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A66855	A declaration to the Baptists concerning the name of the Lord, and what it is to be baptized thereinto, and the nature of the Lord, and what it is to be made partaker thereof : and sheweth that none can be saved, but such as are baptized into the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, into which name and nature, the apostles were sent to baptize, and not into water : shewing also, that the apostles were made the administrators of the Spirits baptism ... : also a discovery of the Baptists foundation ... / written by one who was sometimes one with them in the shadows ... but have now found the day wherein the shadows flee away, and hath received another name besides Humphry Wollrich.	Wollrich, Humphry, 1633?-1707.	1659 (1659)	Wing W3290; ESTC R39137	27,678	39

the Name of the Father Son and of the Holy Ghost teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you and lo I am with you alwayes even unto the end of the World Fifthly You say the commission must needs be water and not the Spirit because it was onely the work of Christ and not the Apostles work to administer the Holy Ghost and Iohn Gosnel in the second page of his book doth conclude that the Baptisme here instituted is with water for the Baptisme of the spirit saith he was never administred by man but Christ was the Minister of it himself Ans To which I say read the words of the commission again and there you shall find that Christ doth commission them to Baptize in the Name of the Father Son and Holy Ghost and not into the water 6. And yet so blind are ye as to say this was not the Apostles work neither was it in mans power say you to administer the Holy Ghost Ans To which I say Christ did nothing of himself and all power which he had was of the Father and removed from the Father vers the 18th And greater works then these shall ye do because I go to my Father saith Christ and read Acts. 8. and there you shall find that the Apostles vers 17 18. were the onely administrators of the Holy Ghost not by any power of their own but by the power which Christ received of his Father and gave unto them Then laid they their hands on them and they received the Holy Ghost read Acts. 19.6 when Paul had laid his hands upon them the Holy Ghost came upon them And you do not read in all the Scriptures that Christ did thus act But he made his Apostles the administrators thereof and Iohn Gosnel in his 41 page saith thus That the Baptism of the spirit is expressed by the pouring forth of the spirit both in the Old and New Testament and that he confesseth is upon all his sons and daughters and upon all flesh and he proves this Ioel. 2.28 29. And yet before in his Book saith the Baptism of the Spirit fell onely on some few at the first but Paul saith that both Jew and Greek Bond and Free were all Baptized by one Spirit into one Body and were all made to drink into one Spirit and thus it fals upon thee that which thou art charging upon some others Esa 24. They have transgressed the Law and changed the Ordinance which I say is Everlasting and a storng Tower to his people and the Saviour and Tried-stone to all that trust in him and in stead thereof ye have set up that unstable water and a carnal Ordinance of your own invention and divers washings which all must perish in the using after the commandments and doctrines of men Col. 2. Seventhly You say that the Bible on the Letter is the Judge of the Spirits Answ To which I say you who have lost the Spirit of the Lord and know not Christ to whom all Judgment is committed must needs erre in Judgement and stumble in vision and put light for darkness and darkness for light and set up a carnal thing in stead of the invisible and unchangeable God and so by the Spirit of the Lord God you who are for Judgement are Judged and by that which you say is your Rule and Judge are Condemned 1 Cor. 2.15 1 John 4.1 4. and John 5.22 Eighthly You say that the Letter is the Sword of the Spirit Answ You who have lost the Word of the Lord and the Light of the Lord which is the Armour of God know not the Sword of Spirit which is the Word of God which is quick and powerful and sharper then any two edged sword and preceedeth out of the mouth of the Lamb Kev 19.15 Ephes 6.17 Ninthly You say that the Letter was the onely weapon wherewith Christ fought and overcame the Devil Answ You who have lost the Spirit of the Lord know no other but a carnal weapon to fight with but the Saints who are guided by the Spirit of the Lord said that theirs were not carnal but Spiritual and mighty through the power of God to the pulling down of every high thought 2 Cor. 10.4 5. And they said they were not Ministers of the Letter but of the Spirit and that is the Reason of all your haling and pulling of all your lies and slanders which ye are forced to use to defend your form but know not the Armour of God nor the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God to defend you and overcome withal Epes 6.11 14. 2 Cor. 3.6 Tenthly You say the Letter is the Law the Testimony and the Light Answ All this is contrary to the Scriptures which you say is your guide for they say Christ is the true Light that lighteth every man that cometh into the World John 1.9 John 8.12 And thy Law is Light sayes Solomon Prov. 6.23 And the Testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy Rev. 19.10 Eleventhly You say it was not the work of Christ or his Apostles to turn any to the Light within Answ Read the Scripture which ye so condemn us for denying and ye may see that ye are they which deny them and not we Acts 26.18 2 Cor. 4.4 6. where you may read that Paul said I was sent to turn them from the darkness to light from the power of Satan unto God and told them that the light which did shine in their hearts must give them the knowledge of God in the face of Jesus Christ 2 Cor. 4.6 Twelfthly That the Bible is the Living Word of God and able to make a man Wise unto Salvation Answ To which I say All that are in their sins as ye are know not Christ the living Word and to me it is not a wonder to hear you call that living which is dead and cannot give life nor power over sin but the Scripture doth affirm that Christ is the Word and that it is he that ever liveth and is made a high Priest by the power of a life that hath no end and this is he that liveth and abideth for ever read Iohn 1. ● 3. Heb. 7.9 16. 1 Iohn 5.22 Thirteenthly You say that it is false doctrine to say that he that is born of God sinneth not Answ To you which know not the living and immortal Word it is and alwayes was by such and to such as you are who are Reprobates concerning the Faith which should purifie you but to the Children of the Lord this was never false doctrine for they said he that was born of God sinneth not 1 Iohn 3.6 10. Fourteenthly Yon say that the Bible is the Gospel and the power of God Answ To this I say Christ was the power of God and Wisdom of God and the Rock of all his people in all ages and the Foundation of the Prophets and Apostles and to us he is the same as he was to them in all ages even the power of God to Salvation Rom. 1.16 And so all that are honest hearted among you when you have read the Teachers Principles may see I have not wronged you in saying ye have set up shadowes above the substance and the Letter above Christ that gives Life From him who is in scorn called a Quaker H. W. THE END Page 7. line 1. for them read you p. 13. l 36. for love r. low

is committed but this is your day and the power of darknesse and the regin of the Lord and the day of the Lord which ye so much talk of shall come hereafter you shall then hide your selves in the dens of the earth and cave of the earth and the mountains shall you desire to fall upon you and the hills to cover you from the presence of the Lamb that sitteth upon the throne and this day to you shall be as you may read Amos 5. a wofull day and a day of darknesse and not light as if a man did flee from a Lion and a Bear met him or went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall and a Serpent bit him vers 8 2 but as I said before to you even judgement which ye have turned back let that run down as waters and righteousnesse as a mighty stream But you have borne the tabernacle of Molock and Chion your images the star of your God which you make to your selves and so Christs personal reign which ye are speaking of and expecting and gazing after without as the men of Galilee were shall be upon you and unto you the day of the Lords controversie the day of the Lords vengeance and a time of the Lords controversie unto you and upon you who are not led by the light of the Lord the spirit of the Lord and that none may say that I accuse you falsly and so condemn you you being innocent read a book of Henry Haggers and a book of John Gosnels entituled a discourse of the Baptisme of the water and of the spirit page the 38. Where in plain words he setteth up the water above the Name of the Lord and there he confesseth as Ephesians 4.5 That there is but one Baptism to speak properly which is Baptism of water and the other two are but figurative and metaphorical and thus you may see that ye blinds Baptists are calling water-Baptism which Peter in his first Epistle 3. ●1 calleth but a figure and the one Baptism and the only one that Christ sent his Apostles to Baptize into which is into the Name of the Father of the Son and of the Holy Spirit which ye may read Math. 28.19 20. This he calleth figurative and metaphorical and so he setteth up the figure in stead of the body and life of all figures and shadowes and John saith who was in the figure I indeed Baptize with water I must decrease but he that cometh after me is preferred before me he must increase who shall Baptize with the Holy Ghost and with fire and Paul 1 Cor. 12. That by one Spirit whether Jew or Gentile Bond or Free they were all Bapti●ed into one Body and was all made to drink into one Spirit and this John Gosnel calls the figure even the Name of the Lord and water which was a figure thereof he setteth up above and Henry Hagger in his Book he saith the Scripture is the ingrafted Word and able to make a man Wise to Salvation and throughly to furn●sh a man to every good work and in a Dispute in Stafford-Shire he said it were sufficient that he were saved by the water and he told me that the Letter was the Word of God and the Judger and Tryer of spirits and this in the presence and fear of the Lord God I charge upon you al who are of this perswasion to be guilty of Blasphemy doctrine of Devils and to deny the Lord that bought you and to be in the many bodies and many heads and seeing with the many eyes of the Beast and to have the many names of Blasphemy but know not the one Name nor the one Head neither the Baptism into the one Body and Name whereby man can be saved read and understand Acts ● 12 Neither is there Salvation in any other for there is no other Name under Heaven given amongst men whereby we must be saved but the Name which is set at naught by you builders and become a stumbling stone and a Rock of offence but unto us that believe he is precious and a tryed stone and the power of God to Salvation and with him and by him we deny all your shadows and all your figures and all your washings which makes nothing perfect and those which the Scriptures own we deny not any one of them as the brazen Serpent offerings and Circumcision and Baptism all of which had a beginning and were imposed but till the time of a through Reformation 1 Pet. 4.7 and makes nothing perfect but all were to end and do end in him who is the bringer in of the better hope and is not made after the Law of a carnal commandment but after the power of an Endless life Heb. 7. Heb. 9.9 And perfects for ever them that are sanctified and makes peace and keeps in peace all that believe in him and takes away sin as pertaining to the Conscience and so comes the Mystery of Faith to be witnessed to be held in a pure Conscience which Faith I charge upon you to bee Reprobates concerning let your prayers and professions be what they will as Jeremy Ives and William Answorth two of your chief Teachers have denied the Faith which is the Gift of God and calls it the creatures Act which is contrary to the Scriptures 1 Cor. 12.9 Jude 3. Contend for the Faith that once was delivered or given to the Saints and all your faith in general which gives you not power over all sin but in it you can be pleading for and Disputing for sin and say none can be perfect in this life We Rank you altogether and by the power of the Lord we judge you altogether to be Reprobates concerning the faith read Acts 15. and John 9.1 and 3.2 3. to the tenth and your hope is but the hope of the hypocrite which doth not purifie you as Christ is pure but this must needs be so with you who are in your own works and faith which makes nothing perfect and say faith is not the gift of God but an act of the creatures which must needs be imperfect for James saith that every good and perfect gift is from above and cometh down from the Father of Lights James 1.7 With whom is no variableness neither shadow of turning but you that are in the shadows and out of the Light and are in the Errour concerning the Faith verse 16. and are reprobated from the Faith which is the gift of God and was once given unto the Saints Jud. 3. And this was held forth at a meeting by one William Answorth Robert Ward and several others of the Baptist teachers at Henry Smiths at Wythcock in Leicester-Shire upon the twentyseventh day of the twelfth moneth called February in the year of Account 1658. Before a great number of people with many other Blasphemous doctrines a few of the witnesses their names are here written FRANCIS CREEK WILLIAM ATTON WILLIAM SLYEE WILLIAM SMITH JOSEPH HOULT