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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B09923	An epistle concerning baptism. [occai]sionally written upon the sight [of] two treatises published by Thomas James father of a Presbyterian congre[ga]tion at Ashford in Kent : who [ha]th reflected upon the baptized [C]hristians / [by] [W]illiam Russell.	Russel, William.	1696 (1696)	Wing R2357B; ESTC R187283	23,383	34

the Apostles and first ●●●isters of Christ pursuant to that Commission And 〈◊〉 these in their Order 1st Therefore let us examine who they were that John 〈◊〉 admit to his Baptism The first Syllable we read of its being practised is in 〈◊〉 3. by John the Dipper so called by the Evangelist 〈◊〉 Eminentiae as being the Beginner of that Holy Ordinance where we have an Account in Ver. 2. what Do●●●ne he preached before he baptized Repent ye for the ●●●●dom of Heaven is at hand And in ver 5. Then went out 〈◊〉 Jerusalem and all Judea and all the Region round a●●● Jordan Ver. 6. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 were plunged of him into Jordan confessing their Sins 〈◊〉 Hebrew word also is Vaitabelu and were dipped c. Upon this I shall observe some things and so pass it 1. That those he baptized were Adult Persons and 〈◊〉 Infants for they went out to him 2. That they were penitent Persons such that confes●●● their Sins 3. That no others were admitted to his Baptism For in ver 7. it 's said But when he saw many of the P●●risees and Sadduces come to his Baptism he said unto the● 〈◊〉 Generation of Vipers who hath warned you to flee from 〈◊〉 Wrath to come Bring forth therefore Fruits meet for Repent 4. That no Birth-Privileges will entitle any Person 〈◊〉 that Holy Ordinance without Repentance For the Baptist tells them in ver 9. Think not to 〈◊〉 within your selves We have Abraham to our Father 〈◊〉 in ver 10. now also the Ax is laid to the Root of the Tr●● therefore every Tree i. e. every Person which bringeth 〈◊〉 forth good Fruit is hewen down and cast into the Fire And to inform them more fully of the Nature of 〈◊〉 Commission and the Qualifications of the Subjects 〈◊〉 further saith I indeed baptize you with Water unto or 〈◊〉 the Original hath it upon Repentance Which agrees most exactly with the Design of Jo●● Ministry he being to make ready a People prepared 〈◊〉 the Lord Repentance being a necessary Qualification without which they could not be admitted thereunto But some may query How I prove they were to believe as well as repent I answer in the words of the Apostle Paul Acts 19. ●● John verily did baptize with the Baptism of Repentance say●● unto the People That they should believe on him which sho●●● come after him that is on Christ Jesus From all which it appears beyond dispute That 〈◊〉 little Infants were the Subjects of John's Baptism For 1. They could not come from Jerusalem to the River●● Jordan and desire to be baptized 2. Nor could they confess their Sins 3. Nor yet be able to understand his Preaching with 〈◊〉 Nature and Design of his Baptism 4. Nor lastly could they be expected to bring fo●●● Fruits worthy amendment of Life All which agrees only to Adult Persons they can ●●pent they can believe in Christ they can confess th●● sinful Deeds and come to tender themselves for Baptism as all those did whom John baptized which things ●●tle Infants are not capable to perform Therefore Petent Believers and not Infants were the right and o● proper Subject of John's Baptism 2ly I shall consider the grand Commission of our Lord Mat. 28.18 19 20. And Jesus came and spake unto them ●●ing All Power is given to me in Heaven and in Earth Go 〈◊〉 therefore and teach all Nations baptizing them in the Name of 〈◊〉 Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost Teaching 〈◊〉 to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you ●●●o I am with you alway even unto the End of the World ●●em That the Gospel of Matthew was written in Hebrew 〈◊〉 I have touched above I find it to be the Opinion of ●●●ers Men eminently Learned And among others Hie●●● in the Life of this Evangelist saith M●tthaeus qui 〈◊〉 Levi ex publicano Apostolos primus in Judaea propter eos qui 〈◊〉 Circumcisione credidernt Evangelium Christi Hebraicis literis ●●●bisque composuit And further notes In quo animadverten●●● quod ubicumque Evangelista sive ex persona sua sive ex ●●●●ona Domini Salvatoris veteris Scripturae testimoniis utitur 〈◊〉 sequatur Septuaginta translatorum autoritatem sed Hebraicis Here you see he tells us That the Gospel of Christ 〈◊〉 Matthew for the sake of those of the Circumcision 〈◊〉 believed was written in Hebrew Words and Hebrew ●●●ters And that he every-where in his Quotations out 〈◊〉 the Old Testament followed the Hebrew and not the ●●●p●uagint Translation In Mr. William Robertson's Hebrew New Testament I 〈◊〉 these words between the 18th and 19th Verses which do not find in any Greek Copy 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And as my Father hath sent me even so also I send you Go 〈◊〉 therefore c. I pray observe in what a solemn manner our Saviour be●●●●s this Commission 1. By declaring his own Authority All Power in Heaven 〈◊〉 Earth is given to me 2. The Fulness of that Authority he gave to his Apo●●●es As the Father hath sent me even so also I send you He then comes to give forth the Commission it self as in 〈◊〉 19th and 20th Verses The first thing in this Commission is this Christ commands them to make Disciples by their Ministry The Word that is translated Teach is in the Hebrew 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Velamedu it signifies to make Disciples by teaching for the Root is Lamad he learned And from thence is formed the Heemantique Noun Talmid a Scholar or Disciple one that hath learned The plain meaning therefore is That they were first to make Disciples by their Ministry and after that to baptize them If we also examine the Greek Copy we shall find it to agree with the Hebrew 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 That word upon which the whole Stress of the Argument depends is Matheteusate which signifies to make Disciples The Learned render Mathetes a Scholar a Disciple and Matheteuo to be a Scholar or Disciple And upon this word in this place the Greek Lexicon renders it to make Disciples But if Mr. James will not believe our Lexicographers I can give him the Opinion of all the Translators of the New Testament for it who have rendred it so in a multitude of Places and so far as I have found in every place where the word is used except only in this Commission and here for some Reason best known to themselves instead of Disciples they have only rendred it Teach And that which is most remarkable they have five times in this Chapter rendred it Disciples till they came to the 19th Verse and there only it must be rendred teach as in ver 7 8 9 13 and 16. And in John 4.1 2. Jesus made and baptized more Disciples than John but his Disciples in both which the same word is used And I pray observe the Order of the words They were first made Disciples and afterwards baptized as a prerequisite to fit