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A85810 A treatise of baptisme: wherein is clearly proved the lawfulnesse and usefulnesse of believers baptisme; as also the sinfulnesse and vanity of infants baptisme. With many usefull instructions, concerning the same matter. Grounded upon Ephes. 4. 5. One lord, one faith, one baptisme. / By Robert Garner. Garner, Robert. 1645 (1645) Wing G263; Thomason E314_16; ESTC R200501 29,978 40

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a way of grace Arise and be baptized Thus we have the first witnesse speaking clearly plainly and fully to the matter Joh. 15.14 without any Deceitfulnesse Darknesse or inticeing words of Mans Wisedome The second witnesse agreeing with the former is the example of the Lord Jesus and of the Saints in Scripture who have walked before us in the paths of the Gospel We will set the Lord Jesus in the first place Matthew 3.13.14.15 Then commeth Iesus from Gallile to Iordan unto Iohn to be baptized of him but Iohn forbad him saying I have need to be baptized of thee and commest thou to me And Iesus answering said to him suffer it to be so now for thus it becommeth us to fulfill all righteousnesse Then he suffered him The Lord Jesus is herein an example to believers in those or the like respects first in his paines He travaileth from Gallile unto Iordan to be baptized He is willing to take paines to fulfill his Fathers will Secondly in his forwardnesse and that is implyed in the word then Then commeth Iesus That is when Iohn had entred upon the administration of baptisme Then when the worke was now in hand commeth Iesus He doth not delay but makes haste to fulfill the will of his Father Thirdly in his humility He cometh to Iohn He disdaineth not nor neglecteth the Ordinance of God although to be administred to him by one much inferiour to himselfe Fourthly in his holy and firme resolution He breaks through all oppositions which did lye in his way to hinder him in his Obedience to his Fathers will Iohn forbad him But the Lord Iesus overcomes that opposition with this consideration that it is an act of righteousnesse and therefore it behoveth or becommeth him to fulfill the same To his example we shall add the practise of the Saints in Scripture Acts. 2.41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized Acts. 8.12.13 But when they believed Philips preaching the things concerning the Kingdome of God and the Name of Iesus Christ they were baptized both men and Women Then Simon himselfe believed also and was baptized And verses 36.37.38 of the same chapter the Eunuch said see here is water what doth hinder me to be baptized And Philip said if thou believest with all thine heart thou mayest And he answered and said I believe that Iesus Christ is the Sonne of God Then they went into the water both Philip and the Eunuch and he baptized him Acts 9.18 After that the Lord Iesus had appeared in a way of Grace to Saul and had sent him to Anamas It is said He received sight forthwith and arose and was baptized Acts. 18.8 Many of the Corinthians hearing believed and were baptized And we reade further of foure housholds of believers who were baptized Lydia and her houshold Acts 16.14 15. The Iaylor and his houshold vers 33 34. of the same Chapter Crispus and his house Acts 18.8 The houshold of Stephanas 1 Cor. 1.16 Now if some shall yet continue to say as many have already spoken upon their own imagination that it is probable there were Infants in the houshold of Lydia as well as them of grown yeares and therefore Infants were baptized as well as them I give this twofold answer to wit First there is but one baptisme of water one in respect of that One Lord who hath commanded it and one in respect of that one subject to wit believers such as make profession of one faith upon whom onely that One Lord hath commanded it to be administred And therefore we may boldly affirm that upon the same ground Lydia was baptized upon the same ground also her houshold was baptized that was upon their diligent attention and subjection unto the Gospell which Paul preached And how this will agree with Infants let the wise judge Secondly it is much safer and more agreeable to the rule of heavenly wisedome and godly equitie to interpret this one Scripture wherein there is some seeming darknesse and yet but seeming by other clear Scriptures of the like nature rather then to intangle and lose our selves and wrong the Testimony of the Lord Iesus with our own imaginations Let us then compare spirituall things with spirituall Let us try the baptisme of Lydia and her houshold by the baptisme of those other three housholds mentioned above The Iaylor and his houshold who were baptized were such to whom Paul and Silas did speak the word of the Lord Acts 16.32 and such as believed and rejoyced in God vers 34. He rejoyced and believed in God with all his house And of Crispus and his houshold it is said Acts 18.8 Crispus believed on the Lord with all his house and they were baptized And the houshold of Stephanas whom Paul baptized 1 Cor. 1.16 He witnesseth of them in the 16. chapter of this Epistle vers 15. they were the first fruits of Achaia and have addicted themselves to the ministery of the Saints Now whether any of these Scriptures teach to us either directly or by way of consequence the baptism of Infants let the wise judge And doubtlesse Lydia and her houshold will speak as little for that baptisme for such as were these housholds such was Lydia and her houshold also 1 Cor. 11.1 Thus we have the second witnesse agreeing with the former as the Lords witnesses alwayes do speaking clearly plainly and fully to the matter also And in the mouth of these two witnesses we have the second and third general heads clearly and fully proved to wit Baptisme is an Ordinance of the Lord Iesus which he hath given and commanded as properly and peculiarly belonging unto believers disciples or repentant ones And this Testimony which is from heaven shall stand immoveable against the imaginary and counterfeit testimony of all gain-sayers If we receive the witnesse of men the witnesse of God is greater That which I have said for the clearing and proving of these two generall heads Instruction is usefull to instruct us concerning the necessitie of believers baptisme some say it is of no necessitie And they charge us that we put a greater necessity upon it then is meet To such I may answer Of what necessitie is any of Gods Ordinances For what necessitie there is of others the same necessitie there is of this And truly we put no greater necessitie upon it then the Lord Iesus himself hath put upon it Now I conceive there is a threefold necessitie which the Lord hath put upon this as upon other Ordinances First it is of necessitie to obey the Lord in this as in all other Ordinances Secondly it is of necessitie to shew forth the praise and honour of the Lord in this as in all other Ordinances Thirdly it is of necessitie to seek the face and strength and blessing of Christ in this as in all other Ordinances That the Lord Iesus hath commanded it to believers and in that respect therefore it is necessary I have already proved And that