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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

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

the ministry of the Spirit in Gospel-times is set forth by a spirituall water-washing cleansing c. and the ministry of the spirit is a spirituall washing of spirituall water by the word as we have clear Testimony from the word written in the Scriptures suitable to the word written in the hidden man of the heart the work of God alone See John 4. 14. But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of living water springing up into everlasting life c. Here Christ takes the woman off from all carnal and outward observations of the spirituall waters of his spirituall Kingdome and sets her a looking after the true waters of life that flows out from the Fountain of life Again John 3. 5. Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit he cannot enter into the Kingdome of God But materiall water hath no place in bringing forth a new birth for Christ saith That which is born of the flesh is flesh and that which is born of the Spirit is Spirit but it is unpossible mat●riall water can bring forth any part of the new birth but if they were old creatures before and dipped or sprinckled with earthly water they are so still It is onely the Heavenly water that hath force to wash away sin and to bring forth the new birth in us as those can witnesse that have this heavenly birth brought forth in them and are washed with pure water of Life Sixthly We have another Testimony of the Baptisme of Christ in the Epistle to the Colossians that they were made partakers of the Baptisme of Christ 1. Col. 2. 12. in vers 8. The Apostle bids them beware of Philosophy vain deceits the traditions of men the rudiments or Elements of the world c. and is not water-Baptisme an Element of this world among the rest as a tradition or carnall Ordinance c. as we may see v. 20 21 22 23. 2. V. 9. The Apostle sets forth Christ to be the onely substance that we ought to look after For in him dwelleth all the substance of the Godhead bodily and all fullnesse being in him see in the next place what doth follow 3. Ye are compleat in him which is the head of all principalities and powers our compleatnesse consists in Christs being in us and our being in him and no part of our compleatnesse can consist in any of the Elements of this world therefore not in being thrown into the Element of water 4. V. 11. He takes them off from that ancient and honorable Ceremony of Circumcision in the flesh and sets them a looking into the Substance which was the Circumcision made without hands and this was the putting off the body of sinnes of the flesh by the Circumcision of Christ which is spirituall for nothing but Spirit can destroy Flesh 5. Having now set forth the true Circumcision which is truly spirituall he comes now to set forth the true and substantiall Baptisme which also is truly spirituall vers 12. buried with him in Baptisme wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God who hath raised him from the dead c. Now we are not onely buried with Christ in Baptisme but in this Baptisme we are also risen with Christ wherein also ye are risen with Christ but wee may be buried under earthly water and yet never risen with Christ therefore this cannot be the Baptisme here spoken of but in the following words we have the power of God set forth by which this is done even the faith of the operation of God who hath raised Christ from the dead He that hath raised Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortall bodies Here is still relation to the Resurrection of Christ Now we know that after Christ was risen from the dead then all power in heaven and in earth was given unto him of God the Father for the gathering in of his Church that he had redeemed out of every Kingdome People and Nation c. and this was the effect of the Commission Mat 28. Baptising them into the name of Father Son and Spirit So here as the Apostle takes off the Colossions from looking after Circumcision in the flesh so he also takes them off from looking after the Baptisme of water that was but fleshly or in outward washing And as he takes them off from all types and outward resemblances which were in use before the substance came so no● he sets forth the substance which is the Baptisme of the Spirit by which they were baptised into Christ and so made partakers of the power and vertue of Christs death and resurrection in which Baptism they were made partakers of the f●●lnesse of God and so were compleat in Christ who is the expresse image and glory of the Father And thus we are buried with Christ in Baptisme and By vertue hereof we are raised from a dead state of sin and evill unto a new life by being baptised into the power of Christs death and resurrection and the power and vertue hereof operating in our souls and spirits changeth and transforms us into the image and likenesse of the Lord Jesus Christ and so the new nature is brought forth in us and we are born from above of water and the Spirit not of flesh and bloud nor of fleshly forms as the world and carnall Church is for it is nothing but Spirit and spirituall waters that can bring forth the spirituall birth in us That which is born of the Spirit is Spirit and nothing but the Spirit Baptisme can baptise us into Christ and his fullnesse for water-baptisme cannot make us partakers of his fullnesse we can onely have unity in a form in this but not unity in the fullnesse of Christ that i● onely to be had in Spirit and Spirit Baptisme Unity in forms m●kes outside Christians but unity in Christ and the eternall nature in him makes Christians indeed not onely in name but also in nature not in word onely but in power not onely outwardly but in the inward man Seventhly We have another Testimony how Paul and other believers came to be partakers of the goodnesse of God in eternall salvation after they had lived an evil life in the world before it is in Titus 3 4 5. but after that the kindnesse and love or pity of God our Saviour toward man appeared not by works of righteousnesse which we have done but according to his mercy he saved us by the washing of Regeneration and renewing of the holy Spirit which he shed in us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour c. 1. Here is the kindnesse of God toward man appearing 2. This love of God to us is not from our works of righteousnesse 3. But it is of meere mercy that God doth save us 4. Here is the means set forth whereby God doth save us and that is

divine power and that God doth accomplish this great work by means this we do also affirm And to this end Christ gave his Apostles a Commission to go forth in the strength of power from on high and teach all Nations and in this Ministery they were instruments in the hand of God to sprinkle the name of God upon the people c. their very Ministery being power from on high for they were not to go forth till they had received power from on high Luke 24. 49. Act. 1. 4 5 8. And so as instruments inabled by all power in heaven and earth they went forth in the Ministery of the Spirit and in this spiritual administration God made them instruments to baptize men into the Name of God the power of God being present in their Ministery for the accomplishing of this great work and so though it be the work of God alone to baptize with the Spirit yet when it pleaseth God to pour out his spirit in such a way and by such means for the effecting so great a work and to give out such treasure in earthen vessels that the power glory and praise may be of God alone what is man that he should oppose it or deny it Oh man remember thou art in the hand of thy Maker as the clay is in the hand of the potter and God hath made his Ministers a savour of life unto some and a savor of death unto others and who is sufficient for these things None but those whose sufficiency is of God alone 3 The same power that enables men to turn men from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God the same power doth enable men to baptize with the spirit and we do read Act. 26. 18. that God sent Paul to turn men from darkness to light c. and why then not to baptize with the Spirit for it is alike unpossible for men to do the one as the other by their own power and if you will deny the one then you may as well deny the other and so turn the truth into a lie but let God be true and every man a lyar who is opposer of truth 4 Paul declares that he had in Jesus Christ begotten the Corinthians through the Gospel Paul was here an instrument in the power of Jesus Christ to beget sons and daughters unto God and so he was their Father in Christ in the Spirit and in the Gospel the Ministery of the Spirit 1 Cor. 4. 15. and why then not to baptize men into the name of God which consists in all good as well as to beget them unto God what difference can you make here here Seeing the substance is all one 5 We have another proof of the mighty effect of the Apostles Ministery 2 Cor. 3. 2 3 Ye are our Epistle written in our hearts known and read of all men Ye are manifestly declared the Epistle of Christ ministred by us written not with ink but with the spirit of the living God not in tables of stone but in the fleshly tables of the heart Observe here first the Corinthians were an Epistle written by the Apostles Secondly they were manifestly declared to be the Epistle of Christ Thirdly Ministred by the Apostles Fourthly written by the Spirit of the living God in the hearts of the people Here it is cleer that God made men instruments through the power and operation of the eternal Spirit for the writing of the Law of the spirit of life upon their hearts and so herein is the great Gospel-promise fulfilled in this Ministery of writing the Laws of God in his peoples hearts and putting his Spirit in them and causing them to walk in his ways all this is fulfilled by instruments in the hand of divine power and this agreeth with spirit-baptism exactly 5 But that things may be cleared in plain words consider Eph. 5. 26. here is washing mentioned and it is by the word and this hath exact relation to the Commission Matt. 28. the Apostles had Commission to preach to the world and in their Ministery to baptize the Nations into the name of God And here is declared that Christ useth the word in this great work of sanctifying clensing and purifying the Church that he might sanctifie and clense it with the washing of water by the word Now the Apostles were to preach the word and so in the Ministery of the word preached by the Apostles this great work of washing and clensing souls through the power of the eternal spirit was accomplished And so it is cleer to those that have eyes to see that the true Ministers of Jesus Christ who are indued with power from on hi●h they are made instruments in the hand of all power in heaven and earth for the effecting the great work of spirit-baptism wherein creatures are made partakers of the name and nature of God and so they are washed clensed sanctified and made pure and holy yea an habitation for the Lord of glory and so they are clensed with the washing of water by the Ministery of the word which is the Ministery of the spirit that giveth life and all good Obj. 18. This baptism spoke of in the Commission cannot be meant of spirit-baptism because the spirit is not given in a precept but in a promise and the Commission is a precept Go teach c. Answ 1. How is it possible men can be so ignorant that they cannot believe there is a promise in all power in heaven and earth and so blinde that they cannot see it or will not for if men could but see they might behold a promise in the Commission for he that gave them the Commission promised them to be with them always even unto the end And if he unto whom all power was given would be with them unto the end then sure a promise would be with them yea and more then a promise for all promises were with them and all power with them seeing he would be with them in whom all promises are Yea and Amen to the glory of God the Father 2 The Ministery they were to go forth in was the whole mystery of God op●ned to the sons of men in the depth and heighth and length and breadth of inf●nite and eternally rich grace and free love unto the sons of men wherein they should ●e ma●e partakers of eternal life and salvation in God And oh What blindness is here that cannot see a promise in the whole mystery of eternal love and salvation in God freely given and revealed unto men which is that dispensation wherein God doth bring his people out of the ways of the wo●ld into the possession and enjoyment of himself in light and love 3 Christ who gave the Apostles a Commission to go and teach all Nations he also commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem till they had received the promise of the Father but to wait there till they were endued with power from on high Act. 1. 4 5 8.