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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
conscience_n	evil_a	sin_n	sprinkle_v	1,192	5	10.9545	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64230	Paidobaptismos orthobaptismos: or, The baptism of infants vindicated by scriptures and reasons Humbly offered in order to a composure of differences at this juncture of time. By Nath. Taylor, M.A.	Taylor, Nathanael, d. 1702.	1683 (1683)	Wing T544A; ESTC R222422	45,201	106

performing it by sprinkling 1. The Act of dipping or sprinkling may indifferently be used in Baptism without nullifying the Ordinance As appears thus 1. It is as an indifferent thing left to the Prudence of the Church of Christ whether to dip or sprinkle neither of them being commanded nor either absolutely forbidden by the Precept Baptizing 2. It cannot nullifie Baptism being but an external Ceremonial part and mode of performing it the Form or Essence of Baptism remaining in the Baptizing of a fit Person in the Name of the Sacred Trinity Therefore our Dissenting Brethren are to blame to make our Baptism to be essentially corrupted and not to be accounted Baptism because not performed by dipping Nor is their Folly less deplorable in Separating from that Church where Baptism is perfectly and rightly administred as to the Essence of it on the account of a bare external mode of Administration 3. The word by which the manner of Administration of this Ordinance is expressed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 equally admits of both significations dipping and sprinkling Walker's Doctrine of Baptizing p. 6. to 64. as is granted by the best Criticks and is obvious to the Observant Eye of any Intelligent Reader of Sacred Writ in too many places to be cited as the Marginal citation at large proves Either Act then may be intended by Christ in the Word and be Practised by Christs People in the Church 4. Num. 19.18 Exod. 12.7 Heb. 9.13 Heb. 10.22 Rom. 6.3 4. Col. 2.11 The Sacramental Washings under the Law were by both dipping and sprinkling which might Typifie the Indifferency of either in our Baptizing 5. Both answer what is signified by Baptism A Washing or Purifying from sins filth and an evil Conscience and a Burying with Christ in Baptism which place though Objected against us hath little or no force in it against our Practice For 1. Earth is poured on the dead Body in its Burial and it is not put under the Earth Therefore this rather Pleads for our Practise of puring Water on the Baptized Person than for its being dipped or plunged under Water 2. If it be urged that the Person Buried is under the Earth therefore the Baptized Person in conformity to his being Buried with Christ by Baptism should be under the Water I Answer that the Interred Corps is but under part of the Earth and the Baptized Person by our Adversaries can plead no more than being under part of the Water wherein he was Baptized and the Child or Person Baptized by us is under part of Water also being under that Water which is sprinkled or thrown upon it 3. The Allusion respects more the Spiritual Ends of Baptism than a Litteral sense and implies the Baptized ought to dye to Sin and live to Righteousness not must a literal sense be strictly understood for then in conformity to our Saviours Burial the Person might reasonably Quaery whether he ought not to be part of three days under Water Rom. 6. as Christ was in the Grave which would gain few Proselytes And as to the Spiritual ends of Baptism which St. Paul seems to tell us is the meaning of the place 6. Each Action of dipping or sprinkling is equally Obliging Nor is a Person more engaged to Observe them who is dipped than he who is sprinkled as in the Lords Supper a Morsel of Bread and a small quantity of Wine received is equally Obliging of the Communicant as an whole Loaf or a full draught unless we make the inward Grace or outward Obligation of the Sacraments depend upon the Mode of an outward Administration which is unreasonable and unchristian Therefore either dipping or sprinkling may be indifferently used To require Dipping as so absolutely necessary in Baptism Dipping not absolutely necessary that the Ordinance is null unless so performed as the Anabaptist pleads is an unreasonable Error Because 1. There is not one place of Scripture which in express words commands dipping And here they are much to blame who while they cry out against us for want of Scripture-proof for Infant Baptism whereof this Treatise hath endeavoured to manifest us not destitute Adhere to the Practice of this Mode of Baptizing by dipping without the least command in Scripture and yet with so great Zeal or Prejudice as to declare us unbaptized Persons because not dipt when as our Saviours Precept and the Apostles Practice was to Baptize which word admits of both significations nor is it mentioned by which they did it 2. This is to Idolize a Ceremony and make that the whole of Baptism which is but an outward circumstance of the Act not determined by Christ but left indifferently to his Church to be used nor were obliging to the Soul nor more representing the ends of Baptism to the Soul than sprinkling 3. This Act cannot be used in the performance of Baptism in all parts of the habitable World there being many places where so much Water cannot be gotten for many Miles together as will suffice for the dipping of Persons over Head and Ears as in hot Countrys and Mountainous Places Nor is it consistent with Christian prudence to suppose Christ would limit such an Ordinance to such an Administration as could not be in all places at all times performed Nor indeed doth he for by his Commanding only to Baptize he limits the act to neither Dipping nor Sprinkling but the word admitting of both he leaves it to the prudence of his people to use which was most convenient who might probably in all habitable Towns get so much water as might suffice to Sprinkle though perhaps not so much as might serve to dip Persons in Baptism 4. Dipping or plunging the body over Head and Ears Baxters Infant Church-member Walkers Doctrine of Bapt. cap. 10. p. 179. seems to be an indecent action while either it is performed naked or in transparent Garments too suequently an act through the pravity of our Hearts too apt to create such thoughts as become not the Sacredness of the Ordinance whence some had made it a Breach of the Seventh Commandment 5. Nor is it a little injurious to the body exposing it by reason of the cold temperature of the Climate to not a few distempers in our Nation But as one observes the Adversary is so Carnally Prudent Wills against Danvers as not to Practice their Baptizing till warm Weather But how consonant to Christs Rule let all judge who know it was the Practice of the Apostles usually to Baptize Converts immediately upon their Conversion Mr. Walker's Doctrine of Bapt. cap. 8. p. 61. and if that should happen in Winter in Frost and Snow amongst us in our Cold Region and the Convert be plunged over Head and Ears in cold Water who can suppose it consistent with the Persons Health Nay must we not reasonably think it may endanger his Health and Life too unless God work a Miracle in his Preservation Baxtess Infant Church-member whence some have