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A20358 A discription of what God hath predestinated concerning man in his [brace] creation, transgression, & regeneration : as also an answere to Iohn Robinson, touching baptisme. Murton, John. 1620 (1620) STC 6773; ESTC S768 92,942 190

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indeed is much alledged for infants Baptisme but what truth there is in it will easily appeare The force of th'Apostles argument is to the belieuers in Corinthus If your Children in your owne iudgement be holy and you doe not put them away when you are conuerted to the Faith but vse them still as your children to all those vses whereto children are appointed then may you keepe your Wiues being holy they being of a nearer naturall bond then your Children and vse them still as your Wiues to all those vses whereto they are appointed This appeares in Vers 14 in these wordes Else were your Children vncleane but now they are holy as if hee should say If your vnbeleeuing Wiues were not holy then your children were not holy but you make no question of your children and therfore your wiues are holy much more for so these words shew Else were your Children vncleane but now are they holy Holinesse in Scripture is taken two wayes 1. Either when a person or thing is sanctified or set apart from the Common or prophane vse vnto the seruice of God Exod. 35.2 16.23 as was the Saboth day sanctified to the Lord as was Israell * Leuit. 20 26. Exod 13.2 or 2. When a person or thing is set apart or sanctified to the beleeuer * 1 Tim. 4.5 Tit. 1.15 Thus is the vnbeleeuing Wife holy and thus are the Children holy and not otherwise There is now no sanctification to God of a person but such as whose harts are purified by Faith in CHRIST IESVS * Act. 15.9 1. Cor. 12. 1 Pet. 1 16.2● c. Now the Apostle saith The beleeuing man is holy and the vnbeleeuing wife is holy or sanctified now the question is whether the Children are holy as the beleeuer or as the vnbeleuer If as the beleeuer as they say then are they seperated from cōmon vses in which they were vsed and are set now apart to Gods vse and can testifie that their hearts are purified by Faith But if their holines be as the vnbeleeuers as we say thē are they clean to the vse of the beleeuer as his vnbeleeuing Wife is not otherwise Further th'Apostle doth not say Else were your Infants vncleane c. but else were your Children vncleane but now they are holy so that all the Children of beleeuers though of age and vnbeleeuers are as holy by this place as Infants and then we would know how vnbeleeuing Children can be holy if not as the vnbeleeuing Wife is holy that is to the vse of their Parents in the duties of relation Therefore to conclude If their argument be good they that are holy must be Baptised then vnbeleeuers whether Wiues or Children aswell as Infants must be Baptised for the Apostle affirmeth they are holy Ereu. Another obiection they haue the Scriptures of the new Testament maketh mention of two Baptismes one is called Iohns Baptisme or the Baptisme with Water of which all were partakers that came for it euen Infants and none were reiected the other is called Christs Baptisme which is peculier to the Elect onely Odeg. Wee reade in the Scripture of more Baptismes then 2. as the Baptisme of affliction * Mat. 20.22 and so there are .3 Baptismes and all are Christs but we will speake of the two former and first of Iohns Some pretend Iohns Baptisme was onely washing with water the filth of the Flesh and altogether without the Spirit which is vaine to imagine For it is most apparant that the Apostles had the Spirit of God before they had Christs Baptisme Act. 2. As Math. 16. proues it double for none can say that Iesus is the Lord but by the holy Ghost * 1 Cor. 12.3 But Peter in the name of them all confessed IESVS to be the Lord And Christ saith Not Flesh and blood but the Father reuealed it to him * Ioh. 16.30 Also it is said they all beleeued also on them all he breathed and said Receiue the holy Ghost * Ioh. 20.22 All which was before the Baptisme Act. 2. Againe Faith is the guift of the * 1 Cor. 12.9 Spirit which the Samaritanes and Ephesians had before they receiued that Baptisme of Christ the holy Ghost and Fire * Act. 8. 19. chap. In short wee read that Appollos had the Spirit of God plenteously and yet knew but the Baptisme of Iohn onely * Act. 18.25 And againe Christ sent forth the 12. to Preach the Gospell to heale the Sicke to clense the Leapers to cast out Deuils and said freely yee haue receiued freely giue * Math. 10. After the 70. were sent and subdued Deuils * Luk. 10. c. All which they could not doe without Gods Spirit If any obiect that the holy Ghost was not giuen because Iesus was not yet glorified * Ioh. 7.39 wee answer this is the Baptisme the holy Ghost and Fire we are in the second place to speake of Secondly Christs Baptisme the holy Ghost and Fire was prophesied of by Iohn * Math. 3. promised by Christ * Ioh. 14.16 Act. 1.5 and performed first vpon the Apostles 2. Vpon the Samaritanes by the hands of the Apostles Act. 2. Act. 8. 3. Vpon Cornelius and his houshold as vpon the Apostles at the first If any aske what this Baptisme was Act. 10.44 11.15.16 Peter answers them It was the fulfilling of Ioels Prophesie to confirme the ministerie of the Gospell at the beginning * Heb. 2.3 Againe this Baptisme was not so cōmon no not in the Primitiue Church as Iohns Baptisme and the Baptisme of afflictions for imediatly to speake with tongues c. was peculiar vnto some then * 1. Cor. 12.30 and is not now to be expected of any but to shew repentance of sinne Math. 3.6 Act. 2.41 Act. 8.12.13 37. and Faith in Christ was required of euery one comming for Baptisme with water to Iohn to Peter to Phillip and others so also the other Baptisme of afflictions All that will liue Godly in Christ Iesus must be Baptised with * Mark 10.39 2 Tim. ● 12. Two of these 3. is common to all the Saincts the third now not to be expected of any and therfore if that were onely Christs Baptisme Act. 2. no man now can receiue it I haue the largelier spoken of this because they are vsually so confounded together Ereu. Another place they alledge which is 1. Cor. 10.1 c. The Israelites were Baptised vnto Moses c. where were many Infants with their Parents Odeg. This place is exceedingly misconceiued being brought to proue Infants baptisme I will take a little paines therfore to open and explaine the place In the calling of this Baptisme all may see the drift and meaning of the holy Ghost not that Moses did at all wash them with water in the Cloude and Sea but th'Apostle writing to the Saincts at Corinth exhorted them among other things