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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39051	Plain and exquisite Scripture-proof, that St. John Baptist and the blessed Apostles, and all the primitive baptizers, did baptize by sprinkling, or pouring water upon the person or persons they baptized, and not by dipping the person into water ... also some observations upon Mr. Keach's reflections upon my late treatise, intituled, Plain and express Scripture proofs, that John Baptist did as certainly baptize infants in the church of the Jews as the adult, with the confirmation of the truth reflected against by him / by Joshua Exell ...	Exell, Joshua.	1693 (1693)	Wing E3857; ESTC R15010	107,024	64

〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hath the same signification and also in those Texts where Christ's baptizing with the Holy Ghost is spoken ●f and the same thing intended and how would it have overturned John's Baptism from being a Sign and Representation of Christ's Baptism with the Holy Ghost And if it had not been a Sign why should John mention and foretell Christ's baptizing them with the Holy Ghost To deny it to be a Sign is to deny the nature of the Ordinance and cut it off from being a Seal of the certainty of Christ's coming and baptizing with the Holy Ghost And if it be not a Sign of Christ's baptizing with the Holy Ghost how can it be a Sign of burying with Christ Can it be a sign of our partaking of any thing of the benefits of Christ's death if it be denyed as a sign in its nature And a sign of our partaking of the Spirit of Christ by whom all these things are made ours and communicated to us as the only agent thereof all the Gifts and Graces thereof being the fruits of Christ's Death and Resurrection Tit. 2.14 1 Pet. 3.21 Gal. 5.27 If John's Baptism had not been a sign of Christ's baptizing with the Holy Ghost how would his administration have consisted with Christ's commendation of John's Ministry for clearness beyond all the Prophets that were before him Matth. 11.6 7 8 9 10. Luke 7.19 20 26. How would it have been darker than Moses's Signs Psalm 51.6 7. and how would it have consisted with the peoples commendation of John for speaking Truth of Christ in all that he spake of him his Baptism was a moral discovery of Christ and his Baptism John 10.40 41 4● The Holy Ghost does call the external Baptism A Figure Sign or Type 1 Pet. 3.21 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Exemplar Heb. 9.24 Similis formae it signifieth a Figure by its similitude or likeness representing some what as the Ancients did call the Bread and Wine in the Lords supper figures of the Body and Blood of Christ. It signifieth the truth it self by a similitude or certain analogy answering to the Type or figure Typus alii typo respondens as the Tabernacle and Temple were Types Heb. 9.24 a figure is the relation or fashion that one thing hath with another Now if the holy Ghost saith that Baptism is a figure how dare any to deny it or do contrary and if they do will that make the ordinance null and void as to the Nature of it Is what men say or do a rule to be followed and Gods Ordinance and Word to be slighted And if it be a figure or type what must it be a type of must it be of salvation in heaven as happiness or of salvation from sin by grace in the work of the spirit of God upon the soul The holy Ghost mentioneth that as that which it is a type of the Answer of a good conscience by the resurrection of Jesus Christ 1 Peter 3.21 And this is the Baptizing with the holy Ghost Acts. 11.15 16 17 18. Acts 15.9 Titus 3.5.6 Heb. 10.22 And if it be thus written here is ground for Faith to believe and they that believe otherwise must believe without warrant Zech. 12.10 11. Joel 2.28 Isa 44.3 And besides all this How of necessity must this ordinance of external Baptism be a Sign being the great ordinance of Initiation and Discipling of members into the visible Church which makes it of as great Moment and weight as any divine sign whatsoever of the pouring out of the spirit of God upon the soul And also it must be a sign of that nature in as much as the Lords supper is such a sign and full representation of the death of Christ for the nourishment of souls after they are brought into the Church of God That is called a shewing of the Lords death till he come 1 Cor. 11.26 And what is there in the external parts of that ordinance of the Bread or Wine or what action of the Minister in preparation consecration or distribution or of the receiver but is a pertinent signification and a real and lively representation to us of what our state is by sin and what Christ hath done and suffered for poor sinners If any could prove that John Baptist did Baptize with water by dipping them into water which can never be done by the Bible by any mortal yet if it could be proved as clearly expresly and fully as it hath been proved that Christ did and does Baptize with the holy Ghost by sprinkling or pouring upon yet is not the proof that hath been produced of Christs Baptizing by sprinkling or pouring upon enough to warrant the practice of the Church of God in sprinkling Do not they do best that follow Christ and are not they in the safest way and are we not commanded to learn of Christ and follow Christ and to follow men only as they follow Christ 1 Cor. 11.1 If Baptizing with the spirit be Christs way to sprinkle or pour out his spirit upon them Do they err ●r can they offend that perform the sign which is external Baptism the same way that Christ performed the thing signified thereby Acts 2.2.3.4 5. Acts 11.15 16 17. Titus 3.5 6. Heb. 10.22 And can any deny i● unless they can prove External baptism not to be a S●gn And to do that they must gainsay the very expressions of the h●ly Ghost 1 Peter 3.21 Or prove that the filth of the body is more than the filth of the soul ei●her as to universality or deepness of Impression or deny that sprinkling cannot purge the soul or heart Heb. 10.22 and to deny the expression of the holy Ghost Or deny that they that were but sprinkled were not purged and so condemn Moses in all his Institutions of that kind and the Apostles assertions in Heb. 9.19 20 21 22. and make Davids prayer Impertinent and say that would not serve his turn if God did sprinkle him Psalm 51.6 7. and condemn the great Gospel promise Ezekiel 36.25 and Great Scripture Prophesie Isa 52.15 and gain●ay the title given to the blood of Christ that speaketh to all the general assembly Heb. 12.24 And except they can prove the predictions of the way and manner of Christs communications of the benefits of his death to many nations to be Impertinent and Insignificant as that which would never serve turn if he did do it Isa 52. And whatever soul can do this or undertake to gainsay these things I esteem it a great happiness to be kept from such a frame of spirit But after all this If any will or do Imagine that John did Baptize with water by dipping and did so intend when he said I indeed baptize you with water though it hath been proved that Christs Baptizing with the holy Ghost is by pouring upon or sprinkling with Then they must make this Divine sign first of all to be different from all signs of divine institution mentioned in the