Circumcision and Baptism, Sacraments of the Covenant of Grace: Being a Candid Consideration of the Points at Issue Between Presbyterians and Baptists (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Circumcision and Baptism, Sacraments of the Covenant of Grace: Being a Candid Consideration of the Points at Issue Between Presbyterians and Baptists The matter, and much of the form of the present unpretending work, was delivered in Sermons to the people of my charge. The impression made by these Sermons, on the minds of many of God's dear people, led to the expression of a desire on their part, for their publication. This desire, communicated with much delicacy and kindness on their part, their Pastor has consented to gratify. The topics handled have been so often and ably discussed by the first minds the church has produced. that it would be idle to pretend to any originality. Nothing new can be said on either side. The object had in View by the author, has been to condense into as narrow a compass as possible. the Scripture arguments that go to sustain the view: and practice of the Presbyterian Church in relation to the Sacraments of Circumcision and Baptism. And, in doing this, he has not. hesitated to use the best arguments he ha, been able to lay his hands on. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.