have God nigh to them and that they are nigh to God again 2. That they have statutes and judgments so rightous as theirs were 3. In that they are a wise and understanding people These three you have in the Text But how came they to be so wise if not by the enjoyment of these Ordinances which are the glorie of all lands Secondly By virtue of this Covenant they had the Tabernacle of God amongst them a Church erected and they with their children members of that Church Psal 147.13 He hath blessed thy children within thee How highly doth the Apostle extol this christian priviledg Heb. 12.22 Ye are not come to Mount Sinai but to Mount Sion viz. To fellowship with the Church below and the Church above for these two differ but as the porch and the house the suburbs and the city Great is the priviledg that members have in this respect Consider how near and dear such are to God Psal 87.2 He loves the very gates of Sion in which gates they had their Assemblies even the outside of Sion more than all the dwellings of Jacob What sweet enjoyments have they that walk in such ways If it be so sweet on earth where a few imperfect members mixed with many corrupt members meet together ah how much more sweet will it be in heaven when that great Assembly shall meet and have no mixtures at all Is it therefore no advantage to children that they may sit down with Abraham Isaac and Iacob in the Kingdom of heaven But ah how sad will it be with them if they be hereafter cast out into utter darkness Thirdly The presence of God is in his Tabernacle Exo. 40.34 The glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle when they punctually observed the command of the Lord by the hand of Moses Fourthly By virtue of this Covenant the Angel of his presence saved them and stood betwixt Pharaoh and them Exod. 14.19 q. d. Thou must strike through my loins if thou wound Israel my first-born Yea the Archangel Christ hath his Angels under him