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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31095	A brief and plain discovery of the falseness and unscripturalness of anabaptism as the same is now practised by those of that perswasion, w[here]in are plainly proved from God's word the five particulars here handled, that God's covenant with Abraham, Gen. 17.7. is the Covenant of grace whereby all God's elect are saved ... / by Ja. Barry, an unworthy minister of the Gospel.	Barry, James, fl. 1650-1702.	1699 (1699)	Wing B968; ESTC R34200	57,378	134

their Heterodox and Soul deluding Doctrines I find that when the Holy Ghost would express the Act of Dipping or Plunging into he doth it only by the Primitive 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 never by the Derivative 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that I can find For Proof whereof let those Scriptures Quoted by the Dr. himself in Page 11. be without prejudice lookt into and seriously weighed Rev. 19.13 He had his Vesture dipt in Blood Mat. 26.23 He that dippeth his hand with me in the Dish Luke 16.24 That he may dip the tip of his finger in Water And in John 13.26 it is saith the Dr. twice used 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Dipped 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and when he had Dipped Here in these places the Holy Ghost expresseth the A●t Dip or Plunge into by the Primitive 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but never by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Baptizo the Derivative Secondly again on the contrary when the Holy Ghost expresseth Baptism by washing he doth it by the Derivative 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but never by the Primitive 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Bapto For Proof hereof let the places of Scripture already quoted out of Leigh's Critica Sacra be consulted in all which places the Spirit speaks of Baptism but not a word of Dipping and that by the Derivative word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Baptizo never by the Primitive Bapto Seeing then it hath pleased the Holy Ghost to express Dipping or Plunging into by the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but never by the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Baptizo and that he hath expressed Baptism by the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but never by the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I think none but Fools or mad Men will blame me for resolving to believe the Holy Ghost in this matter before I believe Dr. Russel and all the human Testimonies he hath quoted to make good his Cause though he were able to quote a Million of Authors as Witty and Learned as his so much admired Servetus and Castellio The Premisses considered I hope the Dr. will not be displeased for making this fair and generous offer to him and all who espouse his Unscriptural Cause viz. that if he or they can shew such a solid and convincing reason as doth not contradict the Analogie of Faith why or wherefore the Holy Ghost should not in any of those Scriptures where he expresseth Dipping express Dipping by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Derivative but only by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Primitive and why he should not express Baptism in any of the places of Scripture above quoted by the Primitive 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Bapto but always by Baptizo in case both 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Primitive and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 its Derivative do signifie the very same thing viz. to Dip or Plunge under the Water And I do faithfully promise him to own my self mistaken and him to be herein in the right If he cannot I then hope his misguided Proselytes as well as himself will ingeniously own themselves mistaken and persist no longer in fighting against the truth of God From the difference between the two words in Letters Syllables and Sound as also from the Practice of the Holy Ghost in using both the words in the N. T I thus Argue Major If the words 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 do apparently differ in Letters Syllables and Sound and if the Holy Ghost do always express the Act of Dipping and Plunging by Bapto never by Baptizo and Baptism by Baptizo never by Bapto then the word Bapto must signifie to Dip and Plunge but never to Baptize and the word Baptizo must signifie to Baptize but never to Dip or Plunge under Water Assump But the words Bapto and Baptizo do apparently differ in Le●ters Syllables and Sound and the Holy Ghost doth always express the Act of Dipping or Plunging by Bapto never by Baptizo and Baptism by Baptizo never by Bapto Conclusion Ergo the word Bapto must signifie to Dip or Plunge but never to Baptize and the word Baptizo must signifie to Baptize but never to Dip or Plunge under Water Besides this Argument others shall be laid down to confirm this when I come to speak to his third viz. the Practice of the first Baptizers In the 2d place our Dr. will have Baptizing to be only by Dipping or Plunging the whole Body under Water The Proof he gives to make good his Assertion herein are those Metaphors used in Holy Scripture To represent it to our understanding he Instances in two in Page 8 viz Burial and Resurrection He tells his Reader there that our Lord Jesus hath not burdened us under the Gospel with a multitude of Ceremonies as it was in the Oeconomy of the Jews under the Legal Dispensation but only with some few and those very Significant this being a more Spiritual Dispensation Before I meddle in speaking to his Metaphors I ●ill take liberty to tell the World that al●eit Christ doth not burden us with a multitude of Ceremonies now as under the Oeconomy of the Jews under the Legal Dispensation yet this one Ceremonie of Baptism will prove a heavier Yoke to Believers now then Circumcision with all the whole Body of Ceremonies appertaining to that Legal Dispensation in case it must be Administred by Dipping and Plunging the whole Body under Water as Anabaptists say it must I come now to his Metaphors the first whereof he saith is that of a Burial For this he and all of his Perswasion quote Rom. 6.4 and Colos 2.12 Buried with him in Baptism unto Death From this Metaphor of a Burial the Dr. and all his Party do hold and teach for an infallible truth that the Scope and Design of the Apostle in the two places now quoted is to teach and set forth the mode and manner how Christ was Buried to the end Believers should in Baptism imitate the same This if I mistake them not as I am very confident I do not is the sense and meaning wherein he and all Anabap●ists take those Scriptures In Answer to whom I affirm that this their sense of those places is senseless and meerly forc't to serve their own turn in proving that Dipping and Plunging in Baptism is the only true and right Baptism Now to discover their Mistake and Error herein I shall offer but two things to consideration The first is to shew the Scope and Design of the Apostle in those places which is not as they fondly and injudiciously imagine to shew that Christ was Baptized by dipping or that Believers are to be so Baptized But the Scope and Design of the Apostle in those places is to set forth and prove that Suretyship Union which is between Christ the Mediatorial Head and all the Members of his Body Mystical there being no one Act of Obedience either Active or Passive which Christ the Mediator performed in the assumed Nature but all his Members

Medium whereby he labours to prove that the right way of Baptizing under the Gospel is and must be by Dipping and Plunging the whole Body under Water viz. The Practice of the first Baptizers In this he is as full of Confidence as he was in the other two I have now dismist and I hope in the Goodness of God it will plainly be demonstrated that in this also he and his Adherents do pervert the Scriptures which gives us the account of the first Baptizers as they most certainly do the other Scriptures which they bring to justifie and make good their Soul deluding Dreams He begins with John the Baptist Page 10. where he tells his Reader that it doth appear that Dipping is the right way of Baptizing from the first Baptizers The first mention saith he of this Ordinance of Holy Baptism we have in Mat. 3.1 where John the Dipper is mentioned and so he goes on in a strange kind of Rapsody warbling out his so much affected Note Dipping and Plunging I shall not be concerned to follow the Dr. Pedetentim step by step in his Pedantick way least I should be found guilty of the same empty Tautologies wherewith his so much admired Epistle abounds The ground of his mistake herein is the wrong Etymology he gives of the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which he and his mistaken Testimonies take to signifie and mean Dipping and Plunging the whole Body under Water This Etymologie of his I have overthrown as the Reader may see if he look back to the first Head of the Dispute viz. the Etymologie of the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I shall not repeat but go on to confirm the truth of the Etymologie I have given of the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from the word of God and the best Greek Authors by such Arguments as I hope in Christ will prove irrefragable The first shall be grounded on the necessity of John Baptist his Harmonizing with the Pen-men of the Old-Testament in all the parts of his Ministry if the Dr. will grant as he must if he speak truth that his John the Dooper was a true and faithful Prophet of God he must of necessity grant that John did run parallel with Moses and the other Prophets This the Dr. must either grant or deny if he grant that John did run exactly parallel with Moses and the other Prophets then is it beyond all contradiction that John administred Baptism by pouring out or sprinkling Water on the Persons he Baptized for most certain it is that Moses under the Ceremonial Dispensation did apply all the Legal Washings and Purifications by Water which all had a Typical relation to Christ to come as John's Baptism also had by pouring out or sprinkling the Water The Prophets also witness those two great Prophets Esa and Ezek. they foretold of the manner how God would apply to his People the two great Benefits accrewing by his Sons Mediatorial Sacrifice viz. Justification and Sanctification which was to be by Sprinkling as will evidently appear by Esa 52.15 Then shall he Sprinkle many Nations c. and Ezek. 36.25 Then will I Sprinkle clean Water upon you c. In these places the Spirit of Christ in his Prophets had an Eye to the Baptismal Washings of the New-Testament Dispensation Now if John Baptist did in all the parts of his Ministry Harmonize with Moses and the other Prophets he did undoubtedly Baptize by pouring out or sprinkling Water on those he Baptized for most certain it is as hath been already observed pouring out or sprinkling was the mode or way of application of all the Ceremonial Washings which were used before John's Baptism If the Dr. and his Adherents deny that John did run exactly parallel with Moses and the other Pen-men of Holy Scriptures then is John the Dooper by them made a false Prophet and all who from John take up and practise the mode of Dipping the whole Body under Water as the only right Baptism are Self-condemned in that they do herein follow one who contradicted the Spirit of God in the other Prophets And so hereby it appears how much John the Baptist is obliged to the Dippers of our Age who rather than they will lose their silly Opinion will have the Spirit of Truth to speak Nonsense yea contradict himself and John the greatest of all the other Prophets because the immediate fore-runner of Christ to be a false Prophet This Stain they will never be able to wash off their Name any other way than by honestly acknowledging that John did in all the parts of his Ministry Harmonize with Moses and the other Prophets the which if they once grant as they must if they speak by the Holy Ghost then is their Cause lost and John no more to be Stiled John the Dooper but John the Baptizer From what hath been said I argue thus if John Baptist did in all the parts of his Ministry Harmonize and agree with Moses and the other Prophets then did he administer Baptism by pouring out or sprinkling Water upon those he Baptized But John Baptist did in all the parts of his Ministry Harmonize and agree with Moses and the other Prophets Therefore John Baptist did administer Baptism by pouring out or sprinkling Water on those he Baptized A second Argument shall be grounded on impossibility thus that way of Baptizing which is impossible to be practised without a miraculous strength of Body was never commanded by Christ nor practised by John but to Baptize the many Multitudes which came to John's Baptism by Dipping the whole Body under Water was a thing altogether impossible seeing John had no miraculous strength of Body to render him capable of such an arduous and difficult Administration Therefore that way of Baptizing by Dipping the whole Body under Water was never commanded by Christ nor practised by John The major Proposition will not be denyed the Assumption will readily be subscribed as an unquestionable truth if Men who plead for that way of Dipping will be but ingenious in doing two things First in lifting up in their Arms cleverly from the Earth the many Corpulent-Bodies which offer themselves to Baptism lay them under the Water and there hold them until the Administrator pronounce the words of Institution I Baptize thee in the Name of the Father of the Son and of the Holy Ghost Secondly in sincerely acknowledging what experience teaches them concerning this Practice these two Particulars comply'd in will I doubt not put the matter now in Debate out of all Question that to Baptize in that way of taking up in the Arms and laying under Water the most Corpulent Bodies who offer to Baptism and to hold them under the Water till the words of Institution be pronounced is a thing altogether impossible not only in respect of the Administrator whose Bodily Strength must in an ordinary way sink and fail in lifting and holding up so long such massy ponderous weights And also in respect of