Within the reformed tradition there has long been a debate about what status children have in the Church of God. Are our children second rate members? Are they simply external covenant members? Or are they regenerate members partaking of the benefits of Christ as they were sealed unto them in baptism? I’m his masterful treatise on the topic, titled “Presumptive Regeneration,” Cornelius Burgess, who was the chairman of the baptism committee at the Westminster assembly, ably proves that we are to regard children as regenerate members of the church. Burgess ably shows his agreement with Calvin and many other divines on this topic. He also spends a significant amount of time trying to prove that the regeneration of the infant ordinarily occurs at the time of baptism- which is also a topic of debate. Needless to say, you may need some ibuprofen after this episode.
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