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A91351	A cryer in the vvildernesse of England, declaring the baptisme of the eternall spirit, to be the onely baptisme in Christs kingdome published in Gospel-light, according to the word written in the Scriptures, and the eternall word written in the hidden man of the heart, for satisfaction of those, who are satisfied with truth alone. By Edward Punch of Carisbrook in the Isle of Wight, who is not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, because it is the power of God to salvation.	Punch, Edward.	1653 (1653)	Wing P4211; Thomason E725_7*; ESTC R206765	72,185	101

that so we should serve sin no longer Let us once more briefly consider of the words of the Apostle here V. 3. Those that were baptised into Jesus Christ were baptised into his death therefore not into materiall water for the death of Christ with the power and vertue thereof is not nor cannot be materiall water therefore the Baptisme here spoken of cannot be meant of materiall water V. 4. We are buried with him by Baptisme into death therefore not into materiall water for death and water is not one but by vertue of our being baptised into death with Christ so as Christ was raised by the glory of the Father so we should walk in newnesse of life by vertue of our partaking of the power of Christs death and resurrection in this spirituall Baptisme which consists in power from on high V. 5. The Apostle concludes it must so follow for if we have been planted together in the likenesse of his death we shall be also in the likenes of his Resurrection and here let us observe what he before called baptising into Christ baptising into his death buried with him into death by Baptisme now he calls planting together in the likenesse of his death c. but materiall water cannot plant us into the likenesse of Christs death which is in effect the destroying of sin therefore the Baptisme here cannot be materiall water but it is the Baptisme of the Spirit which onely is able to destroy sin and all evill in us and to bring forth the image and likenesse of Christ in us in our new birth and so we see the Commission was fulfilled in changing people from their own name and likenesse and to bring forth the name and likenesse of God in them 3. Again we have another Testimony of the great effect of Spirit Baptisme upon the Corinthians 1 Cor. 6. 11. v. 9 10. the Apostle reckons up severall works of the flesh that raigns in those that shall inherit the Kingdome of God v. 11. he tells them that some of them were such and he also tells them how they came to be changed but ye are washed but ye are sanctified but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God Here was the work of all power in heaven ad earth wrought upon poor sinfull souls that were full of all abominations and all filthinesse of flesh and Spirit and this was done by washing sanctifying and justifying in the name of him who had all power in heaven and earth given unto him for this very work that souls might be washed cleansed sanctified purified and justified and here is the spirits work also in this great and mighty change wrought in those Corinthians in the name of the Lord Jesus and in the spirit of our God Here is a Testimony of the coming forth of the word spirit of eternal being even from the bosome of eternall love and kindnesse pity and compassion for the eternall God of poor wretched sinfull creatures and here the word and spirit of eternal being coming forth in power from on high is implyed about this great work of wonder in washing cleansing purifying sanctifying and justifying poor undone souls that ly wallowing in their own blood and filthinesse What think ye O ye that have any love to the truth Here you may see a washing but not with material water but a washing in the pure river of water of life clear as Crystall coming forth from the Fountain of all life and sweetnesse and this water is onely able to wash cleanse and sanctifie souls and spirits from all sin and filthinesse of flesh and spirit We can ascribe nothing at all unto materiall water in this great work of washing cleansing sanctifying and justifying of souls in the presence of the infinitely righteous pure and holy God but we do ascribe the whole work hereof unto the mighty God in the Baptism of the eternall Spirit which consists onely in power from on high in spirituall washing in the pure river of living water which continues in us a well of water springing up unto eternall life and I could wish with my whole heart that those who professe to know God would not undervalue the Baptism of the eternall Spirit and set us a poore and beggerly element in the room of so glorious a Baptisme that consists in all power in heaven and earth but now we proceed to the next Testimony Fourthly the next testimony of creatures being baptised into Christ is Gal. 3. 27. For as many of you as have been baptised into Christ have put on Christ The baptisers of our times as they say they are do quite crosse the witnesse of the word here for the Apostle saith here that as many of them as had been baptised into Christ had put on Christ but they say none must put on Christ that is professe Christ first and be baptised in materiall water afterward but the Apostle saith no such thing here though this were the practise of Johns Baptisme and used afterward as we shall shew more hereafter when we come to answer objections but to observe a little from the words 1. The word saith they were baptised into Christ therefore not into water 2. As many as were baptised into Christ had put on Christ but all that were baptised in material water had not put on Christ no not in those very times Simon Magus for example c. But now we shall observe what it is to be baptised into Christ and what it is to put on Christ which is the effect of being baptised into Christ those that are baptised into Christ are baptised into the power of Christs death and Resurrection and so our sin evill is destroyed by the presence of the power of Christs death in us and a new life is brought forth in us by vertue of Christ living in us And Christ living in us is in all his divine appearances in Spirit and life Christ living in us in the glory of the Father brings forth in us a principle of divine love light wisdome power righteousnesse holinesse purity truth faithfulnesse c. and thus as we have declared before we are baptised into all the divine appearances of Christ in Spirit and so by vertue of being baptised into Christ in all his goodnesse being that fountain of fullnesse of divine treasures in whom God will make creatures partakers of his own name nature I say by vertue of being thus bapsed into Christ we do really put on Christ in his manifestations in light and love by vertue of being baptised into Christ we do really put on Christ in his manifestations in light and love by vertue of being baptised into Christ we walk in the light of Christ and thus we shine forth in the light of God among a crooked perverse people among whom we do live and likewise we do live in the love of Christ this love doth appear unto all men thus we

foundation again after the substance was come much less to be builded upon 2 But now to the second thing and that is Faith toward God and this is to be left also but now what strange Doctrine should we have from the Apostle here if this were meant of the life of Faith that Believers do live here in the world in he must then here overthrow his other Doctrine concerning himself and other believers and that of the Prophet Hab. 2. 4. Rom. 1. 17. Gal. 2. 20. ch 3. 11. Heb. 10. 38. This Exposition overthrows all these with many more for how can it be that we can leave Faith and yet live in it by it c. But that Faith that was to be left was this that the people should no longer wait for the fulfilling those promises of God concerning the sending Christ to fulfil the work of salvation for his people which Promises are frequent in Scripture And the Apostle well knew the Priests and great ones had blinded the people with looking for Christ to come still and that that was not the Christ but a deceiver and therefore it is said that Christ shewed himself alive after his Resurrection by many infallible proofs Act. 1. and here the Apostle takes them off from such waitings and expectations of Christ to come We have also a cleer proof of this Faith Luke 24. 21. but we trusted it had been he that should have redeemed Israel here is a proof of the peoples waiting upon God and trusting which is believing and this is Faith in God or toward God in his Promises which should be fulfilled and when it was fulfilled then they were no longer to wait for it to be done but to go on unto perfection and so look upon this work perfectly done and finished 3 The Doctrine of several baptisms were to be laid aside or left as there were several baptisms and washings used in those times And they were now onely to look after the true and spiritual washing and baptism of the Spirit as he declareth to them chap. 10. 12 having their hearts sprinkled from an evil Conscience and their bodies washed with pure water this was the onely washing the Apostle desired should be aimed at amongst them now the substance was come and all other washings and baptisms that were legal and carnal should all be left as ch 9 10 c. there was no foundation nor footing for any such baptism to be laid again therefore it was to be left all 4 The next thing that was to be left was laying on of hands for when the gifts that followed it were ceased and at an end to what purpose should it be used therefore they are much out now adays that think to ordain men by laying their hands upon them seeing they leave them as they were before for the gifts of the Spirit do not follow now therefore it is but like a dead form where there is no life nor power as in other forms 5 We come now to the fifth thing that was to be left which was of Resurrection from the dead but this cannot be meant the Resurrection of the body which shall be at the end of all time when the Son shall give up the kingdom to the Father and God shall be all in all c. for that shall be the highest perfection that ever creatures shall enjoy therefore the expectation of this Resurrection and the Doctrine thereof shall not be left behinde for we cannot leave the highest perfection behinde and so wait for a higher the word written is cleer for this that this Resurrection is to be earnestly expected and waited for of all that have good hope hereof through the grace of God revealed in them as in Act. 24. 15 16 Phil. 3. 11 12 20. 1 Cor. 15. 1 Thes 4. 13 14 15 16 17 18. Matth. 22. 30 31 32. with many more Now the Apostle bids us here leave these Doctrines and go on to perfection but we are always to wait for the perfection we shall have in the Resurrection for we cannot be past the Resurrection and perfection before we come to it Therefore this is not the Resurrection we are to leave waiting for and go on unto perfection because perfection is here and we are not come to it nor have not yet attained unto it therefore not gone past it nor have we yet been in it nor taken it up nor left it behinde us But now let us consider what Resurrection the Apostle doth here exhort the Hebrews to leave the expectation of and the waiting for the fulfilling It is the Resurrection of Christ from the dead this was the Resurrection that was then past and therefore the people had no ground to look for it to come and therefore they were to leave that Doctrine which did hold forth the Resurrection of Christ to come and they as well as we now were exhorted to look upon the work of Christ perfectly done and Christ risen and become the first fruits unto God c. for there was no perfection of the work till Christ was risen and if Christ had never risen the work had never been perfected but we had still been in our sin 1 Cor. 15. 14. 17 Rom 4. 25. Act. 2. 31. Col. 1. 14 15 18 c. Now if we should wait for this Resurrection any longer we are antichrists with a witness and take Christ for a deceiver as the old Jews did 6 Lastly We come now to speak of eternal judgement that was to be left and here also we must take heed we do not mistake as in the rest of these Doctrines Now as Christ had undertaken to encounter with eternal judgement and had tryed the utmost what the judgement of God could inflict upon him and had born all and satisfied God and so conquered several judgements due to sin and subdued sin death and hell and all enemies that were against us and was risen in token of a full victory over all Now the people were no longer to wait and look for this great work to be done by Christ in time to come but look upon Christ risen and glorifyed and having finished this great work of eternal judgement and so to leave that Doctrine which declared it to come and look upon it perfectly done waiting for the effect of it even the destruction of sin in them But in this sense we are to wait for eternal judgement still which is the effect of Christs conquering eternal judgement and this is the final destruction of the body of sin rooting out and destroying all sin and evil in the elect of God for whstm he hath destroyed and overcome judgement sin death and hell and all enemies And now though we are in Christ more then conquerers yet we see not all enemies destroyed in our own selves yet but we are still in expectation of the destruction of sin and death which is the last enemy that shall be destroyed and so though eternal judgement

work of Spirit Baptisme wherein the Commission of Christ is fulfilled according to the clear testimony of the Commission it self Acts 11. 15 16 17 18. 1. Here is Peters preaching the Gospel according to his Commission he had received of Jesus Christ 2. Here is the spirit falling on the People as Christ had promised saying Ye shall be baptised with the holy spirit 3. Here is Peters remembring the words of the Lord with his Testimony what it was That John baptised with water but they should be baptised with the Spirit 4. Upon this great work of the spirit wrought on the people here is Peters Apology that seeing God had in his ministry baptised the Gentiles with the Baptisme of the spirit as they were at the beginning that he could not withstand God 5. Here is the Testimony of those brethren that came with Peter who were eye-witnesses of this great work of God upon the Gentiles Then they held their peace and glorified God saying then hath God also unto the Gentiles granted Repentance unto life But now carnall reason and ignorance will object against the Baptisme of the Eternall spirit in this place and it will be this that the Baptisme of the spirit is here meant onely of the Baptisme of gifts v. 17. But though I intend to answer all objections that are against this clear truth that I do at present know of in my following Discourse yet I must here answer thus for I am not to seek of this how men that stand upon carnall and fleshly and traditionall observations of the things of God how they will object against the clear truth to uphold their own carnall principles ends and interests but the truth will manifest it self to their shame that so oppose it And for answer to this Objection I desire to go no further than the clear Testimony of the Truth it self For answer to this Objection let us observe the Testimony of the 14. and 18 verses of this 11 Chapter In v 14. we have recorded that the words Peter was to speak should be instrumentall for the saving of the man and all his house Now there was more in the words of salvatio than the Baptisme of Gifts as men do imagine for in the words of salvation there was the great myste●y of God opened unto weak creatures and these words were so effectuall through the opera●ion of the eternall spirit that they were effectuall for the saving the man and his whole house from sinne and all unrighteousnesse and for the turning the man and his family from darknesse to light from sin to God for opening their blind eyes and washing them in the bloud of the Lamb and pouring forth the pure waters of life upon their souls washing and cleansing them from all unrighteousnesse sin and filthinesse and bringing forth in them the pure and holy nature of God in their hearts souls and spirits this and all else whatsoever is included in salvation is here by the Apostles ministry made effectuall in them according to the Commission which was to baptise them into the name of Father Son and Spirit and this is the substance of Spirit-Baptisme and is infinitely more than is imagined by those who think the Baptisme of the spirit to consist barely in visible gifts as they say given in an invisible manner or how they please to wrest the Testimony of Spirit Baptisme to maintain their own ends opinions and carnall conceits for the setting up of self c. But may not Gods whole work in his people be called a gift or gifts and in v. 18. It is recorded that those believing Jews that came with Peter when they saw the great work of God wrought upon the Gentiles that then they held their peace and glorified God saying then hath God also unto the Gentiles granted Repentance unto life They did not lay the Substance of the great effect of Peters ministry upon the receiving of visible gifts but that God had granted unto them repentance unto life in which as we said before is contained the whole work of salvation wrought in them 1. And here let us observe 1. Christs Commission Go teach all Nations baptising them into the name of the Father Son and Spirit 2. Christs promise Ye shall be baptised with the Spirit Acts 1. 4. 3. Peters obeying the Commission in preaching the Gospel unto the Gentiles 4. The promise following they are baptised with the Spirit and Peter here remembers the promise 5. Here is the substance of Christs Baptisme declared which was the effect of Peters preaching even salvation and Repentance unto life Here is clear testimony enough to satisfie those that look upon truth singly in it self and that are not baptised with Traditions Forms and Opinions of men So here we have one clear Testimony from the word it self of the fulfilling the great Ordinance of Spirit-Baptisme ordained and given forth by him who had all power in heaven and in earth and fulfilled by the same power from on high which was present in the Apostles Ministry according to his promise Matth. 28. 20. for the accomplishing this great work Secondly we have another clear Testimony of the accomplishing the great work of Spirit-Baptisme upon the Romanes c. 6. v. 3 4 5 6. In the beginning of the Chapter the Apostle answers a common Objection that men bring against the free Grace of God shed abroad in his peoples hearts Shall we sin that grace may abound saith he God forbid and presently he reasons out the point saying How shall we that are dead to sin live any longer therein And v. 3. He shews how we came to be dead to sin it was by being baptised into the death of Christ and v. 4. We are buried by this Baptisme into death but what death death to sinne we are now dead to sin I hope no man is so simple as to think that baptising men into materiall water can kill sin in them or make them dead unto sin And v. 5. We have the Apostle declaring the businesse so plain that he that can see though but dimly yet he may see what the Apostles meaning is for saith he If we have been planted together in the likenesse of his death we shall be also in the likenesse of his Resurrection Here the Apostle calls this Baptisme planting into Christs death and is materiall water think you of any force at all to plant us into the death of Christ Let those who are truly partakers of the power of Christs deathin their own souls which destroy the life and power of sinne in themselves let such I say come forth and witnesse to this truth whether sin be destroyed in them by being baptised into the power and vertue of Christs death or whether sin be destroyed in them by any outward washing And again v. 6. this is a thing known to believers that our old man is crucified with Christ and it is for this end that the whole body of sin might be destroyed