be driven from the Figure Lib. 4. Cap. 16. In calling it a Sign a Figure he saith Well but his Conclusion is Carnal and Antichristian in saying if men have the Substance why should they not have the Figure by this crooked Rule of Reasoning might all the ritual Observances of Moses be imposed upon Gospel-Believers Hammond in his Paraphrase and Annotations on Mat. 3.11 calls John's Baptism a Ceremony saying John initiated Disciples with Water but Christ with Fire yea and on Mark 1.5 8. he paraphraseth saying Water is the only Signal that John used after the Jewish manner but Christ was to send down the holy Spirit from Heaven and is not Christ the End of Ceremonies Types Figures and Shadows John 's Water-Baptism as all the Shadows of Moses were but to endure for a time for as all the Prophets were until John so John was until Christ and Christ by his internal Washing the Laver of Regeneration not only fulfilled and ended Moses's Laver but John's Jordan-washing by fulfilling inwardly that which they represented outwardly Obj. Christ himself was Baptized with Water doth not that perpetuate Water-Baptism in the Church Answ Christ was Circumcised not that from thence Outward Circumcision should be continued he went into the Temple and taught there and cast out the Prophaners thereof he said to the clensed Leper Go and shew thy felf to the Priest and offer a Gift according to the Law Mat. 8. so he was baptized not that he intended thereby to perpetuate or continue these things Christ being the Substance and Anti-type owned the Shadows Types and Figures in their place and this tended to the Conviction of such who questioned the Authority of those Typical Ministrations Baptizatus est Christus a Johanne ut Johannis ministerium approbaret saith Martinius that is Christ was baptized by John that he might approve of the Ministration of John to justifie it in its Time Place and Season against such as question'd the Authority of it So 't was said The Pharisees and Lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves being not baptized of John Luke 7.30 And Christ put a Query to the Pharisees saying The Baptism of John is it from Heaven or of men Luke 20.4 Christ owning the Figures in their time and place proved thereby their Institution to be divine but all this was before he was offered up for when he was offered up then he blotted out the Hand-writing of Ordinances took it out of the way nailed it to his Cross Col. 2.14 When Christ saith Piscator on this place was nailed to the Cross even then the Ritual Observances of Moses were sore wounded yea abolished The first Covenant saith the Apostle stood only in Meats and Drinks and divers Washings or Baptisms and carnet Ordinances imposed until the time of Reformation the Figures which could not perfect the Observers as pertaining to the conscience were to give way to the Evangelical and Spiritual VVorship brought in by the Substance Hebr. 9. The Gospel-Time is a Time of Reformation so such as stick to the Figure and will not have the black Lines of their Corruptions washed away by the Blood of the Lamb such remain unreformed Though Christ owned the Shadows before he was offered up yet when he was offered up risen and ascended and the Promise of the Father fulfilled the Spirit wherewith Christ baptizes revealed then these things were not preached up but against then Paul preached against circumcision outward Gal. 5.2 saying If ye be circumcised Christ shall prosit you nothing yea he tell them they bewitch'd them who entangled them in the droughty Desert of Ritual Observances and he preached circumcision inward Stephen bare record saying The Most High dwells not in Temples made with hands Acts 7. Yea and Paul said The Priesthood was changed Hebr. 7.12 Yea and Paul said Christ sent me not to baptize 1 Cor. 1.17 saying further There is one Lord one Faith one baptism Ephes 4.5 There had been two Baptisms John's with Water Christ's with the Spirit without Water but now the Shadow had given way to the Substance one Baptism saith he and he tells what it was by one Spirit into one Body 1 Cor. 12.13 by one Spirit not by Water So that the Spirit 's Baptism which is Christ's Baptism is the One Baptism which he preached up in the Churches Who are of God may read here the Temporary Baptism of John laid aside and the Spirit 's Baptism preached up Shadows have no footing in Christ's Kingdom When Jesus was baptized he went straight-way out of the Water and the Spirit descended like a Dove upon him the Spirit wherewith Christ baptizeth and a Voice from Heaven said This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased Mat. 3. and in another place Hear ye him Not Moses with his Laver-Washing not Iohn with his Jordan-Washing hear the Son who baptizes with the holy Spirit and with Fire not with visible Water thus the Legal Rites which Christ allowed of before he was offered up the Apostles after his return in Spirit they testified against the same yet in so doing were not Transgressors of Christ's Doctrine but had his Mind These things being truly considered and weighed in the Ballance of the Sanctuary it cannot but appear that it shews no soundness of Judgment to plead that Christ's being baptized by Iohn perpetuates Water-Baptism or Rantism in the Evangelical Dispensation Paul said to the Collossions If ye be dead with Christ from the Rudiments of the world why as though living in the world are ye subject to Ordinances touch not taste not handle not Col. 2.20 21. Things that had been of Divine Institution when continued beyond the Bounds of their season and time became worldly Rudiments and Doctrines of Men. Obj. Go ye therefore and teach all Nations baptizing them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy Ghost doth not this Institution enjoyn all Ministers to Baptize Answ This Scripture hath been much abused by Translators and Interpreters and alledged to patronize the Formal Inventions of men as may appear by what follows being truly interpreted 'tis thus rendred Go ye therefore disciple all Nations baptizing or dipping them into the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy Spirit and it makes nothing for Water Baptism nor for Rantism for Christ having qualified his Apostles to be his Witnesses to the uttermost parts of the Earth sent them not to preach up Iohn and his VVater-baptism but to preach the Everlasting Gospel Christ and his Baptism which is spiritual Iohn said and bare record that he baptized with VVater but he that was to come Christ Jesus should baptize with the holy spirit Now to say Christ baptized with Water or sent his Apostles to baptize therewith is to question the Testimony and Record of Iohn who said he should baptize with the holy spirit After Christ was risen from the Dead he met his Disciples on a Montain in Galilee
first telling them that all Power was given unto him in Heaven and in Earth then he informed them what their Work should be First To Disciple the Nations that is by the Power of their Ministry to bring them to be Disciples of Christ to learn of him to know his Teaching to take up his Yoke to bear the same to learn Obedience to come into the self-denying state of Discipleship so the word â—riginally imports saith Bullenger Zwinglius Leigh Fisher c. Trapp Secondly He told his Disciples that they should baptize or dip the Nations not in the Name but into the Name of the Father c. Dell Fisher Hammon Trapp And what is it to baptize or dip into the Name of the Father Even the same that Paul spoke of when he said By one spirit we are all baptâ—zed into one body 1 Cor. 12.13 So that it is the Spirit that baptizeth into one Body as also into the Name of the Father to be a living Member of that Body whereof Christ is the Head 't is the Spirit that effects this not visible Water Furthermore Christ in these words commanded not his Disciple to turn back to John's Ministration to dip them in Jordan or in any other River or in a Bowl Bason or Font but into the Name of the Father c. which is no other thing then by the Power of the Spirit whereof they were Ministers to bring them into the Power of God to have fellowship with him through the Spirit Now the Name of God is his Vertue or Power as In my Name they shall cast out Devils that is in my Power this Zwinglius on this place observes Teachers in Sprinkling of Infants which they call Baptism use this Scripture as a Form of words saying I baptize thee in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost which thing the Apostles did not which undoubtedly they would have done if Christ had commanded it as an absolute Form Further Zwinglius said of this place Christus Jesus baptismi formulam qua uteremur his verbis non instituit quemadmodum Theologi hactenus falso tradiderunt that is Christ Jesus did not in these words institute a form of Baptism which we should use as Divines have hitherto falsly taught This was the Testimony of Zwinglius who in his Day was a great Opposer of Anabaptists Lib de bap pag. 66. Tom. 2. oper Piscator on the same place peaks fully to the same purpose Again This place cannot be meant of Water-baptism because Paul thanked God he had baptized none but such and such for saith he Christ sent me not to baptize but to preach the Gospel 1 Cor. 1.14 15 16 17. yet he fulfilled that Mat. 28. he preached the Gospel in a circuit from Jerusalem to Illyricum and many by his Ministry were discipled brought into the state of Disciples to learn of Christ yea and into the Name of God that is into his Power many were baptized into the Name of the Father as his Sons into the Name of his Son as his Jewels and Ransomed Ones into the Name of the Holy Spirit as his Sanctified Ones these knew the One Baptism by One Spirit into One Body Why doth Paul thank God that he baptized none but such and such 1st Because he saw them idolizing and jangling about it which he knew to be a thing not of absolute Necessity not a Command of Christ but used or born with for a season for the sake of the Weak and others in reference to Iohn's Ministry if he had commonly practised it before from his Practice they might have been strengthned in their Thoughts about it he being a great Apostle Secondly He thanks God that he baptized none but such and such And why Because he was not sent of Christ so to do Thirdly Lest some should say that he baptized in his own Name rather into his own Name as the Greek Copies and divers English Translations render it seeing from Christ in whose Name he came he had no Command so to do What Ambassadour of an earthly Prince commissioned to treat with a forreign Prince about especial Matters if he fail in reference to the Contents of his Commission and treat about Matters whereto he was not commissioned can he expect that his Prince's Favour should be unto him as Dew upon the Grass or rather that his Wrath should be as the Roaring of a Lyon So if that in Matth. 28. had been a Command obligatory to all Gospel-Ministers to Baptize with outward Water could Paul have Cause of Rejoycing in that he fulfilled â—ot the Command Consider this and judge Cbj. That in Mat. 28. must needs relate to outward Water for the Apostles could not Baptize with the Spirit Answ Who as thus reason are ignorant of the Ministry of Christ which is a Ministry of the Spirit for all that are sent of Christ through their Ministry people are turned from Darkness to Light and translated from Death to Life where Christ's Baptism is known and this they do as indued with Power from above John 17.18 As thou hast sent me into the World saith Christ even so send I them And must not Christ and his Ministers be found in one Work even to turn people from Satan's power to the Power of God where the spiritual Baptism is While Peter preached to Cornelius and his Kinsmen and near Friends the holy Spirit fell on them Acts 10. wherein Christ's Baptism is Moreover Paul laid his Hands on certain and the holy Spirit fell upon them Acts 19. even that Spirit wherewith Christ baptizeth Yea and in Acts 26. Paul gave a Relation of his Call as also of his Work I saith the Lord have appeared unto thee for this purpose to make thee a Minister And what was his Work In preaching to the Gentiles to open their Eyes to turn them from Darkness to Light from the power of Satan usto God that they may receive Forgiveness of Sins and an Inheritance among them that are sanctified by Faith in Christ Iesus Paul declared his Commission to preach and the Effects of it was glorious Conversion Faith Remission of Sins Sanctification Salvation he took not Flesh and Blood into counsel evil Counsellors for the Soul but silencing Flesh entertaining a noble Resolution he put himself into the hand of God saying in effect Te duce vera sequor To duce falsa nego Consider Paul in and through the Virtue of him that sent him opened peoples Eyes and turned them from Darkness to Light and from Satan's power unto God Were not these Witnesses of the Spirit 's Baptism Yes for without the Spirit and its Baptism none come to God nor out of Satans power Thus Paul discipled the Gentiles that received his Testimony and baptized them in and through the Spirit into the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy Spirit and this was and is done not by Water-baptism without but by the Spirit 's
Baptism within Again 2 Cor. 3.6 Paul testifies That they were made of God able Ministers of the New Testament not of the Letter but of the Spirit even of the Spirit in which Christ's Baptism is revealed And Paul demanded of the Galatians saying Received ye the Spirit by the Works of the Law or by the hearing of Faith Gal. 3.2 As if he should have said True it is you have received the Spirit but not by the Works of the Law but by the hearing of Faith so that the Apostles preaching the Word of Faith unto them they received the Spirit even that Spirit which baptizeth into one Body So that it is clear unto me that such as alledge this Scripture Go and teach all Nations baptizing them in the Name of the Father c. to patronize Water-Baptism or Rantism that is dipping or sprinkling in Gospel-dayes they are Wresters and Perverters of the Scripture and that this Scripture as many others hath in the dark Night of Apostacy been wrested perverted abused and mis-interpreted beside what hath been spoken may be more fully made apparent Zuinglius and Piscator say expresly that Christ Jesus did not in those words institute a Form of Baptism and that Divines had taught falsly who held it out as a Form One Gulielmus who was a Roman-Catholick taught That the Form of Baptism should be thus I baptize thee in the Name of the Father of the Son of the holy Ghost and of the blessed Virgin Mary Cent. 13. Mag. 419. There was a certain Priest who being a Lack Latin said in baptizing Baptizo te in nomine patria et filia et spiritu sancta which is false Latine as Latinists know about this there was no small contention as whether the Baptism was lawful yea or nay where False Latin was broached Bonifacius Bishop under Carâ—lus Magnus was of Opinion that the Party thus baptized ought to be Re-baptized upon which Pope Zacharias wrote to Donifacius That he should not be Re-baptized for that notwithstanding the False Latine it was True Baptism he also put him in mind of the Custom of the Church that if any were baptized by Hereticks such should not be re-baptized but only purged by Imposition of Hands Thus False Latin got the Day A Bishop of Paris in a Synod expressed himself thus Let Baptism be celebrated with Reverence and let the Priest be very cautious in the Distinction and Pronuntiation of Words in which all the Vertue of the Sacrament and the Salvation of Children consists Statut. Synodal Odonis Parisiensis Episcopi This is a strange yea an unchristian Doctrine denying the Virgin 's Birth Jesus by interpretation a Saviour in whom alone Salvation is and ascribing the same to Water without Formal Words Distinctions and Pronuntiation without Obj. The Apostles practised Water-baptism not only before the coming in of Christ's Baptism but after as 't is evident in the Acts of the Apostles doth not this infer the continuance of it in Gospoltimes Answ As it was said in a certain Case so may I say in this Judicis officium est ut res it a tempora rerum Quarere that is A Judge must not only enquire after things but also after their Times and Seasons True it is the Apostles for a season practised Water-Baptism not Rantism that is Dipping not Sprinkling but whether they did it by Command or by Permission hath been a point of controversie As for me and Thousands more we believe that they did it not by Command from Christ but took it up and continued it for a season in relation to Iohn's Water-Baptism as Paul said in a certain case 1 Cor. 7.6 But I speak this by Permission and not by Commandment After the Ascension of Christ some of the Apostles used outward circumcision not as by Christ's Command but in relation to Moses for their sakes for a season who were weak or otherwise affected certainly knowing that soon after the Virtue and Purity of Circumcision made without Hands would put an End to Circumcision outward for the Mosaical Shadows and Figures were the most truly put off when tâ—ey felt the Substance Christ the Life the End of such things risen in their mortal Bodies for as the Sun-light swallows up the Moon-light and as Darkness is chased away when the Sun appears and mounts up in its lustre so all outward Shadows Types and Figures from the dayes of Righteous Abel to John were to vanish as the Life of Christ came to be exalted in his Church John intimated thus much when he said I must decrease he must increase So John's Water-baptism was to decrease Iohn being a Fore-runner and his Servant was to resign up his Baptism to Christ yea and as a Servant to deliver all things into his hands as Heir and Lorâ— Iohn's Baptism reached unto Christ's Kingdom but hath no place therein yea and to bring Shadows and Figures into his Kingdom is if rightly understood antichristian for his Kingdom is wholely spiritual and in his Church he is a Bundle of Myrh yes that very thing which from Abel to Iohn was represented by outward Shadows So that those the Apostles baptized as internally I am perswaded they did it for a season in relation to John's Ministration for the sake of the Weak and of others the Day being but even dawning which was to put an End unto and fulfil the Laver-Washing yea and the Jordan-washing as all other Shadows from Abel to that very season And that they baptized on this Account and not by a Command of Christ several Grounds induce me to believe First Paul a chosen Vessel who planted many Churches yet altogether ceased from John's Ministration of Water-baptism after that he had used it twice or thrice as probably all the Apostles did 1 Cor. 1.14 15 16 17. he thanks God that he baptized none but such and such saying expresly Christ sent him not to baptize dip or plung their Bodies in Outward Water though he did is to a few yet he had no command for it Hence it necessarily follows that he did it by Permission in reference to John's Ministration for the sake of the Weak or of others and the present time till the Lord Christ the End of all Figures was more revealed in them What was he sent to do To preach the Gospel Christ and his Baptism which washes inwardly fulfilling outward Washings Secondly This Paul who had the Mind of Christ held out but one continuing Baptism in the Kingdom of Christ writing to the Saints at Ephesus he said There is one Lord one Faith one Baptism Ephes 4.5 There had been two Baptisms Iohn's with Water Christ's with the Spirit yet the one is repealed and not preached up among them So to the wise in heart I appeal whether this one Baptism he preached up was John's with Water or Christ's with the Spirit and whatever thou be that sayes that the one Baptism which the Apostle preached up was John's Water Baptism I tell thee thou
and Drinks and divers Baptisms that is Washings it had a temporary Seal to wit Circumcision Rom. 4.11 but the New Covenant Christ Jesus the great Promise of the Father hath a spiritual yea an eternal Seal this is my positive Affirmation in this case that the Old Covenant standing in outward things had an outward Seal but the new Covenant the Promise of the Father hath a spiritual Seal Paul a Witness of Christ the new covenant the great Promise of the Father in writing to the Saints at Ephesus he testified on their behalf saying After that ye believed ye were scaled with the holy Spirit of Promise Ephes 1.13 He calls the Spirit the Seal of the New Covenant Christ the Promise of the Father not Baptism not Rantism dipping or sprinkling Further he exhorted them in these words Grieve not the holy Spirit whereby ye are sealed to the Day of Redemption Ephes 4.30 He preaches up the Spirit to be the Evangelical Seal of the New Covenant the Promise of the Father so who preach up Water-baptism to be the Seal they oppose the Apostles Testimony deny the Lord's Privy and Royal Seal and introduce another of mans making the sealed are the Lord 's Excellent Ones his Worthies And as for that Scripture Acts 2.39 The Promise is unto you and to your Children unto all that are afar off even as many as the Lord shall call This makes nothing for Water-baptism or Rantism to be the Evangelicall Seal Peter told the House of Israel that the Promise was to them to their Children yea to all the called of the Lord. Outward Water was not the Promise which they were to wait for but a thing of a more Heavenly Nature Christ told the Jews John 8.39 If ye were Abraham 's Children ye would do the works of Abraham so that such were the Children of Abraham and had right to the Promise who were found doing the Works of Abraham yea and the Apostle told the Galatians that they which were of Faith were the Children of Abraham Gal. 3.7 such Children as these have right to the Promise and know the Seal thereof IV. Obj. Infants-baptism is an ancient Custom so to be continued in the Church Answ The antiquity of a humane Tradition proves it not to be of divine Institution the spreading or over-spreading of Leprosie proves it not to be Soundness the Entrance of true Reformation thrusts out humane Inventions old as well as new what Christ received of his Father that he taught his Disciples Apostles what the Apostles received from Christ the treasury of Wisdom and Knowledge that they taught to and in the Churches and the same was to be committed and commended to faithful men in the Faith the Tongue of the Learned was their All to them and in them and in this Faith that Tongue was kept silent which afterward brought the Darkness into the Church in the Eye of divine Illumination we see to before August in was or Cyprian was or Pope Innocent the third was who as 't is said first established Infants-baptism by ratifying the Canon of the Milevitan Council by this Eye we see and feel to the Primitive Order before the Apostacy was Christ the Apostles and primitive Church in the Beauty of Heavenly Virginity taught no such thing as dipping or spriekling of Infants and in the Faith the primitive Order is to be pressed after contended for the Smoak of the Pit Inventions Traditions and Idolatious Customs inconsistent with the living Life-giving Truth are to be warred against Id verum quod prius prius quod ab initio ab initio quod ab Apostolis Tertul. contra Marcion lib. 4. That is Truth that was first that was first which was from the beginning which was from the beginning which was from the Apostles what the Apostles preached that they received from Christ who is Alpha and Omega the First and the Last the Beginning and the End glorified with the Father before the Foundation of the World Augustine Bishop of Hippo testified saying Custom is not to be preferred before Truth but ought to give place to the Truth but who plead for Infants-baptism or Rantism they would keep Custom in the Throne and exclude Truth Cyprian Bishop of Carthage bare Testimony saying Custom crept in among some people ought not to hinder Truths prevailing and overcoming for Custom without Truth is nothing but ancient Error wherefore forsaking Error let us pursue the Truth These two said well though true it is as their Writings evidently demonstrate they were guilty of mingling their traditions inventions and imaginations with the Doctrine of Christ and of the Apostles V. Obj. 'T is said Except a man be born of Water and of the Spirit he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God John 3.5 deth not this perpetuate Infants-baptism Answ Christ gave no command for Infants-baptism neither did the Apostles practise any such thing whoever alledge this or any other Scripture for it they use the Scriptures as Torturers who putting innocent men upon the Rack so force them to speak that which they never thought such are these who wrest the Scriptures to draw a sense out of them which the holy Spirit never intended so tortures and perverts them as to make them speak for maintaining those things which were not commanded nor spoken of in those dayes wherein the Scriptures were given forth After the Apostles dayes Satan made an Encroachment upon the Garden of the Lord Earthly Exaltations of Darkness fumed into the Professors of Christianity then their Judgment became carnal and being not able to savour divine things they wrested those Scriptures which spoke of the Water of Life and applyed them to outward Water ascribing inward Washing and Regeneration thereto whenas indeed external Water can contribute nothing thereunto in this place Christ preached unto Nicodemus the Necessity of Regeneration and informed him how it was brought forth not by outward Water which can reach no further then outward things but by a Water able to renew a man to make him a New Holy and Heavenly Creature to dissolve the rotten and loathsom Fabrick of unrenewed untransformed man where Belial is King and to erect a Building in Righteousness and true Holiness where Christ is Monarch sole Lord. Other Scriptures give witness to this as John 4.10 Christ said to the Woman of Samaria If thou knew the Gift of God c. thou wouldst have asked of him and he would have given this living Water Mark here is a Living Water a Life-giving Water effecting a living Work and this all the Re-born know Further saith Christ Vers 14. The Water that I shall give him shall be in him a Well of Water springing up unto Everlasting Life And John 7.38 39. He that believeth on we out of his belly shall flow Revers of living Water which Believers in him should receive there is a living Water producing a Work of Wonder in the Bodies of men making all things new this fulfils inwardly
a living Sacrifice holy acceptable unto God which is their reasonable service Rom. 12.1 a living Sacrifice instead of a Ram sinful Passions are here slain instead of a Goat unclean affections instead of flying Fowls vain Thoughts foaring Purposes wandring Imaginations are slain this is read in those Bodies that are this living Sacrifice Eighthly The Spirits Baptism makes all that partake of it one in and with Christ the Head Christ prayed to his Father saying John 17.11 Holy Father keep through thy own Name those whom thou hast given me that they may be one as we are he prayed for their Oneness who was heard of his Father and Verse 20 21. Neither pray I for these alone but for them also which shall believe on me through their word that they all may be one as thou Father art in me and I in thee that they all may be one in us No true Unity is out of the Lords Name it is a strong Tower a Munition of Rocks here security and safeguard is known a sure and sweet Haven to have recourse unto After Christs Ascension when the Spirit was received with which Christ baptizeth the Churches were Witnesses of this Oneness so Paul told the Galatians Chap. 3.27 28. As many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ there is neither Jew nor Greek there is neither Bond nor Free there is neither Male nor Female for ye are all one in Christ Jesus These were clothed with the Sun these were beautiful through divine Ornaments Consider this it was not through Water-baptism but through the Spirits baptism that Christ was put on that Oneness was witnessed And 1 Cor. 12.13 By one Spirit we are all baptized into one Body So who become living Members of that Body whereof Christ is the Head and feel themselves to be of the Corporation and Company of Believers 't is through the Spirits Baptism not through outward Water And 1 Cor. 6.17 He that is joyned unto the Lord is one Spirit Further Paul to the Ephesians said Endeavouring to keep the Vnity of the Spirit in the Bond of Peace Epâ—es 4.3 So the Unity and Unanimity is in the Spirit in which Christs Baptism is Ninthly The Spirits Baptism cleanseth from sin and iniquity so fulfils inwardly what John's Water-baptism shadowed forth outwardly 1 Cor. 6.9 10 11. Paul wrote to the Corinthians saying Know ye not that the Vnrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of God it is an undefiled Inheritance the Unclean must not tread on that golden Pavement And this Apostle having branched out such and such Workers of Iniquity he concludes thus And such were some of you but ye are washed but ye are sanctified but ye are justified in the Name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God Consider this when they came to be Partakers of the Spirit to know its Baptisin then they came to be washed sanctified yea and justified also The same Apostle wrote to the Saints at Ephesus saying Christ loved the Church and gave himself for it that he might sanctisie and cleanse it with the washing of Water by the Word that he might present it to himself a glorious Church without Blemish Spot or Wrinkle Now 't is not Water without though man were washed a thousand times therewith but the Spirit of the Lord wherewith Christ baptizeth where a Well of Water is known springing up unto eternal Life that effects these things in the Church Tenthly The Spirits Baptism makes true Christians so deny it and sweep true Christianity from off the Earth Paul writing to the Romans said He is not a Jew which is one outwardly neither is that Circumcision which is outward in the Flesh but he is a Jew which is one inwardly and Circumcision is that of the Heart in the Spirit and not in the Lettir whose Praise is not of man but of God and as truly it may be said He is not a Christian that is one outwardly neither is that Baptism which is outward in the Flesh but he is a Christian which is one inwardly and Baptism is that of the Heart and not in the Letter whose Praise is not of men but of God Gods Eye and Regard is to the inward Iew and the inward Circumcision to the inside Christian to the inward Baptism but mans Eye and Regard who knows not the Laver of Regeneration is to the out-side Christian to outward Baptism for of the many Eplscopalians Presbyterians Independents Baptists and others who have written of Baptism and Rantism that is dipping and sprinkling few if any have written of the Baptism of Christ with the Spirit which John the Baptist Christ Peter Paul c. bare witness to the Virgins Birth was by the Angel unto Joseph named Jesus by interpretation a Saviour for saith he He shall save his People from their Sins Matth. 1.21 After he was baptized of John in Jordan and the holy Spirit descended like a Dove upon him from the divine Anointing which came upon him he came to be called Messias and Christ which both signifie anointed Christ in Greek as Mesâ—â—â— in Hebrew signifies anointed because he was anointed of the Father Peter bare record of Christ saying God anointed Jesus of Nazareth wâ—th the holy Spirit and with Power who were about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the Devil for God was with him Acts 10.38 Thus Jesus was the Anointed of the Father the Christ the Messias and him the High Priests Prophets and some Kings under the Law anointed with material Oyl represented so Christians signifies Anointed Ones and none are truly Christians but as they partake of the Anointing whereby they become Members of Christ spiritually influenced by Christ their Head so become Kings and Priest unto God The Disciples as Acts 11.26 were called Christians first in Antioch called so by divine Direction as the word signifies saith Trapp on this place the same Anointing which came upon Jesus which God gave not by measure unto him Joh. 3 34. the same Anointing is given in measure to the Members of Christ of his Fulness they receive Grace for Grace these are true Christians truly Anointed Ones Hebr. 1.9 Thou hast loved Righteousness and hated Iniquity therefore God even thy God hath anointed thee with the oyl of Gladness above thy Fellows Thus real Christians partake of the Anointing in their respective Measures Christians are Christ's and they that are Christs have crucified the Flesh with the Affections and Lusts Gal. 5 24. Now such as take not up the Cross but live in the Flesh in the carnalizing Principle and in this profess the Scriptures God Christ and his Ordinances so become swel'd with historical Knowledge and Notions and hence conclude themselves Christians I say they are not really so Non re sed nomine Christiani Not real but nominal Christians in Name only even as such who said they were Jews but were not but were the Synagogue of Satan Rev. 2.9 The Tucks at