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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76498	An answer to a Quakers seventeen heads of queries, containing in them seventy-seven questions. Wherein sundry scriptures out of the prophets and apostles are cleared: the maintenance of ministers by tithes is by scripture fullly [sic] vindicated: several cases of conscience are resolved: several points of Christian religion are confirmed; parochial churches, and the practises of some things in these our English churches are throughly justified: the Grand Antichrist with the heretical antichrists are decyphered and parallelled. By John Bewick minister of the Gospel, and rector of the parish church of Stanhop in Weredale in the county of Durham.	Bewick, John, d. 1671.	1660 (1660)	Wing B2191; Thomason E1038_1; ESTC R207858	143,317	191

nineteen evil qualities he would have them turn away from such which words properly signifie be thou turned away from or turned against such 1. The Apostle would have godly Ministers such as Timothy was to be turned away from such to shew them no countenance no liking that they might see in their looks that their evill courses hath no roome no approbation in any of these good Ministers hearts and not only so but 2. The words import that they are to be turned against such both in manifesting that their conversation is opposite to the conversation of such evil ones to which purpose the Apostle directs Ministers in directing Timothy to a 2 Tim. 3. 10 11. known practical following of his doctrine manner of life purpose faith love long-suffering charity patience persecutions afflictions as also they are to be turned against such in having their communication opposite to that resistance of the truth and to that corruption in life which Seducers deceiving and being deceived manifested To which purpose the Apostle exhorts Ministers in exhorting Timothy 2 Tim. 3. 14 15 16 17 to continue in the things which they had learned and known as Timothy did out of the holy Scripture whereby they might be profitable in Doctrine in Reproofs in Corrections in Instruction in Righteousness and be perfectly furnished unto all good works I am such even a man professedly opposite to men of corrupt mindes who are reprobate concerning the faith and who resist the truth I am a man also whose life and conversation through Gods mercy unto me is not tainted with any of those nineteen odious corruptions which the Apostle mentions I am one who endeavours as Timothy is exhorted to do to war a good warfare holding faith and a good conscience 1 Tim. 1. 18 19. 1 Tim. 4. 12 and to be an example of believers in word in conversation in charity in spirit in faith and purity and I therefore tell thee both truly and plainly that I am not any such man from whom thou or any other hath any warrant or command from God to turn away Thy ninth Head of Demands is now fully answered CHAP. X. Thy tenth Head of Demands is as followeth ARt not thou one of them as Peter speaks of that with covetousness and fained words makes merchandise of the people and so art in Cains way and Balaams way answer I answer False teachers privily bringing in damnable heresies and denying the Lord were the men whom Peter speaks of who through covetousnesse and fained words makes merchandise of the people But these words of Peter do not speak of 2 Pet. 2. 1 2 3. any holy Apostle or other faithful Ministers who lived in Peters time neither do they speak of any faithful Minister of Christ who shall live in other times Peters words are not spoken of such who preach the doctrine of salvation but of them who teach damnable heresies or damning doctrines They are not spoken of any faithful Minister who publickly and openly dispenseth holy truth in all sincerity but they are spoken of false teachers who ptivily in the houses into which they creep or elsewhere instill into their hearers corrupting falshoods conveying these in their teaching with much cunning covert hypocrisie Peters wo●ds are not spoken of such who earnestly contend for the faith which was once deliver'd to the Saints but they are spoken of those who diligently and slily seek to pervert that faith and to turn others from it Peters words are not spoken of those who with the heart believe unto righteousness and with the mouth make con●ession unto salvation and teach others also to acknowledge the Lord but they are spoken of such who deny the Lord and who seek by heresies to withdr●w people from beleeving and from confe●●●ng that holy Christian faith whereof the Lord himself is both the Author and the Finisher Peters words are not spoken of such Ministers who according to the duty of their calling do study and read 1 Tim. 4. 13 14 16. Eccles 12. 10 and meditate and pray and write and ponder and compare things revealed in the holy Scripture and who set in order the truths which are thence sought out whereby they may still teach the people knowledge But they are spoken of such who following cunning devises do compose fine words plaiting and artificially couching them so together that some sentences shall with elegancy breath out truth and falshood so as their own disciples sucks in falshood understanding them one way and others apprehend that good only was meant therein seeing they espy that good may be interpreted out of them both are abused by such teachers the one sort are led by them into strong delusions and the other sort are deceived in their hoping that they meant good who had so craftily mixt errour and truth that it was hard even for them who was very good to dissever them Lastly Peters words are not spoken of those who meerly coveting and longing to gain souls to God and to make them Christs Disciples do plainly let them know how miserable or how comfortable they shall be according as they shall reject or receive and embrace Christ the pearle of the Gospel and his precious truths But they are spoken of them who out of covetous desires to raise a greater worldly gain from those whom they intend to make their own Disciples do use fine plausible alluring words the better to conceale and cloak those errours and heresies which they vent which being entertained the souls of those who embrace them are sold to become slaves unto such corruptions that the Devil can lead them captive at his pleasure These false teachers are not unlike those false chapmen to whom the Apostle in the word Merchandise doth allude who through their insatiable desire of gaine do with fine flattering pleasing words set forth the high commendations of their wares beyond truth thereby thinking to vent their commodities the more speedily and so draw the larger sums of money from the buyers of them Such were the persons of whom Peter speaks who through covetousness with feigned words made merchandise of the people But I and other faithful Ministers of Christ who live in the reformed Church are none of these we as I have shewed in my answer to thy ninth demand have not exercised towards our people any covetousnesse neither are we covetous and we have not sought as my answer to thy eight demand hath sufficiently cleared by faire speeches and good words by fine and faire words either to flatter our people in any of their present corruptions or to fix in them any erratical and heretical abominations Peters words are no wayes justly appliable to me or any other faithful Minister of Jesus Christ but they must properly agree to the false teachers in our dayes who are of the papal and popular faction The Romish Church by her factors who are cunning Merchants traficks in all Lands and hath a streame of currant coine

other places where his name is recorded and Exod. 20. 24. called his as namely Gods house Gods Church and the like and where his Rationall Church of holy people meet to remember him and to learn to be improved in all his holy wayes and service 3. Quest What scripture hast thou for sprinkling of Infants Answ I will tell thee 1. What the Scripture holds out touching sprinkling as no wayes condemning the use of it in baptizing and then I will 2. Tell the some scriptures injoyning the baptizing of Infants First know that though holy scripture requires that in baptizing a such an application of wtter unto the party baptized should be made as may expresse representatively or signifingly the vertue of Christs blood in washing a way sin yet seing it no where injoynes expresly that the manner of that application should be either by dipping and dousing in agreat quantity of water or by pouring or sprinkling a little water on the party baptized therfore the Scripture allowes that baptisme which is performed by Sprinkling as well as that baptisme which is donne by dipping I the rather thinke so because the Holy-●h●st in those holy writings doth not make choice of the expression of dipping dousing or ducking to signifie the application of Christ blood but he have made choice of the word sprinkling to notifiy so much Thus the sprinkling of the uncleane with Hysop dipt Heb. 9. 13. 14 Numb 19 18 19 Isa 52. 15. Heb. 10 22 Heb. 12. 24 1 Pet. 1. 2. 1 Pet. 3. 21 in the water of purification did testifiy faith on Christs blood applying that blood for our clensing It was prophecyed of Christ that he should sprinkle many nations we are said not to have our hearts dipt but to have them sprinkled from an evil conscience Christs blood is called the blood of sprinkling and the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ is an expression whereby the Apostle intimates our justification whereof baptisme is the representation Secondly know that I have these scriptures warrantizing me and other Ministers to baptise Infants or little Children Math. 28. 19 Ps● 117. 2. Psa 148. 12 13 Acts. 2. 38 39. Rom. 15. 8. 9. 10 Our Saviour commandes his Apostles to baptise all Nations excepting none of the Nations no not infants who are in the Psalmists opinion a very considerable part of them He having in one Psalm said Praise the Lord all ye nations in another he doth call on Kings of the earth and all People to praise God and he recounts children among the particulars mentioned both young men and maidens old men and children let them praise the name of the Lord. Againe Peter exhorts the Jewes to be baptized because the promise was made to them and their children and to all that are a farre of even as many as the Lord our God shall call seing then the promises of Grace belongs to the infants of believing Parents therefore according to holy scripture they are to be baptised Againe the Apostle saith Jesus Christ was a Minister of the Circumcision for the truth of God to confirme the promises made unto the fathers and that the Gentiles might glorify God fo● his mercyes as he saith Rejoyce yee Gentiles with his people Christ discharged his ministeriall Office among those of the circumcision the Jews to confi●me the promise made to the fathers and that the Gentiles might have a portion in the same promise that so both Jewes and Gentiles might rejoyce together before God What Christ in discharging his ministry a-abolished in the Covenant made with the Fathers is abolished but that is still confirmed and to be in use what is therein specified and was not abolished either by himself or by any of his Apostles This scripture affords a double proof of the lawfulness of baptizing the Infants of believing Parents One is from the confirmation of signing those with the seale of the Covenant who where formerly signed The other is from Christs command injoyning Baptisme to be the seale of the Covenant and not exempting from it any Infant of believing Parents 1. God at the first making of the Covenant commanded that the Children of believing Parents or Parents in Covenant should be signed with the seale of the Covenant which command was not repealed by Christ the Lord of the house which is the Church but he confirmed the promises made to the fathers and 2. Christ himself commanded that Baptisme should be the seale of the Covenant and Infants not being exempt by him from the bond of the Covenant but being such as he would have brought unto him and of whom he hath told us that of such is the Kingdome of God are therefore to receiue the seal of the Covenant appointed by him which is Baptisme These Scriptures to name no more do justifiy the baptising of the Infants of Professional believers 4. Quest What scripture hast thou for the word Sacrament Answ The 28. of Math. v. 19. 26. Math. 26 27. 1 Cor. 11. 23. c. are scriptures which doe positively injoyne those holy institutions and actions which are called among the most of Christians Sacraments however some stiles them the seals of the Covenant and though the word sacrament be not in Scripture yet seeing what is thereby meant is fully set down in holy Scriptture and the word is not used by any true Protestant in their Theologically writing to signify any thing which disagrees from No men nihil hahet Criminis quod non perturbat sensum Religionis Hilarius lib. de synod contra Arium rope finem what the scripture asserts therefore none ought to blame this and other Theological terms used for explanation of some scriptural truths and never used to be additions of something unto the holy scripture which it mentions not nor to be perversions of the true sence meaning and intent of any part of holy scripture concerning any of the Ordinances and truths which it injoynes and conteines 5. Quest Hast thou heard Gods Voyce immediately from heaven as Prophets and Apostles did or Christs Voyce Answ Though I have neither heard Gods voyce immediately from heaven as did the Prophets and Apostles whome he extraordinarily inspired and sent with his immediate messages to his people nor Christs Voyce immediately as did the Apostles and Disciples who conversed with Christ while he lived on earth yet as it becomes the Ministery which I have received fom him in his ordinary way of mission I have in all these doctrines which I taught to his people communicated to them that very voyce or mind of God and Christ which was heard immediately by the Prophets and Apostles and have tighrly informed them concerning these for I have said no other things then those that the Prophets and Moses and Christ and his Apostles said and taught God in these Heb. 1. 1. 2 latter dayes hath ceased to speake any more as he did of old to the father by immediate voyces and other extraordinary