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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67844	A second friendly epistle to Mr. George Keith and the reformed Quakers who are now convinced that water baptism is an ordinance of Christ ... / by the reformed Quakers old friend Trepidantium Malleus.	Trepidantium Malleus.	1700 (1700)	Wing Y86; ESTC R34119	19,542	36

A Second Friendly Epistle TO Mr. George Keith AND The Reformed Quakers Who are now Convinc'd That Water Baptism is an Ordinance of Christ to continue to the End of the World But are Enquiring about the Mode and Form of Administration Whether by Effusion or Plunging Wherein is proved with the Approbation of some of the most Learned Divines in London I. That John the Baptist and Peter the Apostle declare that they Plunged not II. That Plunging is contrary to the Doctrin of Baptism and therefore is no lawful Baptism III. That if Plunging were a Duty and commanded by Christ our Brethren the Anabaptist practise it not and so are Self-condemned on their own Principles Humbly offer'd to the Consideration of all the Baptized Congregations in England and also of the Dipt Ones By the Reformed Quakers old Friend Trepidantium Malleus LONDON Printed for John Marshal at the Bible in grace-Grace-Church Street 1700. BOOKS Written by the Author of this Treatise and Sold by John Marshal at the Bible in Grace-Church Street WIlliam Pen and the Quakers Impostors or Apostates which they please proved from their avow'd Principles and Contrary Practices Price 1 s. The Bostonian Quakers Dunces Lyars and Slanderers proved out of George Fox's Journal and other Scriblers Price 6 d. A Reprimand for the Author of a Libel intituled Mr. Keith an Apostate Price 4 d. A Friendly Epistle to Mr. George Keith the Reformed Quaker Price 6 d. Three Contending Brethren Reconciled and made Friends Mr. Lobb Mr. Alsop Mr. Williams A Censure of three Scandalous Pamphlets The first New-Years Gift for the Antinomians The second and last New-Years Gift for the Antimonians with Animadversions on the Conversion of a Jew Salom Ben. Sholomah With a large Epitaph on the late Reverend and Learned Mr. Steph. Lobb Price 6 d. A friendly Conference between the Suffering Saints for Conscience sake the Jacobites c. Vindiciae Anti-Baxterianae Or Some Animadversions on a Book intituled Reliquiae Baxterianae Or The Life of Mr. Richard Baxter A Second Friendly Epistle TO Mr. George Keith AND THE Reformed QUAKERS c. BRETHREN I Shall not trouble my self nor you much about the Subjects of Baptism now Whether Infants or the Adult only are to be Baptiz'd Because you are Mon and Women and grown up Persons to whom I now apply my self and who are with too great Acrimony and very severe Censures contending about the manner of Baptizing We who blessed be God own and our purblind Brethren who disown Infant Baptism are agreed as one Man in this That all Unbaptized Persons young or old ought to be Baptized I now bring I hope not a drop of Oil but much Water to quench these Flames It is a common Cant among too many paper-headed Men That none should be Baptized till they come to the Years of Discretion but if we read some of their Scrible and hear some of their Chats would they had stay'd till then the Controversy might the sooner be ended According to your desire My worthy Friend Mr. Keith I appear to prove Not so much-that the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to Baptize signifys to Plunge only they are in a Dream that affirm it and with me it is an idle Question but other things Yet to do our Plungers vulgarly so right and equity I do acknowledge that one place urged against them by otherwise learned Pedobaptists is ignorantly unlearnedly and foolishly urged Mark 4. the first part of the 7th Ver. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And when they came from the Market they eat not we read and that congruously except they wash These Men Criticise except they are Wash'd or Baptiz'd For say they the Word is the Passive Voice not Active O miserable Grecians It is neither but the Mean Voice the first Aorist of the Subjunctive Mood from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the first Future of the Indicative Yet I acknowledge other Places well urged by these Lights as Hebr. 9.11 There were says St. Paul 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 among the Jews many Washings or Baptisms and among the rest Sprinkling with Blood Now if Sprinkling with Blood were a Baptism Sprinkling with Water is so In the 8th of Numbers and in the 19th Chap. of that Book they were said to be Clean by Sprinklings on them and those Sprinklings were some of their Washings or Baptisms Also those Worthies do well and unanswerably urge Mark 4.7 the latter part of that Verse where we read of the Baptizing of Beds and Boards c. were they Wash'd or Baptiz'd by being plunged into Water or Water poured on them But there is one place which our Eagle Ey'd Men urge tho' some too often in this Controversy forget it that doth knock this Dispute in the Head Luke 11.38 When the Pharisee invited Christ to Dine with him He wonder'd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that he was not Wash'd or Baptiz'd before Dinner Did he wonder that a Man he brought just before into his House had not been plunged all over before he sate down to Meat No but that he did not what is expressed elsewhere wash his Hands before Dinner Now this Argument I dare aver is Irrefragable If a Man may be said to be Baptized when his Hands only were wash'd he may be said to be Baptized when his Face only is wash'd Is there any Proposition in Euclid more evident To say this is Synecdochical and so f●● as they were Baptiz'd or Wash'd they were Baptized Why Sirs are you Men Will not this Answer serve us as well as you Away with such Childish Subterfugies they washt Hands by pouring 2 K. 3.11 As great Folly is it to tell us with inflexible confidence That all Criticks in their Lexicons and Comments tell us that the word Baptize fignifys only to Plunge or Dip. Were it true as it is notoriously false I cared not when sacred Writings tell us so plainly the contrary as if written with a Sun Beam and every one that can understand his Greek Testament may run and read it I am even Sick of any Question about this and crave Excuse I have taken any Notice of it My Work to you Good Mr. Keith and the Reformed Quakers and to all the Baptized Congregations in England and Dipt ones too is to prove First That John the Baptist and Peter the Apostle solemnly declare to all they Baptized to all the Spectators and by them to us and to all Men to the end of the World That when they Baptized such a vast Concourse and so many Thousands that they plunged not a Man of them Secondly That therefore Plunging is contrary to the Doctrine of Baptism and is no lawful Baptism but a Human or Diabolical Invention a Breach a notorious Breach an intolerable Breach of the sixth and seventh Commandment and to be abhor'd not only by all serious Christians but sober Men and Women Thirdly That if Plunging were a Duty and a Command of Christ our Dippers practice it not but are