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A91846 A treatise of the vanity of childish-baptisme: wherein the deficiency of the baptisme of the Church of England is considered in five particulars thereof. And wherein also is proved, that baptizing is dipping, and dipping baptizing. by A. R. Ritor, Andrew. 1642 (1642) Wing R1542; Thomason E152_4; ESTC R20692 24,769 39

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thing most evidently knowne whereupon it must needs follow that seeing the power and authority whereby Baptisme is there administred is not from Christ but from an Antichristian Hierarchie that the Baptisme it selfe is not from Christ but from Antichrist likewise The Nonconformists themselves teach us thus to reason for although they approve the Baptisme of Infants when it is administred by themselves of their brethren yet the baptisme administred by the midwife as it was appointed in the book of Common-prayer that they repute to be nothing but a meer prophaning of the name of the Lord Why so did not the mid-wife baptise a right Subject to wit an Infant with a right Element namely with water in a right manner viz by sprinkling water on the face of the Child to a right end that is to say to regenerate the Infant and al this in the name at least as they conceive and to the service of the blessed Trinity Now seeing that in all this the mid-wife was as right as any of them why should not the baptisme administred by the mid-wife be as warrantable and good as if it were administred by any of them Moreover was not the mid-wife a Disciple and a member of the Church aswell as they yea and had she not as lawfull and as true a calling to that Office as any of them for did not the Bishop ordaine her thereunto in one case aswell as authorize them in any other case yet all this availeth nothing with these men to prove this to be the Baptisme of Christ and the reason must needs be this for there can be no other rendred by them because the Lord Jesus Christ hath no where in his word ordained and appointed any women to administer his Baptisme Nor no more hath he any where in his word authorized any men by any false power to administer his baptisme And therefore as the former were none of Christs Ordinance but a humane invention and for that cause by King JAMES justly rejected no more is the latter any of Christs Baptisme but one of Antichrists strong delusions 2 Thessal 2. 1● and which with him shall one day goe to perdition The truth of this is seene in all Civill States wherin when the Ordinances of the same are administred by such persons as the King or State hath assigned thereunto then are they to be reputed and esteemed as the Ordinances of the State but if a stranger or any other person then such whom the King or State hath so authorized shall attempt to do any such action let him do it never so much like to that which is done by authority as some have bin found too skilfull therein yet notwithstanding he is but a counterfeit and no better then a Traytor against the King and S●ate Apply we this to the present case the Lord Jesus Christ the King of Saints hath instituted and given to his Kingdome which is his Church divers ordinances for the well being thereof and amongst the rest this Ordinance of baptisme and for the administration thereof he hath given rules and precepts to his Church for the authorizing such and such persons to administer the same Now when any such person so authorized shall dip a beleever in water in the Name of the Father Sonne and holy Spirit This is to be esteemed and reputed the baptisme of Christ but when a stranger to the common-wealth of Israel by a false power shall performe any such action let him doe it never so much like and in resemblance to that which is done by the power and authority of the Lord Jesus Christ given unto his Church yet this is but a forgery or a counterfait baptisme and none of the baptisme of Christ That such counterfeits should appeare in the world for the opposing of the truth and deceiving of the people the Lord long since by the Apostle foretold 2 Tim. 3. 9. As Iannes and Iambres saith he to wit the Magicians and Sorcerers of Egypt withstood Moses so shall these withstand the truth Now Iannes and Iambres withstood Moses no otherwise then by their arts counterfaiting and resembling the signes and miracles which Moses and ●●ron by the power of God wrought before Pharaoh for as Moses cast downe his ●od and it became a Serpent Exod. 7. 10. so likewise the Magicians and Sorcerers cast down every man his rod and they became Serpents also ver 11. 12. And Pharaohs heart was hardened just thus deales Antichrists Ministers who by the Spirit and power of Antichrist resemble and counterfait and thereby resist and oppose the Baptisme of Christ in the hands and ministry of his Servants whereby the hearts and mindes of the people are hardned and prejudiced against the same but as the Magicians Serpent was not the Ordinance of God though like unto the same No more is Antichrists Baptisme the Baptisme of Christ though never so much like thereunto And although notwithst●nding by this their jugling and counterfaiting they may for a season d●lude the people and harden their hearts ag●i●st the Lord and his truth as the Magicians and Sorcerers did Pharaoh yet saith the Apostle they shall prevaile no further Moses his Serpent devoured the Magicians for their folly shall be made manifest to all men as theirs also was 2 Tim. 3. 9. Object If any object That though they received the Office of Ministry from the Bishops yet they received it from them as Elders and not as they were Lord Bishops Answ If the Bishops be lawfull Elders they must be Elders chosen by a true Church which is a Congregation constituted of Beleevers and Saints by calling Act. 2. 41. 1 Cor. 1. 2. Phil. 1. 7. Rom. 1. 7. 8. As the nineteenth Article of the doctrine of the Church of England doth also witnes whichsaith The visible Church of Christ is a Congregation of faithfull men c. now let them shew where or when such a Church made either the Bishops or any of our Priests to be Ministers or Elders by Election as the Scriptures doth testifie to be done in every Church Act. 14. 23. And as the entrance of all ordinary Offices of which we speake of necessitic presupposeth a Church by whose election they are to enter so their continuance requireth a Church wherin as in a Subject they are to subsist and to which they must minister but the unlawfulnesse of the calling of the Ministry of the Church of England in all these respects is acknowledged by many of themselves who have therefore forsaken and cast off their ministry there received of the Bishops and departed the land and became as Lay-men untill they were authorized a new by the Election and appointment of such a Congregation as they conceived to be a true Church And these were no whit inferior but for most-part did farre exceed any of their fellowes which they left behind them either in learning wisdome or godlinesse or in any other parts or guifts Nor did these men judge that inward