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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	cloud_n	night_n	pillar_n	4,723	5	10.5941	5	true

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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

Salt in the Child's ●●th as they also do and give this Reason for it 〈◊〉 his Words may be with Grace seasoned with Salt And where is it forbidden to baptize your Cattle 〈◊〉 yet how ridiculous would it be so to do But perhaps 〈◊〉 James may pretend Scripture for it from his Inter●●tion of 1 Corinth 10.2 For all their Cattle of ●ich they left not a Hoof behind were under the Cloud 〈◊〉 all passed through the Sea and were all baptized unto Moses 〈◊〉 the Cloud and in the Sea The Word is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ●ich he leaves to Mr. Wells to interpret And I pray ask 〈◊〉 if this Word as here used in the passive Form may 〈◊〉 be read thus And they were all overwhelmed unto 〈◊〉 as they must needs be when the Cloud covered them 〈◊〉 the Waters were a Wall to them on the Right-hand ●●on the left So that you see here is the same Ground ●onclude their Cattle were all baptized as well as their 〈◊〉 Children But if the Word had been translated ●●●●whelmed who could have dreamt of a Baptism from 〈◊〉 Place But Mr. James will have it that there was a Multitude 〈◊〉 Children baptized by Moses and that it was done by ●●inkling also through the dropping of the Cloud and 〈◊〉 dashing of the Waters and that many learned Men ●●●bt not of it but hath not quoted one of them I am 〈◊〉 the Dutch Translators who were Presbyterians read 〈◊〉 thus Ende alle in Mosen Gedoopt Zin And they were ●●●●dipt unto Moses And all learned Men do tell us when 〈◊〉 speak as Scholars that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is mergo immergo 〈◊〉 how it comes to lose its Signification in this one 〈◊〉 I cannot imagine But I pray ask Mr. James these few things 1. Who told him there was Water in that Cloud For the Epistle of Jude ver 12. we read of Clouds without Water and we must remember that this Cloud 〈◊〉 Miracle 2. If it had Water who told him that it droppe● the Children of Israel whilest they past through 〈◊〉 Sea His ipse dixit will not do where the Scri●● silent 3. How came he to know that the Waters dash● them I cannot suppose that he was present to 〈◊〉 And if it be nowhere written 't is but an impr●● Guess But to leave off these trisling Fancies of Mr. James us see how it is written Exod. 14.21 The L●●d the Sea dry Land and the Waters were divided Ver. 22. And the Children of Israel went into the midst Sea upon the dry Ground and the Waters were a Wall unto on their Right-hand and on their Left Ver. 29. And they walked upon dry Land in the midst Sea Chap. 15.8 The Waters were gathered together Flood stood upright as an Heap and the Depths were co●●● in the Heart of the Sea Psalm 106.9 He rebuked the Red-sea also and it wa●●ed up so he led them through the Depths as through the ●●●derness Thus you see here is not one Word of Sprinkling of dashing the Water upon them As to the Cloud was no common Cloud but a Cloud that did const● attend them in their passage through the Wilderness Exod. 13.21 22. And the Lord went before them by D●●● Pillar of a Cloud c. He took not away the Pillar of Cloud by day nor the Pillar of Fire by night from 〈◊〉 the People See also Numb 14.14 Now if the W●●● were a Wall on each side and the Cloud covered th● then they must need be overwhelmed Psalm 105. He spread a Cloud for a Covering and Fire to give Light 〈◊〉 Night But not one Word of this Cloud 's having Wat●● it nor of its dropping upon them What Cause have to be cautious how you admit any thing for Truth upon Credit of your Teacher who can allow himself the ●●berty to talk at this loose Rate about sacred thi● Besides if this he to be understood of Baptism as an O● 〈◊〉 according to the Use of the Word in the New 〈◊〉 then I affirm according to Mr. James's 〈◊〉 if their Infants were baptized all their Cattle ●●wise baptized But I hope he will be ashamed 〈◊〉 at such an Exposition for besides all other Ab●●● that attend it Moses is hereby made the first ●●●er and not John the Baptist But I shall leave this 〈◊〉 to the third and last general Head That the Ordinance of Baptism is now in being 〈◊〉 is to continue to the End of the World 〈◊〉 28.20 Teaching them to observe all things what●● have commanded you and lo I am with you alway even 〈◊〉 End of the World 〈◊〉 this Ordinance of Baptism in Water being one ●●e things he hath commanded as in the Words ●●●ing then the Apostles were to teach all the suc●●● Churches to observe it they being to teach them ●●●e all things he had commanded them and to 〈◊〉 also the Promise of Christ's Presence is annexed until 〈◊〉 of the World The Ordinance it self is therefore ●●●inue till that time 〈◊〉 ●●des it was the Care of the Apostles not only to 〈◊〉 that present Age the Will of Christ but also to 〈◊〉 it continued to succeeding Ages see 2 Tim. 2.2 〈◊〉 Charge here to Timothy is The things which thou hast 〈◊〉 of me among many Witnesses the same commit thou to faith●● who shall be able to teach others also And our Lord 〈◊〉 to those faithful ones in Thyatyra Rev. 2.24 25. 〈◊〉 put upon you none other Burden But that which ye have 〈◊〉 hold fast till I come 〈◊〉 seeing we differ not about its Duration although 〈◊〉 about the Subjects and the right Manner of ad●●ring the same I shall add no more upon this Head 〈◊〉 been concerned with another sort of People I should 〈◊〉 thought my self obliged to have insisted more largely 〈◊〉 it 〈◊〉 beseech you consider what I have said for it is in 〈◊〉 Love to your Precious Souls that you may no longer be deceived by false Teachers who handle 〈◊〉 of God deceitfully But that you may come to 〈◊〉 the true Doctrine of the Gospel and imbrace 〈◊〉 which was once delivered to the Saints wh●● first spoken by the Lord himself and confirme 〈◊〉 and Wonders and divers Miracles and Gifts o● Spirit according to his own Will For there is but one Law-giver to the Chur●● him who is able to save and to destroy He● all things whatsoever he hath said unto you Footsteps of the primitive and Apostolick Chur●● that is the right Path and the good old Way 〈◊〉 in and ye shall find rest for your Souls Com● the Word that Christ hath spoken that shall the last Day The Lord help every one of joy the Light of the Glorious Gospel to be fo●● thereunto that so we may receive that blesled Well done good and faithful Servant enter thou into thy Lord. 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