The Pædo-baptists apology for the baptized churches shewing the invalidity of the strongest grounds for infant baptism out of the works of the learned assertors of that tenent, and that the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins is a duty incumbent upon all sinners who come orderly to the profession of Christianity : also the promise of the Spirit [b]eing the substance of a sermon on I Cor. 12, I, to which is added a post-script out of the works of Dr. Jer. Taylor in defence of imposition of hands as a never failing ministery / by Tho. Grantham.
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           Infant baptism.
           Baptists -- Apologetic works.
           Imposition of hands.
        
      
    
     
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           THE
           Paedo-Baptists
           Apology
           FOR
           THE
           Baptized
           Churches
           ,
           Shewing
           The
           invalidity
           of
           the
           strongest
           grounds
           for
           Infant
           Baptism
           out
           of
           the
           works
           of
           the
           learned
           assertors
           of
           that
           tenent
           .
           AND
           That
           the
           Baptism
           of
           Repentance
           for
           the
           remission
           of
           sins
           is
           a
           duty
           incumbent
           upon
           all
           sinners
           who
           come
           orderly
           to
           the
           profession
           of
           Christianity
           .
        
         
           ALSO
           The
           Promise
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ●eing
           the
           substance
           of
           a
           Sermon
           on
           1
           Cor.
           12.
           1.
           
        
         
           To
           which
           is
           added
           A
           POST-SCRIPT
           .
           Out
           of
           the
           works
           of
           
             Dr.
             Jer.
             Taylor
          
           in
           defence
           of
           imposition
           of
           hands
           as
           a
           never
           failing
           Ministery
           .
        
         
           By
           
             Tho.
             Grantham
          
           .
        
         
           
             Mr.
             Perkins
             on
             Gal.
             3.
             27.
             
          
           
             Baptism
             alone
             is
             no
             mark
             of
             Gods
             Child
             ,
             but
             Baptism
             joyned
             with
             Faith
             ,
             for
             so
             must
             the
             text
             be
             consideres
             .
             All
             the
             Galations
             that
             believe
             are
             baptized
             into
             Christ
             .
          
        
         
           Printed
           in
           the
           Year
           .
           1671.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           To
           the
           Reader
           .
        
         
           
             Friend
             ,
          
        
         
           I
           Have
           a
           few
           things
           to
           say
           before
           thou
           read
           this
           ensuing
           Apology
           ,
           and
           first
           ,
        
         
           The
           occasion
           of
           it
           is
           from
           the
           late
           unkind
           usages
           which
           the
           Baptized
           Churches
           have
           received
           from
           the
           Paedo-Baptists
           ,
           by
           violently
           dispersing
           their
           Assemblies
           ,
           by
           defacing
           and
           taking
           away
           their
           meeting
           places
           ,
           by
           imprisoning
           their
           persons
           ,
           seizing
           and
           wasting
           their
           Estates
           ,
           by
           injuring
           them
           in
           their
           Trade
           by
           means
           of
           excommunications
           ,
           by
           Writs
           
             de
             Capiendo
          
           and
           other
           penall
           proceedings
           both
           confining
           their
           Persons
           and
           exposing
           them
           to
           great
           inconveniencies
           .
           And
           all
           this
           only
           (
           as
           I
           conceive
           for
           their
           conscionable
           observance
           of
           the
           will
           of
           God
           in
           Preaching
           the
           Gospel
           to
           sinners
           ●●r
           the
           obedience
           of
           faith
           ,
           and
           for
           
           adhearing
           to
           that
           form
           of
           Doctrine
           once
           deli●ered
           to
           the
           Saints
           
             Heb.
             6.
             1
             ,
             2.
          
           
           In
           which
           Doct●ine
           and
           sufferings
           being
           through
           the
           mercy
           of
           God
           a
           pertaker
           with
           them
           ,
           I
           thought
           I
           might
           lawsully
           write
           an
           Apology
           for
           them
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           for
           the
           Truth
           professed
           by
           them
           .
           And
           that
           I
           might
           the
           ●ore
           effectually
           do
           this
           I
           chose
           to
           speak
           ●o
           their
           advers●ries
           by
           the
           learned
           ●ens
           of
           their
           own
           Doctors
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           My
           design
           in
           writing
           this
           Apo●ogy
           ,
           is
           to
           abate
           (
           if
           it
           may
           be
           )
           that
           great
           enmity
           which
           hath
           appeared
           generally
           between
           the
           parties
           concerned
           ;
           and
           more
           perticularly
           that
           spirit
           of
           opposition
           and
           disresp●ct
           which
           too
           much
           appears
           in
           the
           more
           refined
           sort
           of
           the
           Paedo-Baptists
           ,
           against
           such
           as
           labor
           to
           reform
           (
           or
           rather
           to
           restore
           )
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           Baptism
           ,
           to
           its
           first
           integrity
           and
           estimation
           among
           all
           that
           profess
           the
           name
           of
           our
           Lord
           Jesus
           
           Christ
           ,
           under
           what
           Epethets
           or
           den●minations
           soever
           .
           And
           me
           thinks
           th●
           truth
           should
           prevail
           with
           all
           that
           do
           consider
           the
           authority
           and
           force
           thereof
           to
           be
           such
           that
           men
           are
           constrained
           (
           as
           it
           were
           to
           speak
           for
           it
           though
           to
           the
           overthrow
           of
           their
           dearest
           errours
           ,
           so
           that
           we
           may
           say
           their
           Rock
           is
           net
           as
           our
           Rock
           ,
           our
           enemies
           being
           judges
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           I
           have
           not
           injured
           the
           sense
           of
           my
           authours
           ,
           and
           where
           I
           have
           added
           any
           thing
           for
           explycation
           of
           any
           word
           or
           passage
           ,
           I
           have
           distingushed
           the
           same
           partly
           by
           a
           different
           Letter
           ,
           and
           partly
           by
           this
           Character
           [
           ]
           nor
           have
           I
           said
           much
           in
           the
           Apology
           ,
           as
           indeed
           it
           was
           not
           necessary
           ,
           considering
           the
           evidence
           of
           the
           word
           of
           God
           for
           us
           ,
           and
           the
           Record
           which
           our
           opposers
           do
           bear
           in
           favour
           of
           our
           Cause
           ;
           and
           beside
           they
           that
           will
           may
           see
           what
           may
           be
           further
           said
           in
           the
           case
           depending
           ,
           if
           they
           please
           to
           peruse
           the
           Learned
           works
           of
           
           those
           of
           our
           way
           ,
           viz.
           Denn
           his
           
             Answer
             to
             Dr.
             Featley
             ,
             Tombs
             ,
          
           his
           
             Antipaedo-Baptist
             ,
             Fisher
          
           his
           
             Christianismus
             Rediv●vous
          
           ,
           and
           many
           others
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           The
           second
           part
           intitled
           
             Of
             the
             Promise
             of
             the
             Spirit
             ,
          
           I
           though
           fit
           to
           be
           annexed
           ,
           because
           
             Acts
             2.
             38
             ,
             39.
          
           such
           as
           are
           Baptized
           with
           the
           Baptism
           of
           Repentance
           for
           Remission
           of
           fins
           ,
           have
           the
           promise
           of
           the
           Spirit
           made
           to
           them
           ,
           which
           being
           sought
           for
           in
           the
           way
           ordained
           of
           God
           ,
           shall
           be
           received
           according
           to
           his
           will
           for
           he
           is
           faithfull
           that
           promised
           .
        
         
           
             Thy
             servant
             in
             Christ
             ,
             Tho.
             Grantham
             ,
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           THE
           
             Paedo
             Baptists
             Apologie
          
           FOR
           The
           Baptized
           Churches
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           THere
           is
           no
           point
           of
           the
           Christian
           Faith
           ,
           of
           greater
           importance
           in
           order
           to
           the
           composure
           of
           Divisions
           
             among
             such
             as
             conscientiously
             profess
             the
             Name
             of
             Christ
             ,
          
           then
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           holy
           Baptisme
           ,
           
             in
             the
             Name
             of
             Jesus
             Christ
             for
             the
             remission
             of
             sins
             ;
             for
             as
             many
             as
             have
             been
          
           
           
             Baptixed
             into
             Christ
             have
             put
             on
             Christ
             .
          
           And
           where
           this
           
             foundation
             truth
          
           hath
           been
           neglected
           or
           essentially
           corrupted
           ,
           there
           hath
           ensued
           great
           disorder
           in
           Religion
           ,
           because
           the
           being
           of
           the
           Church
           (
           as
           visible
           )
           is
           so
           concern'd
           therein
           ,
           that
           there
           can
           be
           no
           orderly
           proceeding
           
           in
           any
           Church
           Act
           ,
           nor
           participation
           in
           any
           Church
           Priviledge
           ,
           where
           Sacred
           Baptisme
           is
           not
           Antecedent
           .
        
         
           And
           though
           Reformation
           (
           or
           rather
           the
           restoration
           )
           of
           this
           Truth
           be
           hard
           to
           accomplish
           ,
           yet
           must
           we
           not
           be
           discouraged
           ,
           but
           still
           pursue
           all
           lawful
           and
           probable
           wayes
           to
           effect
           it
           in
           this
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           in
           other
           cases
           .
           And
           the
           way
           which
           I
           have
           chosen
           to
           help
           on
           this
           needful
           work
           at
           this
           time
           is
           to
           shew
           ,
           that
           (
           notwithstanding
           the
           discord
           in
           point
           of
           practice
           ,
           yet
           )
           there
           is
           a
           very
           great
           concord
           in
           doctrine
           ,
           touching
           the
           main
           questions
           which
           concern
           this
           Heavenly
           Institution
           ,
           between
           the
           Paedo-Baptists
           ,
           and
           the
           Baptized
           Churces
           .
           The
           questions
           are
           these
           .
           
             
               1.
               
               
                 What
                 are
                 the
                 Qualifications
                 required
                 of
                 all
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 bapt●zed
                 .
              
            
             
               2.
               
               
                 What
                 is
                 the
                 aue
                 Act
                 or
                 right
                 Form
                 to
                 be
                 observed
                 and
                 done
                 in
                 this
                 solemn
                 rite
                 of
                 Baptisme
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           Touching
           the
           first
           ,
           the
           doctrine
           of
           the
           Baptized
           Churches
           is
           well
           known
           ,
           
           namely
           ,
           That
           
             Repentance
             toward
             God
             ,
             and
             Faith
             towards
             our
             Lord
             Jesus
             Christ
             are
             prerequisites
             to
             the
             baptisme
             of
             every
             sinner
             .
          
           And
           to
           this
           agrees
           the
           holy
           Scripture
           with
           full
           consent
           ,
           ●aying
           ,
           
             Repent
             and
             be
             baptized
             every
             one
             of
             you
             .
          
           
           
             They
             were
             all
             baptized
             confessing
             their
             sins
             .
             When
             they
             beleived
          
           Philip
           
             preaching
             the
             things
             concerning
             the
             Kingdome
             of
             God
          
           &c.
           
           
             They
             were
             baptized
             both
             men
             and
             women
             ,
             many
             of
             the
          
           Corinthians
           
             hearing
             ,
             believe'd
             and
             were
             baptised
             .
          
           And
           hence
           this
           holy
           Ordinance
           is
           well
           called
           the
           
             Laver
             of
             Regeneration
             ;
             the
             Baptisme
             of
             repentance
             ,
             fo●th●
             r●mis●ion
             of
             sins
             .
          
           Now
           let
           us
           hear
           the
           doctrine
           of
           the
           Paedo-Baptists
           touching
           this
           question
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           
             Church
             of
             England
          
           both
           in
           her
           Articles
           and
           
             vulgar
             Catechism
          
           ,
           delivers
           her
           mind
           clearly
           to
           this
           purpose
           ,
           that
           such
           repentance
           whereby
           sin
           is
           forsaken
           ,
           and
           such
           Faith
           as
           by
           which
           the
           promises
           of
           God
           are
           stedfastly
           beleived
           ,
           
           is
           required
           of
           persons
           (
           meaning
           all
           persons
           )
           which
           are
           to
           be
           baptized
           ,
           and
           that
           in
           Baptism
           Faith
           is
           confirmed
           &c.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           M●
           .
           Perkins
           )
           a
           Learned
           Son
           of
           ●he
           same
           Church
           )
           upon
           these
           words
           ,
           
             ●each
             all
             Nations
             baptizeing
             them
          
           .
           saith
           ,
           I
           explain
           the
           words
           thus
           ▪
           (
           mark
           ,
           first
           of
           all
           
             it
             is
             said
             Teach
             them
             ,
             that
             is
             make
             them
             my
             Disciples
             by
             calling
             them
             to
             believe
             ,
             and
             to
             repent
             .
             Here
             we
             are
             to
             consider
             ,
             the
             order
             which
             God
             observes
             in
             makeing
             with
             man
             the
             Covenant
             in
             Baptism
             ,
             first
             of
             all
             he
             calls
             them
             by
             his
             word
             and
             commands
             them
             to
             beleive
             and
             repent
             ,
             then
             in
             the
             second
             place
             God
             makes
             his
             promise
             of
             mercy
             and
             forgiveness
             ▪
             and
             thirdly
             he
             feals
             his
             promise
             by
             Baptism
             —
             they
             that
             know
             not
             ,
             nor
             consider
             this
             order
             which
             God
             used
             in
             Covenanting
             with
             them
             in
             Bapti●m
             deal
             preprosterously
             ,
             oversliping
             the
             commandment
             of
             repenting
             and
             b●leiving
             —
             this
             is
             the
             cause
             of
             of
             so
             much
             profaneness
             in
             the
             world
             —
             
             we
             see
             what
             is
             done
             in
             Baptism
             ,
             the
             Covenant
             of
             grace
             is
             solemniz'd
             between
             God
             and
             the
             Party
             baptized
             ,
             and
             in
             this
             Covenant
             something
             ▪
             belongs
             to
             God
             ,
             some
             to
             the
             Party
             baptized
             ,
             the
             actions
             of
             the
             Party
             baptized
             is
             a
             certain
             stipulation
             ,
             or
             obligation
             ,
             whereby
             he
             bindeth
             himself
             to
             give
             homage
             to
             the
             Father
             ,
             Son
             ,
             and
             holy
             Ghost
             .
             This
             homage
             standeth
             IN
             FAITH
             ,
             whereby
             all
             the
             promises
             of
             God
             are
             beleieved
             ,
             and
             in
             OBEDIENCE
             to
             all
             his
             commandements
             .
             The
             sign
             of
             this
             obligation
             ,
             is
             that
             the
             Party
             baptized
             WILLINGLY
             yeilds
             himself
             to
             be
             washed
             with
             water
             .
          
        
         
           
             3.
             
             Diodate
             on
             the
             same
             Text
             ,
             teaches
             that
             Baptism
             is
             a
             Sacrament
             of
             grace
             in
             remission
             and
             expiation
             of
             sins
             ,
             and
             regeneration
             to
             a
             new
             life
             .
             And
             likewise
             for
             a
             token
             that
             they
             are
             bound
             on
             there
             side
             
               (
               meaning
               such
               as
               are
               baptized
               )
            
             to
             consecrate
             themse●ves
             to
             God
             ,
             and
             to
             give
             themselves
             over
             to
             the
             conduct
             of
             〈◊〉
             Spirit
             ,
             and
             to
             
             CONFESSE
             his
             name
             PERPETUALLY
             .
          
           [
           Thus
           these
           three
           witnesses
           do
           concurre
           with
           the
           truth
           and
           therein
           do
           hold
           a
           concord
           with
           the
           baptized
           Churches
           .
           And
           one
           would
           think
           there
           should
           now
           be
           no
           place
           for
           such
           a
           conceit
           ,
           as
           that
           Infants
           are
           fit
           subjects
           for
           the
           sacred
           ordinance
           of
           baptism
           ,
           because
           wholly
           uncapable
           of
           these
           qualifications
           .
           Now
           whereas
           div●r●
           things
           are
           pretended
           as
           grounds
           for
           Infant
           Baptism
           ,
           we
           shall
           briefly
           recount
           the
           particulars
           which
           are
           chiefly
           insisted
           on
           ,
           and
           then
           show
           how
           the
           same
           are
           refelled
           or
           made
           void
           by
           some
           of
           the
           most
           learned
           Asserters
           of
           Paedo-baptism
           .
           The
           grounds
           pretended
           are
           these
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           Covenant
           which
           God
           made
           with
           Abraham
           and
           his
           seed
           ,
           Gen.
           17.
           who
           were
           to
           be
           circumcised
           (
           to
           wit
           the
           makes
           only
           )
           in
           their
           Infancy
           ,
           this
           is
           thought
           to
           be
           a
           Type
           of
           baptism
           ,
           and
           hence
           't
           is
           conceived
           that
           Infants
           ought
           ●o
           be
           baptized
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Christs
           permi●●ing
           Infants
           to
           be
           
           brought
           to
           him
           ,
           as
           persons
           to
           whom
           the
           Kingdome
           belongs
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           They
           being
           tainted
           with
           original
           sin
           ,
           must
           be
           cleansed
           from
           it
           ,
           which
           
             is
             supposed
             to
             be
          
           done
           by
           baptism
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           Because
           it
           is
           said
           except
           a
           man
           be
           born
           of
           water
           &c.
           he
           cannot
           enter
           into
           the
           kingdome
           of
           God.
           John
           3.
           
        
         
           5.
           
           Because
           Infants
           do
           not
           
             ponere
             obicem
          
           ,
           and
           so
           are
           more
           fit
           for
           baptism
           then
           adult
           Persons
           ,
           
             as
             't
             is
             thought
          
           .
        
         
           6.
           
           Because
           without
           baptism
           Parents
           can
           not
           hope
           the
           salvation
           of
           dying
           Infants
           
             (
             as
             some
             think
             .
          
           )
        
         
           7.
           
           The
           promise
           of
           the
           holy
           Ghost
           ,
           Acts
           2.
           39
           ,
           
             is
             thought
             to
          
           belong
           to
           Infants
           ,
           and
           so
           they
           ought
           to
           be
           baptized
           because
           they
           are
           said
           to
           be
           holy
           .
        
         
           8.
           
           Unless
           Infants
           be
           baptized
           't
           is
           thought
           God
           is
           worse
           to
           Infants
           in
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           then
           in
           the
           Law.
           
        
         
           9.
           
           Infants
           are
           a
           par●
           of
           all
           Nations
           ,
           and
           the
           command
           for
           baptizing
           is
           of
           extent
           to
           all
           Nations
           .
        
         
           10.
           
           'T
           is
           thought
           the
           Apostles
           baptized
           Infants
           because
           they
           baptized
           
           whole
           housholds
           ,
           and
           't
           is
           said
           ,
           it
           hath
           descended
           to
           this
           very
           age
           as
           a
           Tradition
           Apostolical
           .
        
         
           
             To
             all
             which
             ,
             Doct.
          
           Jer.
           Taylor
           
             (
             and
             others
             )
             in
             behalf
             of
             the
             baptized
             Churches
             ,
             do
             give
             answer
             as
             followeth
             .
          
        
         
           
             That
             this
             is
             a
             goodly
             Harangue
             ,
             which
             upon
             strict
             examination
             will
             come
             to
             nothing
             ;
             that
             it
             pretends
             fairly
             ,
             and
             signifies
             little
             ;
             that
             some
             of
             those
             allegations
             are
             false
             ,
             some
             impertinent
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             rest
             insufficient
             .
             
          
        
         
           
             For
             the
             argument
             from
             circumcision
             ,
             is
             invalid
             
               (
               or
               of
               no
               wright
            
             )
             upon
             infinite
             considerations
             ,
             figures
             and
             types
             prove
             nothing
             ,
             unless
             a
             commandment
             go
             along
             with
             them
             ,
             or
             some
             express
             ●o
             signifie
             such
             to
             be
             their
             purpose
             :
             for
             the
             deluge
             of
             waters
             and
             the
             ark
             of
             Noah
             were
             a
             figure
             of
             Baptism
             s●id
             Pe●●r
             :
             and
             if
             therefore
             the
             Circumstances
             of
             one
             should
             be
             drawn
             to
             the
             other
             ,
             we
             should
             make
             Baptism
             a
             Prodigie
             ,
             rather
             
             then
             a
             rite
             .
             The
             Pascal
             Lamb
             was
             a
             Type
             of
             the
             Eucharist
             which
             succeeds
             the
             other
             as
             Baptism
             doth
             Circumcision
             ,
             but
             because
             there
             was
             in
             the
             manducation
             of
             the
             Pascal
             Lamb
             ,
             no
             prescription
             of
             Sacramental
             drink
             ,
             shall
             we
             thence
             conclude
             that
             the
             Eucharist
             is
             to
             be
             ministred
             but
             in
             one
             kind
             ?
             and
             even
             in
             the
             very
             instance
             of
             this
             argument
             supp●sing
             a
             correspondence
             of
             analogie
             betwen
             Circumcision
             and
             Baptism
             ,
             *
             yet
             there
             is
             no
             correspondence
             of
             Identity
             :
             for
             although
             it
             were
             granted
             that
             both
             of
             them
             did
             consign
             the
             Covenant
             of
             Faith
             ,
             yet
             there
             is
             nothing
             in
             Circumstance
             of
             Childrens
             being
             Circumcised
             that
             so
             concerns
             that
             M●stery
             ,
             but
             that
             it
             might
             very
             well
             be
             given
             to
             Children
             ,
             and
             yet
             Baptism
             to
             men
             of
             reason
             ;
             because
             Circumcision
             left
             a
             Character
             in
             the
             flesh
             ,
             whi●h
             being
             imprinted
             upon
             Infants
             did
             its
             work
             to
             them
             
             when
             they
             came
             to
             age
             ,
             and
             such
             a
             Character
             was
             necessary
             ,
             because
             there
             was
             no
             word
             added
             to
             the
             sign
             ;
             but
             baptism
             imptints
             nothing
             that
             remains
             on
             the
             body
             ,
             and
             if
             it
             leaves
             a
             Character
             at
             all
             it
             is
             upon
             the
             soul
             to
             which
             also
             the
             word
             is
             added
             ,
             which
             is
             as
             much
             a
             part
             of
             the
             Sacrament
             as
             the
             sign
             it self
             is
             *
             for
             both
             wch
             reasons
             it
             is
             very
             requisite
             that
             the
             Persons
             baptized
             should
             be
             capable
             of
             reason
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             be
             capable
             of
             both
             the
             word
             of
             the
             Sacrament
             and
             th●
             impress
             made
             upon
             the
             Spirit
             .
             Since
             therefore
             the
             reason
             of
             this
             pa●ity
             does
             wholly
             fail
             ,
             there
             is
             nothing
             left
             to
             infer
             a
             necessity
             ,
             of
             complying
             in
             this
             
             circumstance
             of
             age
             ,
             any
             more
             then
             in
             the
             other
             anexes
             of
             the
             Type
             :
             and
             the
             case
             is
             clear
             in
             the
             Bishops
             question
             to
             C●p●iu●
             ,
             for
             why
             should
             not
             Infants
             be
             baptized
             just
             upon
             the
             eight
             day
             as
             well
             as
             Circumcised
             ,
             if
             the
             correspondence
             of
             the
             rites
             be
             an
             argument
             to
             infer
             one
             circumstance
             which
             is
             impertninent
             and
             accidental
             to
             the
             misteriousness
             of
             the
             rite
             ,
             why
             should
             it
             not
             infer
             all
             [
             especially
             such
             a
             material
             thing
             as
             the
             time
             of
             baptism
             ,
             for
             if
             the
             eight
             day
             be
             not
             determined
             ,
             no
             man
             is
             able
             to
             assign
             the
             day
             of
             baptism
             ,
             which
             being
             delayed
             till
             the
             tenth
             or
             twentieth
             day
             ,
             may
             by
             the
             same
             reason
             be
             deferred
             till
             the
             Child
             have
             passed
             through
             its
             infancy
             ,
             and
             become
             capable
             of
             e●udition
             ]
             and
             then
             also
             females
             must
             not
             be
             baptized
             because
             they
             were
             
             not
             circumcized
             ,
             but
             it
             were
             more
             proper
             ,
             if
             we
             would
             understand
             it
             aright
             ,
             to
             prosecute
             the
             analogie
             of
             the
             type
             to
             the
             antitipe
             by
             way
             of
             letter
             and
             spirit
             ,
             and
             signification
             ,
             and
             as
             circumcision
             signifies
             baptism
             so
             also
             the
             adjuncts
             of
             circumcision
             shall
             signifie
             something
             spiritual
             in
             the
             adherences
             of
             baptism
             .
             And
             therefore
             as
             Infants
             were
             circumcised
             ,
             so
             spiritu●l
             Infants
             shall
             be
             baptized
             ,
             which
             (
             according
             to
             some
             )
             is
             spiritual
             circumcision
             [
             which
             yet
             is
             better
             expounded
             by
             St.
             
               Paul.
               Phil.
            
             3.
             
             Where
             he
             makes
             the
             spiritual
             circumcision
             to
             be
             the
             mind
             and
             spirit
             renewed
             ,
             and
             the
             putting
             of
             the
             body
             of
             the
             sins
             of
             the
             flesh
             ]
             for
             therefore
             babes
             had
             the
             ministery
             of
             the
             type
             to
             signifie
             that
             we
             must
             when
             we
             give
             our
             names
             to
             Christ
             ,
             become
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             Children
             in
             malice
             ,
             [
             for
             unless
             you
             become
             like
             one
             of
             these
             little
             ones
             you
             cannot
             enter
             into
             the
             Kingdome
             of
             Heaven
             ]
             said
             our
             blessed
             Saviour
             ,
             and
             then
             the
             ●ye
             is
             made
             
             compleat
             ,
             and
             this
             seems
             to
             have
             been
             the
             sence
             of
             the
             p●imative
             Church
             ,
             for
             in
             the
             ages
             next
             to
             the
             Apostles
             ,
             they
             gave
             to
             all
             baptized
             persons
             mi●k
             and
             hony
             to
             represent
             to
             them
             their
             duty
             ,
             that
             though
             in
             age
             and
             understanding
             they
             were
             men
             ,
             yet
             they
             were
             babes
             in
             Christ
             ,
             and
             Children
             in
             malice
             .
             But
             to
             infer
             the
             sence
             of
             the
             Paedo
             Baptists
             ,
             is
             so
             weak
             a
             manner
             of
             arguing
             ,
             that
             Augustin
             whose
             device
             it
             was
             (
             and
             men
             use
             to
             be
             in
             love
             with
             their
             own
             fancies
             )
             at
             the
             most
             pretended
             it
             but
             as
             probable
             
               [
               Lo
               here
               the
               newness
               of
               the
               argument
               ,
               from
               Infant
               circumcision
               ,
               to
               Infant
               baptism
               .
            
          
        
         
           [
           As
           for
           the
           Catholicks
           they
           hold
           it
           an
           
           absurd
           thing
           to
           argue
           as
           the
           Protestants
           do
           ,
           from
           the
           Covenant
           made
           with
           Abraham
           and
           his
           seed
           ,
           Gen
           17.
           7.
           
           Thus
           they
           speak
           .
           
             That
             prom●se
             concerns
             literally
             pecuculiar
             
             pro●●ction
             ,
             and
             ●orldly
             felicity
             ,
             not
             the
             remission
             of
             sins
             and
             everlasting
             Life
             ,
             neither
             can
             we
             be
             sons
             of
          
           Abraham
           
             by
             carnal
             generation
             ,
             or
             by
             our
             carnal
             Paren●s
             (
             we
             are
             not
             Jews
             but
             Gentiles
             )
             but
             only
             by
             spiritual
             generation
             (
             to
             wit
             Baptism
             )
             by
             which
             we
             are
             born
             to
             God
             ,
             and
             made
             the
             brothers
             of
             Chr●●t●
             the
             Sons
             of
          
           Abraham
           ,
           
             th●se
             (
             saith
             St.
          
           Paul
           )
           
             are
             the
             sons
             of
             Abraham
             ,
             not
             who
             are
             the
             Sons
             of
             the
             flesh
             but
             of
             Faith
             Rom.
          
           4.
           12.
           13.
           
        
         
           Again
           they
           deride
           the
           Argument
           drawn
           
           from
           Infants
           being
           circumcised
           in
           order
           to
           their
           being
           baptized
           ,
           calling
           it
           
             a
             cunning
             argument
             by
             which
             it
             will
             follow
             that
             Females
             are
             not
             to
             be
             baptized
             ,
             &c.
             ]
          
        
         
           
             And
             as
             ill
             success
             will
             they
             have
             with
             the
             other
             Arguments
             as
             with
             this
             for
             from
             the
             action
             of
             Christs
             blessing
             Infants
             to
             inser
             that
             they
             are
             to
             be
             baptize
             ,
             proves
             nothing
             so
             much
             as
             that
             there
             is
             a
             great
             want
             of
             better
             arguments
             ,
             
             The
             Conclusion
             would
             be
             with
             more
             probability
             derived
             thus
             ;
             Christ
             blessed
             Children
             and
             so
             dismissed
             them
             ,
             but
             baptized
             them
             not
             ,
             therefore
             Infants
             are
             not
             to
             be
             baptized
             ,
             but
             let
             this
             be
             as
             weak
             as
             it's
             enemy
             ,
             yet
             that
             Christ
             did
             not
             baptize
             them
             ,
             is
             an
             argument
             sufficient
             that
             Christ
             hath
             other
             wayes
             of
             bringing
             them
             to
             Heaven
             .
             He
             passed
             his
             act
             of
             Grace
             upon
             them
             by
             benediction
             and
             imposition
             of
             hands
             .
          
        
         
           
             And
             therefore
             though
             neither
             Infants
             nor
             any
             man
             in
             
               puris
               naturalibus
            
             can
             attain
             to
             a
             supernatural
             end
             without
             the
             addition
             of
             some
             instrument
             or
             means
             of
             Gods
             appointing
             ordinarily
             ,
             yet
             where
             God
             hath
             not
             appointed
             a
             rule
             nor
             an
             order
             ,
             as
             in
             the
             case
             of
             Infants
             ,
             we
             contend
             he
             hath
             not
             ,
             this
             argument
             is
             invalid
             ▪
             And
             as
             we
             are
             sure
             that
             God
             hath
             not
             commanded
             Infants
             t●
             be
             baptised
             ,
             so
             we
             are
             su●e
             God
             will
             do
             them
             no
             injustice
             ,
             nor
             damn
             them
             for
             what
             they
             cannot
             help
             .
          
        
         
         
           
             And
             therefore
             let
             them
             be
             pressed
             with
             all
             the
             inconveniences
             which
             a●e
             consequent
             to
             Original
             sin
             ,
             yet
             either
             it
             will
             not
             be
             laid
             to
             their
             charge
             ,
             so
             as
             to
             be
             sussicient
             to
             condemn
             them
             ;
             or
             if
             it
             could
             ,
             yet
             the
             mercy
             and
             absolute
             goodness
             of
             God
             will
             secure
             them
             ,
             if
             he
             take
             them
             away
             before
             they
             can
             glorifie
             him
             by
             a
             free
             obedience
             .
             
               Quid
               ergo
               fostivat
               innoceus
               alis
               ad
               remissionem
               p●ccatorum
               ?
            
             Was
             the
             question
             of
             Tertullian
             (
             lib.
             de
             bapt
             .
             )
             he
             knew
             no
             such
             danger
             from
             their
             Original
             guilt
             ,
             as
             to
             drive
             them
             to
             a
             laver
             of
             which
             in
             that
             age
             of
             innocence
             they
             had
             no
             need
             ,
             as
             he
             conceived
             ▪
             and
             therefore
             there
             is
             no
             necessity
             of
             flying
             to
             the
             help
             of
             others
             ,
             for
             tongue
             ,
             and
             heart
             ,
             and
             faith
             ,
             &
             predispositions
             to
             baptism
             ;
             for
             what
             need
             all
             this
             stir
             ?
             as
             Infants
             without
             their
             own
             consent
             ,
             without
             any
             act
             of
             their
             own
             .
             And
             without
             any
             exteriour
             solemnity
             ,
             contracted
             the
             guilt
             of
             Adams
             sin
             ,
             and
             are
             lyable
             to
             all
             the
             punishment
             which
             can
             with
             Justice
             
             descend
             upon
             his
             posterity
             who
             are
             personally
             innocent
             ;
             so
             Infants
             shall
             be
             restored
             without
             any
             solemnity
             or
             act
             of
             their
             own
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             for
             them
             ,
             by
             the
             second
             Adam
             by
             the
             redemption
             of
             Jesus
             Christ
             by
             his
             righteousness
             and
             mercies
             ,
             applyed
             either
             immediately
             ,
             or
             how
             ,
             or
             when
             he
             pleases
             to
             appoint
             
               [
               and
               to
               this
               agrees
               that
               saying
               of
               the
               Apostle
               as
               in
               Adam
               all
               dye
               ,
               so
               in
               Christ
               shall
               all
               be
               made
               alive
               ;
               and
               as
               by
               the
               disobedience
               of
               one
               many
               were
               made
               sinners
               ,
               so
               by
               the
               obedience
               of
               one
               shall
               many
               be
               made
               righteous
               ]
            
             And
             so
             Austins
             argument
             will
             come
             to
             nothing
             without
             any
             need
             of
             God-fathers
             ,
             or
             the
             faith
             of
             any
             body
             else
             .
             And
             it
             is
             too
             narrow
             a
             conception
             of
             God
             Almighty
             ,
             because
             he
             hath
             tyed
             us
             to
             the
             observation
             of
             Ceremonies
             of
             his
             own
             institution
             ,
             that
             therefo●e
             he
             hath
             tyed
             himself
             to
             it
             .
             Many
             thousand
             ways
             there
             are
             by
             which
             God
             can
             bring
             any
             reasonable
             soul
             to
             himself
             :
             but
             nothing
             is
             more
             unreasonable
             ,
             then
             
             because
             he
             hath
             tyed
             all
             men
             of
             years
             ,
             and
             discretion
             to
             this
             way
             ,
             therefore
             we
             of
             our
             own
             heads
             shall
             carry
             Infants
             to
             him
             that
             way
             without
             his
             direction
             :
             the
             conceit
             is
             poor
             and
             low
             ,
             and
             the
             action
             consequent
             to
             it
             ,
             is
             too
             bold
             and
             ventrous
             ,
             
               mysterium
               meum
               mihi
               &
               filiis
               domus
               meae
               .
            
             Let
             him
             do
             what
             he
             please
             to
             Infants
             we
             must
             not
             .
          
        
         
           
             Only
             this
             is
             certain
             ,
             that
             God
             hath
             as
             great
             care
             of
             Infants
             as
             of
             others
             ,
             and
             because
             they
             have
             no
             capacity
             of
             doing
             such
             acts
             ,
             as
             may
             be
             in
             order
             to
             acquiring
             salvation
             ,
             God
             will
             by
             his
             own
             immediate
             mercy
             bring
             them
             thither
             ,
             where
             he
             hath
             intended
             them
             ;
             but
             to
             say
             that
             therefore
             he
             will
             do
             it
             by
             an
             external
             act
             and
             ministry
             ,
             and
             that
             confin'd
             to
             a
             particular
             ,
             viz.
             This
             rite
             &
             no
             other
             ,
             is
             no
             good
             argument
             unless
             God
             could
             not
             do
             it
             without
             such
             means
             ,
             or
             that
             he
             had
             said
             he
             would
             not
             :
             and
             why
             cannot
             God
             as
             well
             do
             his
             mercies
             to
             Infants
             now
             immediately
             ,
             as
             he
             did
             before
             the
             Institution
             
             either
             of
             Circumcision
             or
             Baptism
             ?
             [
             ●his
             query
             is
             worthy
             of
             serious
             consideration
             ]
             however
             there
             is
             no
             danger
             that
             Infants
             should
             perish
             for
             want
             of
             this
             external
             Ministry
             ,
             much
             less
             for
             prevaricating
             Christs
             precept
             ,
             
               nisi
               quis
               renatus
               fuerit
               &c.
            
             
             For
             first
             the
             water
             and
             spirit
             in
             this
             place
             
               [
               according
               to
               some
               learnéd
               expositers
               ]
            
             signifie
             the
             same
             thing
             :
             and
             by
             water
             is
             ment
             the
             ●ff●ct
             of
             the
             spirit
             clensing
             and
             purifying
             the
             soul
             ,
             as
             appears
             in
             its
             parralel
             place
             of
             Christs
             baptizing
             with
             the
             holy
             Ghost
             and
             Fire
             —
             (
             but
             to
             let
             pass
             this
             advantage
             and
             to
             suppose
             it
             to
             be
             ment
             of
             external
             Baptism
             
               [
               as
               that
               is
               the
               most
               likely
               sense
               ]
            
             yet
             this
             no
             more
             infers
             a
             necessity
             of
             Infants
             Baptism
             ,
             then
             the
             other
             words
             of
             Christ
             infer
             a
             necessity
             to
             give
             them
             the
             holy
             Communion
             ,
             
               nisi
               comediritis
               carnem
               filii
               hominis
               ,
               &
               brberitis
               sanguinem
               non
               introibitis
               in
               regnum
               ●aelorum
            
             ;
             and
             yet
             we
             do
             not
             think
             these
             words
             sufficient
             Argument
             to
             communicate
             them
             ;
             if
             men
             therefore
             
             will
             do
             us
             justice
             ,
             either
             let
             them
             give
             both
             Sacraments
             to
             Infants
             as
             some
             Ages
             of
             the
             Church
             did
             ,
             or
             neither
             ,
             for
             the
             wit
             of
             man
             is
             not
             able
             to
             shew
             a
             desparity
             in
             the
             sanction
             ,
             or
             in
             the
             evergie
             of
             its
             expression
             ;
             and
             therefore
             they
             were
             honest
             ,
             that
             understood
             the
             obligation
             to
             be
             parralel
             ,
             and
             performed
             it
             accordingly
             ,
             and
             yet
             because
             we
             say
             they
             were
             deceived
             in
             one
             instance
             ,
             and
             yet
             the
             obligation
             (
             all
             the
             world
             cannot
             reasonably
             say
             but
             )
             is
             the
             same
             :
             they
             are
             as
             honest
             and
             as
             reasonable
             that
             do
             neither
             .
             And
             since
             the
             antient-Church
             did
             with
             an
             equal
             opinion
             of
             necessity
             give
             them
             Communion
             ,
             and
             yet
             men
             now
             adays
             do
             not
             ,
             why
             shall
             men
             be
             mor●
             burthened
             with
             a
             prejudice
             and
             nam●
             of
             obloquy
             for
             not
             giving
             the
             Infant●
             one
             Sacrament
             ,
             more
             then
             they
             ar●
             disliked
             for
             not
             affording
             them
             the
             other
             .
             If
             Anabaptist
             shall
             be
             ●
             name
             of
             disgrace
             ,
             why
             shall
             not
             som●
             other
             name
             be
             invented
             for
             them
             
             that
             deny
             to
             communicate
             Infants
             ,
             which
             shall
             be
             equally
             disgraceful
             ,
             or
             else
             both
             the
             Opinions
             signifyed
             by
             such
             names
             ,
             be
             accounted
             no
             disparagement
             ,
             but
             receive
             their
             estimate
             according
             to
             their
             truth
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Of
             which
             truth
             since
             we
             are
             now
             taking
             account
             from
             pretences
             of
             Scripture
             ,
             it
             is
             considerable
             the
             discourse
             of
             St.
             Peter
             which
             is
             pretended
             for
             the
             intitleing
             Infants
             to
             the
             promise
             of
             the
             holy
             Ghost
             ,
             and
             by
             consequence
             to
             Baptism
             ,
             which
             is
             supposed
             to
             be
             its
             instrument
             of
             conveyance
             ,
             't
             is
             wholly
             a
             fancy
             ,
             and
             hath
             nothing
             in
             it
             of
             certainty
             or
             demonstration
             and
             not
             much
             probability
             .
             For
             besides
             that
             the
             thing
             it self
             is
             unreasonable
             and
             the
             holy
             Ghost
             works
             by
             the
             heighting
             and
             improveing
             our
             natural
             faculties
             ,
             and
             therefore
             is
             a
             promise
             that
             so
             concerns
             them
             ,
             as
             they
             are
             reasonable
             Creatures
             ,
             and
             may
             have
             a
             tittle
             to
             it
             ,
             in
             proportion
             to
             their
             nature
             ,
             but
             no
             possession
             or
             reception
             of
             it
             ,
             till
             
             their
             faculties
             come
             into
             act
             ,
             besides
             this
             ,
             I
             say
             ,
             the
             words
             mentioned
             in
             S.
             
             P●t●rs
             ●rmon
             (
             which
             are
             the
             only
             record
             of
             the
             promise
             are
             interpreted
             upon
             a
             w●a●
             mistake
             ;
             the
             promise
             belongs
             to
             you
             and
             to
             your
             Children
             therefore
             Infants
             are
             actually
             receptive
             o●
             it
             in
             that
             capacity
             ,
             that
             's
             the
             argument
             :
             but
             the
             reason
             of
             it
             is
             not
             yet
             discovered
             nor
             never
             will
             
               [
               For
               indeed
               it
               is
               without
               reason
               ]
               To
               you
               and
               your
               Children
               ,
            
             i●s
             you
             and
             your
             posterity
             ,
             to
             you
             and
             your
             children
             when
             they
             are
             of
             the
             same
             capacity
             in
             which
             you
             are
             effectually
             receptive
             o●
             the
             promise
             .
          
           
             [
             Beside
             the
             promise
             of
             the
             Spirit
             in
             this
             place
             is
             refer'd
             to
             the
             gift●
             of
             the
             holy
             Ghost
             ,
             an●
             is
             therefore
             made
             t●
             those
             who
             had
             alread●
          
           
           
             received
             it
             in
             the
             quic●ning
             ,
             or
             illuminating
             opperation
             of
             it
             ,
             an●
             is
             the
             po●tion
             of
             beleivers
             as
             such
             ,
             and
             i●
             consequent
             to
             baptism
             .
          
           Acts
           2
           38
           ,
           39
           ▪
           
             and
             is
             therefore
             wrongfully
             made
             an
             argument
             for
             the
             baptizing
             of
             Infants
             ,
             wh●
             
             (
             what
             ever
             they
             may
             have
             of
             the
             g●aces
             of
             the
             spirit
          
           *
           
             yet
             )
             have
             neither
             need
             of
             ,
             nor
             any
             capacity
             to
             use
             the
             gifts
             of
             the
             spirit
             and
             therefore
             evident
             it
             is
             that
             this
             promise
             of
             the
             Spirit
             belongs
             not
             to
             Infants
             at
             all
             ]
          
        
         
           And
           for
           the
           Allegation
           of
           St.
           Paul
           ,
           that
           Infants
           are
           holy
           if
           their
           Parents
           be
           faithful
           ,
           it
           signifie
           nothing
           ,
           bu●
           that
           they
           are
           holy
           by
           designation
           ,
           
             —
             [
             or
             according
             to
          
           Erasmus
           
             they
             (
             to
             wit
             Infants
          
           
           
             born
             of
             such
             Parents
             as
             the
             o●e
             being
             a
             Christian
             the
             other
             not
             )
             are
             holy
             leg●●●●ately
             ;
             for
             the
             conversion
             of
             either
             wife
             or
             ●●sband
             d●th
             not
             disso●ve
             the
             marriage
             which
             was
             made
             when
             both
             were
             in
             u●b●●eif
             .
             And
             however
             it
             is
             true
             ,
             that
          
           Au●tin
           
             was
             a
             great
             stick●er
             for
             Paedo-Bap●ism
             ,
             yet
             he
             denys
             that
             any
             such
             thing
             can
             ●e
             deduced
             from
             the
             text
             in
             hand
             ,
             his
             words
             ●re
             these
             .
          
           lib.
           3
           De
           pec
           .
           mer.
           remi●
           .
           
           
             It
             is
             to
             be
             held
             without
             doubling
             ,
             whatsoever
             that
             sanctification
             was
             ,
             it
             was
             not
             of
             power
             to
             make
             Christians
             and
             remit
             sins
             .
             He
             might
             well
             say
             so
             considering
             that
             the
             holiness
             of
             the
             child
             is
             derived
             from
             the
             sanctity
             of
             the
             unbeleiver
             ,
             as
             the
             word
             else
             being
             rightly
             refer'd
             doth
             evince
             ,
          
           1
           Co.
           7.
           14.
           ]
        
         
           
             And
             as
             the
             promiss
             appertains
             not
             (
             for
             ought
             appears
             )
             to
             Infants
             in
             that
             capacity
             and
             consistance
             ,
             —
             yet
             Baptism
             is
             not
             the
             means
             of
             conveying
             the
             holy
             Ghost
             ,
             for
             that
             which
             Peter
             sayes
             
               be
               baeptized
               and
               ye
               shall
               receive
               the
               holy
               Ghost
               ,
            
             signifies
             no
             more
             then
             this
             ;
             first
             be
             baptized
             and
             then
             by
             imposition
             of
             the
             Apostles
             hands
             ,
             (
             which
             was
             another
             mistery
             and
             rite
             )
             〈◊〉
             shall
             receive
             the
             promiss
             of
             the
             Father
             and
             this
             is
             nothing
             but
             an
             infinuation
             of
             the
             rite
             of
             Confirmation
             ,
             a●
             to
             this
             sense
             expounded
             by
             diver●
             antient
             Authors
             ;
             and
             in
             ordinary
             Ministry
             ,
             the
             effect
             of
             it
             is
             not
             bestowed
             upon
             any
             unbaptized
             persons
             ,
             for
             it
             is
             in
             order
             next
             after
             baptism
             :
             and
             upon
             this
             ground
             Peters
             argument
             in
             the
             case
             
             of
             Cornelius
             was
             concluding
             enough
             ,
             
               a
               mojori
               ad
               minus
            
             ,
             thus
             the
             holy
             Ghost
             was
             bestowed
             upon
             him
             and
             his
             Family
             ,
             which
             gift
             by
             ordinary
             ministry
             was
             consequent
             to
             baptism
             ,
             not
             as
             the
             effect
             is
             to
             the
             cause
             ,
             or
             to
             the
             proper
             instrument
             ,
             but
             as
             a
             consequent
             is
             to
             an
             antecedent
             ,
             in
             a
             chain
             of
             c●uses
             accidentally
             ,
             and
             by
             positive
             institution
             depending
             upon
             each
             o●her
             )
             God
             by
             that
             miracle
             did
             give
             Testimony
             that
             the
             persons
             of
             the
             men
             were
             in
             g●eat
             dispositions
             towards
             Heaven
             ,
             and
             therefore
             were
             to
             be
             admitted
             to
             these
             rites
             which
             are
             the
             ordinary
             inlets
             into
             the
             kingdome
             of
             Heaven
             .
             But
             then
             from
             hence
             to
             argue
             that
             where
             ever
             there
             is
             a
             capacity
             of
             receiving
             the
             same
             grace
             ,
             there
             also
             the
             same
             sign
             is
             to
             be
             administred
             ,
             and
             from
             ●ence
             to
             infer
             Paedo-Baptism
             ,
             is
             an
             argument
             very
             fallatious
             upon
             several
             grounds
             ;
             first
             because
             Baptism
             is
             not
             the
             sign
             of
             the
             holy
             Ghost
             ,
             but
             by
             another
             mistery
             it
             was
             conveyed
             ordinarily
             ,
             and
             extraordinarily
             ,
             
             it
             was
             convey'd
             independently
             from
             any
             mistery
             ,
             and
             so
             the
             argument
             goes
             upon
             a
             wrong
             supposition
             .
             2.
             
             If
             the
             supposition
             were
             true
             ,
             yet
             the
             proposition
             built
             upon
             it
             is
             false
             ,
             for
             they
             that
             are
             capable
             of
             the
             same
             grace
             ,
             are
             not
             alwayes
             capable
             of
             the
             same
             sign
             ,
             for
             women
             under
             the
             law
             of
             Moses
             although
             they
             were
             capable
             of
             the
             righteousness
             of
             Faith
             ,
             yet
             they
             were
             not
             capable
             of
             the
             sign
             of
             Circumcision
             ,
             for
             God
             does
             not
             alwayes
             convey
             his
             graces
             in
             the
             same
             manner
             ,
             but
             to
             some
             mediately
             ,
             to
             some
             immediately
             ;
             and
             there
             is
             no
             better
             in●tance
             in
             the
             the
             World
             of
             it
             ,
             then
             the
             gift
             of
             the
             holy
             Ghost
             (
             which
             is
             the
             thing
             now
             instanc'd
             in
             ,
             in
             this
             cont●station
             .
             )
          
        
         
           
             And
             after
             all
             this
             least
             these
             arguments
             should
             not
             ascertain
             their
             cause
             ,
             they
             fall
             on
             complaining
             against
             God
             ,
             and
             will
             not
             be
             content
             with
             God
             ,
             unless
             they
             may
             baptize
             their
             children
             but
             take
             exceptions
             that
             G●d
             did
             more
             for
             the
             children
             of
             the
             Jews
             ,
             But
             why
             so
             ?
             because
             God
             made
             a
             Covenant
             
             with
             their
             children
             actually
             as
             Infants
             ,
             and
             concin'd
             it
             by
             circumcision
             :
             well
             so
             he
             did
             with
             our
             children
             too
             in
             their
             proportion
             .
             He
             made
             a
             Convenant
             of
             spiritual
             promises
             on
             his
             part
             ,
             and
             spiritual
             and
             real
             services
             on
             ours
             ;
             and
             this
             pert●ins
             to
             children
             when
             capable
             ,
             but
             made
             with
             them
             as
             soon
             as
             they
             are
             alive
             ,
             and
             yet
             not
             so
             as
             with
             the
             Jews
             b●bes
             ,
             for
             as
             they
             rite
             consign'd
             them
             actually
             ,
             so
             it
             was
             a
             national
             and
             temporal
             blessing
             and
             covenant
             ,
             and
             a
             separation
             of
             them
             from
             the
             portion
             of
             the
             Nations
             ,
             a
             mark●ng
             them
             for
             a
             peculiar
             people
             ,
             and
             therefore
             while
             they
             were
             in
             the
             Wilderness
             and
             sep●rate
             from
             the
             commixture
             of
             all
             people
             they
             were
             not
             at
             all
             ci●cumcised
             but
             as
             that
             ri●e
             did
             seal
             the
             righteousness
             of
             Faith
             ,
             
               [
               Which
               whe●her
               it
               did
               any
               such
               thing
               to
               an●
               s●ve
            
             to
             ●braham
             
               only
               ●n
               m●ch
               doubten
            
             ]
             so
             by
             vertue
             of
             i●'s
             〈…〉
             ,
             and
             remanem●y
             in
             their
             fl●sh
             ,
             it
             did
             that
             work
             when
             the
             〈◊〉
             came
             to
             age
             ,
             But
             in
             Christian
             Infants
             t●e
             
             case
             is
             otherwise
             ,
             for
             the
             new
             Covenant
             being
             estab●ished
             upon
             better
             promises
             ,
             is
             not
             only
             to
             be●ter
             purposes
             ,
             but
             also
             in
             a
             distinct
             manner
             to
             be
             understood
             ,
             when
             their
             spirits
             are
             as
             receptive
             of
             a
             spiri●ual
             act
             or
             impress
             as
             the
             bodies
             of
             jewish
             children
             were
             of
             the
             sign
             of
             circumcision
             then
             it
             is
             to
             be
             consign'd
             ;
             but
             the
             business
             is
             quickly
             at
             an
             end
             by
             saying
             that
             God
             hath
             done
             no
             less
             for
             ours
             ,
             then
             for
             their
             children
             ,
             for
             he
             will
             do
             the
             mercies
             of
             a
             Father
             and
             Creator
             to
             them
             ,
             and
             he
             did
             no
             more
             to
             the
             other
             ,
             but
             he
             hath
             done
             more
             to
             ours
             ,
             for
             he
             hath
             made
             a
             Covenant
             with
             them
             and
             built
             it
             upon
             promises
             of
             the
             greatest
             concernment
             .
          
           
             —
             [
             And
             note
             further
             we
             have
             as
             much
             ground
             of
             comfort
             concerning
             our
             dying
             Infants
             ,
             as
             the
             faithful
             had
             for
             the
             first
             two
             thousand
             years
             ,
             during
             all
             which
             time
             ,
             the
             Covenant
             of
             grace
             reached
             to
             Infants
             ,
             though
             there
             was
             no
             external
             ceremony
             to
             consign
             it
             to
             Infants
             .
             ]
          
           
             —
             For
             the
             insinuation
             of
             the
             precept
             of
             
               Baptizing
               all
               Nation
            
             ,
             of
             which
             
             children
             are
             a
             part
             ,
             does
             as
             little
             advantage
             as
             any
             of
             the
             rest
             ,
             because
             other
             parallel
             expressions
             of
             the
             Scri●ture
             do
             determine
             and
             expound
             themselves
             to
             a
             sence
             that
             includes
             not
             all
             persons
             absolutely
             ,
             but
             of
             a
             capable
             condition
             as
             
               ado●ate
               ●um
               omnes
               gentes
               ,
               &
               persallirae
               Deo
               omnes
               Nationes
               terra
               .
            
          
           [
           And
           Nation
           shall
           rise
           against
           Nation
           ,
           where
           Infants
           are
           excluded
           ]
           and
           divers
           more
           .
           [
           But
           Erasmus
           hath
           well
           expounded
           
             this
             text
             ,
             where
             he
             restrains
          
           
           
             the
             baptizing
             to
             such
             as
             are
             repentant
             of
             their
             former
             life
             .
          
        
         
           
             As
             for
             the
             Conjecture
             concerning
             the
             Family
             of
             Stephan●s
             ,
             at
             the
             best
             it
             is
             but
             a
             conjecture
             ,
             and
             besides
             that
             it
             is
             not
             prov'd
             that
             there
             were
             children
             in
             the
             Family
             ;
             yet
             if
             that
             were
             granted
             it
             follows
             not
             that
             they
             were
             baptized
             ,
             because
             by
             [
             whole
             Families
             ]
             in
             Scripture
             is
             ment
             all
             Persons
             of
             reason
             and
             age
             within
             the
             Familie
             ,
             for
             it
             is
             said
             of
             
               the
               Ruler
               at
            
             Capernaum
             ,
             
             
               that
               he
               beleived
               a●d
               all
               his
               house
               .
            
             Now
             you
             may
             also
             suppose
             that
             in
             his
             house
             were
             little
             babes
             ,
             that
             is
             like
             enough
             ,
             and
             you
             may
             suppose
             that
             they
             did
             beleive
             too
             ,
             before
             they
             could
             understand
             ,
             but
             that
             's
             not
             so
             likely
             ;
             and
             then
             the
             argument
             from
             baptizing
             
             Stephen's
             Family
             may
             be
             allowed
             just
             as
             probable
             :
             but
             this
             is
             unmanlike
             to
             build
             upon
             such
             slight
             and
             airy
             conjectures
             .
          
        
         
           
             But
             tradition
             by
             all
             means
             must
             supply
             the
             place
             of
             Scripture
             ,
             and
             there
             is
             pretended
             a
             Tradition
             apostolical
             that
             Infants
             were
             baptized
             :
             but
             at
             this
             we
             are
             not
             much
             moved
             ,
             for
             we
             who
             rely
             upon
             the
             written
             word
             of
             God
             ,
             as
             sufficient
             to
             establish
             all
             true
             Religion
             ,
             do
             not
             value
             the
             allegations
             of
             Traditions
             ;
             and
             however
             the
             World
             goes
             none
             of
             the
             reformed
             Churches
             can
             pretend
             this
             argument
             against
             this
             opinion
             ,
             because
             they
             who
             reject
             T●adition
             when
             't
             is
             against
             them
             ,
             must
             not
             pre●end
             it
             at
             al●
             for
             them
             .
             But
             if
             we
             should
             allow
             the
             
             Topick
             to
             be
             good
             ,
             yet
             how
             will
             it
             be
             verified
             ?
             for
             so
             far
             as
             it
             can
             yet
             appear
             ,
             it
             relies
             wholly
             upon
             the
             Testimony
             of
             Origen
             ,
             for
             from
             him
             Austin
             had
             it
             .
             Now
             a
             Tradition
             apostolical
             if
             it
             be
             not
             consign'd
             with
             a
             fuller
             testimony
             then
             of
             one
             person
             ,
             whom
             all
             after
             ages
             have
             condemn'd
             of
             many
             errours
             ,
             will
             obtain
             so
             little
             reputation
             among
             those
             that
             kn●w
             that
             thing
             ,
             have
             upon
             greater
             authority
             pretended
             to
             derive
             from
             the
             Apostles
             ,
             and
             yet
             f●sly
             ,
             that
             it
             will
             be
             a
             great
             argument
             that
             he
             is
             credulous
             and
             weak
             ,
             that
             shall
             be
             de●ermined
             by
             so
             weak
             probation
             ,
             in
             matters
             of
             so
             great
             concernment
             .
             And
             the
             truth
             of
             the
             business
             is
             ,
             as
             there
             was
             no
             command
             of
             Scripture
             to
             obliedge
             children
             to
             the
             susception
             of
             it
             ,
             so
             necessity
             of
             ●ae●o-baptism
             was
             not
             determined
             in
             the
             Church
             till
             the
             eight
             age
             after
             Christ
             ,
             but
             in
             the
             year
             418.
             in
             the
             
               Mileritan
               cou●cel
            
             (
             a
             principal
             of
             A●r●ca
             ,
             there
             was
             a
             Cannon
             made
             for
             
               Paedo
               Bapt
               ▪
            
             never
             till
             then
             ,
             I
             grant
             
             it
             was
             practised
             in
             Africa
             before
             that
             time
             ,
             and
             they
             or
             some
             of
             them
             thought
             well
             of
             it
             ,
             and
             though
             that
             be
             no
             Argument
             for
             us
             to
             think
             so
             ,
             yet
             none
             of
             them
             did
             ever
             before
             ,
             pretend
             it
             to
             be
             necessary
             ,
             none
             to
             have
             been
             a
             precept
             of
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             St.
             Austin
             was
             the
             first
             that
             ever
             preach'd
             it
             to
             be
             abso●utely
             necessary
             ,
             and
             it
             was
             in
             his
             heat
             and
             anger
             against
             Pelag●us
             who
             had
             warm'd
             and
             chafed
             him
             so
             in
             that
             question
             ;
             that
             it
             made
             him
             innovate
             in
             other
             doctrines
             ,
             possibly
             of
             greater
             concernment
             then
             th●s
             ,
             And
             that
             although
             this
             was
             practic'd
             antiently
             in
             Africa
             yet
             that
             it
             was
             without
             an
             opinion
             of
             necessity
             ,
             and
             not
             often
             there
             ,
             nor
             at
             all
             in
             other
             places
             ,
             we
             have
             the
             testimony
             of
             a
             learned
             Paedo
             Baptist
             Ludovicus
             
             Vives
             who
             in
             his
             annotations
             upon
             
               Augustin
               De
            
             Civit.
             Dei.
             l.
             1.
             c.
             27.
             afirms
             .
             
               Neminem
               nisi
               adultum
               antiquitus
               sol●re
               baptizari
               .
            
          
           [
           And
           because
           
           th●s
           Testimony
           is
           of
           great
           import
           I
           will
           set
           down
           the
           very
           words
           of
           Augustine
           and
           
             Ludovicus
             Vives
          
           ,
           as
           I
           find
           them
           in
           the
           English
           Edition
           of
           the
           said
           book
           of
           the
           City
           of
           God
           ,
           cap.
           26.
           
           Where
           Augustine
           puts
           forth
           this
           question
           .
           
             What
             is
             the
             reason
             then
             that
             we
             do
             spend
             so
             much
             time
             in
             our
             exhortations
             ,
             endeavouring
             to
             annimate
             th●se
             whom
             we
             have
             bapt●zed
             ,
             ei●her
             unto
             Virginity
             ,
             or
             c●●st
             widdow-●ood
             or
             honest
             and
             honourable
             marriage
          
           ;
           Now
           upon
           these
           words
           
             [
             ●hose
             whom
             we
             have
             baptiz●d
             ]
          
           Vives
           comments
           t●us
           ,
           
             Least
             any
             man
             should
             mistake
             this
             place
             ,
             understand
             tha●
             in
             times
             of
             old
             ,
             no
             man
             was
             brought
             unto
             baptism
             ,
             but
             he
             was
             of
             s●fficient
             years
             ,
             to
             know
             what
             that
             mistical
             water
             meant
             ,
             and
             to
             require
             his
             baptism
             ,
             and
             that
             sundry
             times
             .
             —
             I
             hear
             that
             in
             some
             Cityes
             of
          
           Italy
           
             they
             do
             for
             the
             most
             part
             observe
             the
             antient
             Custome
             as
             yet
             .
          
           And
           it
           is
           to
           be
           observed
           that
           in
           the
           Margent
           are
           two
           Notes
           ,
           the
           1.
           is
           that
           this
           is
           
             the
             old
             manner
             of
             baptizing
          
           .
           The
           2
           ,
           
             That
             all
             this
             is
             left
             out
             in
             the
             Paris
             Edition
             ,
          
           whence
           we
           may
           note
           how
           the
           
           writings
           of
           the
           Antients
           are
           abused
           ,
           and
           how
           ingeniously
           it
           is
           confessed
           ,
           Paedo-Baptism
           is
           not
           the
           old
           manner
           of
           baptizing
           .
        
         
           And
           here
           we
           will
           insert
           some
           other
           testimonies
           from
           the
           learned
           Paedo-Baptists
           ,
           touching
           the
           Novelty
           of
           Infant
           baptism
           .
           The
           first
           is
           out
           of
           
             Robertus
             Fabianus
          
           his
           Chron.
           4.
           
           part
           in
           fol.
           107.
           where
           he
           brings
           in
           Augustine
           the
           Monk
           speaking
           thus
           to
           the
           Brittain
           Bishops
           ▪
           
             Since
             ye
             will
             not
             assent
             to
             my
             H●sts
             generally
             assent
             ye
             to
             me
             specially
             in
             three
             things
             ,
             the
             first
             is
             that
             ye
             keep
             Easter-day
             in
             due
             form
             and
             time
             as
             it
             is
             ordained
             The
             second
             ,
          
           THAT
           YE
           GIVE
           CHRIS●ENDOM
           TO
           CHILDREN
           ,
           &c.
           
           But
           THEY
           WOULD
           NOT
           THEREOF
           .
           This
           was
           about
           the
           fifth
           Age
           after
           Christ
           whence
           its
           remarkable
           that
           Infant
           bap●ism
           was
           then
           opposed
           by
           ●he
           joynt
           consent
           of
           the
           Brita●n
           Bish●ps
           which
           were
           sent
           to
           the
           Assembly
           to
           consul●
           the
           affairs
           of
           Religion
           
           at
           that
           time
           .
           Our
           next
           testimony
           is
           from
           the
           Learned
           Casuist
           
             Hugo
             Grotius
          
           
           who
           tells
           us
           ,
           To
           
             defer
             baptism
             till
             ripe
             years
             was
             in
             old
             time
             left
             at
             liberty
             ,
             now
             the
             observation
             is
             otherwise
             .
          
           Plainly
           giving
           the
           case
           that
           Paedo-baptism
           is
           not
           the
           old
           way
           but
           a
           new
           observation
           .
           But
           here
           we
           will
           again
           give
           place
           to
           Doctor
           Taylor
           ,
           who
           saith
           .
        
         
           
             That
             besides
             that
             the
             tradition
             cannot
             be
             proved
             to
             be
             Apostolical
             ,
             we
             have
             very
             good
             evidence
             from
             antiquity
             that
             it
             was
             the
             opinion
             of
             the
             primitive
             Church
             that
             INFAN●S
             OUGH●
             NOT
             TO
             BE
             
             BAPTIZED
             .
             And
             this
             is
             clear
             in
             the
             
             six●h
             Cannon
             of
             the
             
               C●unsel
               of
               Ne●●aesarea
            
             .
          
           The
           words
           *
           have
           this
           sence
           .
           
             A
             woman
             〈…〉
             may
             
             be
             baptized
             when
             she
             please
             ;
             for
             her
             baptism
             concerns
             not
             the
             Child
             .
          
           The
           reason
           of
           the
           connection
           of
           the
           parts
           of
           that
           Cannon
           is
           in
           the
           following
           words
           .
           
             Because
             every
             one
             in
             that
             confession
             is
             to
             give
             a
             demonstration
             of
             his
             own
             choice
             and
             election
             ,
          
           
             meaning
             plainly
             ,
             that
             if
             the
             baptism
             of
             the
             mother
             did
             pass
             upon
             the
             Child
             ,
             it
             were
             not
             fit
             for
             a
             pregnant
             woman
             to
             receive
             baptism
             ,
             because
             in
             that
             Sacrament
             ,
             there
             being
             a
             confession
             of
             faith
             which
             confession
             supposes
             understanding
             ,
             and
             free
             choyce
             ,
             it
             is
             not
             reasonable
             the
             child
             should
             be
             consign'd
             with
             such
             a
             mistery
             ,
             since
             it
             cannot
             do
             any
             act
             of
             choice
             or
             understanding
             .
             The
             Cannon
             speaks
             reason
             ,
             and
             it
             intimates
             a
             practice
             which
             was
             absolutely
             universal
             in
             the
             Church
             of
             interrogating
             the
             catechumens
             concerning
             the
             Articles
             of
             the
             Creed
             ,
             which
             is
             one
             argument
             that
             either
             they
             did
             not
             admit
             Infants
             to
             baptism
             ,
             or
             that
             they
             did
             prevaricate
             egregiously
             ,
             in
             asking
             questions
             of
             them
             ,
             who
             themselves
             
             knew
             were
             not
             capable
             of
             giving
             answer
             .
          
        
         
           
             and
             to
             supply
             their
             incapacity
             by
             the
             answer
             of
             a
             Godfather
             ,
             is
             but
             the
             same
             unreasonableness
             acted
             with
             a
             worse
             circumstance
             ;
             and
             there
             is
             no
             sensible
             
             account
             can
             be
             given
             of
             it
             ,
             for
             that
             which
             some
             imperfectly
             murmure
             concerning
             stipulations
             civil
             performed
             by
             tutors
             in
             the
             name
             of
             their
             pupils
             is
             an
             absolute
             vanity
             ;
             for
             what
             if
             by
             positive
             constitutions
             of
             the
             Romanes
             such
             solemnities
             of
             Law
             are
             required
             in
             all
             stipulations
             ,
             and
             by
             indulgence
             are
             permitted
             in
             the
             case
             of
             a
             notable
             benefit
             acruing
             to
             Minors
             .
             Must
             God
             be
             tyed
             ,
             and
             Christian
             Religion
             transact
             her
             misteries
             by
             proportion
             and
             complyance
             with
             the
             Law
             of
             the
             Romanes
             ?
             I
             know
             God
             might
             if
             he
             would
             have
             appointed
             Godfathers
             to
             give
             answer
             in
             behalf
             of
             Children
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             F●de-jussors
             for
             them
             ,
             but
             we
             cannot
             
             find
             any
             authority
             o●
             ground
             that
             he
             hath
             and
             if
             he
             had
             then
             it
             is
             to
             be
             supposed
             he
             would
             have
             given
             them
             comission
             to
             have
             transacted
             the
             solemnity
             with
             better
             circumsta●ces
             ,
             and
             given
             answers
             with
             more
             truth
             ▪
             and
             if
             the
             Godfathers
             answer
             in
             the
             Name
             of
             the
             Child
             [
             I
             
               do
               believe
            
             ]
             it
             is
             notorious
             they
             speak
             false
             and
             ridiculously
             :
             for
             the
             Infant
             is
             not
             capble
             of
             be●ieving
             ,
             and
             if
             he
             were
             ,
             he
             were
             a
             so
             capable
             of
             dissenting
             ,
             and
             how
             then
             do
             they
             know
             
             his
             mind
             And
             therefore
             Tertullian
             gives
             advice
             that
             the
             bap●ism
             of
             Infants
             〈◊〉
             be
             deferred
             till
             they
             could
             〈◊〉
             an
             account
             of
             their
             faith
             ,
             and
             the
             same
             also
             is
             the
             counsel
             of
             *
             Gregory
             bishop
             of
             Naziazum
             ,
             although
             he
             allows
             them
             to
             hasten
             it
             in
             case
             of
             necessity
             ,
             for
             though
             his
             reason
             taught
             him
             what
             
             was
             fit
             ,
             
               [
               Namely
               that
               none
               should
               b●
               baptized
               till
               they
               were
               of
               understanding
            
             yet
             he
             was
             overborn
             with
             the
             practi●●
             and
             opinion
             of
             his
             Age
             which
             began
             to
             bear
             too
             violently
             upon
             him
             ,
             and
             yet
             in
             another
             place
             he
             makes
             mention
             of
             some
             to
             whom
             baptism
             was
             not
             administred
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             by
             reason
             of
             infancy
             .
          
        
         
           
             To
             which
             if
             we
             add
             that
             the
             Parents
             of
             St.
             Austin
             ,
             St.
             Jerome
             ,
             and
             St.
             Ambrose
             ,
             although
             they
             were
             Christian
             ,
             yet
             did
             not
             baptize
             their
             Children
             before
             they
             were
             thirty
             years
             of
             age
             it
             will
             be
             very
             considerable
             in
             the
             example
             ,
             and
             of
             great
             efficacy
             for
             destro●ing
             the
             supposed
             necessity
             or
             derivation
             from
             the
             Apostles
             
               [
               and
               for
               further
               evidence
               we
               may
               well
               alledge
               in
               this
               place
               ,
               that
               of
            
             Theodosius
             
               the
               Emperor
               born
               in
            
             Spain
             
               his
               Parents
               being
               both
               Christians
               ,
               and
               he
               from
               his
               youth
               educated
               in
               th●
               Christian
               Faith
               ,
               who
               falling
               sick
               at
            
             Thess●onica
             ,
             
               was
               baptized
               and
               recovered
               of
               his
               sickness
               .
            
          
        
         
         
           
             but
             however
             (
             Paedo
             baptism
             )
             it
             is
             against
             the
             perpetual
             analog●
             of
             Christs
             Doctrine
             to
             baptize
             Infants
             ,
             for
             besides
             that
             Christ
             never
             gave
             any
             precept
             to
             bap●ize
             them
             ,
             nor
             never
             himself
             nor
             his
             Apostles
             (
             that
             appears
             )
             did
             baptize
             any
             of
             them
             ,
             all
             that
             either
             he
             or
             his
             Apostles
             said
             concerning
             baptism
             ,
             requires
             such
             pretious
             dispositions
             to
             it
             ,
             of
             which
             Infants
             are
             not
             capable
             ,
             and
             these
             are
             faith
             and
             repentance
             ,
             and
             not
             to
             instance
             in
             those
             innumerable
             places
             that
             require
             faith
             before
             baptism
             ,
             there
             needs
             no
             more
             but
             this
             one
             saying
             ,
             
               he
               that
               believeth
               and
               is
               baptized
               shall
               be
               saved
               ,
               but
               he
               that
               believeth
               not
               shall
               be
               damned
               .
            
             Plainly
             thus
             ,
             fai●h
             
             and
             baptism
             in
             conjunction
             
             will
             bring
             a
             Man
             to
             Heaven
             ,
             but
             if
             he
             have
             not
             faith
             baptism
             shall
             do
             him
             no
             good
             .
             So
             that
             if
             baptism
             be
             necessary
             ,
             then
             so
             
             is
             faith
             ,
             and
             much
             more
             ;
             for
             want
             of
             Faith
             damns
             absolutely
             ,
             it
             is
             not
             said
             so
             of
             the
             want
             of
             baptism
             .
          
        
         
           
             Now
             if
             this
             decretory
             sence
             be
             to
             be
             understood
             of
             persons
             of
             age
             ,
             and
             if
             Children
             by
             such
             an
             answer
             (
             which
             indeed
             is
             reasonable
             enough
             )
             be
             excused
             from
             the
             necessity
             of
             Faith
             ,
             the
             want
             of
             which
             regularly
             does
             damn
             ,
             then
             it
             is
             sottish
             to
             say
             the
             same
             incapacity
             of
             reason
             and
             Faith
             ,
             shall
             not
             ●xcuse
             them
             from
             the
             actual
             susception
             of
             baptism
             which
             as
             less
             necessary
             ,
             and
             to
             which
             faith
             and
             many
             other
             acts
             are
             necessary
             predispositions
             when
             it
             is
             reasonably
             and
             humanely
             ●eceived
             .
             The
             conclusion
             is
             that
             bap●sm
             is
             also
             to
             be
             defer'd
             till
             the
             time
             of
             ●aith
             ,
             and
             whether
             Infants
             have
             faith
             or
             no
             ,
             is
             a
             question
             to
             be
             disputed
             by
             ●ersons
             that
             care
             not
             how
             much
             they
             〈◊〉
             ▪
             nor
             how
             little
             they
             prove
             .
          
        
         
           
             1.
             
             Personal
             and
             actual
             faith
             they
             have
             none
             ,
             for
             they
             have
             no
             acts
             of
             ●nderstanding
             ,
             and
             besides
             how
             can
             ●ny
             man
             understand
             that
             they
             have
             ,
             
             since
             he
             never
             saw
             any
             sign
             of
             i●
             neither
             was
             he
             told
             so
             by
             any
             o●●
             that
             could
             tell
             .
          
        
         
           
             2.
             
             Some
             s●y
             they
             have
             imputativ●
             Faith
             ,
             but
             then
             so
             let
             the
             S●cramen●
             be
             too
             ,
             that
             is
             ,
             if
             they
             have
             the
             Parent
             faith
             or
             the
             Churches
             ,
             then
             so
             le●
             baptism
             be
             imputed
             by
             derivatio●
             from
             them
             also
             .
             —
             For
             since
             faith
             〈◊〉
             necessary
             to
             the
             susception
             of
             baptis●
             (
             and
             they
             themselves
             confess
             it
             b●
             striving
             to
             find
             out
             new
             kinds
             of
             fait●
             to
             daub
             the
             matter
             up
             )
             such
             as
             th●
             faith
             is
             ,
             such
             must
             be
             the
             Sacramen●
             for
             there
             is
             no
             proportion
             betwee●
             an
             actual
             Sacramen
             ,
             and
             an
             imputative
             faith
             ,
             this
             being
             in
             immedia●●
             and
             necessary
             order
             to
             that
             ,
             an●
             whatsoever
             can
             be
             said
             to
             take
             o●
             from
             the
             necessi●y
             of
             actual
             Faith
             ,
             a●
             that
             and
             much
             more
             may
             be
             said
             t●
             excuse
             from
             the
             actual
             ●usception
             〈◊〉
             baptism
             .
          
        
         
           
             3.
             
             The
             first
             of
             these
             devices
             wa●
             that
             of
             Luther
             and
             his
             Schol
             ar●
             
             the
             2
             of
             Calvin
             and
             his
             ;
          
           And
           yet
           there
           is
           a
           third
           device
           which
           the
           Church
           of
           Rome
           teaches
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           ,
           that
           Infants
           have
           habitual
           faith
           ,
           but
           who
           told
           them
           so
           ?
           how
           can
           they
           prove
           it
           ?
           what
           Revela●ion
           ,
           or
           reason
           teaches
           such
           a
           thing
           ?
           Are
           they
           by
           this
           habit
           so
           much
           as
           disposed
           to
           an
           actual
           belief
           without
           a
           new
           Master
           ?
           ●an
           an
           Infant
           sent
           into
           a
           Mahumetan
           Province
           be
           more
           confident
           for
           Christianity
           when
           he
           comes
           to
           be
           a
           ,
           Man
           ,
           then
           if
           he
           had
           not
           been
           baptized
           ,
           are
           there
           any
           acts
           precedent
           Concomitant
           ,
           or
           consequent
           to
           this
           pretended
           habit
           ?
           this
           strange
           invention
           ,
           is
           absolutely
           without
           Art
           ,
           without
           Scripture
           ,
           Reason
           or
           Authority
           .
           
             But
             if
             there
             were
             such
             a
             thing
             as
             this
             abitual
             Faith
             ,
             then
             either
             all
             Infants
             have
             ●
             or
             some
             only
             if
             all
             why
             do
             they
             deny
             bap●●sm
             to
             the
             Infants
             which
             are
             horn
             of
             unbe●evers
             ?
             must
             the
             child
             bear
             the
             unbelief
             of
             〈◊〉
             Parents
             ?
          
           *
           
             if
             s●me
             
             only
             have
             it
             ,
             how
             know
             they
             these
             from
             〈◊〉
             rest
             ,
             sith
             when
             they
             come
             to
             years
             ,
             there
             found
             a
             like
             barrenness
             of
             this
             grace
             〈◊〉
             means
             be
             used
             to
             beget
             it
             ?
             but
             third
             where
             doth
             the
             Scripture
             make
             an
             habit●●
             Faith
             that
             which
             intitles
             any
             person
             to
             ba●tism
             ?
             Surely
             according
             to
             these
             conc●●●
             no
             man
             can
             ever
             tell
             to
             whom
             ,
             or
             when
             〈◊〉
             dispence
             baptism
             .
             ]
          
           
             But
             the
             men
             are
             ●●
             be
             excused
             unless
             there
             were
             bett●●
             grounds
             ;
             but
             for
             all
             these
             stratage●
             the
             Argument
             now
             alleadged
             agai●
             Infant
             baptism
             is
             demonstrable
             a●
             unanswerable
             .
          
        
         
           
             To
             which
             also
             this
             considerati●●
             may
             be
             added
             ,
             that
             if
             baptism
             be
             ●●cessary
             to
             the
             Salvation
             of
             Infant
             upon
             whom
             is
             the
             imposition
             lai●
             To
             whom
             is
             the
             command
             give●
             To
             Parents
             or
             to
             the
             Children
             ,
             not
             〈◊〉
             the
             Children
             ,
             for
             they
             are
             not
             cap●ble
             of
             a
             Law
             ;
             not
             to
             the
             parents
             ,
             〈◊〉
             then
             God
             hath
             put
             the
             salvation
             〈◊〉
             innocent
             babe●
             into
             the
             power
             of
             ●thers
             ,
             and
             Infants
             may
             then
             be
             damn●●
             for
             their
             Parents
             carelessness
             or
             m●lice
             .
             
             It
             follows
             that
             it
             is
             not
             necessary
             at
             all
             to
             be
             done
             to
             them
             ,
             to
             whom
             it
             cannot
             be
             prescribed
             by
             a
             Law
             ,
             and
             in
             whose
             behalf
             it
             cannot
             be
             reasonably
             intrusted
             to
             others
             with
             the
             appendant
             necessity
             ,
             and
             if
             it
             be
             not
             necessary
             ,
             it
             is
             certain
             it
             is
             not
             reasonable
             ,
             and
             most
             certain
             it
             is
             no
             where
             in
             terms
             prescribed
             ,
             and
             therefore
             it
             is
             to
             be
             presumed
             ,
             that
             it
             ought
             to
             be
             understood
             and
             administred
             according
             as
             other
             precepts
             are
             with
             reference
             to
             the
             capacity
             of
             the
             subject
             ,
             and
             the
             reasonableness
             of
             the
             thing
             .
          
        
         
           
             For
             I
             consider
             that
             the
             baptizing
             of
             Infants
             does
             rush
             upon
             such
             inconveniences
             ,
             which
             in
             other
             questions
             we
             avoid
             like
             Rocks
             which
             will
             appear
             if
             we
             discourse
             thus
             .
          
        
         
           
             Either
             baptism
             produces
             spiritual
             effects
             ,
             or
             it
             produces
             them
             not
             :
             If
             it
             produces
             not
             any
             ,
             why
             is
             such
             contention
             about
             it
             ?
             —
             But
             if
             (
             as
             without
             all
             peradventure
             all
             the
             Paedo-baptists
             will
             say
             )
             Baptism
             does
             a
             work
             
             upon
             the
             soul
             ,
             producing
             spiritual
             benefits
             and
             advantages
             ;
             These
             advantages
             are
             produced
             by
             the
             externa●
             work
             of
             the
             Sacrament
             alone
             ,
             or
             b●
             that
             as
             it
             is
             helped
             by
             the
             co-operation
             and
             predispositions
             of
             the
             suscipien●
             .
          
        
         
           
             If
             by
             the
             external
             work
             of
             th●
             Sacrament
             alone
             ,
             how
             does
             this
             diffe●
             from
             the
             
               opus
               o●eratum
            
             of
             the
             Papist●
             save
             that
             it
             is
             worse
             ?
             For
             they
             sa●
             the
             Sacrament
             does
             not
             produce
             in
             effect
             ,
             but
             in
             a
             suscipient
             disposed
             b●
             all
             requisites
             and
             due
             preparatives
             〈◊〉
             piety
             ,
             faith
             ,
             and
             repentance
             ,
             thoug●
             in
             a
             subject
             so
             disposed
             they
             say
             th●
             Sacrament
             by
             its
             own
             vertue
             does
             i●
             but
             this
             opinion
             says
             it
             does
             it
             of
             〈◊〉
             self
             without
             the
             help
             ,
             or
             so
             much
             〈◊〉
             the
             coexistence
             of
             any
             condition
             bu●
             meer
             reception
             .
          
        
         
           
             But
             if
             the
             Sacrament
             does
             not
             d●
             its
             work
             alone
             ,
             but
             
               per
               modum
               recipien●es
            
             according
             to
             the
             predispofition●
             of
             the
             suscipient
             ,
             then
             because
             Infant
             can
             neither
             hinder
             it
             ,
             nor
             do
             an●
             
             thing
             to
             further
             it
             ,
             it
             does
             them
             no
             benesit
             at
             all
             .
             And
             if
             any
             man
             runs
             for
             succor
             to
             that
             ,
             exploded
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             that
             Infants
             have
             faith
             or
             any
             other
             inspired
             habit
             of
             I
             know
             not
             what
             how
             ,
             we
             desire
             no
             more
             advantage
             in
             the
             world
             then
             that
             they
             are
             constrain●d
             to
             an
             answer
             without
             Rev●lation
             ,
             against
             reason
             ,
             common
             sence
             and
             all
             experience
             in
             the
             world
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             sum
             of
             the
             argument
             in
             short
             ,
             is
             this
             though
             under
             another
             rep●esentment
             .
             Either
             baptism
             is
             a
             meer
             Ceremony
             or
             it
             imploys
             a
             duty
             on
             our
             part
             ,
             if
             it
             be
             a
             Ceremony
             only
             ,
             how
             does
             it
             sanctifie
             us
             or
             
               make
               the
               comers
               thereunto
               per●ect
            
             ?
             If
             it
             imploy●
             a
             duty
             on
             our
             part
             how
             then
             can
             Children
             receive
             it
             who
             cannot
             do
             duty
             at
             all
             .
          
        
         
           
             And
             indeed
             this
             way
             of
             Ministration
             makes
             baptism
             to
             be
             wholly
             an
             outward
             duty
             ,
             a
             work
             of
             the
             Law
             ,
             a
             carnal
             ordinance
             it
             makes
             us
             adheare
             to
             the
             Letter
             ,
             without
             regard
             of
             the
             spirit
             ,
             to
             be
             satissied
             with
             the
             shadows
             ,
             
             to
             return
             to
             bondage
             .
             To
             relinquish
             the
             misteriousnes
             ,
             the
             substanc●
             and
             spirituallity
             of
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             which
             argument
             is
             of
             so
             much
             the
             more
             consequence
             ,
             because
             under
             the
             spiritual
             Covenant
             ,
             or
             the
             Gospel
             of
             grace
             ,
             〈◊〉
             the
             mistery
             goes
             not
             before
             the
             Symbol
             (
             which
             it
             does
             when
             the
             Symbol●
             are
             seales
             and
             consignations
             of
             th●
             grace
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             said
             the
             Sacraments
             are
             )
             yet
             it
             always
             accompanies
             it
             ,
             bu●
             never
             follows
             in
             order
             of
             time
             ,
             an●
             this
             is
             clear
             in
             the
             perpetual
             analogy
             of
             holy
             Scripture
             .
          
        
         
           
             For
             Baptisme
             is
             never
             propounded
             mentioned
             or
             enjoyned
             as
             a
             mean
             of
             remission
             of
             sins
             ,
             or
             of
             eternal
             life
             ,
             but
             something
             of
             duty
             choice
             or
             sanctity
             is
             joyned
             with
             it
             ,
             in
             orde●
             production
             of
             the
             end
             so
             mentione●
             
               k●ow
               you
               not
               that
               s●
               many
               as
               are
               Baptis●
               in●o
               ●hr●st
               Jesus
               an●
               Baptised
               into
               his
               death
               ?
            
             There
             i●
             the
             mistery
             and
             the
             Symbol
             together
             and
             declared
             to
             be
             perpetually
             
             united
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             All
             of
             us
             who
             were
             Baptised
             into
             one
             ▪
             were
             Baptised
             into
             the
             other
             ,
             not
             only
             in
             the
             name
             of
             Christ
             ,
             but
             into
             his
             death
             also
             ;
             but
             the
             meaning
             of
             this
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             explained
             in
             the
             following
             words
             of
             
               St.
               Paul
            
             ,
             makes
             much
             for
             our
             purpose
             :
             for
             to
             be
             baptised
             into
             his
             death
             ,
             signifies
             ,
             to
             
             
               be
               buried
               with
               him
               in
               baptisme
               ,
               that
               as
               Christ
               rose
               from
               the
               dead
               ;
               we
               also
               should
               walk
               in
               newness
               of
               life
               ,
            
             That
             's
             the
             full
             mistery
             of
             Baptisme
             ;
             for
             being
             baptised
             into
             his
             death
             ,
             or
             which
             is
             all
             one
             in
             the
             next
             words
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             into
             the
             likeness
             of
             his
             death
             ,
             cannot
             go
             alone
             ;
             
               if
               we
               be
               so
               planted
               into
               Christ
               we
               shall
               be
               pertakers
               of
               his
               resurrection
               ,
            
             and
             that
             is
             not
             here
             instanced
             in
             precise
             reward
             but
             
               in
               exact
               duty
            
             for
             all
             this
             is
             nothing
             but
             
               Cruc
               fiction
               of
               the
               old
               man
               ,
               a
               destroying
               the
               body
               of
               sin
               ,
               that
               we
               no
               longer
               serve
               sin
               .
            
          
        
         
         
           
             This
             indeed
             is
             truly
             to
             be
             baptized
             both
             in
             the
             Symbol
             and
             the
             Mistery
             what
             is
             less
             then
             this
             ,
             is
             but
             the
             Symbol
             only
             ,
             a
             meer
             Ceremony
             ,
             an
             
               opus
               operatum
            
             ,
             a
             dead
             Letter
             ,
             an
             empty
             shadow
             ,
             an
             instrument
             ,
             without
             an
             agent
             to
             manage
             ;
             or
             force
             to
             actuate
             it
             .
          
        
         
           
             Plainer
             yet
             
               whosoever
               are
               baptized
               into
               Christ
               have
               put
               on
               Christ
               ,
               have
               put
               on
               the
               new
               Man.
            
             But
             to
             put
             on
             the
             new
             Man
             ,
             is
             
               to
               be
               formed
               in
               Righteousness
               ,
               holiness
               ,
               and
               truth
               .
            
             This
             whole
             argument
             is
             the
             very
             words
             of
             St.
             Paul.
             The
             major
             proposition
             is
             dogmatically
             determined
             ,
             Gal.
             3.
             27.
             
             The
             minor
             in
             Ephes
             .
             4.
             24.
             
             The
             conclusion
             then
             is
             obvious
             .
             That
             they
             who
             are
             not
             formed
             a
             new
             in
             Righteousness
             ,
             holyness
             and
             truth
             ,
             they
             who
             remaining
             in
             the
             present
             in
             incapacities
             ,
             cannot
             walk
             in
             newness
             of
             life
             ,
             they
             have
             not
             been
             baptized
             into
             Christ
             ,
             and
             then
             they
             have
             but
             one
             member
             of
             the
             distinction
             used
             by
             St.
             Peter
             ,
             they
             have
             
             that
             baptism
             which
             is
             a
             putting
             away
             the
             fi●th
             of
             the
             flesh
             
               [
               if
               yet
               an
               human
               institute
               may
               be
               so
               called
               ]
            
             but
             they
             have
             not
             that
             baptism
             which
             is
             the
             answer
             of
             a
             good
             Conscience
             towards
             God
             ,
             which
             is
             the
             only
             baptism
             which
             saveth
             us
             ,
             and
             this
             is
             the
             case
             of
             Children
             and
             then
             the
             case
             is
             thus
             .
          
        
         
           
             As
             Infants
             by
             the
             force
             of
             nature
             cannot
             put
             themselves
             into
             a
             supernaturall
             condition
             (
             and
             therefore
             say
             the
             Paedo
             baptists
             they
             need
             baptism
             to
             put
             them
             into
             it
             
               [
               as
               if
               the
               ●●re
               ●e●e●ony
               of
               which
               only
               they
               are
               capa●'le
               could
               put
               them
               into
               a
               supernaturall
               con●ition
               ]
            
             so
             if
             they
             be
             baptized
             before
             the
             use
             of
             reason
             ,
             
               before
               the
               works
               of
               the
               Spirit
               ,
            
             before
             the
             opperations
             of
             grace
             ,
             before
             they
             can
             throw
             of
             the
             works
             of
             darknes
             ,
             and
             live
             in
             ri●hteousness
             ond
             newness
             of
             life
             ,
             they
             are
             never
             the
             nearer
             ;
             from
             the
             pains
             of
             Hell
             they
             shall
             be
             saved
             by
             the
             mercy
             of
             God
             and
             their
             o●●
             
             innocence
             though
             they
             dye
             
               in
               puris
               naturalibus
            
             ,
             and
             baptism
             will
             carry
             them
             no
             further
             for
             that
             baptism
             that
             saves
             us
             ,
             is
             not
             the
             only
             washing
             with
             water
             ,
             of
             which
             only
             Infant
             are
             capable
             ,
             but
             the
             answer
             of
             a
             good
             Conscience
             towards
             God
             ,
             of
             which
             they
             are
             not
             capable
             till
             the
             use
             o●
             reason
             ,
             till
             they
             know
             to
             chuse
             the
             good
             and
             refuse
             the
             evill
             .
          
        
         
           
             And
             from
             thence
             I
             consider
             a
             new
             that
             all
             vows
             made
             by
             persons
             unde●
             others
             names
             stipulations
             made
             b●
             minors
             ▪
             are
             not
             valid
             till
             they
             by
             ●
             supervening
             act
             ,
             after
             they
             are
             of
             sufficient
             age
             do
             ratifie
             the
             same
             ,
             wh●
             then
             may
             not
             Infants
             as
             well
             mak●
             the
             
               vow
               de
               novo
            
             as
             
               de
               novo
            
             ratifie
             th●●
             which
             was
             made
             for
             them
             
               ab
               antiqu●
            
             when
             they
             come
             to
             years
             of
             choyce
             ▪
             If
             the
             Infant
             vow
             be
             invalid
             till
             th●
             manly
             confirmation
             ,
             why
             were
             it
             〈◊〉
             as
             good
             they
             staid
             to
             make
             it
             till
             th●
             time
             ,
             before
             which
             if
             they
             do
             ma●●
             it
             ,
             it
             is
             to
             no
             purpose
             ,
             this
             would
             〈◊〉
             considered
             .
          
        
         
         
           
             And
             in
             conclusion
             our
             way
             is
             the
             surer
             way
             ,
             for
             not
             to
             baptise
             Children
             till
             they
             can
             give
             an
             account
             of
             their
             faith
             is
             the
             most
             proportionable
             to
             an
             act
             of
             reason
             and
             humanity
             ,
             and
             it
             can
             have
             no
             danger
             in
             it
             :
             for
             to
             say
             that
             Infants
             may
             be
             damn'd
             for
             want
             of
             baptism
             (
             a
             thing
             which
             is
             not
             in
             their
             power
             to
             acquire
             they
             being
             yet
             persons
             not
             capable
             of
             a
             Law
             )
             is
             to
             afirm
             that
             of
             God
             which
             we
             dare
             not
             say
             of
             any
             wise
             and
             good
             man.
             Certainly
             it
             is
             very
             much
             derogatory
             to
             Gods
             justi●e
             and
             a
             plain
             defiance
             to
             the
             infinite
             reputation
             of
             his
             goodness
             .
          
        
         
           
             And
             therefore
             who
             ever
             will
             pertinatiously
             persist
             in
             this
             opinion
             of
             the
             paedo-baptists
             ,
             and
             practise
             it
             accordingly
             they
             polute
             the
             blood
             of
             the
             everlasting
             Testament
             .
             They
             dishonor
             and
             make
             a
             pageantry
             of
             the
             Sacrament
             .
             They
             Ineffectually
             represent
             a
             sepulture
             into
             the
             death
             of
             Christ
             ,
             and
             please
             themselves
             in
             a
             sign
             without
             effect
             ,
             making
             baptism
             
             like
             the
             Figtree
             full-of
             Leaves
             but
             no
             fruit
             ,
             &c.
             
          
        
         
           
             Thus
             far
             the
             Anabaptists
             may
             argue
             ,
             and
             men
             have
             disputed
             against
             them
             with
             so
             much
             weakness
             and
             conf●dence
             ,
             that
             they
             have
             been
             eucouraged
             in
             their
             error
             
               [
               alias
               in
               th●
               truth
            
             ]
             more
             by
             accidentiall
             
               [
               alia●
               real
            
             ]
             advantages
             we
             have
             given
             them
             by
             our
             weak
             arguings
             ,
             then
             by
             any
             truth
             of
             their
             cause
             or
             excellency
             o●
             of
             their
             wit
             
               [
               so
               the
            
             Dr.
             
               is
               pleased
               t●
               say
               but
               the
               evidences
               of
               our
               side
               sp●ak
               otherwise
               ]
            
             but
             the
             use
             I
             make
             of
             it
             as
             to
             our
             ppesent
             question
             (
             saith
             the
             Dr.
             )
             is
             this
             ,
             that
             since
             there
             is
             no●
             direct
             impiety
             in
             the
             opinion
             no●
             any
             that
             is
             apparently
             consequent
             to
             it
             ,
             and
             they
             which
             so
             much
             p●obabillity
             ,
             do
             or
             may
             pretend
             to
             true
             perswasion
             they
             are
             with
             all
             means
             ,
             Christian
             ,
             fair
             ,
             and
             human
             ,
             to
             b●
             redargued
             ,
             or
             instructed
             ,
             but
             if
             they
             cannot
             be
             perswaded
             they
             must
             be
             left
             to
             God
             ,
             who
             knows
             every
             degree
             of
             every
             mans
             understanding
             ,
             
             all
             his
             weaknesses
             and
             strength's
             what
             impress
             each
             argument
             makes
             upon
             his
             spirit
             .
             and
             how
             unresistable
             every
             reason
             is
             ,
             and
             he
             alone
             judges
             his
             in●oce●cy
             and
             sincerity
             :
             And
             for
             the
             question
             ,
             I
             think
             there
             is
             so
             much
             to
             be
             petended
             
               [
               he
               might
               say
               really
               urged
               ]
            
             against
             that
             which
             I
             believe
             to
             be
             truth
             that
             there
             is
             much
             more
             truth
             then
             evidence
             on
             our
             side
             
               [
               a
               strange
               saying
               of
               so
               wi●e
               a
               man
               as
               if
               the
               truth
               in
               this
               case
               doth
               not
               wh●lly
               depend
               upon
               evidence
               ,
               sith
               its
               a
               positive
               and
               no
               morall
               precept
               ]
            
             and
             therefore
             we
             may
             be
             confident
             as
             for
             our
             own
             particulars
             but
             not
             too
             forward
             premtorily
             to
             prescribe
             to
             others
             muchless
             damn
             ,
             or
             kill
             or
             to
             persecute
             them
             that
             only
             in
             this
             particular
             disagree
             .
             Thus
             far
             Doctor
             Taylor
             ,
             for
             our
             appollogie
             .
          
        
         
           To
           whom
           to
           add
           any
           more
           witnesses
           (
           though
           more
           might
           be
           brought
           )
           would
           be
           superfluous
           .
           I
           therefore
           proceed
           to
           the
           next
           question
           ,
           viz.
           
        
         
         
           
             What
             is
             the
             due
             act
             ,
             or
             outward
             form
             to
             be
             used
             in
             this
             sollemn
             rite
             of
             holy
             baptism
             ?
          
        
         
           It
           may
           well
           be
           the
           admiration
           of
           every
           wise
           and
           good
           man
           how
           it
           should
           come
           into
           the
           mind
           of
           such
           as
           pretend
           to
           be
           followers
           of
           Christ
           that
           holy
           baptism
           should
           be
           performed
           by
           aspertion
           ,
           or
           casting
           a
           few
           drops
           of
           Water
           upon
           the
           subject
           ,
           by
           the
           fingers
           of
           the
           administrator
           .
           The
           scriptures
           every
           where
           teaching
           us
           that
           the
           originall
           form
           was
           by
           imversion
           in
           Rivers
           or
           places
           of
           much
           Water
           ,
           Ma●●
           .
           1.
           
           John.
           3.
           
           Christ
           himse●f
           who
           surely
           would
           do
           nothing
           superfluous
           or
           in
           vain
           ,
           was
           baptized
           in
           the
           River
           ,
           by
           John
           the
           first
           baptist
           ,
           who
           had
           his
           direction
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           his
           approbation
           from
           on
           high
           in
           that
           very
           action
           Mall
           .
           3.
           and
           chuss
           who
           were
           under
           the
           immediate
           direction
           of
           the
           holy
           spirit
           the
           leader
           into
           all
           truth
           ,
           found
           it
           necessary
           for
           the
           administrator
           and
           subject
           to
           go
           both
           into
           the
           Water
           ,
           for
           the
           due
           performance
           of
           this
           holy
           Ordinance
           .
           
           Add
           thereunto
           that
           the
           proper
           signification
           of
           the
           word
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           when
           used
           to
           express
           the
           action
           done
           in
           this
           service
           ,
           is
           to
           dip
           or
           imm●rge
           the
           party
           in
           the
           Element
           as
           is
           confessed
           by
           the
           learned
           Paedo-baptists
           themse●ves
           as
           we
           shall
           see
           in
           the
           sequel
           .
        
         
           And
           here
           we
           will
           still
           prefer
           the
           Church
           
           of
           England
           who
           teacheth
           us
           that
           the
           outward
           Sign
           or
           Form
           in
           baptism
           ,
           is
           Water
           wherein
           the
           party
           baptized
           is
           dipped
           ,
           &c.
           
           And
           though
           she
           add
           [
           or
           sprinkled
           with
           it
           ]
           yet
           that
           her
           Conscience
           tells
           her
           that
           is
           not
           the
           right
           way
           appeareth
           ,
           in
           that
           she
           only
           assigns
           that
           by
           indulgence
           to
           such
           Infants
           as
           are
           in
           danger
           of
           death
           ,
           &c
           ,
        
         
           The
           Church
           of
           Rome
           also
           confesseth
           
           by
           a
           learned
           Pen
           ,
           that
           she
           changed
           dipping
           the
           party
           baptized
           over
           the
           head
           and
           Ears
           to
           a
           little
           sprinkling
           upon
           the
           Face
           .
        
         
         
           Erasmus
           paraphrasing
           on
           the
           words
           ,
           
             baptizing
             them
             ,
             Mat.
          
           28.
           saith
           thus
           ,
           if
           they
           believe
           that
           which
           you
           teach
           them
           and
           begin
           to
           be
           repentant
           of
           their
           former
           Life
           ,
           &c.
           
           Then
           dip
           them
           in
           Water
           ,
           
             &c.
             
             Walfridus
             Strabo
             de
             rebus
             Eccl●s●●c
          
           26.
           tells
           us
           ,
           
             that
             we
             must
             know
             at
             ●h●
             fi●st
             believers
             were
             baptized
             simply
             in
             Floods
             and
             Fountains
             .
          
        
         
           The
           learned
           Grotius
           tel's
           us
           
             in
             his
             judgement
             on
             Infant
             baptism
             ,
          
           That
           the
           word
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           signifies
           to
           dip
           over
           the
           head
           and
           ears
           .
        
         
           To
           whom
           we
           will
           joyn
           T●lenus
           whose
           Testimony
           is
           in
           these
           words
           *
           Baptism
           is
           the
           first
           Sacrament
           of
           the
           new
           Testament
           instituted
           by
           Christ
           ,
           in
           which
           with
           a
           most
           pat
           and
           exact
           analogy
           between
           the
           sign
           and
           the
           thing
           signified
           ,
           those
           that
           are
           in
           Covenant
           are
           by
           the
           Minister
           washed
           in
           Water
           .
           The
           outward
           Rite
           in
           baptism
           is
           threefold
           immersion
           into
           the
           Water
           ,
           abiding
           under
           
           the
           water
           ,
           and
           resurruction
           out
           of
           the
           water
           ,
           the
           form
           of
           baptism
           ,
           to
           wit
           internal
           and
           essential
           ▪
           is
           no
           other
           then
           that
           analogical
           proportion
           ,
           which
           the
           signs
           keep
           with
           the
           things
           signified
           thereby
           ,
           for
           as
           the
           properties
           of
           the
           water
           in
           washing
           away
           the
           defilements
           of
           the
           body
           ,
           do
           in
           a
           most
           suitable
           similitude
           ,
           set
           forth
           the
           efficacy
           of
           Christs
           blood
           in
           blotting
           out
           of
           sins
           ,
           so
           dipping
           into
           the
           Water
           doth
           in
           a
           most
           lively
           similitude
           set
           forth
           the
           mortification
           of
           the
           old
           man
           ,
           and
           rising
           out
           of
           the
           water
           the
           virification
           of
           the
           new
           .
           —
           That
           same
           plunging
           into
           the
           water
           holds
           forth
           to
           us
           that
           horrible
           gulf
           of
           divine
           Justice
           in
           which
           Christ
           for
           our
           sins
           sake
           ,
           which
           he
           took
           upon
           him
           ,
           was
           for
           a
           while
           in
           a
           manner
           swallowed
           up
           .
           Abode
           under
           the
           water
           how
           little
           a
           while
           soever
           ,
           denotes
           his
           descent
           into
           Hell
           ,
           even
           the
           very
           deepest
           degree
           of
           livelesness
           ,
           while
           lying
           in
           the
           sealed
           and
           guarded
           sepulchre
           he
           was
           accounted
           as
           one
           truly
           dead
           ,
           rising
           out
           of
           the
           water
           holds
           out
           to
           us
           a
           
           lively
           similitude
           of
           that
           conquest
           ,
           which
           this
           dead
           man
           got
           ●ver
           death
           ,
           which
           he
           vanquished
           in
           his
           own
           Den
           ,
           as
           it
           were
           ,
           that
           is
           the
           grave
           .
           In
           like
           manner
           therefore
           it
           is
           meet
           that
           we
           being
           baptized
           into
           his
           death
           ,
           and
           buried
           with
           him
           ,
           should
           rise
           also
           with
           him
           and
           so
           go
           on
           in
           a
           new
           Life
           ,
           Rom.
           6.
           3.
           4.
           
           Col.
           ●
           .
           12.
           
           
             Th●●
             far
             Tile●●s
          
           .
        
         
           Bishop
           Jewell
           in
           his
           defence
           ,
           
             Appol
             .
             ●
          
           .
           5.
           p.
           308.
           brings
           the
           councel
           of
           Worms
           determining
           the
           manner
           of
           baptism
           ;
           thus
           ,
           
             In
             aquas
             demersio
             in
             〈◊〉
             ,
             &
             ●u●sus
             ab
             aquis
             ●emersio
             R●surrectio
             est
             .
          
        
         
           The
           dipping
           into
           the
           water
           is
           the
           going
           down
           into
           Hell
           
             [
             i.
             e.
          
           the
           grave
           ]
           The
           coming
           out
           from
           of
           the
           water
           is
           the
           Resurrection
           .
           
             From
             all
             which
             Testimonies
             (
             and
             many
             more
             that
             might
             be
             brought
             )
             it
             is
             evident
             beyond
             all
             doubt
             our
             opposers
             being
             Judges
             )
             that
             whether
             we
             respect
             the
             signification
             of
             the
             word
             baptizor
             the
             signification
             of
             the
             ordinance
             it self
             ,
             or
             the
             consent
             of
             the
             primitive
             .
             Churches
             in
             their
             practice
             of
             holy
             baptism
             ,
             dipping
             
             the
             subject
             (
             or
             party
             baptized
             )
             in
             the
             Element
             Water
             ,
             is
             the
             due
             form
             of
             baptism
             ,
             and
             therefore
             sprinkling
             or
             crossing
             the
             face
             ;
             is
             an
             humane
             innovation
             .
             Or
             ,
          
        
         
           Upon
           the
           whole
           matter
           these
           ten
           particulars
           are
           very
           apparent
           .
           First
           ,
        
         
           That
           Infant
           baptism
           was
           innovated
           ,
           after
           the
           holy
           Scriptures
           were
           written
           which
           appeareth
           both
           from
           the
           deep
           silence
           of
           the
           Scripture
           in
           that
           case
           ,
           and
           the
           confession
           of
           learned
           Paedo-baptists
           themselves
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           That
           it
           came
           in
           stealing
           (
           as
           it
           were
           )
           being
           for
           a
           considerable
           time
           left
           at
           liberty
           (
           a
           sign
           it
           was
           not
           from
           Heaven
           )
           *
           and
           was
           disliked
           by
           the
           Antients
           who
           therefore
           disswaded
           from
           it
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           That
           which
           gave
           it
           its
           great
           advantage
           for
           a
           more
           general
           reception
           ,
           was
           this
           false
           opinion
           ,
           that
           without
           baptism
           none
           could
           be
           saved
           .
           This
           
           saith
           Mr.
           Perkins
           doth
           St.
           Augustine
           every
           where
           assirm
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           That
           the
           Lords
           Supper
           was
           as
           eagerly
           pressed
           ,
           to
           be
           necess●ry
           sor
           Infants
           as
           baptism
           ,
           and
           they
           continued
           in
           use
           together
           about
           
           the
           space
           of
           six
           hundred
           years
           ,
           this
           conceit
           was
           confirmed
           (
           saith
           Mr.
           Perkins
           )
           by
           the
           councel
           of
           
             Toledo
             ,
             Can.
          
           11.
           
           And
           Augustine
           was
           so
           earnest
           for
           this
           also
           that
           he
           boldly
           sayes
           in
           vain
           do
           we
           promise
           Infants
           salvation
           without
           it
           .
           
             Aug
             ep
          
           :
           23.
           
             &
             ep
          
           .
           107.
           
             &
             contra
             ep
             .
             pelag
             .
             l.
          
           1.
           c.
           22.
           
             &
             contra
             .
             〈◊〉
             .
             l.
          
           7.
           c.
           2.
           l.
           3.
           c.
           12.
           
        
         
           5.
           
           That
           divers
           in
           the
           Greek
           Church
           have
           all
           along
           to
           this
           day
           refused
           Infant
           baptism
           .
           Gro●ius
           his
           words
           are
           these
           (
           as
           Mr.
           T●mbs
           quotes
           them
           )
           
             In
             every
             age
             many
             of
             the
             Greeks
             unto
             this
             day
             keep
             the
             custome
             of
             deferring
             baptism
             to
             little
             ones
             till
             they
             could
             themselves
             make
             a
             confession
             of
             their
             Faith.
          
           And
           
           the
           Armenians
           are
           confessed
           by
           Heylin
           in
           his
           Macrocos
           .
           p.
           575.
           
           To
           defer
           baptism
           to
           their
           Children
           till
           they
           be
           grown
           to
           years
           of
           knowledge
           .
        
         
           6.
           
           Those
           foolish
           and
           sinful
           adjuncts
           ,
           which
           the
           Authors
           and
           promoters
           of
           Infant
           baptism
           ,
           were
           constrained
           to
           invent
           to
           make
           it
           look
           like
           baptism
           (
           for
           example
           their
           device
           of
           Godfathers
           ,
           &c.
           )
           do
           sufficiently
           declare
           it
           to
           be
           of
           an
           infirm
           and
           humane
           Original
           .
        
         
           7.
           
           The
           grounds
           upon
           which
           Paedo-baptism
           was
           at
           first
           urged
           ,
           are
           now
           in
           a
           manner
           wholly
           declined
           ,
           and
           new
           grounds
           daily
           invented
           whereon
           to
           built
           it
           .
           which
           are
           no
           sooner
           laid
           ,
           but
           raized
           again
           by
           some
           of
           it's
           own
           favorites
           .
        
         
           8.
           
           That
           the
           stoutest
           assertors
           of
           Infant
           baptism
           ,
           hath
           ever
           met
           with
           as
           stout
           opposers
           ;
           Thus
           Agustine
           ,
           met
           with
           the
           Donatists
           and
           Pelagius
           whose
           arguments
           he
           could
           not
           avoid
           but
           by
           running
           into
           greater
           absurdity
           ,
           and
           
           though
           they
           are
           blamed
           (
           and
           perhaps
           justly
           )
           for
           holding
           some
           errours
           ,
           so
           also
           is
           Augustine
           and
           that
           not
           undeservedly
           .
        
         
           9.
           
           That
           many
           of
           the
           Learne●
           have
           much
           abused
           this
           age
           in
           telling
           them
           the
           
             Anabaptists
             (
             i.
             e.
          
           the
           baptized
           Churches
           )
           are
           of
           late
           edition
           a
           new
           sect
           ,
           &c.
           
           When
           from
           their
           own
           writings
           the
           clean
           contrary
           is
           so
           evident
           .
        
         
           Tenthly
           and
           Lastly
           .
           Observe
           how
           the
           baptism
           of
           repentance
           for
           remission
           of
           Sins
           ,
           which
           is
           that
           one
           and
           only
           baptism
           commanded
           in
           holy
           Scripture
           hath
           been
           neglected
           ,
           traduced
           ;
           and
           its
           affertors
           frequently
           abused
           ,
           and
           that
           chiefly
           by
           thi●
           device
           of
           Paedo-baptism
           which
           now
           hath
           so
           lost
           it
           's
           first
           form
           ,
           that
           it
           cannot
           with
           any
           shew
           of
           truth
           o●
           good
           sence
           be
           called
           baptism
           ,
           and
           ought
           therefore
           to
           cease
           with
           its
           follow
           
           errors
           ,
           viz.
           the
           giving
           the
           ●ords
           Supper
           to
           Infants
           ,
           &c.
           
           That
           God
           may
           be
           justified
           in
           the
           submissi●n
           of
           all
           sinners
           to
           the
           baptism
           of
           repentance
           for
           remission
           of
           sins
           ,
           Luke
           7.
           39.
           
        
      
       
         
         
           The
           Second
           Part
           Of
           the
           Promise
           of
           the
           Spirit
           .
        
         
           Delivered
           in
           a
           Sermon
           upon
           1.
           
           Cor.
           12.
           1.
           
           To
           which
           is
           added
           A
           post-script
           out
           of
           the
           works
           〈◊〉
           Dr.
           
             Jer.
             Taylor
          
           ,
           touching
           the
           layin●
           on
           of
           Hands
           ,
           chiefly
           declaring
           ho●
           Religiously
           it
           was
           observed
           by
           th●
           Antient
           Christians
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           now
           revived
           by
           divers
           of
           the
           baptize●
           Christians
           of
           this
           age
           .
        
         
           
             1
             Cor.
             12.
             1.
             
          
           
             
               Now
               concerning
               spiritual
               gifts
               brethren
               I
               would
               not
               have
               you
               ignorant
               .
            
          
        
         
           THere
           was
           never
           more
           need
           for
           th●
           Church
           of
           God
           to
           seek
           and
           searc●
           for
           all
           those
           things
           which
           God
           hat●
           
           promised
           for
           her
           strength
           and
           encou●agement
           then
           now
           partly
           for
           that
           her
           ●pposers
           are
           men
           of
           exquisite
           parts
           by
           ●eans
           of
           all
           Arts
           and
           Sciences
           which
           ●●e
           not
           more
           profitable
           when
           used
           in
           〈◊〉
           way
           of
           subserviency
           to
           the
           truth
           ,
           ●●en
           pernitious
           when
           used
           in
           opposi●●on
           to
           it
           (
           as
           it
           often
           falleth
           out
           they
           ●re
           )
           and
           partly
           for
           that
           ignorance
           of
           ●hat
           God
           hath
           promised
           for
           his
           Churches
           comfortable
           subsistance
           ,
           ●roves
           a
           great
           occasion
           and
           temptati●●
           to
           Christians
           to
           trust
           to
           failing
           and
           ●●comfortable
           helps
           in
           the
           great
           bu●●ness
           of
           the
           Ministry
           of
           the
           word
           and
           ●rayer
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           Now
           in
           the
           words
           which
           we
           have
           ●●osen
           the
           Apostle
           shews
           his
           care
           for
           ●●e
           Church
           at
           Corinthus
           (
           and
           in
           them
           〈◊〉
           all
           Churches
           )
           that
           they
           should
           not
           〈◊〉
           ignorant
           concerning
           spiritual
           gifts
           ●●d
           labours
           in
           three
           Chapters
           toge●●er
           to
           instruct
           them
           fully
           in
           that
           point
           ●●der
           several
           considerations
           ,
           and
           ●●●st
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           
             By
             giving
             them
             a
             definition
             of
             those
             
             gifts
             ,
          
           or
           shewing
           what
           they
           are
           ,
           verse
           8.
           9.
           10.
           viz.
           A
           word
           of
           Wisdom
           ,
           a
           word
           of
           knowledge
           ,
           faith
           ,
           the
           gifts
           of
           healing
           ,
           the
           working
           of
           miracles
           ,
           prophesie
           ,
           discerning
           of
           spirits
           ,
           divers
           kinds
           of
           Tongues
           ,
           interpretation
           of
           tongues
           ,
           which
           definition
           or
           enumeration
           of
           gifts
           he
           seems
           to
           inlarge
           ,
           Chap
           ,
           13.
           26.
           
           a
           Psalm
           ,
           a
           Doctrine
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           
             By
             shewing
             that
             the
             Church
             hath
             a
             perpetual
             right
             to
             ,
             and
             interest
             in
             all
             these
             gif●s
             ,
             Chap.
          
           14.
           1.
           
           Desire
           sor
           be
           zealous
           after
           spiritual
           gifts
           ,
           Chap.
           12
           ▪
           31.
           
           Covet
           earnestly
           the
           best
           gifts
           Chap.
           14.
           39.
           
           Covet
           to
           prophesie
           and
           forbid
           not
           to
           speak
           with
           tongues
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           
             By
             shewing
             whereto
             these
             gifts
             d●serve
             ,
             or
             to
             what
             end
             they
             were
             given
             ▪
             Chap.
          
           14.
           12.
           
           Forasmuch
           as
           ye
           are
           zealous
           of
           the
           spiritual
           gifts
           ,
           seek
           tha●
           ye
           may
           excel
           to
           the
           edification
           of
           th●
           Church
           ,
           ver
           .
           31.
           that
           all
           may
           learn
           ,
           and
           all
           be
           comforted
           ,
           Eph.
           4
           12.
           fo●
           the
           perfecting
           the
           Saints
           for
           the
           wor●
           
           of
           the
           Ministry
           ,
           for
           the
           edifying
           of
           the
           body
           of
           Christ
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           
             By
             distinguishing
             of
             gifts
             as
             they
             are
             more
             or
             less
             necessary
             and
             accordingly
             gives
             direction
             which
             to
             prefer
             in
             our
             asking
             them
          
           (
           yet
           so
           as
           not
           to
           forbid
           the
           use
           of
           any
           of
           them
           ,
           so
           it
           might
           be
           done
           with
           edification
           )
           Chap.
           14.
           1.
           
           
             Desire
             spiritual
             gifts
             but
             rather
             that
             ye
             may
             prophesie
             .
          
           Ver.
           5.
           
           
             I
             would
             have
             ye
             all
             speak
             with
             tongues
             but
             rather
             that
             ye
             prophesied
             ,
             for
             greater
             is
             he
             that
             prophesieth
             ,
             then
             he
             that
             speaketh
             with
             tongues
             .
          
           Ver.
           5.
           
           
             He
             that
             speaketh
             in
             an
             unknown
             tongue
             edifyeth
             himself
             ,
             but
             he
             that
             prophesieth
             edifyeth
             the
             Church
             .
          
        
         
           5.
           
           
             By
             shewing
             that
             all
             these
             gifts
             ,
             how
             excellently
             soever
             any
             are
             endowed
             with
             them
             ,
             yet
             therein
             he
             is
             not
             to
             rest
             satisfyed
             because
             there
             is
             yet
             a
             far
             more
             excellent
             way
             of
             receiving
             the
             s●irit
             ,
          
           without
           which
           all
           gifts
           are
           as
           nothing
           .
           This
           more
           excellent
           way
           he
           refers
           to
           the
           fruit
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           which
           he
           both
           distinguisheth
           by
           its
           several
           branches
           ,
           1
           Cor.
           13.
           4
           ,
           5
           ,
           6
           ,
           7.
           compar'd
           with
           
           Gal.
           5.
           22.
           23.
           and
           also
           comprehends
           the
           whole
           in
           that
           excelling
           grace
           of
           Charity
           follow
           after
           Charity
           ,
           Chap.
           4.
           1.
           
           The
           greatest
           of
           these
           is
           Charity
           .
        
         
           6.
           
           
             By
             giving
             a
             notable
             Rule
             to
             know
             who
             are
             indeed
             spiritual
             Christians
             from
             such
             as
             only
             pretend
             to
             be
             so
             ,
          
           Chap.
           14.
           35.
           
           
             If
             any
             man
             think
             himself
             to
             be
             a
             Prophet
             or
             spiritual
             ,
             let
             him
             acknowledge
             the
             things
             I
             write
             unto
             you
             are
             the
             commands
             of
             the
             Lord.
          
           Those
           then
           are
           not
           truly
           spiritual
           ,
           or
           true
           Prophets
           who
           (
           as
           many
           on
           the
           right
           hand
           )
           do
           not
           only
           lay
           aside
           the
           commands
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           but
           prescribe
           to
           others
           their
           own
           Traditions
           ,
           neither
           those
           on
           the
           other
           hand
           ,
           who
           prefer
           their
           poor
           conceits
           and
           Notions
           ,
           as
           if
           the
           word
           of
           God
           came
           out
           from
           them
           ,
           when
           though
           (
           perhaps
           )
           it
           came
           to
           them
           ,
           yet
           it
           came
           not
           to
           them
           only
           ,
           ver
           .
           36.
           
        
         
           Thus
           much
           briefly
           to
           shew
           what
           the
           Apostle
           means
           in
           this
           place
           by
           spiritual
           gifts
           ,
           and
           in
           what
           respects
           he
           would
           
           not
           have
           the
           Church
           to
           be
           ignorant
           concerning
           them
           .
        
         
           Nor
           shall
           I
           insist
           upon
           all
           those
           particulars
           now
           ,
           but
           only
           that
           which
           may
           be
           most
           needful
           to
           be
           demonstrated
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           the
           second
           particular
           .
           For
           I
           find
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           only
           a
           general
           conceit
           among
           the
           National
           Churches
           ,
           that
           the
           extraordinary
           gifts
           of
           the
           Spirit
           were
           only
           Temporary
           ,
           and
           now
           ceased
           ,
           but
           also
           very
           many
           in
           the
           baptized
           Churches
           are
           doubtful
           (
           at
           the
           least
           )
           in
           this
           matter
           ,
           as
           if
           that
           glorious
           promise
           of
           pouring
           out
           of
           the
           Spirit
           according
           to
           the
           prophesie
           of
           Joel
           ,
           and
           the
           reception
           thereof
           by
           the
           primitive
           Churches
           ,
           were
           taken
           away
           long
           since
           from
           the
           Churches
           which
           succeed
           them
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           be
           so
           much
           as
           looked
           for
           in
           these
           days
           !
        
         
           
             But
             that
             this
             is
             a
             very
             great
             mistake
             ,
             and
          
           
           
             that
             the
             contrary
             ,
             even
             that
             ,
             that
             very
             promise
             of
             the
             spirit
             and
             every
             part
             of
             it
             ,
             from
             the
             time
             of
             its
             first
             effusion
             upon
             the
             day
             of
             
             Pentecost
             ,
          
           Acts
           2.
           
             belongs
             to
             the
             Church
             throughout
             all
             Ages
             to
             the
             end
             of
             the
             World.
          
           I
           hope
           to
           evince
           to
           the
           satisfaction
           such
           as
           desire
           to
           see
           the
           Truth
           in
           this
           matter
           .
        
         
           And
           First
           from
           the
           scope
           of
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           
           in
           these
           three
           Chapters
           .
           Where
           as
           it
           is
           his
           designed
           subject
           to
           discourse
           of
           the
           gifts
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           so
           he
           informs
           us
           that
           God
           hath
           set
           them
           there
           ,
           namely
           in
           his
           Church
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           he
           hath
           placed
           ,
           setled
           or
           fixed
           ,
           that
           one
           spirit
           in
           that
           one
           body
           ,
           nor
           for
           a
           few
           days
           only
           ,
           and
           then
           to
           leave
           her
           as
           a
           body
           without
           a
           spirit
           for
           ever
           after
           ,
           in
           respect
           of
           spiritual
           gifts
           ,
           but
           to
           abide
           there
           as
           in
           his
           temple
           *
           both
           by
           gifts
           and
           graces
           ,
           even
           the
           same
           which
           Christ
           by
           vertue
           of
           his
           assention
           obtained
           when
           he
           ascended
           on
           high
           ,
           which
           gifts
           are
           given
           to
           the
           Church
           for
           the
           work
           of
           the
           Ministry
           ,
           for
           the
           edification
           of
           the
           body
           till
           the
           whole
           be
           
           compleated
           .
           See
           to
           this
           purpose
           Ephes
           .
           4.
           from
           
             vers
             ▪
          
           4.
           to
           16.
           
        
         
           Again
           ,
           The
           promise
           of
           the
           holy
           spirit
           
           is
           made
           by
           our
           Lord
           himself
           to
           the
           Church
           for
           ever
           .
           John
           14.
           16.
           
           
             I
             will
             pray
             the
             Father
             and
             he
             shall
             give
             you
             another
             Comforter
             that
             he
             may
             abide
             with
             you
             for
             ever
             &c.
             
          
           I
           say
           with
           the
           Church
           ,
           for
           it
           were
           a
           strange
           exposi●ion
           to
           restrain
           this
           
             for
             ever
          
           to
           the
           age
           of
           the
           Apostles
           (
           as
           some
           do
           )
           for
           sith
           the
           Apostles
           and
           first
           Churches
           could
           neither
           pray
           nor
           prophysie
           as
           they
           ought
           ,
           but
           as
           that
           spirit
           did
           help
           their
           infirmity
           ,
           it
           were
           strange
           the
           subsequent
           should
           be
           able
           to
           do
           it
           though
           destitute
           of
           that
           distance
           ,
           seeing
           prophysie
           is
           expresly
           one
           of
           those
           spirituall
           gifts
           ,
           as
           before
           we
           have
           shewed
           .
        
         
           That
           great
           Apostle
           Peter
           ,
           dates
           the
           promise
           of
           the
           holy
           spirit
           very
           largely
           ,
           Acts
           ,
           2.
           38.
           
           &c.
           As
           descending
           to
           the
           very
           Skirt
           ,
           or
           last
           age
           
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           ,
           even
           to
           as
           many
           as
           the
           Lord
           our
           God
           shall
           call
           ,
           and
           he
           here
           takes
           the
           promise
           in
           t●at
           sence
           wher●
           in
           Jo●l
           meant
           it
           ,
           and
           the
           Church
           had
           then
           received
           it
           ,
           which
           clearly
           intends
           both
           the
           gifts
           and
           graces
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           for
           as
           't
           is
           sure
           they
           received
           then
           very
           great
           gifts
           ,
           so
           't
           is
           said
           great
           grace
           was
           upon
           them
           all
           .
           Act●
           .
           
             _____
          
           This
           very
           p●omise
           of
           the
           Father
           is
           by
           this
           Apostle
           appropriated
           to
           all
           the
           called
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           even
           the
           servants
           and
           hand
           maids
           in
           
             th●se
             days
          
           .
        
         
           Now
           these
           days
           must
           either
           be
           a
           few
           days
           at
           the
           beginning
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           or
           it
           must
           be
           referred
           to
           the
           whole
           time
           of
           that
           glorious
           dispens●●ion
           if
           the
           first
           ,
           then
           how
           shall
           all
           the
           called
           of
           the
           Lord
           receive
           it
           ?
           Or
           who
           will
           tell
           us
           when
           these
           days
           expired
           ?
           But
           we
           know
           that
           
             These
             days
          
           the
           latter
           days
           last
           time
           ,
           and
           last
           days
           are
           used
           with
           some
           frequency
           in
           Scripture
           ,
           to
           point
           out
           the
           time
           of
           the
           Gospel
           as
           it
           succeeded
           the
           time
           of
           the
           Law.
           
        
         
         
           During
           all
           which
           time
           we
           are
           sure
           that
           
           the
           duties
           in
           generall
           (
           and
           perhaps
           some
           difficult
           duties
           which
           were
           not
           formerly
           known
           )
           which
           were
           imposed
           upon
           the
           first
           Churches
           ,
           are
           laid
           upon
           the
           Churches
           to
           the
           end
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           Mat.
           28.
           20.
           
           
             Teaching
             them
             to
             observe
             all
             things
             whatsoever
             I
             have
             commanded
             you
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           Must
           the
           Churches
           now
           contend
           earnestly
           for
           the
           faith
           (
           and
           that
           both
           against
           old
           and
           new
           errors
           )
           must
           she
           be
           the
           Salt
           of
           the
           Earth
           ,
           the
           Light
           of
           the
           World
           must
           she
           strive
           to
           preach
           the
           Gospel
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           to
           all
           Nations
           ,
           must
           she
           keep
           her self
           in
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           building
           up
           her self
           in
           her
           most
           holy
           faith
           ,
           praying
           in
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           ?
           Surely
           ,
           if
           these
           duties
           remain
           ,
           and
           the
           Lord
           requires
           that
           she
           should
           glorifie
           him
           in
           the
           faithful
           and
           constant
           discharge
           hereof
           as
           also
           in
           suffering
           for
           his
           sake
           ;
           It
           cannot
           reasonably
           be
           imagined
           that
           he
           
           should
           recall
           his
           holy
           spirit
           ,
           
             in
             the
             gifts
             thereof
          
           from
           her
           who
           when
           she
           had
           them
           all
           ,
           had
           nothing
           that
           was
           superfluous
           ,
           but
           stood
           in
           need
           of
           all
           to
           furnish
           her
           for
           the
           work
           she
           stood
           ingaged
           to
           do
           ,
           in
           these
           forementioned
           and
           other
           like
           considerations
           ,
           sith
           then
           our
           God
           doth
           require
           the
           same
           service
           of
           his
           Churches
           now
           ,
           which
           he
           required
           of
           his
           Churches
           in
           the
           first
           ages
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           let
           us
           not
           imagine
           he
           will
           require
           the
           same
           Brick
           ,
           and
           not
           allow
           the
           same
           Straw
           .
        
         
           That
           the
           gifts
           of
           the
           spirit
           here
           intendby
           
           our
           Apostle
           are
           the
           portion
           of
           the
           Church
           in
           every
           age
           (
           as
           her
           right
           )
           appeareth
           ,
           from
           the
           nature
           of
           these
           exhortations
           she
           is
           under
           to
           ask
           them
           .
           Luk.
           11.
           13.
           
           
             How
             much
             more
             shall
             your
             Heavenly
             Father
             give
             his
             holy
             spirit
             to
             them
             that
             ask
             it
             —
             ask
             and
             it
             shall
             be
             given
             unto
             you
             .
             vers
             ,
          
           10.
           
           How
           frequent
           
           is
           our
           Apostle
           in
           these
           3.
           
           Chapters
           in
           his
           exhortations
           to
           this
           Church
           (
           and
           in
           them
           to
           all
           others
           )
           to
           desire
           spirituall
           gifts
           ,
           to
           covet
           earnestly
           the
           best
           gifts
           ,
           to
           covet
           to
           prophesie
           ,
           wishing
           that
           they
           may
           speak
           with
           tongues
           ,
           and
           warning
           them
           not
           to
           prohibet
           that
           gift
           .
           Now
           to
           what
           purpose
           is
           all
           this
           if
           these
           gifts
           be
           ceased
           and
           that
           the
           Church
           may
           not
           now
           expect
           them
           ?
           I
           hope
           no
           man
           will
           say
           these
           exhortations
           are
           now
           out
           of
           date
           least
           in
           so
           doing
           he
           deprive
           us
           of
           the
           exhortation
           to
           Charity
           ,
           for
           they
           are
           so
           linked
           together
           as
           the
           one
           cannot
           cease
           as
           't
           is
           an
           exhortation
           )
           before
           the
           other
           .
           
             Follow
             after
             Charity
             and
             desire
             spiritual
             gifts
             and
             rather
             that
             ye
             may
             prophesie
             .
          
           Thus
           we
           see
           the
           Church
           being
           under
           perpetual
           exhortations
           ,
           to
           seek
           for
           spiritual
           gifts
           without
           any
           restirction
           ,
           necessarily
           infers
           her
           perpetual
           right
           to
           them
           and
           every
           of
           them
           ,
           which
           consideration
           alone
           is
           sufficient
           (
           as
           I
           conceive
           )
           to
           satisfie
           any
           Christian
           ,
           that
           the
           promise
           of
           the
           Spirit
           (
           even
           the
           
           same
           that
           was
           given
           to
           the
           first
           Churches
           )
           in
           respect
           of
           gifts
           as
           well
           as
           graces
           belongs
           to
           the
           Church
           of
           Christ
           throughout
           all
           ages
           .
        
         
           Let
           us
           now
           consider
           ,
           whether
           the
           
           Church
           of
           God
           do
           not
           even
           now
           injoy
           the
           promised
           spirit
           in
           the
           gifts
           and
           graces
           of
           it
           at
           this
           day
           ,
           for
           the
           latter
           ,
           I
           think
           there
           is
           none
           do●h
           question
           it
           ,
           and
           yet
           should
           the
           graces
           or
           fruits
           of
           the
           spirit
           which
           now
           appear
           ,
           be
           strictly
           considered
           by
           what
           did
           formerly
           shine
           forth
           in
           the
           Churches
           ,
           it
           might
           peradventure
           put
           us
           to
           some
           pause
           ,
           yet
           not
           thence
           to
           conclude
           that
           we
           have
           not
           that
           spirit
           of
           grace
           ,
           or
           that
           the
           graces
           thereof
           are
           ceased
           ,
           but
           it
           would
           surely
           become
           a
           provocation
           ,
           to
           cry
           mightily
           to
           God
           for
           an
           enlargement
           of
           what
           we
           have
           received
           in
           that
           behalf
           .
        
         
           And
           as
           I
           intend
           not
           to
           boast
           of
           the
           gifts
           of
           any
           ,
           so
           I
           may
           safely
           presume
           
           that
           the
           gifts
           received
           in
           these
           days
           are
           far
           more
           then
           I
           can
           set
           down
           ,
           or
           give
           you
           account
           of
           because
           the
           Church
           is
           diffused
           through
           many
           Nations
           ,
           and
           her
           gifts
           there
           unknown
           to
           me
           ;
           I
           will
           then
           restrain
           my
           observations
           to
           the
           Churches
           in
           this
           poor
           Island
           ,
           who
           may
           not
           vie
           with
           all
           Churches
           ,
           but
           rather
           in
           humility
           conclude
           themselves
           to
           be
           short
           of
           many
           concerning
           spirituall
           gifts
           .
           And
           yet
           ,
           shall
           we
           say
           she
           hath
           none
           (
           or
           may
           we
           not
           rather
           say
           she
           hath
           many
           that
           are
           endowed
           with
           
             a
             word
             of
             knowledge
          
           and
           that
           meerly
           by
           a
           gift
           from
           God
           ,
           having
           otherwise
           ,
           no
           capacity
           or
           fa●ulty
           more
           then
           others
           ,
           but
           therein
           far
           short
           of
           many
           of
           their
           brethren
           ;
           only
           the
           gift
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           no
           naturall
           faculty
           hath
           made
           the
           differance
           :
           How
           have
           men
           of
           knowledge
           in
           this
           world
           ,
           been
           found
           to
           have
           no
           skill
           ,
           and
           the
           foolish
           to
           attain
           knowledge
           ,
           and
           some
           to
           excell
           so
           far
           ,
           as
           to
           confound
           the
           wisdome
           of
           the
           wise
           and
           to
           bring
           to
           nought
           the
           understanding
           
           of
           the
           prudent
           ,
           yet
           out
           of
           the
           mouth
           of
           Babes
           hath
           our
           God
           ordained
           strength
           ,
           and
           thereby
           hath
           sometimes
           stilled
           the
           enemy
           .
        
         
           And
           as
           Wisdome
           is
           usefull
           to
           direct
           ,
           so
           hath
           God
           given
           it
           to
           such
           as
           fear
           him
           ;
           who
           if
           we
           respect
           their
           education
           &c.
           could
           never
           have
           acquired
           it
           ;
           some
           by
           a
           word
           of
           wisdome
           here
           understand
           ,
           the
           well
           ordering
           of
           affaires
           in
           the
           Church
           ,
           others
           the
           right
           or
           usefull
           applycation
           of
           the
           word
           &c.
           surely
           according
           to
           these
           expositions
           the
           Church
           hath
           some
           ,
           even
           by
           the
           gift
           of
           the
           spirit
           of
           God
           to
           go
           before
           here
           in
           these
           respects
           .
        
         
           Neither
           is
           the
           gift
           of
           Healings
           so
           abnegated
           ,
           but
           that
           something
           of
           it
           hath
           appeared
           ,
           as
           many
           living
           witness
           by
           experience
           have
           testified
           ,
           and
           how
           far
           faith
           (
           over
           and
           beside
           the
           common
           faith
           )
           hath
           therein
           appeared
           ,
           as
           also
           in
           some
           other
           memorable
           undertakings
           against
           Sathan
           himself
           ,
           or
           against
           his
           designs
           ,
           with
           some
           good
           success
           ,
           becomes
           
           others
           to
           consider
           more
           then
           it
           doth
           me
           to
           write
           !
           as
           for
           me
           I
           rest
           satisfied
           ,
           that
           miracles
           are
           not
           ceased
           as
           a
           gift
           to
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           ,
           though
           perhaps
           they
           are
           but
           rarely
           found
           ,
           as
           being
           (
           in
           the
           wisdom
           of
           God
           )
           not
           so
           necessary
           now
           in
           many
           places
           as
           in
           times
           past
           .
        
         
           Now
           for
           the
           gift
           of
           p●ophesie
           ,
           which
           the
           Apostle
           here
           intends
           ,
           't
           is
           certain
           the
           Church
           enjoys
           it
           very
           gratiously
           in
           these
           days
           sith
           she
           hath
           them
           that
           by
           the
           gift
           of
           Gods
           spirit
           (
           and
           not
           by
           acquired
           Arts
           )
           do
           minister
           to
           her
           the
           word
           of
           life
           ,
           by
           exhortation
           ,
           to
           her
           edification
           and
           comfort
           ;
           which
           yet
           she
           could
           not
           have
           if
           the
           gifts
           were
           ceased
           seeing
           prophesie
           is
           not
           only
           one
           of
           the
           spirituall
           gifts
           but
           the
           very
           best
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           the
           greatest
           of
           them
           all
           .
        
         
           Nor
           is
           the
           spirit
           of
           our
           God
           removed
           in
           the
           gift
           of
           
             discerning
             of
             spirits
          
           ;
           for
           if
           it
           had
           false
           spirits
           had
           by
           their
           subtilty
           ere
           this
           day
           made
           havock
           of
           the
           Churches
           ,
           but
           through
           the
           grace
           of
           God
           ,
           notwithstanding
           all
           their
           cunning
           
           craftiness
           they
           have
           been
           discerned
           ,
           and
           their
           designs
           prevented
           ;
           and
           though
           perhaps
           charity
           for
           some
           time
           hath
           born
           with
           such
           ,
           in
           hope
           of
           the
           best
           ,
           yet
           this
           is
           no
           other
           thing
           then
           ought
           to
           be
           ,
           as
           may
           be
           seen
           by
           the
           carriage
           of
           our
           Lord
           toward
           Judas
           ,
           and
           his
           Apostles
           towards
           fome
           others
           .
        
         
           The
           gifts
           of
           Doctrine
           and
           praising
           our
           God
           with
           
             a
             Psalme
          
           is
           not
           yet
           removed
           ,
           our
           Teachers
           (
           as
           taught
           of
           God
           )
           remaining
           in
           every
           Church
           ;
           where
           also
           are
           some
           that
           are
           skillfull
           in
           praisiing
           the
           Lord
           to
           the
           edification
           of
           the
           Church
           ;
        
         
           As
           for
           Revelations
           ,
           there
           might
           perhaps
           sometimes
           be
           strange
           or
           hidden
           things
           made
           known
           by
           some
           speciall
           gift
           of
           God
           and
           why
           may
           not
           God
           do
           such
           things
           now
           ?
           However
           it
           is
           not
           unsafe
           to
           understand
           the
           Revellations
           here
           ment
           ,
           by
           Chap.
           14.
           30.
           
           
             If
             any
             thing
             be
             revealed
             to
             another
             that
             sitteth
             by
             let
             the
             first
             hold
             his
             peace
             &c.
          
           which
           cannot
           so
           well
           be
           understood
           af
           a
           new
           Oracle
           as
           of
           some
           further
           subject
           or
           
           more
           full
           explication
           of
           the
           matter
           treated
           on
           by
           him
           that
           spake
           first
           ;
           according
           to
           which
           interpr●tation
           we
           may
           say
           the
           Church
           hath
           yet
           the
           gift
           of
           Revellations
           .
           And
           thus
           far
           we
           seem
           to
           be
           got
           safe
           ,
           not
           any
           thing
           so
           materiall
           intervening
           ,
           as
           to
           conclude
           against
           the
           continuance
           of
           these
           spirituall
           gifts
           in
           the
           Church
           to
           this
           day
           ,
           so
           that
           the
           present
           repairers
           of
           the
           House
           or
           City
           of
           God
           may
           comfort
           themselves
           by
           the
           consideration
           of
           the
           words
           of
           the
           Prophet
           ,
           Hagg.
           2.
           5.
           
           
             According
             to
             the
             word
             which
             I
             covenanted
             with
             you
             when
             you
             came
             out
             of
          
           Egypt
           ,
           
             so
             my
          
           SPIRIT
           REMAINETH
           
             amo●g
             you
             ,
             fear
             ye
             not
             .
          
        
         
           But
           now
           the
           g●ft
           of
           Tongues
           and
           interpretation
           of
           Tongues
           ,
           these
           !
           where
           shall
           we
           find
           them
           .
           Doubtless
           these
           gifts
           are
           rarely
           if
           at
           all
           found
           in
           these
           days
           ,
           and
           in
           this
           Nation
           ,
           so
           as
           to
           sute
           with
           those
           who
           frequently
           in
           some
           Churches
           at
           first
           received
           those
           gifts
           ;
           the
           reasons
           are
           many
           (
           but
           none
           such
           as
           conclude
           the
           Church
           from
           under
           
           the
           promise
           of
           these
           gifts
           )
           as
           first
           these
           gifts
           differ
           much
           from
           the
           rest
           ,
           chiefly
           in
           this
           that
           they
           may
           be
           supply'd
           another
           way
           ,
           for
           the
           conversion
           of
           persons
           of
           all
           Languages
           ,
           or
           such
           as
           can
           speak
           other
           Languages
           and
           interpret
           the
           same
           to
           others
           ,
           doth
           supply
           the
           absence
           of
           those
           gifts
           ;
           2.
           
           The
           Churche
           (
           in
           this
           and
           I
           suppose
           other
           Nations
           )
           
           have
           very
           little
           need
           of
           these
           gifts
           ,
           and
           therefore
           considering
           that
           they
           are
           not
           so
           necessary
           as
           the
           rest
           ,
           the
           Apostle
           leaves
           these
           with
           
             a
             forbid
             them
             not
          
           ,
           whilst
           the
           rest
           he
           wills
           us
           to
           
             c●v●t
             earnestly
          
           .
           But
           3
           ?
           one
           great
           cause
           (
           as
           I
           conceive
           )
           why
           
             these
             g●fts
          
           are
           so
           much
           absent
           ,
           and
           
             the
             other
             no
             
             more
             received
             ,
          
           i●
           because
           we
           either
           ask
           them
           not
           at
           all
           ,
           or
           else
           we
           ask
           them
           amiss
           .
           For
           many
           have
           been
           so
           ●ar
           from
           a
           king
           these
           gifts
           of
           the
           spirit
           ,
           that
           in
           truth
           they
           have
           been
           arguing
           that
           these
           gifts
           
             are
             not
             attainable
          
           ,
           and
           then
           t
           is
           no
           wonder
           they
           have
           not
           been
           received
           .
        
         
           Again
           where
           there
           hath
           been
           some
           understanding
           of
           the
           interest
           we
           have
           in
           those
           gifts
           ,
           there
           faith
           in
           asking
           hath
           been
           and
           is
           very
           low
           ,
           and
           atended
           (
           perhaps
           )
           with
           great
           wavering
           ,
           and
           then
           little
           can
           be
           expected
           at
           the
           hand
           of
           the
           Almighty
           Jam.
           1.
           
           And
           here
           let
           me
           premonish
           you
           of
           one
           thing
           which
           (
           by
           my
           little
           reading
           )
           I
           perceive
           to
           have
           been
           a
           great
           provocation
           to
           the
           Lord
           to
           wi●hdraw
           his
           gifts
           in
           times
           p●st
           
             (
             and
          
           I
           
             fear
             it
             again
          
           )
           And
           that
           was
           ●and
           and
           I
           doubt
           is
           )
           an
           
             over
             curious
             performance
          
           ,
           of
           that
           which
           God
           gave
           spirituall
           gifts
           for
           ,
           to
           wit
           the
           ministering
           of
           the
           word
           ,
           when
           the
           Churches
           grew
           populous
           ,
           and
           great
           personages
           came
           to
           her
           communion
           ,
           the
           unwary
           
           pastours
           ,
           let
           go
           the
           simplicity
           of
           th●
           Gospell
           enclining
           so
           much
           to
           curiosities
           that
           some
           Counsells
           decreed
           tha●
           
             a
             B●shop
             should
             not
             read
             Heathen
             Authors
          
           and
           Gra●ian
           is
           said
           to
           have
           this
           passag●
           viz.
           
             Doth
             not
             he
             seem
             to
             wa●k
             in
             vanit●
             and
             da●kness
             of
             mind
             ,
             who
             vexing
             himself
             day
             a●d
             night
             in
             the
             studies
             of
             Logick
             in
             the
             persuite
             of
             physicall
             specula●ion
             one
             while
             elevates
             himself
             above
             the
             highest
             Heavens
             and
             afterward
             throws
             himself
             below
             the
             nethermost
             part
             of
             the
             Earth
          
           True
           ,
           the
           use
           that
           may
           be
           made
           o●
           reading
           is
           one
           thing
           ,
           and
           the
           abuse
           another
           ;
           however
           let
           the
           least
           gift
           o●
           God
           be
           preferred
           in
           the
           ministry
           o●
           the
           word
           ,
           above
           the
           greatest
           of
           human
           Arts
           ,
           otherwise
           we
           are
           in
           danger
           to
           incur
           the
           guilt
           of
           
             despising
             Prophysyings
             ▪
          
        
         
           Lastly
           the
           truth
           in
           hand
           appeareth
           from
           
           the
           silence
           of
           Scriptures
           ,
           touching
           th●
           
           privation
           of
           any
           of
           the
           gifts
           of
           the
           spi●it
           till
           that
           which
           is
           perfect
           become
           ,
           1.
           ●or
           .
           13.
           8.
           9.
           
           
             Charity
             never
             faileth
             but
             whether
             there
             be
             prophesies
             they
             shall
             fail
             ,
             whether
             there
             be
             tongues
             they
             shall
             cease
             ,
             whether
             there
             be
             knowledge
             it
             shall
             vanish
             away
             ,
             for
             we
             know
             in
             part
             and
             we
             prophe●●e
             in
             part
             .
             But
             when
             that
             which
             is
             perfect
             is
             come
          
           THEN
           
             that
             which
             is
             in
             part
             sha'l
             be
             done
             away
             .
          
        
         
           Hence
           observe
           a
           finall
           determination
           of
           the
           matter
           in
           question
           ,
           If
           any
           ask
           when
           the
           gifts
           of
           prophysie
           ,
           knowledge
           and
           tongues
           &c.
           
           Shall
           cease
           ?
           The
           Apostles
           answer
           is
           ,
           even
           THEN
           ,
           when
           that
           which
           is
           perfect
           is
           come
           ,
           or
           when
           we
           come
           to
           see
           face
           to
           face
           ,
           or
           as
           we
           are
           seen
           .
           So
           then
           seeing
           the
           gifts
           of
           the
           spirit
           do
           yet
           remain
           to
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           every
           of
           them
           (
           as
           her
           need
           requires
           )
           are
           attainable
           ,
           it
           remains
           that
           we
           humbly
           consider
           our
           wants
           ,
           and
           desire
           spirituall
           gifts
           ,
           you
           ●ove●
           earnestly
           the
           best
           gifts
           .
        
         
           From
           these
           considerations
           I
           conclude
           ,
           that
           howsoever
           it
           is
           too
           true
           
           that
           the
           gifts
           received
           by
           the
           present
           Churches
           are
           but
           low
           (
           and
           truly
           so
           are
           her
           graces
           )
           yet
           thence
           we
           may
           not
           ,
           we
           ought
           not
           to
           infer
           ,
           that
           the
           gifts
           promised
           are
           ceased
           ,
           or
           that
           the
           Church
           hath
           now
           no
           interest
           therein
           .
           But
           contrarywise
           as
           the
           promise
           of
           gifts
           (
           as
           well
           as
           graces
           )
           pertains
           to
           us
           as
           we
           are
           the
           called
           of
           God
           ,
           we
           ought
           to
           ●tir
           one
           another
           up
           ,
           to
           seek
           with
           all
           
           dilligence
           and
           full
           assurance
           for
           the
           spirit
           of
           promise
           ,
           which
           being
           received
           ,
           will
           abundantly
           supply
           our
           wants
           ,
           help
           our
           infirmities
           ,
           convince
           the
           contrary
           minded
           by
           its
           powerfull
           evidence
           and
           demonstration
           in
           the
           ministry
           of
           the
           word
           and
           prayer
           .
        
         
           There
           be
           two
           things
           objected
           against
           that
           which
           is
           said
           ,
           the
           first
           .
        
         
           Ob
           :
           If
           the
           promise
           of
           the
           spirit
           do
           thus
           belong
           to
           the
           Church
           ,
           then
           this
           will
           follow
           ,
           that
           the
           doctrines
           delivered
           by
           such
           gifted
           men
           must
           pass
           
           for
           Oracles
           of
           God
           being
           the
           effects
           ●f
           the
           spirit
           of
           truth
           whose
           propertie
           it
           〈◊〉
           to
           lead
           into
           all
           truth
           .
           And
           hence
           ●ome
           have
           conceived
           the
           decrees
           ●f
           their
           Counsells
           to
           be
           infallible
           ,
           and
           ●thers
           have
           given
           out
           of
           their
           private
           ●tters
           or
           books
           that
           they
           were
           as
           in●allibly
           the
           word
           of
           God
           as
           the
           Scrip●ure
           &c.
           
        
         
           Ans
           .
           1.
           
           Those
           gifts
           do
           not
           argue
           ●he
           infallibillity
           of
           him
           that
           hath
           them
           ,
           ●or
           then
           all
           the
           gifted
           brethren
           at
           Co●inth
           had
           been
           infallible
           which
           yet
           they
           ●ere
           not
           ,
           witness
           their
           great
           want
           of
           Wisdom
           how
           to
           use
           their
           gifts
           to
           edi●ication
           ,
           as
           also
           the
           Apostles
           refer●ing
           what
           they
           delivered
           to
           Tryal
           ,
           telling
           ●s
           of
           gifted
           person
           in
           general
           (
           and
           as
           ●uch
           not
           excluding
           himself
           )
           that
           they
           ●ee
           but
           darkly
           ,
           prophesie
           but
           in
           part
           ,
           know
           but
           in
           part
           ,
           so
           that
           perfection
           ●erein
           is
           not
           to
           be
           pretended
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           That
           the
           Apostles
           did
           deliver
           infallible
           and
           undoubted
           verities
           for
           all
           
           to
           submit
           to
           ,
           as
           the
           very
           word
           of
           God
           &c.
           proceeded
           not
           hence
           ,
           viz.
           because
           they
           were
           gifted
           men
           .
           But
           as
           being
           the
           chosen
           witnesses
           of
           God
           ,
           purposely
           ordained
           to
           that
           very
           end
           ,
           for
           which
           cause
           they
           saw
           that
           just
           one
           ,
           heard
           the
           words
           of
           his
           mouth
           ,
           and
           by
           infallible
           proves
           were
           assured
           of
           the
           Resurrection
           of
           our
           Lord
           and
           of
           his
           will
           concerning
           his
           Kingdom
           ,
           John
           15
           ▪
           16.
           
           
             Ye
             have
             not
             chosen
             me
             ,
             but
             I
             have
             chosen
             you
             and
             ordained
             you
             that
             you
             should
             go
             and
             bring
             forth
             fruit
             ,
             and
             that
             your
             fruit
             should
             remain
             ,
             that
             whatsoever
             ye
             shall
             ask
             the
             Father
             in
             my
             Name
             he
             may
             give
             it
             you
             ,
          
           see
           Acts
           10.
           40.
           41.
           and
           Acts
           22.
           14.
           15.
           
           
             The
             God
             of
             o●r
             Fathers
             hath
             chosen
             thee
             that
             thou
             should
             kn●w
             his
             will
             ,
             and
             see
             that
             just
             one
             ,
             and
             shouldest
             hear
             the
             voice
             of
             his
             mouth
             .
             FOR
             thou
             shalt
             be
             his
             witness
             unto
             all
             men
             of
             what
             thou
             hast
             SEEN
             AND
             HEARD
             .
          
        
         
           These
           are
           the
           Fathers
           of
           the
           Churches
           ,
           the
           Foundation
           layers
           ,
           the
           Master-builders
           in
           such
           an
           elevated
           
           consideration
           ,
           as
           that
           the
           authority
           of
           one
           is
           to
           be
           valued
           above
           the
           authority
           of
           ten
           thousand
           subsequent
           teachers
           ,
           which
           is
           a
           greater
           number
           then
           ever
           yet
           convened
           in
           a
           generall
           councell
           ,
           1.
           
           Cor.
           4.
           15.
           16.
           
           These
           were
           such
           Fathers
           as
           laid
           up
           such
           a
           stock
           of
           doctrine
           for
           their
           Children
           ,
           as
           whoso
           bringeth
           not
           along
           with
           them
           is
           not
           to
           be
           received
           .
           2.
           
           John.
           8.
           9
           ,
           10.
           
           And
           whosoever
           corrupteth
           by
           adding
           takeing
           away
           or
           perverting
           is
           to
           be
           held
           accursed
           ,
           to
           be
           nameless
           in
           the
           City
           of
           God
           and
           the
           book
           of
           Life
           ,
           The
           conclusion
           is
           this
           ,
           gifted
           persons
           ,
           on
           whom
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           fell
           as
           it
           did
           on
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           were
           not
           thereby
           impowered
           ,
           to
           propose
           new
           Oracles
           ,
           or
           to
           be
           the
           Apostles
           Competitors
           ,
           and
           if
           any
           presume
           to
           these
           things
           (
           as
           some
           did
           in
           the
           Apostles
           dayes
           )
           they
           shall
           fulfill
           that
           sentence
           ,
           2.
           
           Tim.
           3.
           9.
           
           They
           shall
           proceed
           no
           further
           for
           their
           folly
           shall
           be
           made
           manifest
           to
           all
           men
           as
           theirs
           also
           was
           .
        
         
         
           Ob.
           2.
           
           If
           the
           gifts
           of
           the
           spirit
           ,
           1.
           
           Cor.
           12.
           
           Have
           continued
           in
           the
           Church
           as
           you
           teach
           ,
           't
           is
           strange
           we
           have
           no
           account
           of
           them
           since
           their
           days
           ,
           unless
           we
           regard
           the
           papacy
           who
           have
           claim'd
           the
           gift
           of
           Miracles
           in
           every
           age
           ,
           which
           they
           urge
           as
           an
           undoubted
           proof
           that
           they
           only
           are
           the
           Church
           of
           Christ
           .
        
         
           Ans
           .
           1.
           
           It
           is
           true
           that
           people
           do
           pretend
           ,
           as
           't
           is
           said
           in
           the
           objection
           and
           it
           is
           now
           my
           business
           to
           examine
           the
           goodness
           of
           that
           pretence
           ,
           only
           this
           I
           say
           they
           cannot
           find
           their
           Church
           to
           have
           had
           a
           being
           in
           every
           age
           since
           Christ
           ,
           and
           therefore
           very
           unlikely
           to
           prove
           what
           they
           say
           in
           the
           case
           of
           Miracles
           .
           But
           put
           case
           that
           since
           they
           have
           had
           a
           being
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           some
           signs
           or
           wonders
           have
           been
           done
           among
           them
           ,
           yet
           hence
           to
           infer
           the
           truth
           of
           their
           Church
           state
           is
           very
           unsafe
           ,
           sith
           before
           an
           equall
           judge
           others
           will
           be
           found
           to
           have
           as
           clear
           
           a
           claim
           to
           Miracles
           as
           themselves
           .
           *
           Mat.
           7.
           22.
           
           
             Many
             w●ll
             say
             unto
             me
             in
             that
             day
             have
             we
             not
             prophesi●d
             in
             thy
             Name
             ,
             and
             in
             thy
             name
             have
             we
             cast
             out
             Devils
             and
             in
             thy
             name
             have
             done
             many
             wondrous
             works
             .
             And
             then
             will
             I
             profess
             un●o
             them
             I
             never
             knew
             you
             ,
             depart
             from
             me
             ye
             workers
             of
             iniquity
             ,
          
        
         
           And
           though
           our
           Saviour
           saith
           ,
           no
           man
           can
           do
           a
           miracle
           in
           his
           Name
           and
           lightly
           speak
           evil
           of
           him
           ,
           yet
           that
           very
           speech
           supposes
           the
           thing
           possible
           .
           It
           doth
           not
           follow
           therefore
           that
           wheresoever
           miraculous
           gifts
           are
           there
           is
           the
           true
           Church
           ,
           but
           she
           is
           only
           known
           by
           her
           Conformity
           to
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           God
           our
           Saviour
           ,
           chiefly
           in
           the
           principles
           of
           Religion
           ,
           Heb.
           6.
           1.
           2.
           
           For
           we
           are
           his
           House
           if
           built
           upon
           that
           foundation
           of
           Repentance
           ,
           faith
           ,
           
             &c
             ▪
          
           and
           pa●takers
           of
           him
           ,
           IF
           we
           hold
           the
           beginning
           of
           our
           confidence
           stedfast
           
           to
           the
           end
           otherwise
           not
           .
           Heb.
           3.
           6.
           14.
           
           If
           any
           come
           unto
           you
           and
           bring
           not
           this
           doctrine
           receive
           him
           not
           to
           house
           ,
           no
           ,
           though
           he
           work
           miracles
           ,
           for
           thus
           saith
           the
           Lord.
           
             If
             there
             arise
             among
             you
             a
             Prophet
             or
             a
             Dreamer
             of
             Dreams
             ,
             and
             giveth
             thee
             asign
             or
             a
             wonder
             ,
             and
             the
             sign
             or
             the
             wonder
             come
             to
             pass
             ,
             whereof
             he
             spake
             unto
             thee
          
           [
           now
           note
           if
           he
           do
           this
           ]
           
             saying
             let
             us
             go
             after
             other
             Gods
             (
             which
             thou
             hast
             not
             koown
             )
             and
             let
             us
             serve
             them
             ,
             thou
             shalt
             not
             hearken
             to
             the
             words
             of
             that
             Prophet
             —
             For
             the
             Lord
             your
             God
             proveth
             you
             to
             know
             whether
             you
             love
             the
             Lord
             your
             God
             ,
             with
             all
             your
             heart
             ,
             and
             with
             all
             your
             Soul.
          
           And
           hence
           learn
           this
           one
           thing
           that
           Gods
           Truth
           is
           not
           to
           give
           place
           to
           any
           gifts
           ,
           but
           all
           gifts
           are
           to
           subserve
           to
           the
           furtherance
           of
           his
           Truth
           .
        
         
           To
           conclude
           as
           we
           ought
           not
           to
           be
           ignorant
           of
           the
           gifts
           of
           the
           spirit
           ,
           so
           neither
           of
           the
           means
           ordain'd
           of
           God
           to
           obtain
           those
           gifts
           .
           The
           primitive
           Churches
           are
           herein
           our
           best
           guide
           
           as
           the
           word
           directs
           .
           T
           is
           well
           known
           (
           and
           I
           think
           granted
           on
           all
           hand●
           )
           that
           they
           used
           the
           solemn
           Ordinance
           of
           prayer
           and
           imposition
           of
           hands
           for
           obtaining
           the
           promised
           Spirit
           ,
           at
           least
           with
           respect
           to
           these
           gifts
           .
           Now
           be
           it
           so
           (
           though
           I
           say
           for
           the
           Graces
           or
           Fruits
           also
           )
           then
           seeing
           these
           gifts
           are
           promised
           to
           us
           as
           well
           as
           unto
           them
           ,
           and
           are
           attainable
           ,
           and
           in
           part
           (
           at
           least
           )
           attained
           by
           many
           ,
           what
           should
           hinder
           the
           Churches
           ,
           but
           that
           now
           they
           should
           tread
           in
           this
           path
           ,
           with
           faith
           and
           full
           assurance
           that
           a
           blessing
           is
           in
           it
           ?
           As
           in
           holy
           baptism
           we
           are
           placed
           (
           as
           it
           were
           )
           among
           those
           whose
           sins
           are
           washed
           away
           in
           the
           blood
           of
           the
           Lamb.
           So
           in
           this
           Holy
           Ordinance
           of
           prayer
           and
           imposition
           of
           hands
           we
           are
           in
           a
           solemn
           manner
           ushered
           ,
           into
           the
           promise
           of
           the
           holy
           spirit
           ,
           and
           as
           the
           pardon
           of
           our
           sins
           signified
           in
           baptism
           doth
           not
           prevent
           ,
           but
           better
           capaciate
           us
           to
           pray
           daily
           
             forgive
             us
             our
             ●●espasses
          
           ,
           so
           imposition
           of
           hands
           doth
           put
           us
           into
           a
           better
           capacity
           to
           seek
           
           dayly
           for
           the
           gifts
           and
           graces
           of
           the
           spiri●
           ,
           b●cause
           now
           solemnly
           intercessed
           in
           the
           promise
           ,
           by
           that
           very
           way
           the
           primi●ive
           Saints
           were
           intercessed
           therein
           ,
           Acts
           8.
           15
           ,
           17.
           
           Acts
           19.
           2.
           6.
           2
           
           Tim.
           1.
           6.
           
           Heb.
           6.
           12.
           
           
             Who
             when
             they
             were
             down
             prayed
             for
             them
             that
             they
             might
             receive
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             ,
             then
             laid
             they
             their
             hands
             on
             them
             and
             they
             receithe
             Holy
             Ghost
             .
          
        
         
           
             Have
             they
             received
             of
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             since
             the
             believed
             ?
             And
             when
             Paul
             had
             laid
             his
             hand
             is
             on
             them
             ,
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             〈◊〉
             on
             them
             .
          
        
         
           
             Wherefore
             I
             put
             th●e
             in
             rem●mb●ance
             that
             thou
             stir
             up
             the
             gift
             of
             God
             which
             is
             in
             thee
             by
             the
             putting
             o●
             of
             my
             hands
             .
             —
             The
             foundation
             of
             Repentance
             ,
             and
             of
             faith
             towards
             God
             of
             the
             D●ctrine
             of
             bap●ism
             and
             of
             laying
             on
             of
             hands
             ,
             of
             the
             resurrection
             of
             the
             dead
             ,
             and
             of
             Eternal
             Judgement
             .
          
        
         
           What
           shall
           I
           〈◊〉
           ,
           the
           Scriptures
           are
           
           evidence
           sufficient
           that
           this
           Ordinance
           is
           of
           divine
           institution
           ,
           is
           from
           Heaven
           ;
           the
           promise
           which
           it
           leads
           to
           ●s
           perpetual
           ,
           and
           Universal
           ,
           it
           belong
           ,
           to
           the
           whole
           body
           .
           
             There
             is
             one
             body
             and
             one
             Spirit
             even
             as
             ye
             are
             called
             i●
             〈◊〉
             hope
             of
             your
             calling
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           A
           POST-SCRIPT
           .
           
             Taken
             out
             of
             the
             Works
             of
             Dr.
          
           Jer.
           Taylor
           ,
           
             in
             defence
             of
             laying
             on
             of
             Hands
             ,
             as
             a
             never-failing
             Ministery
             .
          
        
         
           WE
           have
           seen
           the
           Original
           [
           of
           laying
           on
           of
           hands
           ]
           from
           Christ
           the
           practice
           and
           exercise
           of
           it
           in
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           and
           the
           first
           converts
           
           in
           Christianity
           ,
           that
           which
           I
           shall
           now
           remark
           is
           ,
           that
           this
           is
           established
           and
           passed
           into
           a
           Christian
           Doctrine
           .
           The
           Waranty
           for
           what
           I
           say
           is
           the
           words
           of
           St.
           Paul
           where
           the
           holy
           Rite
           of
           confirmation
           ,
           so
           called
           from
           the
           effect
           of
           this
           Ministration
           ,
           and
           expressed
           by
           the
           Ritual
           part
           of
           it
           ,
           
             imposition
             of
             hands
          
           is
           reckoned
           a
           Foundamental
           point
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           not
           laying
           again
           the
           foundation
           of
           Repentance
           from
           Deas
           works
           ,
           and
           of
           faith
           towards
           God
           ,
           of
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           baptism
           ,
           and
           of
           laying
           on
           of
           hands
           ,
           of
           Resurrection
           from
           the
           dead
           and
           of
           Eternal
           Judgement
           ;
           Here
           are
           six
           foundamental
           points
           of
           St.
           Pauls
           Catechism
           which
           he
           said
           as
           t●e
           foundation
           or
           beginning
           of
           the
           institution
           of
           the
           Christian
           Church
           ,
           and
           amongst
           these
           imposition
           of
           hands
           is
           reckoned
           as
           a
           p●rt
           of
           the
           foundation
           and
           therefore
           they
           who
           deny
           it
           ,
           dig
           up
           foundations
           .
           Now
           that
           this
           imposition
           of
           hands
           is
           that
           which
           the
           Apostles
           used
           in
           confirming
           the
           baptized
           and
           invocating
           the
           Holy
           G●ost
           upon
           
           them
           rem●ins
           to
           be
           pro●●●
           .
           —
           Absolution
           of
           penitents
           cannot
           be
           meant
           here
           ,
           not
           only
           b●cause
           we
           never
           read
           that
           the
           Apostles
           did
           use
           that
           Ceremony
           in
           their
           absolutions
           ,
           but
           because
           the
           Apost●e
           speaking
           of
           the
           foundation
           in
           which
           baptism
           is
           .
           —
           There
           need●d
           no
           absolution
           but
           bap●ismal
           ;
           for
           they
           and
           we
           believi●g
           
             gone
             baptism
             for
             the
             rem●ssion
             of
             sins
             ,
          
           this
           is
           al
           the
           absolution
           that
           can
           be
           at
           the
           first
           and
           in
           the
           foundation
           .
           The
           *
           other
           was
           
             secunda
             post
             〈◊〉
             frag●●m
             tabula
          
           .
           〈◊〉
           me
           in
           after
           when
           men
           had
           m●de
           Shipwrack
           of
           their
           good
           Conscienscience
           and
           were
           as
           St.
           Peter
           saith
           —
           unmindful
           of
           the
           former
           cleansing
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           It
           cannot
           be
           meant
           of
           Ordination
           and
           this
           is
           also
           evident
           .
           1.
           
           Because
           the
           Apostle
           saves
           he
           would
           thence
           forth
           leave
           to
           speak
           of
           the
           foundation
           and
           go
           on
           to
           perfection
           ,
           that
           is
           to
           higher
           misteries
           .
           Now
           in
           Ri●uals
           of
           which
           he
           speaks
           ,
           there
           is
           none
           higher
           
           then
           Ordination
           .
           2.
           
           The
           Apostle
           saying
           he
           would
           speak
           no
           more
           of
           laying
           on
           of
           hands
           goes
           presentl●
           to
           discourse
           ,
           of
           the
           misteriousness
           of
           the
           Evangelical
           Priest-hood
           ,
           and
           the
           honor
           of
           that
           vocation
           ,
           by
           which
           it
           is
           evident
           he
           spake
           nothing
           of
           Ordination
           in
           the
           Catechism
           ,
           or
           Narrative
           of
           Foundamentals
           .
           3.
           
           This
           also
           appears
           from
           t●e
           context
           ,
           not
           only
           because
           laying
           on
           of
           hands
           is
           Immediately
           set
           after
           baptism
           but
           also
           because
           in
           the
           very
           next
           words
           of
           this
           discourse
           ,
           he
           does
           enumerate
           and
           apportion
           to
           baptism
           ,
           and
           [
           imp●sition
           of
           hands
           ]
           their
           proper
           and
           proportioned
           effects
           .
           To
           b●ptism
           
             il●umira●ion
             ,
          
           —
           And
           to
           Confirma●ion
           he
           reckons
           tasting
           the
           Heavenly
           gift
           and
           being
           made
           par●akers
           of
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           ▪
           By
           the
           thing
           sig●ified
           declaring
           the
           sign
           ,
           and
           by
           ●he
           miste●y
           the
           〈◊〉
           ▪
        
         
           Upon
           these
           words
           ●t
           Chrisostom●
           discoursing
           sayes
           ,
           
             That
             all
             these
             are
             foundamental
             Articles
             :
             that
             it
             that
             ●e
             ought
             to
             repent
             from
             dead
             works
             ;
             to
             be
             baptized
             ●●to
             
             the
             Faith
             of
             Christ
             ,
             and
             be
             made
             worthy
             of
             the
             gift
             of
             the
             spirit
             ,
             who
             is
             given
             by
             imposition
             of
             hands
             and
             we
             are
             to
             be
             taught
             the
             misteries
             of
             the
             Resurrection
             and
             Eternal
             Judgement
             .
             This
             Catechism
             (
             sayes
             he
             )
             is
             perfect
             ,
             so
             that
             if
             any
             Man
             have
             Faith
             in
             God
             ,
             and
             being
             baptized
             is
             also
             confirmed
             and
             so
             tasts
             the
             Heavenly
             gift
             ,
             and
             partakes
             of
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             ,
             by
             hope
             of
             the
             resurrection
             tasts
             of
             the
             good
             things
             of
             the
             World
             to
             come
             ,
             if
             he
             falls
             away
             from
             this
             state
             —
             digging
             down
             and
             turning
             up
             these
             foundations
             he
             shall
             never
             be
             built
             again
             ,
             he
             can
             never
             be
             baptized
             again
             —
             Confirmed
             again
             .
             God
             will
             not
             begin
             again
             ,
             &c.
             
             He
             cannot
             be
             made
             a
             Christian
             twice
             .
             —
             This
             is
             the
             full
             explication
          
           of
           this
           excellent
           place
           ,
           and
           any
           other
           ways
           it
           cannot
           be
           reasonably
           exp●icated
           .
           —
           I
           shall
           observe
           one
           thing
           more
           out
           of
           this
           Testimony
           of
           St.
           Paul
           He
           cal●s
           it
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           baptism
           and
           laying
           on
           of
           hands
           ,
           by
           which
           it
           does
           not
           only
           appear
           to
           be
           a
           lasting
           Ministry
           ,
           because
           no
           part
           of
           the
           Christian
           Doctrine
           could
           change
           or
           be
           abolished
           
           but
           hence
           also
           it
           appears
           to
           be
           divine
           Institution
           .
           For
           it
           were
           not
           St.
           Paul
           had
           been
           guilty
           of
           that
           which
           our
           blessed
           Savior
           reproves
           in
           the
           Scribes
           and
           Pharises
           ,
           and
           should
           have
           
             taught
             for
             doctrines
             the
             Commandements
             of
             Men.
          
           Which
           because
           it
           cannot
           be
           supposed
           ,
           it
           must
           follow
           that
           this
           doctrine
           of
           confirmation
           ,
           or
           imposition
           of
           hands
           is
           Apostolicall
           and
           divine
           .
           The
           argument
           is
           clear
           ,
           and
           not
           easily
           to
           be
           reproved
           .
        
         
           Yea
           but
           what
           is
           this
           to
           us
           ?
           it
           belong'd
           to
           the
           days
           of
           wonder
           and
           extraordinary
           .
           The
           Holy
           Ghost
           breathed
           upon
           the
           Apostle●
           and
           Apostolicall
           men
           ,
           but
           then
           he
           breath'd
           his
           last
           ;
           
             vecendente
             gratiae
             recessit
             disiplina
          
           ;
           when
           the
           grace
           departed
           we
           had
           no
           further
           need
           of
           the
           cerimony
           .
        
         
           In
           Answer
           to
           this
           I
           shall
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           by
           divers
           particulars
           evince
           plainly
           ,
           that
           this
           Ministry
           —
           was
           not
           temporary
           and
           relative
           only
           to
           the
           Acts
           of
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           but
           was
           to
           descend
           to
           the
           Church
           for
           ever
           .
           This
           
           indeed
           is
           done
           already
           in
           the
           proceeding
           Sect
           in
           which
           it
           is
           clearly
           manifested
           ,
           that
           Christ
           himself
           made
           the
           baptism
           of
           the
           spirit
           necessary
           to
           the
           Church
           ▪
           He
           declar'd
           the
           fruits
           of
           this
           baptism
           ,
           and
           did
           particularly
           relate
           it
           to
           the
           descent
           of
           the
           holy
           spirit
           upon
           the
           Church
           at
           and
           after
           that
           glorious
           Pe●tie●st
           .
           He
           sa●ctified
           it
           and
           commended
           it
           b●
           hi●
           example
           ;
           just
           as
           he
           sanctified
           the
           flood
           Jordan
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           waters
           to
           the
           misticall
           washing
           away
           of
           sin
           ,
           viz.
           by
           his
           great
           example
           ,
           and
           fulfi●ling
           this
           righteousness
           also
           .
           This
           doctrine
           the
           Apostles
           first
           found
           in
           their
           own
           persons
           ,
           and
           experience
           ,
           and
           practised
           to
           all
           their
           Converts
           ,
           by
           a
           solemn
           ,
           and
           externall
           rite
           ;
           And
           all
           this
           p●ssed
           into
           an
           Evangelicall
           ,
           doct●ine
           the
           whole
           mistery
           being
           signified
           by
           the
           externall
           rite
           in
           the
           words
           of
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           as
           before
           it
           was
           by
           Christ
           expressing
           only
           the
           internall
           .
           So
           that
           there
           needs
           n●
           more
           strength
           to
           this
           argument
           .
           But
           that
           there
           may
           be
           wanting
           no
           moments
           to
           this
           t●uth
           
           which
           the
           holy
           scripture
           affords
           ,
           I
           shall
           add
           more
           weight
           to
           it
           ;
           And
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           perpetuity
           of
           this
           rite
           appears
           ,
           because
           this
           great
           gift
           of
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           was
           promised
           
             to
             abide
             with
             the
             Chu●ches
             for
             ever
             .
          
           And
           when
           the
           Je●s
           hea●d
           the
           Apostles
           speak
           with
           tongues
           at
           the
           first
           and
           miraculous
           d●s●ent
           of
           the
           spirit
           in
           Pen●●c●st
           ,
           to
           take
           of
           the
           stra●ge●ess
           of
           the
           wond●r
           ,
           and
           the
           envy
           of
           the
           power
           .
           St.
           Pe●er
           at
           that
           very
           time
           tells
           them
           plainly
           .
           
             Re●●nt
             and
             be
             baptiz●d
             eve●y
             one
             of
             you
             —
             and
             〈◊〉
             shall
             rece●●e
             the
             gift
             of
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
          
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           not
           the
           meanest
           person
           among
           you
           all
           ,
           but
           shall
           receive
           this
           great
           thing
           ,
           which
           ye
           observe
           us
           to
           have
           received
           and
           not
           only
           you
           ,
           but
           your
           Children
           too
           ,
           not
           of
           this
           ●eneration
           only
           ,
           
             sed
             nati
             natorum
             et
             q●i
             n●centur
             ab
             illis
             ,
          
           but
           your
           Children
           for
           ever
           .
           
             For
             the
             promise
             is
             to
             you
             and
             to
             your
             Children
             and
             to
             all
             that
             are
             affar
             off
             ,
             even
             to
             as
             many
             as
             the
             
             Lord
             your
             God
             shall
             call
             ▪
             now
          
           then
           let
           it
           be
           considered
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           This
           gift
           is
           by
           promise
           ,
           by
           a
           promise
           not
           made
           to
           the
           Apostles
           alone
           ,
           but
           to
           all
           ;
           to
           all
           for
           ever
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Consider
           here
           at
           the
           very
           first
           as
           there
           is
           a
           verbum
           ,
           a
           word
           of
           promise
           ,
           so
           there
           is
           a
           sacramentum
           too
           I
           use
           the
           word
           —
           —
           in
           a
           large
           sence
           only
           ,
           and
           according
           to
           the
           stile
           of
           the
           primitive
           Church
           )
           It
           is
           a
           rite
           partly
           morall
           ;
           and
           partly
           cerimoniall
           ,
           the
           first
           is
           prayer
           ,
           the
           other
           is
           laying
           on
           of
           the
           hands
           :
           and
           to
           an
           effect
           that
           is
           but
           transient
           and
           extraordinary
           ,
           and
           of
           a
           little
           abode
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           easily
           to
           be
           supposed
           that
           such
           a
           solemnity
           should
           be
           appointed
           .
           I
           say
           
             such
             a
             solemnity
          
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           it
           not
           imaginable
           that
           a
           solemn
           rite
           ,
           annexed
           to
           a
           perpetuall
           promise
           should
           be
           transient
           and
           temporary
           for
           by
           the
           nature
           of
           relatives
           they
           may
           be
           of
           equall
           abode
           ,
           the
           cerimony
           or
           rite
           was
           anexed
           to
           the
           promise
           ,
           and
           
           therefore
           also
           must
           be
           for
           ever
           .
           *
        
         
           3
           :
           This
           is
           attested
           by
           St.
           Paul
           who
           reduces
           this
           argument
           to
           this
           mistery
           saying
           ,
           
             In
             home
             after
             that
             you
             believed
             —
             ye
             were
             sealed
             with
             the
             holy
             spirit
             of
             promise
             .
          
           He
           spake
           it
           to
           the
           Ephesians
           who
           well
           understood
           his
           meaning
           ,
           by
           remembring
           what
           was
           done
           to
           themselves
           by
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           Act.
           19.
           6.
           
           But
           a
           while
           before
           ,
           who
           after
           he
           had
           baptised
           them
           did
           lay
           his
           hands
           upon
           them
           ,
           and
           so
           they
           received
           the
           holy
           spirit
           of
           promise
           ;
           for
           here
           the
           very
           matter
           of
           fact
           is
           the
           clearest
           comentary
           on
           St.
           Pauls
           words
           —
           —
           But
           fourthly
           .
        
         
           What
           hinders
           any
           man
           from
           a
           quick
           consent
           at
           the
           first
           representation
           of
           these
           plain
           reasonings
           and
           authorityes
           ?
           is
           it
           because
           there
           were
           extraordinary
           
           effects
           accompanying
           this
           ministration
           ,
           and
           because
           now
           there
           are
           not
           ,
           that
           we
           will
           suppose
           the
           whole
           oeconomy
           must
           cease
           ?
           if
           this
           be
           it
           ,
           and
           indeed
           this
           is
           all
           that
           can
           be
           pretended
           in
           opposition
           to
           it
           ,
           it
           is
           infinitely
           vain
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Because
           these
           ex●raordinary
           effect
           ,
           did
           continue
           even
           after
           the
           death
           of
           all
           the
           Apostles
           .
           
             St.
             Frenoeus
          
           saies
           they
           did
           continue
           even
           to
           his
           time
           ,
           even
           the
           greatest
           instance
           of
           miraculous
           power
           .
           
             et
             infraternitate
             ,
             sap●ssimc
             propter
             aliquid
             necessarium
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           When
           God
           saw
           it
           necessary
           ,
           and
           the
           Church
           prayed
           and
           fasted
           much
           ,
           they
           did
           miraculous
           things
           ,
           even
           of
           reducing
           the
           Spirit
           to
           a
           dead
           Man.
           
        
         
           2.
           
           In
           the
           days
           of
           the
           Ap●stles
           the
           spirit
           did
           produce
           miraculous
           effects
           ,
           but
           neither
           always
           ,
           nor
           at
           all
           in
           all
           men
           ,
           are
           all
           workers
           of
           miracles
           ,
           &c.
           
           No
           ,
           
             the
             spirit
             bloweth
             where
             it
             listeth
             ,
          
           and
           as
           he
           listeth
           he
           gives
           gifts
           to
           all
           ,
           but
           to
           some
           after
           this
           manner
           ,
           and
           some
           after
           that
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           These
           gifts
           were
           not
           necessary
           at
           ,
           
           all
           times
           any
           more
           then
           to
           all
           persons
           ,
           but
           the
           promise
           did
           belong
           to
           all
           and
           was
           made
           to
           all
           ,
           and
           was
           performed
           to
           all
           .
           —
           And
           therefore
           if
           the
           grace
           be
           given
           to
           all
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           reason
           that
           the
           ritual
           ministration
           of
           that
           grace
           should
           cease
           upon
           pretence
           that
           the
           spirit
           is
           not
           given
           extraordinarily
           .
        
         
           
             Other
             arguments
             he
             hath
             (
             many
             )
             to
             the
             same
             purpose
             ,
             and
             a●
             I
             conceive
             well
             worthy
             the
             consideration
             of
             all
             Christians
          
           *
           
             specially
             those
             that
             are
             doubtfull
             in
             this
             principle
             of
             religion
             but
             I
             shall
             sh●t
             up
             all
             with
             a
             few
             of
             his
             citations
             out
             of
             the
             works
             of
             antient
             writers
             ,
             in
             behalf
             of
             this
             point
             of
             faith
             .
          
           And
           first
           noteing
           
             How
             that
             originally
             it
             came
             from
             the
             Apostles
             .
          
        
         
           In
           the
           second
           Century
           he
           brings
           
             Thophilus
             ,
             
             Antiochenus
          
           and
           ●ertullian
           ,
           the
           latter
           saith
           thus
           ,
           
             D●
             hinc
             manus
             imponitur
             ,
             &c.
             
             After
             baptism
             the
             hand
             is
             imposed
             by
             blessing
             ,
             calling
             ,
             and
             inviting
             the
             holy
             spirit
             .
             —
             Being
             cleansed
             by
             baptismal
             water
             ,
             we
             are
             dispos'd
             for
             the
             holy
             spirit
             under
             the
             hand
             of
             the
             Angel
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
          
           and
           to
           this
           effect
           the
           rest
           ,
           &c.
           
           For
           the
           third
           Century
           he
           brings
           
             Origen
             ,
             Cyprian
             ,
             Dionis
          
           ,
           and
           Eusebius
           ,
           The
           first
           Testimony
           set
           down
           is
           out
           of
           Cyprian
           who
           Writing
           upon
           the
           passage
           in
           Acts
           8.
           14.
           saith
           ,
           which
           custome
           is
           also
           descended
           to
           us
           ,
           that
           they
           who
           are
           baptized
           might
           be
           brought
           by
           the
           rulers
           of
           the
           Church
           and
           by
           prayer
           and
           imposition
           of
           hands
           receive
           the
           Lords
           signature
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           For
           the
           Fourth
           hundred
           he
           brings
           
             Melchiades
             ,
             Optatus
             ,
             Civil
          
           ,
           and
           others
           speaking
           very
           highly
           of
           the
           use
           of
           this
           ministration
           and
           then
           brings
           Urba●
           the
           first
           ,
           as
           more
           plainly
           setting
           down
           what
           the
           rest
           delivered
           more
           siguratively
           ,
           in
           these
           words
           
             Omnes
             Fideles
             ,
             &c.
             
             All
             faithful
             people
             ought
             to
             receive
             the
             holy
             
             spirit
             by
             imposition
             of
             the
             Bishops
             hands
             after
             baptism
             .
          
           And
           having
           added
           yet
           more
           witnesses
           of
           this
           kind
           ,
           he
           alleadges
           six
           Counsells
           ,
           to
           evince
           the
           same
           thing
           ,
           
           viz.
           That
           this
           Ordinance
           of
           prayer
           ,
           laying
           on
           of
           hands
           were
           received
           together
           with
           the
           other
           principles
           by
           Christians
           generally
           .
           The
           decree
           of
           one
           of
           these
           Counsels
           (
           concerning
           such
           as
           had
           received
           baptism
           in
           a
           regular
           form
           )
           is
           in
           these
           words
           
             manus
             ●antum
             eiis
             imponatur
             ut
             accipiant
             spiritum
             sanctum
             .
          
           Let
           there
           be
           imposition
           of
           hands
           that
           they
           may
           receive
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           .
           Afterwards
           the
           Dr.
           concludes
           thus
           .
        
         
           So
           many
           Fathers
           testifying
           the
           practice
           of
           the
           Church
           and
           teaching
           this
           Doctrine
           ,
           and
           so
           many
           more
           Fathers
           as
           it
           were
           assembled
           in
           six
           Councells
           ,
           all
           giving
           witness
           to
           this
           holy
           Rite
           AND
           THAT
           IN
           PURSUANCE
           OF
           SCRIPTURE
           
           are
           too
           great
           a
           blood
           of
           witnesses
           to
           be
           despised
           by
           any
           man
           that
           calls
           himself
           a
           Christian
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
      
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A41783-e410
           
             Gal.
             3.
             27.
             
             Heb.
             6.
             2.
             
          
           
             Act.
             2.
             38.
             
             Mark
             1.
             5.
             
             Acts
             8.
             12
             ,
             Acts
             18
             ,
             8.
             
          
           
             
               Libert
               .
               proph●
               .
               p
            
             ,
             228.
             
               to
               pag.
            
             246.
             
          
           
             *
             Which
             yet
             the
             Baptists
             do
             not
             grant
             .
          
           
             *
             
               It
               is
               a
               saying
               of
            
             Augustin
             ,
             De
             trahe
             verbum
             quid
             est
             aqua
             &c.
             
             
               Take
               away
               the
               word
               and
               what
               is
               water
               ,
               nothing
               but
               water
               joyn
               the
               word
               to
               the
               Element
               and
               it
               is
               made
               a
               Sacrament
               .
               This
               consideration
               is
               very
               concluding
               against
               Paedo
               Baptism
               ,
               for
               to
               the
               Infant
               ,
               the
               word
               is
               as
               it
               were
               taken
               away
               from
               the
               Element
               ,
               a●d
               cons●quent
               y
               accordirg
               to
            
             Aug.
             
               it
               can
               be
               no
               Sacrament
               to
               them
               at
               all
               .
            
          
           
             
               Ex
               manu
               controv●
               under
               the
               probation
               of
               divers
               of
               their
               Doctors
               ,
               Professors
               and
               Students
               in
               Theology
               .
               p.
            
             372.
             to
             377.
             
          
           
             S.
             N.
             Antid
             .
          
           
             Se
             Diod
             te
             .
             in
             act
             2.
             
          
           
             *
             a
             thing
             wholy
             unknown
             that
             they
             have
             any
             such
             receit
             of
             the
             Spirit
             .
          
           
             
               Eras.
               parrap
               .
               ●n
            
             1
             Cor.
             7.
             
          
           
             Eraz.
             par
             .
             on
             Math.
             28.
             
          
           
             Ludovicus
             Vives
             .
          
           
             Fabian
             .
          
           
             Hugo
             Grotius
             
          
           
             Anno
             315.
             
          
           
             Con
             Ne●caes
             .
          
           
             *
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
          
           
             
               Tertul.
               lib.
               de
               Bap.
               cap.
            
             18.
             
          
           
             
               Tertull.
               lib.
               de
               baptis
               .
               cap.
            
             18.
             
          
           
             *
             〈◊〉
             .
             to
             quest
             .
             in
             ●
             .
             Baptisma
             .
          
           
             Mark
             6.
             
          
           
             Perseverence
             in
             Faith
             must
             here
             be
             understood
             ,
             with
             the
             Fruits
             of
             Faith
             a●so
             .
          
           
             *
             For
             they
             do
             ●●t
             only
             deny
             such
             Infants
             the
             Act
             ,
             but
             the
             ●ight
             to
             baptism
             because
             the
             children
             of
             ●nbelievers
             .
          
           
             Verse
             .
             4.
             
          
           
             Litturgy
             .
          
           
             Marq.
             of
             Worcest
             .
             Certam
             .
             Relig.
             
          
           
             *
             Secundum
             ▪
             Fisher
             .
          
           
             *
             for
             Gods
             ways
             are
             not
             to
             be
             left
             to
             mans
             will
             be
             commands
             and
             t
             is
             mans
             duty
             to
             obey
             .
          
           
             Ex
             opp
             .
             Perk.
             S●e
             the
             Scholast
             .
             discourse
             against
             Symbol
             with
             Antichrist
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A41783-e4610
           
             The
             poynt
             to
             be
             proved
             .
          
           
             1
             
               From
               the
               Apostles
               scope
            
             .
          
           
             *
             1
             Cor.
             3.
             16.
             2
             
             Cor.
             6.
             16.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             
               From
               the
               extent
               of
               the
               promise
               .
            
          
           
             3.
             
             
               From
               the
               Nature
               of
               the
               duties
               of
               the
               Church
               .
            
          
           
             4.
             
             
               From
               the
               nature
               and
               perpetuity
               of
               the
               exhortations
               to
               seek
               for
               the
               spirit
               .
            
          
           
             5.
             
             
               From
               the
               continuation
               of
               spiritual
               gifts
               in
               the
               Church
               to
               this
               day
               .
            
          
           
             
               It
               is
               probable
               that
            
             Paul
             
               made
               use
               of
               his
               education
               in
               speaking
               divers
               Languages
               ,
               as
               may
               be
               perceived
               by
               his
               discou●ses
               in
               the
               acts
               of
               the
               Apostles
               ,
               and
               by
               the
               Epistles
               which
               he
               wrote
               to
               severall
               Churches
               ,
               useing
               therein
               (
               as
               't
               is
               confessed
               )
               frequently
               the
               Greek
               Tongue
               .
            
          
           
             6.
             
             
               From
               the
               silence
               of
               the
               Scriptures
               ,
               as
               to
               the
               privation
               of
               the
               gifts
               of
               the
               Spirit
               &c
               ,
            
          
           
             1.
             
             Cor.
             2.
             4.
             
          
           
             *
             Which
             yet
             shall
             avail
             them
             nothing
             ,
             because
             they
             wanted
             truth
             with
             their
             gifts
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A41783-e6520
           
             *
             Me●ning
             that
             laying
             on
             of
             hands
             used
             by
             some
             at
             the
             absolving
             penetents
             .
          
           
             *
             [
             I
             think
             this
             wi●l
             abide
             tryall
             ,
             sith
             we
             may
             not
             expect
             a
             change
             of
             the
             dispensation
             we
             are
             under
             ;
             otherwise
             the
             promise
             might
             continue
             under
             some
             other
             rite
             or
             elce
             without
             it
             ]
          
           
             *
             Who
             know
             how
             to
             read
             men
             without
             being
             scandi
             ized
             if
             they
             meet
             with
             phraises
             ,
             and
             some
             nothing
             which
             are
             doubtful
             as
             its
             the
             case
             of
             most
             that
             write
             .
          
           
             ●
             
               Con.
               Arles
               .
               c.
            
             8.