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A96362	A true relation of the conversion and baptism of Isuf the Turkish chaous, named Richard Christophilus In the presence of a full congregation, Jan. 30. 1658. in Covent-Garden, where Mr. Manton is minister. Imprimatur, Edm. Calamy.	White, Thomas, 1628-1698.; Dury, John, 1596-1680.	1659 (1659)	Wing W1807; Thomason E2141_1; ESTC R204020	32,885	117

Repent saith he and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost for the promise is to you and to your children and to all that are afar off even as many as the Lord our God shall call So that we see Repentance and Faith fits men for Baptism and to these the gift of the Holy Ghost is a consequent in the ordinary dispensation although in this case of Cornelius the gift of the Holy Ghost was dispensed before Baptism The Vses 1. To encourage Parents to present their children to God and to testifie their interest in his Covenant on their behalf If they desire God to be the God of their children they should present them to him and accept of the priviledge which belongeth unto them to put them in possession of it Marc. 10. 14. it is said that when Christ had reproved his Disciples for hindering the children to come to him he took them up in his arms laid his hands upon them and blessed them When they are brought to the Ordinance and receive the seal of the Covenant he takes them in his arms layes his hands upon them and blesseth them 2. To oblige Parents to teach their children the Tenor of the Covenant and upon what account they have been owned by God and what their duty is to live unto him If under the Law Parents were obliged to teach their children Deut. 6. 7. Certainly under the Gospel this ought not to be rejected where there is a Covenant under better promises 3. To teach us to observe the Qualities requisite in those who are to be baptized that the Ordinance may not be administred either too scrupulously or too negligently It may be administred too scrupulously when such a distinct knowledge of all the heads of faith and duties is stood upon which may become one who is a large proficient in Christianity It is to be understood that if they have the knowledge of the main object of our Faith and Hope with a desire to be saved by Christ although they know no particular controversal matters yet they ought when they repent to be admitted to Baptism for they are baptized to be made disciples and being such to be taught and directed in the wayes of God according to Christs commandement in the Institution of Baptism Matth. 28. 19 20. make Disciples Baptize Teach Again it will be administred too scrupulously if Baptism should be suspended upon the account that he to whom it is administred should be embodied into some particular Congregation for Baptism is not instituted to make a man a member of any particular Society but to make him a disciple and to own him as a member of the Catholick Church visible For all particular Congregations make but one body unto which all particular believers belong Eph. 4. 4 5 6. 1 Cor. 12. 12. till 21. It may be administred too carelesly if no respect be had to their knowledge whether it be of the fundamental truths that Christ is the Son of God the only Saviour and that whosoever doth repent and believe in him for the mission of sins shall be saved and if no respect be had to the seriousnesse of their intention whether they desire Baptism yea or no for the true end to have a relation to Christ as his disciple in the Covenant to be taught and guided by him or whether they desire it onely for some worldly by-ends as many hypocrites have done And now to make the Application of this to the person in hand and the present action we can testifie of the Qualification of the person that he hath more than a competent measure of knowledge in Christianity both in matters of Faith and of Duties and that his life is answerable thereunto as having renounced all for Christs sake to come to live amongst Christians in a penitent humble sober and mortified state seeking onely to be found in Jesus Christ for the obtaining of the remission of sins and righteousnesse through him This being known to us to be his aym and his profession and having earnestly desired upon these ground and upon the Confession of Faith which he made in one day to be baptized we may warantably and cheerfully proceed to administer the holy Ordinance unto him and say with the Apostle Peter in my Text Can any man forbid water that this man should not be baptized who hath received the Graces of the Holy Ghost as well as we For by his Confession of Faith it will appear that he is largely enlightned and taught in the Truth by the Holy Ghost for not being able either to read or write and dictating this Confession according to certain heads which were given him and doing it readily in one day it is evident that he hath received a large measure of Grace which fits him for Baptism Here the Confession was read as it was Translated out of the French Copy which his Boy wrote from his mouth and it is as followeth The Confession of Faith made by ISUF the Turkish Chaous Who was Baptized in Mr. Mantons Church in Covent-Garden the 29th of January 1658. His name was Richard Christophilus I Believe that there is one God onely who being Eternal of himself above and in all the Author of all life and being is a Spirit only good only wise almighty all just every where present and infinite in all perfection I believe that this Divine Nature doth subsist in three Persons to wit the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost and these three are the same God I believe that the world and all that is therein visible and invisible have been made in the beginning by the Word of God in six dayes and believe also that every man was made after the Image of God faithful and holy and with authority to rule the creatures of this world by God who did breath an immortal Soul in a Body of dust and made the woman of one of his ribs and placed them in Paradise I believe that Man being made of God Faithful was obliged to do his will which if he did he should have lived joyfully in Paradise but if he did it not that he should dye according to the promise which he made unto him But man was tempted by the Devil to transgress the Commandement of God to the end that he should obey Gods Commandement no more but do his own will So the sin of Adam falling away from God became not only the sin of Adam but all his full Posterity is guilty of Condemnation for they are by nature children of wrath who do nothing at all good but alwayes evil All men born naturally of Adam do sin against the Law of God not only against that which is in their hearts but also against that which is revealed in the Word so that all are actually transgressors before God and guilty of death Moreover man

but that we should lay aside the malign and sinful use of these parts I asked him what he thought of the Turkish Alcoran now he had read the Scriptures Sir sayes he why should we go about to compare the word of God with a Comedy Having some occasion to speak of wicked men he said that God is far from them but recalling himself he said they rather were far from God secretly as I took it intimating that we rather depart from God than God from us I understanding that he was much offended at the wicked lives of Christians did much endeavour to Antidote him against that poyson telling him that the small number of true Christians was so far from giving just cause of offence that it did establish the truth of the Gospel since Christ plainly tells us that there are few that shall be saved and that many are called and few are chosen but that withall I doubted not but hereafter he should meet with and be acquainted with abundance who truly feared God and lived suitable to the doctrine of Christ whose acquaintance would as much rejoyce him as the others did scandalize him His Answer was with much gravity thus Sir I judge not of the Word of God by men but of men by the Word of God And that there was but one Lot in Sodom but that it was true that he was much offended and it yet troubled him to see the wicked lives of those that call themselves Christians I thought to try him with something a more intricate question I asked him how it came to pass that he reading of such high points as of the Trinity c. in the Bible he should not rather judge that Book not to be Gods Word that spake of things so much above reason rather than to judge these things to be true because he found them written in the Bible To this purpose he answered That he was much satisfied of the Truth of Christian Religion before he came out of his own Country and finding that all Christians did agree that their Religion was set down in that Book he had a reverend esteem of it and said the spiritual love of God in the heart prepares it to the understanding of spiritual truths I asking him what reasons moved him to embrace Christianity he used this expression As a man at a feast takes one bit here and another there till at last he is so satisfied that he can eat no more So there were several reasons that from time to time affected him that at last he could stand out no longer He told me moreover that he went several times on Pilgrimage to Mahomets Tomb and the last time was resolved to see what was in it The Priest at first was very unwilling to shew it saying that there were divers there and such a thing was not to be publickly seen Upon which he told him he would stay till they were gone and so did Then he being a man of power and authority the Priest durst not deny him but opened the Tomb where he saw nothing but a few scattered black bones which much incensed him against Mahomet insomuch saith he that had I spoke what I then thought I had not gone alive out of that place I having read in the Turkish History a Relation much conducing to the advantage of Christian Religion and knowing that it was in his remembrance enquired of him of the truth of it He told me that it was very true and related some other passages which are not set down in the printed story which he said with other things did much affect him but that the Grand Signior charged that upon pain of death none should speak of it The Story was this About the year 1620. upon the 10th of September There came Newes to Constantinople of a strange Apparition or Vision which was seen at Medina Talnabi in Arabia whereas Mahomet their great Prophet was buried to visit whose Tomb the Turks use to go in Pilgrimage but they must first go to Mecha which is some few dayes journey off and there they take a ticket from the Grand Seigniors Beglerbeg else they are not allowed to go to Medina This Vision continued three weeks together which terrified the whole Countrey for that no man could discover the truth thereof About the 20th of September there fell so great a tempest and so fearful thunder about midnight as the Heavens were darkened and those that were awake almost distracted but the vapours being dispersed and the element clear the people might read in Arabian Characters these words in the Firmament O why will ye believe in lyes Between two and three in the morning there was seen a woman in white compassed about with the Sun having a cheerful countenance and holding in her hand a Book coming from the North-west opposite against her were armies of Turks Persians Arabians and other Mahometans ranged in order of battel and ready to charge her but she kept her standing and only opened the Book at the sight whereof those Armies fled and presently all the lamps about Mahomets Tomb went out for as soon as ever the Vision vanished which was commonly an hour before Sun-rising a murmuring wind was heard whereunto they imputed the extinguishing of the lamps The ancient Pilgrims of Mahomets race who after they have visited this place never use to cut their hair were much amazed for that they could not conceive the meaning of this Vision only one of the Dervices which is a strict religious Order among the Turks like unto the Capuchins among the Papists and live in contemplation stepped up very boldly and made a Speech unto the company which incensed them much against him so as this poor Priest for his plain dealing lost his life as you shall hear The summe of his speech was this That the World had never but three true Religions every one of which had a Prophet first God chose the Jewes and did wonders for them in Egypt and brought them forth by their Prophet Moses who prescribed them a Law wherein he would have maintained them if they had not been obstinate and rebellious and fallen to Idolatry whereupon he gave them over and scattered them upon the face of the earth Then presently after he raised a new Prophet who taught the Christian Religion This good man the Jewes condemned and crucified for a Seducer of the people not moved with the piety of his life his great Miracles nor his Doctrine Yet after his death the preaching of a few fishermen did so move the hearts of men as the greatest Monarchs of the world bowed to his very Title and yielded to the command of his Ministers But it seems they grew as corrupt as the Jewes their Church being dismembred with the distinction of the East and West committing Idolatry again by setting up of Images with many other idle ceremonies besides the corruption of their lives so as God was weary of them too and not only sent divisions

much importuned to believe that Jesus Christ was the Son of God the onely true Prophet greater than Mahomet And although for a long time he would not hearken to the speeches of the Slave but reproved him for speaking to him of that matter and when the slave would not be silent he did beat him and kick him and caused him to be bastonadeed for his importunity which the slave endured with much patience and declared that although he should kill him he would not be silent concerning that matter yet at last by some special Providences whereof a particular account may be given hereafter he was moved to believe that in very deed Jesus Christ whom the Jewes put to death at Jerusalem was the Son of God and now alive in Heaven having all power in heaven and earth Whereupon he took a secret resolution within himself to retire from among the Turks his Countreymen and live among Chistians to learn the Lawes of Jesus Christ and make profession of his name for the saving of his soul being fully convinced that all the enjoyments and pleasures of this world whereof he had no want could not make a man happy in this life nor deliver him from death nor bring him to the assurance of obtaining glory in the world to come but that the owning of the name of Jesus Christ by Faith and Obedience would procure all this And after that he was convinced of these Truths and fully resolved to come among Christians he was two whole years before he could contrive the way how to depart from his own Kindred and Nation with safety because the danger for a Turk to turn Christian or to renounce the Mahometan Religion is by their Law to be burnt alive Therefore being wary lest he should be discovered and having attempted some wayes to transport himself which proved ineffectual at last by the address of some whom God stirred up to be serviceable unto him he transported himself from Constantinople to Smyrna where other providence did guide him to find a way of being transported unto Ligorn Having past the Quarantana he was honourably received by one of the Duke of Florence his Cousins and there they would have Baptized him but because he was recommended to the Arch-Bishop of Paris and was to be conducted thither by some who went from Smyrna with him he would not receive their favour So from Ligorn he went to Marselles and from Marselles he was conducted to Paris At Paris he was received with respect as being conceived to be a Person of quality and lodged in St. Lazaro a place appointed for the instructing and entertaining of Proselytes for which charitable use it is largely endowed There the Priests who were appointad to instruct him and fit him to be Baptized according to their Profession and he could not agree concerning several things which they would perswade him to believe and practice as Essentials to their Religion viz. That Christ was in the Hostie that the Agnus Dei had Divine vertue that the Crucifix is to be worshipped that the Pope is a Saint and Christs Vicar that Images and Saints are to be respected in the worship of God Upon all which and some other points he did so argue with them that they found no way to convince him but were forced to let him alone And he was much troubled to find himself yoked with men of such a belief so that he could have found in his heart to have returned again to Constantinople if the way had been open for him Whiles he was in this perplexity Providence did direct two Arabians who were become Protestants to see him By their means he did get notice that there were besides the Papists amongst whom he was other Christians in Paris whose faith and worship was free from Superstition whereupon he resolved to be brought unto the Protestants of Paris and contrived a way with these Arabians how he might come to be acquainted with them which took effect For under a pretence of walking abroad to take the air he shifted himself of the company which attended him from St. Lazaro and went with the Arabians to a Protestant house and became acquainted with the Ministers of Paris who took special care of him for the space of 43. days in which time they did instruct him carefully in the Truth which he heartily did imbrace But great search being made for him to find him out and they not being able to protect him from the power of those that would have taken him out of their hands they consulted with the chief of their Friends what to do with him that he might be in safety The Result of which Consultation was that he should be sent away into England where he arrived in March last and being recommended to his Highness of blessed memory he was received with much kindness by him and after some time a livelyhood was appointed unto him and about the same time Mr. Secretary Thurloe did recommend him to the care of Mr. Durie that he should consider him and advise what should be done with him further Mr. Durie having conversed familiarly with him and finding him a man of parts and for the main well principled in point of knowledge both in the grounds of Faith and in the practice of Christianity he made enquiry of his life and conversation amongst all those with whom he had dwelt and with whom he had been acquainted since he was come into England and finding that they all gave him a very good testimony he made a Report to Mr. Secretary whereof the chief Substance was as followeth By all that I have been able to observe in this Turkish Chaous I cannot judge otherwise but that he is a sincere Convert to the name of Jesus Christ believing in him for the salvation of his soul and post-posing all other things for the attainment thereof For although his notional knowledge is weak and doth not much exceed the common Articles of the Creed so far as yet I do discover yet I judge it saving in him because I find his faith sincere and his love to God in Jesus Christ fervent and well grounded I discern the sincerity of his Faith not only by the profession of his love to Christ upon the account of that which Christ hath done for us but by the sense which he hath of Gods Truth and Faithfulness in his promises to those that trust in him which by pretty familiar comparisons he hath expressed upon several occasions much to my comfort wherein he sheweth a generosity of spirit to give up himself unto Christ without reserve The sincerity and fervency of his love to Christ I perceive by his desire to know his will that he may obey his Commandements for in this he hath appeared unto me earnest and single-hearted declaring that he finds himself obliged in thankfulnesse to God for Christ to become his servant and to obey him in all conditions because saith he God hath bestowed upon

being fallen into sin and misery could not deliver himself nor could any Creature find or procure a way for deliverance but God found a good Remedy for man I believe that Man was restored from his fall and misery by the Mediation of Jesus Christ who hath undertaken to save Mankind from the Curse of God and to reconcile God to Men and Men to God to destroy all the works of the Devil and all the Enemies of the Salvation of mankind to unite men to God by one Spirit God was moved to appoint and accept this way of Mediation for Mankind only by his free love towards the world and by his Eternal and affectionate compassion towards his Elect in Jesus Christ to the end his grace should be manifested by us The work of Reconciliation between God and Man was effected by the Son of God the second Person of the Holy Trinity who being God from all Eternity took the nature of man in the fulness of time being born by the power of the Holy Ghost of a Virgin and under the Law and so he became Emanuel God with us in one Person I believe that God said with his own mouth I am the Lord thy God who have brought thee out of the land of Egypt and out of the house of bondage Thou shalt have no other Gods before my face c. I believe that the way by which he did bring to passe that admirable work was by the Administration of his three Offices Prophet Priest and King who in the state of his humiliation and exaltation became Wisedom to all Believers and also Righteousness and Redemption to make the work of Redemption and Reconciliation effectual and profitable in us he that did undertake it Jesus Christ is offered unto us with all his benefits in the covenant of grace and to all those to whom the Gospel is Preached this Covenant is published throughout the world by the publick Administration of the Word and of all the Doctrines of Repentance from dead works and of faith towards God and they are obliged every one to take an example by the grace of God which brings Salvation to receive it and to make use of it And the Doctrine of Repentance is applyed unto them that are transgressors of the Law to shew them to renounce wicked works which are first Atheism Idolatry false and Superstitious wayes of worshipping the true God all irreverence and abuse of his Name and all profanation of the Lords Day and neglect of his Solemn Worship and secondly to teach them to renounce all worldly lusts that is to say all disobedience to Superiors Murther and Malice Adultery and Villany False witness-bearing and all Concupiscence desiring things that pertain to his Neighbour I believe that the Doctrine of Faith is to be made use of towards those that have the use of reason to teach them that God is and that he is the Saviour of those that seek him diligently that they may know him and fear him and put their confidence in God the Father who hath made all things and in Jesus Christ his only begotten Son who having redeemed us is gone up into Heaven and is sitting at the right hand of God where he makes Intercession for us and from thence he shall come back in glory to give unto Believers their blessed hopes and in the Holy Ghost by whom the Church of Saints is gathered sanctified and governed in this world to be exalted in glory in the world to come I believe that God doth require good workes that thereby he may be glorified amongst men and we must do them that we may shew our love to him and to his glory and our thankfulnesse to his mercy that we may have assurance in our prayers and that we may build up our neighbour in the good way Moreover the Organ by which the Believers do good works is the life of the Spirit of Christ in them which makes the children of grace free from the dominion of sin and leads them in all truth that they may answer the Tenor of the Covenant to observe it also those that are faithful unto God in the Covenant of grace makes use of their graces towards Christ to remain in him and in his word and in his love and to follow him in their affection and actions that in all things they may be conformable to his Image I believe in God the Father Almighty maker of Heaven and Earth and in Jesus Christ his only begotten Son our Lord who was conceived of the Holy Ghost born of the Virgin Mary did suffer under Potius Pilat was crucified dead and buried and descended into Hell the third day he rose from the dead he is gone up to Heaand sits at the right hand of God from thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead I believe in the holy Ghost the holy Universal Church the Communion of Saints the forgiveness of sins the Resurrection of the Body life everlasting Our Father which art in Heaven hallowed be thy Name thy Kingdom come thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven Give us this day our dayly bread and pardon us our trespasses as we pardon them that trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one for thine is the Kingdom the Power and the Glory for ever and ever Amen I believe the Ordinances of Baptism and of the supper of the Lord are Organs to such as are Disciples to increase the Communion of Saints to seal the promises and to confirm the graces of the Covenant to believers and to their of-spring and to distinguish them from the World I believe that the Lord Jesus Christ having eaten the Passeover with his Disciples in the night in which he was betrayed did institute the use of the holy Supper that it should be celebrated afterward to remember his death and to shew it forth till he come again In the institution he took bread and having given thanks he break it and said Take eat this is my Body which is broken for you do this in remembrance of me in like manner after Supper he took the Cup saying This Cup is the New Testament in my blood do this as oft as ye drink thereof in remembrance of me he did make use of bread and Wine to let us know that even as the Body is nourished with meat and drink so also the Soul doth receive its spiritual nourishment from him in respect of his Body and blood given to us I beleeve that Iesus Christ did institute the Baptism after his Resurrection and before his ascention into heaven as an effect and a Testimony that he hath received all power in Heaven and Earth and the Disciples are commanded to administer the same to make it appear that all the Nations of the Earth are made subject unto him as to their Saviour and that being subject to