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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91351	A cryer in the vvildernesse of England, declaring the baptisme of the eternall spirit, to be the onely baptisme in Christs kingdome published in Gospel-light, according to the word written in the Scriptures, and the eternall word written in the hidden man of the heart, for satisfaction of those, who are satisfied with truth alone. By Edward Punch of Carisbrook in the Isle of Wight, who is not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, because it is the power of God to salvation.	Punch, Edward.	1653 (1653)	Wing P4211; Thomason E725_7*; ESTC R206765	72,185	101

the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength Isa 26. 4. c. In this also the name and nature of God is one The Lord is onely strong and mighty yea strength it self and be alone can work and none can let him Isa 40. But our name is quite contrary God hath called us by our names as we are of our selves nothing vanity and our works nothing we are compared to the weakest things as Grashoppers a drop of water a small dust of a ballance perishing creatures our strength as grasse the flower of the field c. Isa 40. But when we are baptised into the name of God which is power from on high then our own weaknesse rules us no longer but the power of God who is infinitely stronger that takes place in our souls and spirits and the Spirit of God being the Spirit of power brings forth a principle of divine power in us the fire of the eternall spirit is stronger than the opposite fire of Lust stubbornesse sin and rebellion that is in us and the fire of the spirit being unresistable and an unquenchable fire it burns up destroys quencheth and quite puts out the opposite fiery strength that it meets with in our spirits which is but weaknesse it self in respect of the strength of the eternall spirit in us And thus in the Baptisme of the spirit which consists in power from on high we are changed from our own name and nature which is weaknesse nothing without strength c. into the name of God now we are strong and powerfull and can do all things through Christ that strengthens us who before could do nothing of our selves and now God hath destroyed our weapons who are carnall and weak and have pulled down our strong holds of sin the world and Devil 2 Cor. 10. and God hath cast down our imaginations and self-exaltations against God his appearances in spirit and it is indeed proper onely unto God in spirit and power from on high to throw down all our own power and strength that exalts it self against God by his power alone for no lesse power can do it and it is proper also unto God to bring forth a principle of divine power in us and to indue us with weapons from on high that so we may be able to fight the good fight and to stand in the day of triall for we can stand by no lesse power than the power of God and thus we are baptised into the Name and Nature of God which is power from on high Seventhly The name of God is mercy pity compassion c. Exod. 34. and this is agreeable to the nature of God it is as naturall to God to shew mercy pity and compassion as it is proper to the Sun to give light the Scripture doth clearly witnesse to this truth too and every soul that hath obtained mercy of the Lord can witnesse the Lord to be a God full of mercy pity and compassion unto him But now if we look upon our own name and read it in Scripture and in our old and corrupt nature we shall find it to be quite contrary to the name of God for we live in wrath Envy and malice hatefull and hating one another Eph. 2. 2 3. Tit. 3. 3. our very name is Envy and Envious c. But when we come through the mercy of God to be partakers of the Baptisme of the Spirit and are baptised into the name and nature of God which is mercy c. then our envy wrath malice and hatred is destroyed and we are made partakers of the name and nature of God then we are filled with mercy pity and compassion And as we were before envious and hatefull against the truth and all that followed it in sincerity proud lofty and hard-hearted toward our fellow creatures now we are quite changed in our hearts minds and natures now we are kind mercifull full of pity and compassion toward all men willing to do good unto all even from bowels of mercy and compassion within us Now we are humble and lowly in heart and of a meek and quiet Spirit suitable to the nature of our Father that is in heaven and thus the Baptisme of the Spirit brings forth the new nature in us Mat. 5 and makes us mercifull as our heavenly Father is mercifull Much more may bee said concerning the Baptisme of the Spirit given forth in a Commission by him who had all power in heaven and earth but this brief discovery of this clear truth I doubt not but it is sufficient to satisfie those that see truth in its own light Even those that have the two great witnesses to witnesse unto them and to confirm them in the truth which is the word written in the Scriptures and the eternall word written in their hearts and minds by the Spirit of the living God which Spirit is the onely witnesse within them revealing the true ministry in them of that word that is written in the Scriptures without them And without this eternall word written in the hidden man of the heart we are never able to understand the mystery of the word written in the Scriptures but till we have the witnesse in our selves we shall Antichrist like carnally understand the Scriptures And now in conclusion of this point I desire all men seriously to consider in their own Consciences which they do think is most suitable to all power in heaven and earth to give out a Commission to baptise men into the name and nature and image and likenesse of God or into materiall water which was but a figure of good things to come and a fore-runner of the substance as the authour himself of it doth clearly testifie as before is witnessed But I know as flesh and bloud cannot inherit the Kingdome of God so neither can corrupt and carnall Principles in the heart of man receive the clear and bright discoveries of God in spirit till the principles of Antichrist the man of sin and mystery of iniquity be quite destroyed out of the hearts and minds of men for so far as men are carnall so far they will worship the Gods of the earth And this will be till the God of heaven have famished them all which will be in his clear and bright coming in spirit power from on high Zep. 2. 11. 2 Thes 2. 8. But now we proceed to the next part of our Discourse which is to shew the testimony of the word how the Nations came to be partakers of the Baptisme of Christ and that it doth appear to be spirit-Baptisme and answers clearly to the Commission of Christ to his Disciples Mat. 28. wherein it doth clearly appear that Christs Commission to his Apostles was as we have before declared to baptise men into the name of God or Father Son and Spirit and not into materiall water as men do carnally understand it First we have a clear testimony in the 11 Chapter of the Acts of the accomplishing of this great

by the washing of Regeneration and renewing of the holy Spirit 5. This is shed forth abundantly on us in Jesus Christ 6. In the partaking of Salvation in this Spirituall washing and spirituall renewing we are justified by the Grace of God 7. And being justified by free grace we are made Heirs and have hope of eternall life or according to the hope of eternall life O that we could in this clear discovery of the eternall God behold his Testimony in this place in the clear light and wisdome of the eternall Spirit for then we should not look so low as we do upon earthly and carnall observations of the things of God and especially of the Baptisme of the eternall Spirit the onely Baptisme of the new Testament but then we should look upon it as it is the work of all power in heaven and earth according to its first institution and then we should see the glorious effects of it fulfilled in the washing of Regeneration and renewing of the holy spirit then we should see the new birth brought forth in souls by this spirituall washing the work of God alone in the operation and renewing of his Spirit or wrought by his spirit in us Here is declared the true Gospel-washing even the saving of souls from sin and all uncleannesse here is the great Gospel-promises fulfilled with a witnesse even opening a fountain of pure living water and pouring it forth upon the barren wildernesse and the dry ground the barren dry and unfruitfull ground of unbelievers are by this Spirituall washing made the Garden of the Lord and being trees of the Lords planting they are watered every moment and refreshed and comforted with the streams of that river that makes glad the City of God This is the true washing that washeth away the fiâ—thines and polluâ—ions of the sons and daughters of Zion coming forth from that eternall fountain the Lord of Hosts who dwelleth in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem making his people a fit habitation for himself to dwell in by washing away their filthinesse in the pure waters of the Spirit of life flowing out from the Lord God and from the Lamb whose habitation they are in the Spirit and spirituall washing Here is the work of all power in heaven and earth in saving souls by spirituall washing and this onely is suitable to the Commission of Christ Mat. 28. spirituall washing or baptising in which we are made partakers of the name nature of God being by the presence of the eternal Spirit in us washed renewed regenerated sanctified and cleansed from our own filthinesse sin and pollution which is contrary to God and all appearances of God in Spirit Here is the great Gospel-work of saving creatures from their sin and all iniquity by the love kindnesse and mercy of the Lord Jehovah and here is the way also set forth in which the Lord Jehovah saveth souls from sin it is by spirituall washing and spirituall renewing of them by the work of the eternall spirit and O that we were more sensible of the glorious work of all power in heaven and earth manifested in us in washing and cleansing us from all sin and uncleannesse and bringing forth the pure and divine nature in us which work is of the Lord alone and not of man who is as nothing and vanity it self The Baptism or washing of the New Testament is not like those carnall legal figurative and typicall washings c. which were administred either by Moses or John in which the substance of the great things to come were figured out or declared to come after But the substance it self goeth forth in the Baptisme or washing of the New Testament this washing is to purpose for in it and by it we are washed and saved from our sin and this is the substantiall and onely washing of all washings Eighthly we have another clear Testimony of the true and spirituall washing the onely Baptisme of the New Testament 1 Pet. chapter 3. verse 21. the words are these The like figure or example whereunto Baptisme doth also now save us not the putting away the filth of the flesh but the answer of a good conscience toward God by the Resurrection of Jesus Christ c. Here we have the true Baptisme of the New Testament set forth and the people taken off from all outward washings not the washing of water 1. Here the Apostle declares the saving of Noah and his family in the Ark from drowning by water v. 20. and now he tells them of another kind of saving and this is by water of which that was a signe or example or this is an example of that c. Baptisme doth now save us but is it water-Baptisme that doth save us now no saith he not the washing of the filth of the flesh what then why the answer of a good conscience but whereby is the answer of a good conscience brought forth not by water-Baptisme but by the Resurrection of Jesus Christ Here is a clear allusion to the Resurrection of Christ and to the power and vertue thereof for then Christ received all power in heaven and earth for the accomplishing this great work of spirituall Baptism or washing and so the power and vertue hereof doth baptise souls into the goodnesse of God cleanse and purifie their Consciences and so the answer of a good Conscience is brought forth in them by vertue of Christs Resurrection by virtue whereof soules are washed and cleansed from an evill and corrupt Conscience whereby all men are naturally defiled by sin and evill The like testimony of spiritual Baptisme or Washing we have declared Heb. 10. 22. in v. 20. the Apostle describes a new and living way by whom we do enter into the holiest place even the presence of the infinitely holy God and in this 22. v. he declares how it is that we doe draw neer unto God in this new and living way it is by having our hearts sprinkled from an evill conscience and our bodies washed with pure water So here we see how the answer of a good Conscience is brought forth it is by being sprinkled with pure water but our earthly waters will not nor cannot bring forth such effects in us it is onely the waters of the Spirit that can doe this that river of pure water of life that John saw Revel 22. 1. and this is the onely water that washeth sprinkleth and clenseth hearts spirits souls consciences and bodies from all evill sinne filthinesse and uncleanenesse of the whole man Thus I have faithfully declared the true Gospell baptisme as I have received from the Lord agreeable to the word written in the Scriptures and also the eternall Word written in the hidden man of the heart the two great Witnesses of God in the World And now I know this clear truth of God revealed in the clear light and wisdome of the Eternal Spirit will not with many opposers as it hath already throw mens carnal understanding of the Baptism of

will give them a new name saith God Rev. 2. 17. God gives his people a white stone and in the stone a new name written that none knows but he that hath it this is the new Name that God brings forth in his people in the new nature written in them by the eternal Spirit And none knoweth this white stone nor the name written in it but those that have received it and this onely is an eternal name that shall never be blotted out it being the name of the living God and written by a divine power in the new man or new name which is the white stone the eternal word brought forth in us in which God writes his own name which is the name of all names and so we do become living and preâ—ious stones by partaking of the divine nature in him who is the foundation of all precious stones being laid of the Father the onely precious stone and chief corner-stone by whose vertue we do become pure white and precious stones builded up together for an habitation of eternal being through the power and operation of the eternal Spirit But the waters of this world can never baptize us into this name nor give us this name nor write this name in us But the name any have by going into water is such a name as all may read because it is an external name and it is no better name then Simon Magus may partake of yea any wicked person is not this giving holy things to dogs I mean the name of God not water-baptism But he that hath the name given him of God in the baptism of the eternal Christ none can read it or know it but he that hath it therefore water-baptism is not that name neither can it give this name unto any nor baptize any into this name 5 Water-baptism cannot interest people into the name of God for Christ hath promised to write the name of God upon his people yea he will write upon them his own new name Rev. 3. 12. here we see it is the work of him who hath all power in heaven and earth to write the name of God upon souls and this is done in the power of the eternal spirit not by dipping in water For water-baptism is not the name of God neither can it work such effects upon souls as to bring forth the name of God in them nor to write the name of God upon them Creatures are onely partakers of the precious name of God by power from on high not by a little cold water Those that have any experience of the name and nature of God in themselves and those that are not wilfully blinde they may see or hear what the name of God is if you look but into the word written in the Scriptures that will tell you what the name of God is and Gods name and nature is one You know the Name of God is declared in Scripture to be Love Mercy Goodness Light Wisdom Righteousness Holiness with many the like and I hope none that knows and loves the truth wiâ—l saâ— that the glorious Name of the eternal God doth consist in a bare outside profession taking its denomination from dipping in a little cold water and that those who are interested into this glorious name that it is from their being thrown into a brook of earthly water there cannot be a more carnal conceit then this The Commission is to baptize people into the name of God and that is declared to be Love Goodness Mercy c. as in Exod. 34 c. But I hope no man will say water-baptism is the Name of God that doth consist in all good sutable to his Nature nor that to be baptized into the Name of God that consists in Light Love Wisdom Purity Strength Fruitfulness c. that this is into material water But the truth is in the baptism of the spirit which consists in power from on high we are dipt and washed in the pure River of the water of life that proceeds from the Lord God and from the Lamb and this is the onely baptism in Christs pure and spiritual kingdom which consists in spiritual fire and spiritual water and this spiritual fire will lick up all our earthly waters and quite destroy them In a word this fire and water of the spirit burns up destroys wasteth away and cleanseth us from all filthiness both of spirit soul and body in which way we do come to live in the name and nature of God in holiness and righteousness And thus we may see that material water is not the Name of God nor to be baptized into the Name of God is not into earthly waters but it is into Life Light Love Wisdom Truth c. yea into the divine nature for as we have first been partakers of the earthly even the old man which is corrupt and sinful So in the baptism of the spirit we do partake of the new name or are made new men in him who is the Lord from heaven and such a baptism is onely suitable to all power in heaven and earth which is able to write the Name of God upon his people and in them and whosoever do call themselves by the name of God or are called by his name from any outward form in the time of râ—formation and have not the name of God written within them they are bastards and not children of God it is onely the spirit and spiritual power and work of the spirit that do or that can interest us into the name of God So we conclude the Commission is spiritual and consists in spiritual baptism even power from on high sutable to the person that gave it and also to the dispensation which was wholly spiritual and so interests us into the name of God which our earthly water cannot do for that cannot interest us into eternal Love Light and all good as spirit-baptism can and doth Obj. 17. The Commission cannot be as you say to baptize men into the Name of God or Father Son and Spirit because it is not mans work to baptize with the Spirit but it is the work of Christ alone to baptize us with the Spirit and thereforâ— we affirm that no man can baptize with the Spiriâ— into the Spirit c. Answ 1. First I would propound one thing to you as unto reasonable creatures and it is this Whether you do think that God doth speak unto men by means or without means And whether God doth work by means or without means and if God do work upon creatures altogether without means then why do any of you call your selves Ministers of Christ and for what purpose you are or declare your selves to be Ministers 2 You do manifest abundance of ignorance in this not to distinguish between the efficient cause and the instrumental cause Now in the first place we ascribe the whole work of the baptism of the spirit unto God alone as the author and finisher thereof in spirit and

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