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A37722 Baptismes in their verity: or, The baptisme of John, and the baptisme of Christ what they are in truth, as they are described in the scriptures of truth. And of what necessitie they are unto salvation. In a plain and brief manner herein declared. By one of the most unworthy servants of Christ, J.E. J. E. 1648 (1648) Wing E13A; ESTC R215328 20,684 42

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Baptismes IN their Verity OR The Baptisme of John and the Baptisme of Christ What they are in truth as they are described in the Scriptures of TRUTH And of what necessitie they are unto Salvation In a plain and brief manner herein declared By one of the most unworthy servants of CHRIST J. E. 1 Cor 3.13 Every mans work shall be made manifest the day shall declare it because it shall bee revealed by fire and the fire shall try every mans work of what sort it is Printed by M. Simmons 1648. BAPTISMES In their Verity OR The Baptisme of John and the Baptisme of CHRIST What they are in truth as they are described in the Scriptures of Truth and of what necessity they are unto salvation In a plain and briefe manner herein declared THat the Baptisme of John and the Baptisme of Christ are two distinct Baptismes it is a truth not to be questioned But that the Baptisme of John was his washing the body onely with the Element of water as some men think and teach this is a manifest untruth The Evangelist Mark doth distinguish and make a plain difference between Johns baptizing with the water of the River and his baptisme in truth saying Iohn did baptize in the Wildernesse and preach the Baptisme of repentance for the remission of sins Mark 1.4 〈◊〉 baptizing with the water of the River was not of necessity for remission of him that it should follow the same But the Baptisme which he preached was And this very thing doth Iohn himselfe declare unto the people after he had preached that Baptisme unto them and he seeing Christ coming to him who was to take away their sinnes saying Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sins of the world This is he of whom I told you After me cometh a man which is preferred before me for he was before me And I knew him not but that he should be made manifest to Israel therefore am I come baptizing with water Iohn 1.29 30. Where Iohn meaneth by his Baptizing with water not that on the body with the water of Jordan which neither did nor could make ready a people prepared for the Lord that he might and should be made manifest unto them take away their sinnes purifie their hearts by faith through the baptisme of the holy Ghost as Iohn had said Matth. 3.11 12. Luke 3.16 Nay but the repentance which he in the spirit and power of Elias preached and with many teares and lamentations cryed out unto the people for saying Repent ye for the kingdome of heaven is at hand Matth. 3.2.3 And which took effect with many of the people of Israel in those dayes 〈◊〉 did so repent were so baptized with 〈…〉 proceeding from their humble 〈◊〉 ●●ntrite hearts confessing their sins unto God This is the water that Iohn speaketh of and meaneth caused by the same Spirit and power from above which he had received And this was the thing performed by the people in Samuels dayes as he saith And they gathered together to Miz●eh and drew water and powred it out before the Lord and fasted on that day and said there we have sinned against the Lord 1 Sam. 7.6 And which the Prophet Ioel also required of the people of his time if they would escape the wrath of the great terrible day to come saying Therefore also now saith the Lord Turn ye even to me with all your heart and with fasting and with weeping and with mourning Rent your hearts and not your garments and turn unto the Lord your God for hee is gracious c. Ioel 2.10 11 12 13. And so David exhorting the people upon good grounds saith O come let us worship and bow down let us kneele before the Lord our maker For he is the Lord our God and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hands To day if ye will heare his voyce harden not your hearts as in the provocation c. Psal 95 6 7 8. For no man can heare the voyce of God thatt is beleeve the promise of entring into his rest that doth not first unharden his heart that is to say repent And so doth Christ himselfe set forth the baptisme of Iohn by mourning lamenting and weeping in reproof of those that despised the counsell of God concerning themselves and were not baptized by him saying We have mourned unto you and ye have not lamented for Iohn came c. Matth. 11.17 18. Luke 7.32 33. And so in the most places if not in all where Iohn is said to baptize with water is meant this kind of water as Matth. 3.11 Mark 1.8 Luke 3.26 31. Iohn 1.26 31. Acts 1.5 And where he testifying again of Christ and his baptisme saith And I knew him not But he that sent me to baptize with water the same said unto me Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and remaining on him the same is he which baptizeth with the holy Ghost c. Ioh. 1.33 For although Iohn did baptize or wash the body with the element of water yet was not that his baptisme of which he saith He that sent me to baptize with water said c. but onely a signe or similitude thereof as the little child which Christ set in the midst of his Disciples was of those returned ones whose the kingdome of heaven is and with whom God will dwell for ever as he hath said Mat. 5.3 Mat. 18.2 3 4. Mat 19 14. according to Esay 57.15 Esay 66.2 Iohn was no more sent to baptize with such water in comparison of that effected in the hearts of the people by his preaching than Paul was in comparison of his preaching the Gospel of peace who saith Christ sent me not to baptize but to preach the Gospel though he had as good authority to doe it as any of the other Apostles had and did so baptize as there it appeareth 1 Cor. 1.14 16 17. When Christ in answer to those Priests that asked him by what authority he did those things which he did said I will also ask you one thing which if ye answer me then will I tell you by what authority I doe these things The baptisme of Iohn whence was it from heaven or of men Matth. 21.24 25. Christ doth not mean here by the baptisme of Iohn his baptizing with the water of the River that low thing which any man that was not a Prophet could have done but the same onely which he in the spirit and power of Elias preached and which was indeed from heaven and wrought so great effect in the hearts of the people that all men held Iohn to be a Prophet indeed And all this the Priests knew and yet would not say it was from heaven but left Christ should say why then didye not beleeve him and fearing the people answered they could not tell Neither doth Christ say Iohns Baptismes whence are they as if Iohn had two baptismes or moe but Johns baptisme whence
was it declaring plainly that John had but one baptisme in truth whereof that with water of the River was no part Neither was Johns baptisme of the Law or caused by it as some conceive and teach who therefore call it the Spirit of Bondage Nay but it is of the Gospel yea the beginning and first principle thereof and of the foundation as the Scriptures declare Mark 1.1 2 3 4. Heb. 6.1 And where Christ saith Thus it is written and thus it behoved Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day and that repentance and remission of sinnes should be preached in his name among all nations beginning at Jerusalem Luke 24.46 And that it was alwayes to be preached and effected in the hearts of the people before remission of sinnes and so before the faith which purifieth the heart and baptisme of the holy Ghost it is very manifest by sundry other Scriptures as Acts 10.36 Acts 13.23 Acts 20.21 And when Paul meeting at Ephesus with certain Disciples asked them if they had received the holy Ghost since they beleeved and they answered they had not heard that there was a holy Ghost And he asked Whereunto then they were baptized and they answered unto Johns baptisme And that Paul hereupon said John verily baptized with the baptisme of repentance saying to the people that they should beleeve in him that should come after him that is in Christ Jesus And when they heard this the Text saith they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Acts 19.1 2 3 4 5. Where first by Johns baptisme of repenpentance is to be understood that effected by his preaching and by their being baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus the purifying of their hearts by faith in Christ through the operation of the holy Ghost upon the hearing of Paul explaining the words of John which are He shall baptize you with the holy Ghost and with fire Matth. 3.11 it being as much as to say they should beleeve in him And then Paul approving them laid his hands on them and they received a further gift to speak with tongues and prophesied according as Christ had prom●ied saying He that beleeveth in me as the Scripture hath said out of his belly shall flow Rivers of the water of life John 7.38 39. And in this manner did Peter begin at first to preach saying repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and ye shall receive the gist of the holy Ghost Acts 2. As much as to say repent and beleeve in the Lord Jesus Christ c. For remission cannot be attained by washing the body with the element of water but by faith onely So after Christ had appeared to Paul in his way to Damascus and hee having fasted three days and mourned no doubt for his sinnes when Ananias being come to him said Arise and be baptized and wash away thy sinnes calling on the name of the Lord Act 22.16 This must needs be understood by faith in Christ as in the former places for sinnes cannot be washt away by any water of fountains or Rivers howsoever used but by the blood of Jesus Christ onely through beleeving in him for he it is that washeth away our sins in his blood as the Apostle John winesseth saying Unto him that hath loved us and washed us from our sinnes in his blood and hath made us Kings and Priests unto God and his Father to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever Amen And of all this both concerning the baptisme of Iohn and the baptisme of Christ had the Prophet Esay prophesied before as where he saith The voyce of him that cryeth in the Wildernesse prepare ye the way of the Lord c. Esay 40.3 And where hee saith Cast yee up cast yee up prepare the way take up the stumbling-block out of the way of my people For thus faith the high and lofty one that inhabiteth eternity whose Name is Holy I dwell in the High and Holy place with him also that is of an humble and contrite Spirit to revive the Spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the contrite ones Esay 57.14 15. So again where he prophesied of Christ saying The Spirit of the LORD GOD is upon me because he hath anoynted me to preach good tidings to the poore to binde up the broken hearted c. Esay 61.1 2 3. These excellent promises and speciall ministrations of good tidings to binde up to dwell with to revive to comfort c. are not made nor appointed so to be preached and performed unto all the world to every sinner in the same as some would have it Neither is Christ said throughout all the Scriptures to be anointed of God the Father to such a universall purpose and end but onely as it is here declared to the humble and meeke the poore the contrite hearted the mournfull repentant sinners so prepared by a speciciall power from above as before is exprest And so according to this did Christ the anointed of God preach to such people when he opened the book and read the same place unto them and said This day is this Scripture fulfilled in your eares Whereupon all bare him witnesse and wondred at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth Luk. 4.18 19 20 21 22. And as himselfe testified by the answer hee returned unto John by the two Disciples saying Goe and shew John those things which you doe heare and see that the blind recieve their sight the lame walk the lepers are cleansed the deafe heare the dead are raised up and the poore have the Gospel preached unto them or receive the Gospel for the words do intend and imply both Matth 11.2 3 4 5. Luke 7 19 20 21 22. For though it be true that in a generall consideration the Gospel was and is to bee preached to all the world to every man as Christ declareth in that parable Matth. 13 3 4 5. and by the words the spake at last to his Disciples Mark 16.15 Luke 24.46 47 48. and other places And that all men might alwayes and may now so heare it and bee enlightned to beleeve and know the things to bee excellent and true And further than this may partake of some gifts of the holy Ghost have a taste of the good Word of God and powers of the world to come have a foule Spirit cast out of him bee in kinde sanctified by the blood of Christ and yet notwithstanding all this fall away turn like the Dog to his vomit and like the Sow that is washed to wallow in the mire again the foule Spirit returning with seven worse than it selfe possesseth him and his end is worse than his beginning Although these things be true as plainly appeareth by sundry Scriptures they are as Hebr. 6.4 5 6 7 8. Hebr. 10.26 27 28. 2 Pet. 2.22 Matth. 12.43 44 45. Luke 11.24 and other places yet in