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A87006	Truth and innocency, prevailing against error and insolency: wherein is examined and discovered these following particulars. I. Whether Baptism be sprinkling or dipping. II. Whether the subject to be baptised, be infants or believers. III. Whether the punishment of original sin, be the first or second death. IV. Whether man be in an immortal estate before the resurrection. V. As touching the resurrection, whether these bodies of ours shall rise again & be made immortal, or whether it will be another body. VI. Of Gods love to the whole lump of mankind make known. VII. Of the personal raign of our blessed saviour upon Earth ... by way of answer to Mr. Hezekiah Holland, sometimes preacher at Sutton-Valence in Kent ... a second part: wherein is proved, that all the laws and statutes of King Jesus ... are practicable ... with many objections answered. It being an answer to one Mr. Simon Hendon of Benenden in Kent. / By George Hammon, Pastor to the church of Christ in Biddenden, Kent.	Hammon, George.	1660 (1660)	Wing H505; Thomason E1022_4; ESTC R208505	201,438	228

you may see that the Sepulcher which you speak of was not wood but earth and so Christ was buried and covered in the heart of the earth So then Persons baptized must be covered in water or otherwise no signification of burial in Baptism And so I pass to the fourth Reason to prove baptism to be dipping or plunging into the water Reas 4. Because Baptism is figuratively represented by much water and not by a little which implyeth the person baptized ought to be dipped or plunged so as to be covered in water as the waters of Noah And John abiding in Canaan Baptizing because there was much water saith the Text to which you adde these two Objections Object 1. First That if the waters of Noah was baptism then the ungodly World was Baptized for plunged and covered they were and perished and so the perishing Creatures were Baptized Answ To which I Answer and say The text doth not say that Noahs water was Baptism but a figure of Baptism Secondly It is not denyed that the same water that is said to save the eight Souls which were in the Ark was the same that drowned them which was out of the Ark which sheweth that the water in Baptism must not be small for that is said to be a figure of Baptism but sufficient to cover the Persons baptized That which we may learn from these sayings is this and so I pass That as the waters saved those in the Ark and drowned them that were out of the Ark even so Baptism being figuratively represented in it saveth and cleaneth instrumentally all those that have Faith and so be in Christ the Ark of safety and also destroyeth all that attempt it which beleeve not or are not in Christ by Faith and so the Ordinances of Christ to one are the savour of life unto life and to the other the savour of death unto death therefore take this word of Caution Take heel how and to whom you administer Baptism let them first appear to you that they are in the Ark which is to say let the persons Baptized first make it appear to you by some visible demonstration that they have Faith in Christ otherwise you see that you take a direct way to ruinate them therefore I say take heed And so I pass to the next thing which is Object John did abide at Canaan to baptize because there was much water there But say you The much water is not to be understood deep water but broad and shallow so that an Infant could not be covered in it and that John did abide there because his Disciples might see him administer that Ordinance better than under the shadowing Banks of Jordan And this is the Reason saith my Antagonist That John did abide at Canaan not that the waters were convenient that is to say deep to cover the Person baptized but because there was a convenient prospect whereby his Disciples might see the manner of this administring of the Ordinance Answ To which I Answer and say That this kind of reasoning seems to me to be strange perverting of the Scripture for the Scripture saith That John abode at Canaan to baptize because there was much water or it may be read abundance of water or deep water from the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 But you say That the reason why he tarried there to baptize was because there was a convenient prospect that his Disciples might see him baptize clear contrary to what the Scripture saith And if that were the Reason as you say then he might have taken a Pitcher of Water into the Mountain if sprinkling would have served the turn for a Pitcher of water would have baptized very many with your kind of Baptism and the Mountain had been a better prospect than the Valley Secondly Canaan is the same water viz. the River Jordan and takes its Name Canaan from the Name of the Village Canaan that stood by the River of Jordan as you may see if you look into the Map of that Country And so it is now that one and the same River bears many Names by reason of the adjacent Villages and Towns that stand by the side of it and the River called by the same Name This being considered the River or Water of Canaan was not shallow but deep for the swelling Waves of Jordan were great and this is the same River as before-said Again Thirdly it is clear that John Baptized Men and Women there which should be read if it were truly translated that John dipped Men and Women there and if so you and your Authors must be false which say it was not deep enough to dip an Infant and so I leave this Objection and the Reasons to prove Baptism to be Dipping although I might adde many more The Reasons in short you see are these First Because the word Baptism being truly translated is to dip properly and such like words as before-mentioned Secondly Because Christ was dipped or plunged and we engaged to follow his example Thirdly Baptism signifies Christs Burial and he was covered in the heart of the earth Fourthly and Lastly the Scripture saith That John did tarry and Baptize at Canaan because there was much water signifying to us that much water is requisite in Baptism whereby the person baptized may be conveniently dipped or plunged so as to be covered in the water And so I come to the Second Thing which is The Discourse of the Subject which is to be Baptized whether Beleeving Men and Women or Infants To which I say The Scripture will resolve the Doubt if we well examine them who are the Subjects to be Baptized and therefore I shall at present lay down these Two Positions and give you Scripture Reasons to prove them Position 1. The First is That those that are the Disciples of Christ viz. Beleeving Men and Women may and ought to be Baptized Position 2. And Secondly That Infants as such may not be Baptized And first to the First to prove that such as are Disciples namely Beleevers may and ought to be Baptized And the first Reason is Reason 1. Because the great Law-giver Christ Jesus hath taught us in his last Will and Testament to make Disciples and Baptize them that are so made as in Matth. 28.18 19. Go teach all Nations and baptize them or as the Original rendereth it from these words 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Go Disciplize or make Disciples in all Nations and baptize THEM c. From whence we may cleerly see that it was the Mind and Will of Christ that they only should be Baptized that were first taught and made Disciples and that Infants are not here in the least included is plain because they are not capable to be taught but those that were commanded there to be baptized were capable of being taught therefore could not be Infants Secondly Infants are not capable to bear the name Disciple because Christ saith in Luke 14.26 27. That whosoever denieth not himself and

even so there is a remnant of the twelve Tribes which may fitly be called the remnant of her seed First That there is a remnant left in Jerusalem which shall be persecuted and worn out by the Antichrist for the three years and a half is clear the which I shall speak unto in its distinct order and first to the first that is that there is a remnant left in Jerusalem when the woman flyeth into the Wilderness or into captivity as it is called captivity as well as the Wilderness for to be banished from our native country and to be cast amongst our enemies may fitly be called captivity and that there is a remnant to be left in Jerusalem which do not thus flee or be thus persecuted from their houses and habitations when the City shall be taken and trod under foot is clear from Zech. 14.2 in these words For I will gather all Nations against Jerusalem to battail the City shall be taken the houses rifled and the women ravished and HALF of the City shall go into captivity and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the City From whence we may see that some shall go forth unto captivity and the others shall remain in the City which is called in Revel 12.17 the remnant of her seed so then in the first place you see that some shall go forth of the City at the time when the Gentiles shall take it and spoile it and a remnant shall not be cut off from the City but shall remain in it and that remnant shall be worn out as it were by that wicked person and that it is not Zion namely the two Tribes is clear for she is then out of his reach but that they are of the Tribes of the Children of Israel is as clear for they are the people that he shall make war with and wear them out they are called the children of Daniels people Dan. 12.2 chap. 7.25 So then first there is a remnant left which flie not Zech. 14.2 And secondly they are the people that are to be worn out Dan. 7.25 and 12.7 Zeph. 3.19 And that they may be called the remnant of her seed the Prophet Isaiah alluding to the very same thing saith It shall come to pass in that day that the REMNANT of Israel viz. the remnant of Zions seed and such as escape of the house of Iacob shall no more again stay upon them that smote them but shall stay upon the Lord the holy one of Israel in truth the remnant shall return even the remnant of Jacob unto the mighty God therefore thus saith the Lord God of Hoast O my people that dwell in Zion be not afraid of the Assyrian viz. the Antichrist he shall smite thee with a rod and shall lift up his staff against thee after the manner of Egypt for yet A VERY LITTLE WHILE 1260 dayes and the indignation shall cease and my anger in their destruction and the Lord shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock Orib and it shall come to pass in that day that his burthen shall be taken away from off thy shoulders and his yoak from off thy neck c. Isa 10 20 21 24 25 26 27. this agrees with Ezek. 38. and 39. Chapters and with Mich. 5. and many places that might be added but I shall leave this saying that you may see that there is a people or a woman to flie into the Wilderness and a remnant to remain in the City which the Assyrian viz. the Antichrist shall lift up his staff against and make war with them agreeing with Revel 12.27 and this remnant we see to be part of the house of Israel Isa 10.20 and so I pass to the next thing which is the fourth thing of the taking up of the Man-child to God and to his Throne Fourthly as to this fourth particular I have already spoken to and therefore at present I shall be very brief saying that by taking of the Man-child to God and to his Throne I understand to be meant that at the time of the Lords first coming into the Clouds of Heaven even into the ayr with his holy Angels that then the war shall be in Heaven between Michael and his Angels and the Devil and his Angels and the Devil shall be cast down and with him his Angels that the ayre may be cleared and made fit for Christ and his Saints to meet there for in very deed I do understand that God did confine the evil Angels unto or into the ayre for their residence until the resurrection of the Saints and the taking up of the living which I understand to be the Man-child and just at or a little before the time that they are taken up the Devil shall be cast down into the earth at which time he shall give the Beast his seat and power and great authority and in that time there will be lying signs and miracles wrought at which time it shall be said Woe woe woe be to the inhabitants of the Earth and Sea for the Devil is come down with great wrath because he knoweth that his time is short and seeing himself cast down he shall persecute the Woman and God shall give her the wings of an Eagle that she may flie from his face and that will cause him to make war with the remnant of her seed in which time the Lord shall abate his wrath and cruelty which he would exercise in and by the Beast upon the remnant of the Womans seed by pouring out his Vials on the Beast and by giving power to his two witnesses not only to Prophesie and establish the remnant of the Womans seed left in Jerusalem but also to smite the Beast and his followers with plagues so often as they please Revel 11. And in short thus the taking up of the Man-child I understand is when the Lord shall first appear in the Clouds as before said that then he shall with a voyce and with the sound of a Trumpet awake the dead and gather all the living Saints together both the raised dead and changed living and forthwith they shall be caught up to meet Christ but the rest of the dead men shall not live again until a thousand years after Revel 20.6 7 8. neither shall the living which have not before prepared themselves to meet the Bride-groom by walking in his wayes and keeping his Ordinances be taken up but shall be left upon earth there is none but those that are accounted as Eagles that shall be with Christ for where the carkas is there shall the Eagles be gathered together that is where Christ is thither will his body namely the Gospel Church or his bride be and this is clear from many Scriptures that the Saints shall be first raised and caught up before the rest of the dead or living as I before in this Book have proved at large and thus I pass this fourth