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A25460	Fides Catholica, or, The doctrine of the Catholick Church in eighteen grand ordinances referring to the Word, sacraments and prayer, in purity, number and nature, catholically maintained, and publickly taught against hereticks of all sorts : with the solutions of many proper and profitable questions sutable to to [sic] the nature of each ordinance treated of / by Wil. Annand ...	Annand, William, 1633-1689.	1661 (1661)	Wing A3218; ESTC R36639	391,570	601

now to the several Sacraments in particular which are baptism and the Lords supper Two Ordinances that above all others meet with most opposition we shall therefore through the light and guidance of the good word of God discover unto you their several natures beginning first with baptisme that being the first Ordinance the Church gives to her Members and the first that by her Officers they are invited unto Matth. 3.6 Iohn 3.5 Acts 2.38 Acts 9.18 Acts 10.47 Acts 17.15.33 In it we shall unfold 1. The Nature of it 2. The Elements of it 3. The End of it 4. The manner of doing it 5. The parties who ought to do it 6. Resolve some Questions SECT I. BEfore we come to describe what baptisme is it is requisite to know that there is a twofold baptisme 1. Inward which is the invisible application of the blood of Christ to the soul of the sinner for its justification which is called a Baptizing with the Holy Ghost and with fire Matth. 3.11 2. Outward which is the visible application of the Element of water in the name of the Holy Trinity to the bodies of them that are fitted for or desirous of baptisme which is called a baptizing with water Luke 3.16 Of this last we are at this time to speak of and it may be thus defined It is a Holy Ordinance instituted by God whereby a man by being dipped or sprinkled with water in the name of the Trinity is declared to be admitted into Communion with him and entered into the body of his Church 1. We call it a Holy Ordinance It appears to be so in many respects 1. In regard of him in whose name we are baptized which is in the name of the Holy and undefiled Trinity Matth. 28.19 Holy is the Father Holy is the Son Holy is the Spirit Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God of hosts Isa. 6 3. 2. It is a Holy profession which the party is baptized into he is baptized into the Holy Gospel into the most Holy faith he is brought at this time before the Father of spirits that he may stand before him in Holiness and Righteousness all the days of his life Luke 1.75 3. There are promises at this to oppose what ever is unholy we engage either by our selves or by our sureties to oppose all the enemies of the Cross of Christ and when we are of age we are bound to perform what was promised for us in infancy by our sureties if ever we expect to receive any benefit by the death or blood of Christ Sacramentally applied unto us in baptisme but of this afterward 4. In regard of that holy body into which by this we are entered we are by this Ordinance entered in an open and professed manner into the body of Christ which is the Holy and Catholick Church not to speak of the invisible which is secret and hid Baptisme takes them as Barnabas took Saul Acts 9 ● and declares that they have seen the Lords Christ and the Church beholds him as one of them and he goeth in and cometh out with them of Ierusalem i.e. the Lords people 2. It is instituted by God Baptisme is no humane Invention but hath for its being a divine sanction For 1. God first appointed the Person that did baptize Iohn 1.33 2. The Element wherewith that Person should baptize Iohn 1.33 3. Gives directions how it must be done Matth. 28.19 3. Whereby a man by being dipped in or sprinkled with water in the name of the Trinity Women from baptisme are not to be withheld since Christ is necessary for them Acts 8.12 Man is here only expressed as being of the more noble sex and first created of God The word baptize signifies not alwaies dipping 1 Cor. 10. but any kinde of washing sprinkling with dipping as shall be demonstrated in due time 4. Is declared to be admitted into Communion with him c. baptisme makes not a Christian nor makes one to have Communion with God but declares him so to be for as Circumcision was a sign only of that faith which the believer had before he was Circumcised and as every Son of Abraham was of the Church before his foreskin was cut even so all are Members of the Church by faith either actual or habitual before they be washed by the word with water that onely testifying or divulging that right which either by their own or their Parents faith they have to and in the Church SECT II. THe Element or visible sign with which this Sacrament is to be Administred according to the institution is water signifying the blood of Christ washing or sprinkling the soul for it is the blood of sprinkling 1 Pet. 1 2. and this spiritually poured forth upon the off-spring of the faithful Isa. 44.3 and promised to the seed of the true believer Now between the sign and the thing signified is a sweet and holy harmony in these following circumstances 1. Water is a necessary Element to preserve the life of man next unto aire water must be accounted of absolute necessity ye● unto all creatures is not the New birth the spiritual washing of the soul the blood of Christ applied necessary for such as would enter the Kingdom of God Iohn 3.5 2. Water is a cheap Element in most places water is almost free as the air and if it be bought the carriage is rather paid for then the water It is self generally easie to come by Christs Blood Kingdom Merits Glory is had for asking Is. 55.1 3. Water is a comfortable Element it refreshes and cherishes the spirits of every living thing It makes the birds to sing the fields to laugh revives the heart of the strongest Iudges 15.18 Nothing makes the soul look more lovely or beautiful then to be reconciled unto and adopted by God thro●gh the application of the blood of the Covenant unto it by the spirit of God Tit. 3.5.6 4. Water is a cleansing Ilement things that are soul water makes them clean Among other miseries that that New born infant typically the natural or unregenerate man Eze. 16.4 groaned under this was one that it was not washed yet God washed it with water vers 9. and made it clean the blood of Christ applied to the most polluted soul makes it become white like snow Psal. 51.7 5. Water is a Copious Element the Ocean is an inexhaustible Fountain there is enough in that to furnish all the world with water of water there is great plenty so Christ blood is an inexhaustible Fountain the Saints since the beginning of the world have been drinking of it yet it is not diminished they have been bathing in it yet not straitened Zacha. 13.1 6. It is a Common Element the Sea the Rivers are as Common to the poor as to the rich and as sweetly glide by the fields of the whistling plowman as by the furrows of the great Prince and being drunk refresh the one as well as the other So is Christ and his merits he

time of teaching which is either Ordinary as the sabbath or extraordinary as the times of fasting and feasting appointed by the Church of all which we shall discourse somewhat and something briefly beginning with the ordinary time of teaching viz. the sabbath CHAP. V. Of the sabbath TO every thing there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven saith the kingly preacher Eccl. 3.1 At all times God is to be worshipped and served by the sons of men but the sabbath is the special time wherein those that fear him singularly serve him When that beginneth then begin they as men in the dayes of Enoch Gen. 4.26 to call upon the name of the Lord more solemnly fervently orderly and publickly in obedience to his Law In prosecution of this Ordinance we shall let pass many distinctions made of sabbaths and particularly handle these points 1. What a sabbath is 2. How the sabbath is to be kept 3. Why God would have it kept 4. What sabbath it is that men now under the Gospel are bound to keep 5. Resolve some Questions SECT I. 1. A sabbath may be thus described It is one whole day in seven 2. Separated from other dayes 3. Wherein a man resteth 4. From all other works 5. And recreations 6. In a holy and spiritual manner 7. To serve and worship the living God in a publick solemn way 1. It is one whole day in seven a full day consisting of 24 hours beginning at the midnight before and continuing until the midnight after other dayes are of that length and the sabbath ought not to be shorte● Acts 20.17 Paul continued preaching on the first day of the week until midnight The Iews had a time of preparation for the sabbath Luke 23.54 which begun about three of the clock the day before the sabbath wherein all work was laid aside and all Artificers prohibited work saving Shomakers and Taylors and they had onely but half the time of preparation allowed them in this it were to be wished that Christians were Iews c. 2. Separated from other dayes the sabbath is distinguished from other dayes it is holy it is set a part by God for his own use and service she is Queen of all other dayes and Lady of the week the rest are attending her but as concubines and handmaids 3. Wherein a man resteth by this particle man is included all th●t is his ●he is head of his Wife Father of his Children Lord of his servants and Master of his beasts when he rests he is to see th●t all about him rest also from this day the day is named Sabbath signifieth rest and judgement shall rest on him that will not rest with all that belongs unto him 4. F●om all other works what ever trade or occupation he be of and what ever work he follow at other times must be laid aside at this time no servile work is to be done now without sinning against God and he that doth so sinneth against his own soul no bu●ing nor selling of Merchant ware no dealing in husbandry N b. 13.15 no carrying of burthens Ier. 17.22 no outward servile b●dily labour m●st be performed it would distract the soul and keep it from doing that for which this day was consecrated 5. And recreations This is a time wherein there is no time for sports and recreations that God that would not have us work never made the sabbath for us to play these distract the soul much therefore we are not to touch them it may be lawful with Samson to propose ridles at another time but not now for it is the sabbath of the Lord thy God Isa. 58.13 6. In a holy and spiritual manner The Law is spiritual and therefore birds the souls of men an outward resting from work is but Sabbatum Asinorum there ought to be a difference between the resting of a man and the resting of his Ox we must therefore rest from our works of sin but of this hereafter 7. To serve and worship the living God in a publick solemn way when God had made man he rested from all his works to shew that man was to be eternal and he instituted the sabbath as a type of that eternal test wherein man was to worship him for ever God ought to be must be served every day but in the sabbath more publickly if it can be or more solemnly if otherwise Acts 13 14 15 16.44 Acts 16.23 and Iohn 20.19 SECT II. The sabbath being known we are to inquire how this holy day is to be kept God will not have his sabbath polluted Is. 56.6 Other days by the Hebrews were called prophane this being by God made holy holding it unlawful to rost an apple to pluck an herbe nay to defend themselves when they were assaulted by their enemies by which a thousand of them were slain 1 Macch 2.38 The sabbath must be kept and our rest is onely sanctified and approved of God when we use the means and do the works of sanctification our resting must not be an idleness but in doing the work of God which is our sanctification Ex. 20.20 1. By using the means as hearing the word 4 Luke 20. praying to God Acts 16.3 receiving the Sacraments of Christ Acts 20.7 and all Acts that may conduce to the strengthening of grace confirming in faith 2. By doing good works as relieving the poor 1 Cor. 16.2 teaching the ignorant Acts 18.26 reclaiming the erroneous Acts 17.1 2 3 and all other Acts that have an immediate tendency to the edifying of the Church and these things must be done both priva●ely and publickly 1. Privately as Meditation upon the Word and inward application of it to a mans soul. 2. Publickly conferring with others ●●●ing the sick praying for them or if it may be singing some comfortable Psalm with them and that all these may be the better done we must prepare our selves 1. By removing all hinderances the night before overmuch businesse may and will distract the soul and keep a man either from all or from part of Gods worship the first burning of our Christian incense may be sweetest the first prayer may do us most good c. 2. By putting our souls in a holy frame some time before Meditate upon Eccles. 5.1.28 Gen. 17.10 Numb 3.1 Mar. 35. Isa. 2.56 Which may compose and put the spirit of man in a sanctified frame of heart to join in affection to the prayers of the Church and cause him to heed with affection the Word of Christ and that both Forenoon and Afternoon Eccles. 11.6 or then so far as in thee lies thou robbest God of half his due the whole day being his that this may be done 1 Prevent or quash all domestical or house-troubles Levit. 19. 3. Discords contentions and heart-burnings are but as water to quench the ●re of holynesse and may extend to the prophaning of Gods Sabbaths beware of coming before God with this strange fire least he consume thee 2. By meditating

is free to all and tyed to none be that comes weary with the burthen of his sins shall finde ease and rest with as much haste as he that shall come groaning under the same with a present of gold in his hand Matth. 11.28 SECT III. THe ends why God appointed this Ordinance to be continued in his Church are best known to himself we are to submit to the practice of it contenting our selves with his precept without urgeing his reason yet a Posteriore we may know be designed it 1. For the distinguishing our profession baptisme is Character Regius We know a foot-boy by his habit a Souldier by his colours and by baptis●e we know by whom the baptized expects to be saved by it we are distinguished from Turk Iew Pagan and from all that looks not for salvation through the Son of God as a Kings servant is known by his badge so a Christian by this sign He that is baptized hath put on Christ. 2. For assureing us of our regeneration baptisme is an outward visible sign of our being washed or sprinkled with the Holy Ghost Mat 3.11 which is called a baptisme with fire following after that of water so that even from the baptismal water may a believer draw an argument of his salvation and the assurance of his sanctifiation Acts 22.16 hence it is that baptisme is said to save us 1 Pet. 3.21 that is seals unto us or is a sign of that redemption purchased sed by Christ whence also it is that baptisme and remission of sins usually go together in the Gospel Acts 2.38 Mat. 3.6 Eph. 5.26 3. For the quickening of us unto mortification Gospel repentance is the fruit and consequent of Gospel baptisme It is the end of that Sacramental water to bring the sinner to a spiritual acknowledgement of his sin and engages him against the time to come to be more watchful against it if he be adult And also causes sorrow of heart for his not closing up to the terms of that Covenant which by baptisme he is tyed unto if he received it being an infant Matth. 3.11 4. To assure us of a comfortable resurrection by baptisme we Sacramentally are buried with Christ and therefore certainly shall rise with him leaving nothing behind us but our grave clothes our sins and our lusts Not that here is defended that doctrine of the Church of Rome that baptisme wholly takes away Original sin but where God is pleased to cause the thing signified to accompany the sign there corruption begins to lose ground especially if the party dye in infancy for then God will sanctifie it by water through the word Rom. 6.4 5. 5. For the Christian Parents consolation if Rachel among the Heathen have her Children taken from her she may make great lamentation and there is none to comfort her in regard that she being out of the Church her Children are without God but the Christian Parent unto whose seed salvation is entailed having the promise made sure both to him and them may comfort himself knowing that his baptized infant had all things requisite and necessary for salvation had the visible sign of the invisible birth was baptized with water after which follows the baptizing with fire not that we tye this last unto the first for unto such as belong to the Election of grace the want of baptisme is not imputed as their sin but a sin it is and shall be to their Parents who neglect this Ordinance appointed by God as a sign of their childes sanctification and a declarative mark of their New birth and a visible token of their being cleansed from Original sin Acts 2.39 which made believers call for it with speed Act. 8.36 Acts 16.33 Acts 22.16 SECT IV. THat this Sacrament must be Administred by water on all hands is granted but the manner of the application of that water is by some controverted whether by sprinkling or by dipping or any other way that is decent and comelys the word baptize signifying either of the two former and is put for any kind of washing as of cups pots tables Mark 7.4 the Greek reading is when they come from the market except they baptize they eat not And many other things they do as the baptizing of cups pots tables some other sence therefore must be given to the word then dipped And from those places wherein mention is made of baptizeing at a river as Mat. 3.16 it cannot be proved that the party was stripped of his garments and was wholly dipped in the water besides we read of diverss baptized and no river mentioned Acts 16.47 Acts 16.33 for any thing that can be produced the parties might go down to the river and come up out of the water yet not be plunged in but sprinkled with the same in regard that whereever I finde the word baptize I may truely understand either or any other kind of washing the word being of a large signification and will not naturally nay cannot be limited to any one sence Yet to grant what for the most can be granted the Primitive Christians did dip and other Churches yea the Church of England allows no other way save in cases of necessity by appointing dipping So it be discreatly and w●vily done and usually performs it so to any whom she baptizes adult but approves also of sprinkling if the parties be weak and ordinarily that way is performed in regard of infants So that dipping is put aside not as unlawful but as inconvenient and sprinkling used not as necessary but as most proper for however in the Eastern and hot countries they might dip their infants in water without harm yet in our Northern and cold climate as it is the first Sacrament given so it might be the last act done so a living 〈◊〉 the next might be to bury it We conclude therefore ●●at since the particular manner of the application of the outward ●gn is not expresly set down in Scripture but in a word that generally signifies dipping sprinkling or any other kinde of washing this left to the practice of the Church to do which way she thinks to be best keeping that golden rule 1 Cor. 14.40 Let all things be done desen●ly and in order for since God hath not tyed her she is not to be bound either to dipping or sprinkling but may indifferently use either the application of the outward Element of water to the party baptized is all God requires but to what place is ought to be applied and how much water must be used the Scripture is silent in SECT V. THe Sacrament of baptisme hath suffered a double injury first in being limitted only to dipping which is absolutely denies as hath been in part proved and in the next Section God willing shall be further demonstrated 2ly this dipping to be performed by any gifted brother at all times or by women in case of necessity as is maintained by two of different yet both he erodox perswasions for the present