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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65838	The authority of the true ministry in baptizing with the spirit, and the idolatry of such men, as are doting about shadows and carnal ordinances, and their ignorance of the spirits baptism (of which, water baptism was but a figure) discovered : and herein is shewed, that water baptism is neither of necessity to salvation, nor yet is it now practiced either by authority from heaven, or by any New-Testament-law that is in force upon believers, seeing the substance, and the end of things abolished is come and enjoyed, wherein the types, shadows and fingers, are ended : being a short return to a book entituled, A reply to a scandalous paper, subscribed by one Samuel Bradley, a Baptist teacher, as concerning a dispute that was between some of the people called Quakers, and some Baptists in South-warke.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1660 (1660)	Wing W1892; ESTC R19780	16,493	18

THE AUTHORITY OF THE True Ministry In Baptizing with the SPIRIT and the IDOLATRY of such Men as are doting about Shadows and Carnal Ordinances and their Ignorance of the Sprits Baptism of which Water Baptism was but a figure discovered And herein is shewed That Water Baptism is neither of necessity to Salvation nor yet is it now Practiced either by Authority from Heaven or by any New-Testament-Law that is in force upon Believers seeing the Substance and the End of things abolished is come and enjoyed wherein the Types Shadows and Figures are ended Being a short Return to a Book Entituled A Reply to a Scandalous Paper subscribed by one Samuel Bradley a Baptist Teacher as concerning a dispute that was between some of the people called QVAKERS and some BAPTISTS in South-warke Act. 11. 15 16. And as I began to speak the Holy Ghost fell on them as on us at the beginning then remembred I the Word of the Lord how that he said John indeed Baptised with Water but Ye shall be Baptised with the Holy Ghost 1 Pet. 3. 21. The like Figure whereunto even Baptism doth also now save us not the putting away of the filth of the flesh but the Answer of a good Conscience towards God by the Resurrection of Jesus Christ Ephes. 4. 5. There is one Lord one Faith one Baptism LONDON Printed for Robert Wilson at the Sign of the Black-Spread-Eagle and Windmil in Martins l' Grand 1660. The AUTHORITY of the True MINISTRY In Baptising with the Spirit and the IDOLATYR of such men as are doting about Shadows and Carnal Ordinances c. SUrely the said Samuel Bradley hath had time sufficient to have studied and brought forth far more sound matter than he hath done in his pretended REPLY it being above one year and a half since the paper touching our dispute went forth when as his pretended REPLY to it came but lately abroad as to our hands and exceeding darkly as a false cover to his folly and Confusion which so long since was discovered and reproved by the Spirit of Truth in us and in this his pretended Reply hath he often Reproached and belyed us called QVAKERS even in a time in which the foggy mist is risen out of the pit to darken the Air and the Sun also if it were possible and the multitude of slanders and lyes is gone forth against us and among them is this S. B. and his work found which shall return back to perdition who hath sought to guild and smooth over his former cause as if he thought we had either forgotten his former folly that he vented at the dispute or else that he did not intend that his work should come forth to the Light to be tryed he sending it so hidenly in manuscript among his hearers Therefore note his matter as followeth and seriously read the Answer Samuel Bradley the Baptist to the Reader sayes these words viz. I must needs write my self less than the least of all Saints and altogether unworthy to engage in any work for Jehovah much more altogether unworthy to engage in a work so weighty and so such publique concernment as this is Answ. Then its evident that this S. B. is not in Gods work but in his own work he being altogether unworthy to engage in any work for JEHOVAH so note that what he hath done both in his opposing the people called QVAKERS and in his writing against them was not any work of JEHOVAH but of his own done in darkness and the enmity of the wicked one against JEHOVAH and his work And what profit can you that are the hearers of the said Samuel Bradley reap from him since he is altogether unworthy to engage in any work for JEHOVAH as also the sequel hereof will further discover and this S. B. professeth himself to be a poor labourer in the Vineyard of Christ and in the service of the Lord and thus hath he played the hypocrite and confounded himself for how can he be either a Labourer in the Vineyard of Christ or a Servant of the Lord when he is altogether unworthy to engage in any work for JEHOVAH So it s plainly manifest that he is one of them that runs the Lord hath not sent him and one of the false prophets that steal the words from their neighbours and say Thus saith the Lord when God hath not spoken to them But all the true Ministers and Labourers in Christ Vineyard were in JEHOVAHS work which S. B. is altogether unworthy to engage in and therefore he had better been silent and have done nothing than have uttered so many words without knowledg as he hath done if he had been silent his folly had not so much appeared as it now doth S. B. saith I shall count it a mercy that God hath given me such a fit opportunity to contend for the faith that was once delivered by Christ Ans. In this hast thou S. B. spoken falsly for to contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the Saints is a work for JEHOVAH but thou art altogether unworthy to engage in any work for him as thou hast Confessed S. B. Those people who are known by the name of QVAKERS undertook to prove two things 1st That the Disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ were Commanded to Baptise with the Spirit 2d They undertook to prove that New Testament-Ordinances were abolished Answ. As for the former of these assertions upon the QVAKERS so called we did say something in order to it proved it also viz. That the Disciples of Christ were in his work and had power given them to Baptise people into the Name of the Father Son Holy Ghost which was with the Spirit as hereafter is further discovered And as for the latter of them its exceeding false for we never affirmed that New Testament-Ordinances were abolished nor undertook to prove it but we opposed the Baptists affirming water Baptism to be in force as a New Testament-Ordinance from Mat. 28. 19. when there is no water mentioned but Baptising them into the Name of the Father Son and Holy Ghost as it is in the Greek {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} into the name which Name Baptising or plunging people in outward water doth not Baptise men into for the outward baptism was but a figure of the inward baptism and so had relation to the Law and that state under it which had the Figures and Shadows and is not by these Baptists proved a New Testament-Ordinance as in force by any New Testament Law for New Testament-Ordinances as Preaching Praying Baptising into the Name and Body of Christ and other Ordinances which the Spirit of Christ leads to we own and are in the Life and Practise of them as Christ hath called us S. B. Water Baptism is an Ordinance of Christ still in force and to continue till the second coming and Glorious Appearing of our Lord Jesus Answ. Then in his pleading for Water Baptism to