Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	word_n	worship_n	year_n	74	3	4.3085	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36265	The reason why not infant sprinkling but believers baptism ought to be approved is because the Lord Jesus Christ, his forerunner, and apostles preach't it, and practic'd it as hereby will further appear by Scripture authority in about fourty texts, with notes on every text : to which is added, how infant sprinkling came in fashion, the evil tendencies of infant sprinkling, answers to objections, differences betw. believ. baptism and inf. sprink. with several other things / by a believer baptiz'd.	Doe, Charles.	1694 (1694)	Wing D1827B; ESTC R33458	41,356	85

sprinkle_v first_o and_o never_o believe_v after_o as_o a_o great_a many_o be_v why_o shall_v thou_o think_v that_o the_o same_o god_n and_o father_n that_o work_v about_o thy_o salvation_n before_o thou_o though●●st_v of_o thyself_o and_o have_v by_o his_o grace_n effectual_o call_v thou_o shall_v not_o also_o have_v a_o design_n of_o save_a grace_n upon_o some_o unbeliever_n child_n as_o well_o as_o upon_o thou_o nay_o it_o may_v be_v it_o be_v upon_o they_o and_o if_o any_o be_v reject_v not_o upon_o thou_o for_o it_o be_v not_o for_o any_o worthiness_n in_o thou_o that_o thou_o be_v call_v and_o therefore_o what_o be_v in_o thou_o that_o thy_o child_n shall_v be_v more_o than_o other_o when_o other_o be_v of_o the_o same_o lump_n with_o thyself_o and_o thy_o corruption_n too_o much_o work_v up_o notwithstanding_o grace_n have_v be_v at_o work_n upon_o thou_o that_o still_o it_o be_v a_o miracle_n that_o thou_o be_v save_v nay_o thou_o will_v never_o be_v save_v if_o grace_n do_v not_o eve●●_n d●●_n abound_v and_o mercy_n great_a and_o manifold_a mercy_n follow_v thou_o every_o where_o and_o all_o thy_o life_n long_o so_o that_o it_o be_v by_o grace_n you_o be_v save_v and_o the_o be_v i_o grace_n in_o the_o text_n be_v free_a to_o as_o many_o as_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n shall_v call_v and_o when_o call_v then_o be_v they_o according_o proper_a subject_n for_o baptism_n let_v man_n make_v the_o covenant_n as_o firm_a as_o they_o please_v or_o as_o now_o a_o day_n make_v what_o alteration_n they_o will_v and_o put_v who_o they_o will_v into_o it_o yet_o that_o give_v infant_n no_o right_a to_o baptism_n until_o sign_n of_o regeneration_n for_o all_o thing_n in_o god_n worship_n must_v have_v a_o warrant_n from_o god_n word_n leu._n 10.1.2_o chap._n 9.24_o chap._n 16.12_o and_o baptism_n be_v always_o in_o scripture_n annex_v to_o sign_n of_o regeneration_n he_o that_o do_v not_o blind_v himself_o may_v see_v by_o experience_n that_o neither_o the_o child_n of_o believer_n nor_o unbeliever_n give_v sign_n of_o be_v in_o the_o covenant_n until_o they_o be_v grow_v to_o year_n of_o understanding_n and_o the_o most_o never_o do_v it_o at_o all_o how_o then_o according_a to_o your_o own_o reckon_n shall_v they_o have_v right_a to_o baptism_n and_o though_o you_o sprinkle_v they_o upon_o a_o supposition_n that_o they_o be_v in_o the_o covenant_n yet_o you_o will_v not_o admit_v they_o to_o the_o lord_n table_n upon_o that_o supposition_n until_o they_o show_v sign_n of_o regeneration_n then_o why_o sprinkle_v they_o be_v their_o grow_a to_o be_v man_n a_o grow_a out_o of_o their_o privilege_n ●ut_v indeed_o they_o be_v never_o in_o that_o chap._n xxiii_o act_n 8.12_o but_o when_o they_o of_o samaria_n believe_v philip_n preach_v the_o thing_n concern_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n christ_n they_o be_v baptise_a both_o man_n and_o woman_n i_o note_v that_o believe_v in_o jesus_n christ_n have_v a_o spiritual_a tendency_n to_o obedience_n &_o believer_n baptism_n though_o in_o our_o degenerate_v age_n many_o convert_v motion_n thereto_o be_v stifle_v by_o seem_a truth_n again_o how_o express_v the_o text_n be_v both_o man_n and_o woman_n be_v baptize_v but_o yet_o not_o a_o word_n of_o infant_n for_o they_o indeed_o be_v never_o baptize_v nor_o intend_v for_o it_o because_o they_o be_v incapable_a of_o believe_v or_o answer_v the_o call_n of_o the_o gospel_n when_o the_o man_n and_o woman_n believe_v they_o then_o be_v baptize_v and_o this_o be_v complete_o according_a to_o the_o commission_n of_o teach_v and_o baptise_v mat._n 20._o mark_v 16._o and_o indeed_o baptism_n in_o the_o best_a kind_n can_v not_o be_v a_o ordinance_n of_o god_n but_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o royal_a commission_n i_o have_v read_v that_o a_o learned_a doctor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n say_v thus_o i_o have_v see_v what_o my_o learned_a and_o worthy_a friend_n dr._n h._n mr._n b._n and_o other_o say_v in_o defence_n of_o infant_n baptism_n and_o must_v confess_v i_o do_v not_o a_o little_a wonder_n that_o man_n of_o so_o great_a part_n shall_v say_v so_o much_o to_o so_o little_a purpose_n for_o i_o have_v not_o see_v any_o thing_n like_o a_o argument_n for_o it_o dr._n bar._n to_o mr._n t._n believe_v and_o baptism_n be_v join_v together_o mark_v 16.16_o he_o that_o believe_v and_o be_v baptize_v shall_v be_v save_v what_o god_n have_v jo●red_v together_o let_v no_o man_n put_v asunder_o for_o th●●e_n be_v no_o dissolve_v the_o native_a un●o●_n though_o disunion_n of_o live_v together_o have_v be_v suffer_v because_o hardness_n of_o ●●●rt_n matt._n 19.18_o chap._n xxiv_o act_n 8.36_o 37_o 38_o 39_o philip_n by_o the_o spirit_n preach_v to_o a_o ethiopian_a eunuch_n as_o he_o be_v ride_v in_o his_o chariot_n 36._o and_o as_o they_o go_v on_o their_o way_n they_o come_v unto_o a_o certain_a water_n and_o the_o eunuch_n say_v see_v here_o be_v water_n what_o do_v hinder_v i_o to_o be_v baptize_v 37._o and_o philip_n say_v if_o thou_o believe_v with_o all_o thy_o heart_n thou_o may_v and_o he_o answer_v and_o say_v i_o believe_v that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n 38._o and_o he_o commend_v the_o chariot_n to_o stand_v still_o and_o they_o go_v down_o both_o into_o the_o water_n both_o philip_n and_o the_o eunuch_n and_o he_o baptize_v he_o 39_o and_o when_o they_o be_v come_v up_o out_o of_o the_o water_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o ●od_a catch_v away_o philip._n i_o note_v that_o they_o go_v down_o both_o into_o the_o water_n and_o they_o come_v up_o out_o of_o the_o water_n which_o plain_o prove_v that_o stand_v by_o the_o water_n be_v not_o enough_o though_o much_o water_n then_o how_o shall_v stand_v by_o a_o basin_n of_o water_n be_v enough_o or_o take_v a_o handful_n be_v enough_o but_o both_o must_v go_v into_o the_o water_n and_o the_o text_n to_o be_v sure_a to_o fasten_v the_o go_v down_o into_o the_o water_n upon_o our_o mind_n double_v the_o expression_n and_o name_n the_o person_n particular_o by_o name_n both_o philip_n and_o the_o eunuch_n go_v down_o into_o the_o water_n but_o why_o do_v the_o holy_a ghost_n make_v this_o repetition_n but_o to_o show_v that_o much_o water_n be_v essential_a to_o baptise_v dip_v must_v be_v essential_a to_o dip_v and_o be_v not_o a_o circumstance_n dip_v and_o baptise_v be_v all_o one_o baptise_v be_v greekish_a and_o dip_v be_v english_a at_o my_o writing_n on_o this_o text_n i_o be_v in_o company_n with_o one_o of_o the_o dissent_v minister_n in_o in_o london_n that_o practise_v infant_n sprinkle_v i_o put_v one_o question_n to_o he_o viz._n whether_o much_o water_n be_v not_o needful_a for_o the_o right_n perform_v of_o baptism_n and_o after_o a_o little_a pro_fw-la and_o con_v he_o say_v i_o will_v grant_v you_o that_o it_o be_v the_o primitive_a practice_n in_o baptise_v to_o dip_v for_o it_o be_v foolery_n say_v he_o for_o any_o man_n to_o deny_v it_o and_o he_o also_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o greek_a word_n baptiso_n have_v our_o translator_n put_v it_o into_o english_a must_v have_v be_v dip_v though_o he_o contradict_o say_v that_o dip_v be_v but_o a_o circumstance_n and_o may_v therefore_o at_o discretion_n be_v aster_v to_o sprinkle_v that_o carry_v the_o same_o signification_n in_o it_o as_o dip_v do_v but_o i_o answer_v that_o dip_v be_v not_o a_o circumstance_n but_o essential_a to_o baptism_n it_o be_v irrational_a nay_o it_o be_v make_v a_o thing_n to_o destroy_v its_o self_n to_o say_v that_o dip_v be_v not_o essential_a to_o dip_v and_o who_o be_v the_o man_n that_o may_v at_o his_o discretion_n alter_v god_n ordinance_n man_n must_v neither_o add_v to_o take_v from_o nor_o change_v the_o institution_n of_o christ_n without_o infallibility_n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o bold_a presumption_n man_n can_v aspire_v unto_o to_o innovate_v in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n nothing_o can_v be_v more_o affront_a to_o his_o sovereign_a authority_n wisdom_n and_o puri●y_n then_o for_o ●oor_a ●_z to_o mix_v their_o own_o contrivance_n with_o his_o most_o ●ure_a appointment_n deut._n 12_o 32._o ch._n 18.20_o jer._n 26.2_o prov._n 30.6_o leu._n 10.1_o 2._o again_o it_o be_v not_o another_o but_o thou_o thyself_o that_o ●elievest_v that_o be_v to_o be_v baptize_v yea_o every_o o●●_n be_v to_o act_v for_o himself_o a_o other_o man_n do_v will_v not_o excuse_v thou_o chap._n xxv_o act_n ●●_z 18_o ananias_n put_v his_o hand_n on_o saul_n and_o speak_v 18._o and_o there_o immediate_o fall_v from_o his_o eye_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v scale_n and_o he_o receive_v sight_n forthwith_o and_o arise_v and_o be_v baptize_v i_o note_v that_o here_o be_v a_o miraculous_a conversion_n of_o

the_o other_o hand_n experience_v every_o day_n teach_v we_o that_o very_o many_o of_o they_o that_o have_v repentance_n or_o a_o effectual_a work_n of_o grace_n upon_o their_o soul_n be_v those_o that_o can_v plead_v the_o privilege_n of_o have_v believe_a parent_n then_o pray_v what_o peculiar_a right_n to_o baptism_n have_v the_o child_n of_o believe_a parent_n more_o than_o other_o beside_o if_o the_o now_o believer_n that_o be_v sprinkle_v in_o his_o infancy_n have_v sway_v reason_n to_o believe_v that_o neither_o of_o his_o parent_n be_v believer_n and_o such_o there_o be_v then_o by_o what_o rule_n do_v his_o parent_n sprinkle_v or_o as_o he_o call_v it_o baptize_v he_o and_o by_o virtue_n of_o what_o promise_n do_v the_o believer_n reckon_v his_o infant_n baptism_n effectual_a or_o valid_a to_o he_o see_v his_o parent_n be_v unbeliever_n for_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v as_o he_o reckon_v only_o to_o the_o child_n of_o believe_a parent_n pray_v then_o do_v not_o the_o unbelief_n of_o his_o parent_n make_v his_o baptism_n void_a for_o want_v of_o a_o ground_n to_o found_v his_o baptism_n on_o yes_o abraham_n be_v not_o father_n of_o our_o english_a nation_n and_o therefore_o think_v not_o to_o say_v within_o yourselves_o we_o have_v abraham_n to_o our_o father_n as_o we_o come_v to_o christ_n not_o by_o the_o will_n of_o the_o flesh_n nor_o of_o the_o will_n of_o man_n but_o of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n so_o come_v more_o be_v their_o parent_n believer_n or_o unbeliever_n or_o thus_o our_o child_n can_v be_v the_o child_n of_o abraham_n till_o they_o believe_v as_o he_o do_v again_o former_o as_o well_o as_o now_o a_o generation_n of_o viper_n too_o often_o come_v of_o believe_v parent_n then_o how_o be_v they_o in_o the_o covenant_n more_o than_o other_o as_o it_o be_v not_o election_n but_o sanctification_n that_o actual_o qualify_v man_n for_o heaven_n so_o it_o be_v not_o election_n but_o believe_v that_o actual_o qualify_v for_o baptism_n the_o elect_n be_v choose_v to_o be_v sanctify_v as_o well_o as_o to_o be_v save_v and_o according_o be_v call_v by_o the_o gospel_n to_o believe_v and_o then_o be_v baptize_v and_o that_o as_o a_o sign_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o all_o this_o be_v before_o they_o be_v actual_o save_v chap._n xv._o luke_n 3.12_o 13._o 12._o then_o come_v also_o publican_n to_o john_n to_z be_v baptize_v and_o say_v to_o he_o master_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v 13._o and_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o exact_v no_o more_o than_o that_o which_o be_v appoint_v you_o i_o note_v that_o the_o publican_n according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o jesus_n be_v apt_a to_o receive_v the_o gospel_n than_o some_o professor_n be_v the_o publican_n and_o harlot_n go_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n before_o you_o mat._n 21.31_o and_o the_o publican_n justify_v god_n be_v baptize_v with_o the_o baptism_n of_o john_n luke_n 7.29_o a_o submit_v to_o the_o call_v of_o the_o gospel_n and_o diligence_n to_o learn_v the_o duty_n of_o it_o be_v sign_n of_o faith_n and_o repentance_n and_o qualify_v person_n for_o baptism_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v what_o shall_v i_o do_v acts._n 16.30_o be_v always_o the_o question_n of_o the_o repent_v believe_v sinner_n that_o be_v fall_v in_o love_n with_o jesus_n under_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o need_n of_o save_v from_o his_o sin_n and_o conceive_v that_o jesus_n have_v something_o for_o he_o to_o do_v he_o be_v willing_a to_o show_v that_o love_n by_o do_v something_o command_v by_o jesus_n even_o to_o be_v baptize_v if_o any_o thing_n ●s_v to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o creature_n than_o infant_n be_v exclude_v again_o thus_o we_o read_v of_o many_o sort_n of_o person_n pharisees_n sadducee_n all_o the_o people_n yea_o jesus_n himself_o but_o yet_o not_o a_o word_n of_o infant_n the_o point_n in_o hand_n again_o john_n do_v not_o mind_n whether_o they_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o believe_a parent_n or_o no_o but_o require_v repentance_n as_o a_o sign_n of_o faith_n to_o qualify_v for_o baptism_n chap._n xvi_o luke_n 3.21_o 22_o 23._o 21._o now_o when_o all_o the_o people_n be_v baptize_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o jesus_n also_o be_v baptize_v and_o pray_v the_o heaven_n be_v open_v 22_o and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n descend_v in_o a_o bodily_a shape_n like_o a_o dove_n upon_o he_o and_o a_o voice_n come_v from_o heaven_n which_o say_v thou_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n in_o thou_o i_o be_o well_o please_v 23._o and_o jesus_n himself_o begin_v to_o be_v about_o thirty_o year_n of_o age_n etc._n etc._n i_o note_v that_o three_o evangelist_n witness_v that_o baptism_n be_v administer_v on_o people_n by_o dip_v they_o in_o a_o river_n and_o not_o on_o infant_n by_o pour_v or_o sprinkle_v a_o little_a water_n on_o they_o again_o though_o jesus_n be_v circumcise_a in_o his_o infancy_n yet_o to_o be_v baptize_v he_o must_v be_v at_o maturity_n tarry_v till_o he_o be_v just_a enter_v upon_o his_o religious_a public_a work_n though_o he_o be_v about_o thirty_o year_n of_o age_n first_o the_o father_n have_v give_v his_o testimony_n to_o dip_v at_o maturity_n by_o institute_v it_o and_o behold_v his_o son_n obedience_n &_o by_o a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n say_v this_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v the_o son_n have_v give_v his_o testimony_n to_o it_o by_o own_v it_o his_o father_n will_n and_o practise_v it_o and_o give_v his_o apostle_n commission_n for_o it_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v give_v his_o testimony_n to_o it_o by_o descend_v in_o a_o bodily_a shape_n at_o its_o administration_n let_v infant_n sprinkler_n show_v such_o testimony_n then_o what_o glory_n in_o the_o part_n of_o worship_n be_v there_o that_o exceed_v this_o glory_n of_o the_o testimony_n of_o these_o three_o infinite_a person_n in_o the_o one_o eternal_a be_v chap._n xvii_o luke_n 7.29_o 30._o 29._o and_o all_o the_o people_n that_o hear_v he_o and_o the_o publican_n justify_v god_n be_v baptize_v with_o the_o baptism_n of_o jo●n_n 30._o but_o the_o pharisee_n and_o lawyer_n reject_v the_o counsel_n of_o god_n against_o themselves_o be_v not_o baptize_v of_o he_o i_o note_v the_o great_a difference_n between_o two_o sort_n of_o people_n the_o common_a people_n and_o the_o superstitious_a the_o common_a people_n the_o poor_a embrace_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n though_o the_o worldly_a wise_a and_o superstitious_a reject_v it_o the_o publican_n justify_v god_n that_o be_v the_o collector_n of_o the_o tax_n which_o the_o jew_n pay_v the_o roman_n who_o be_v infamous_a for_o their_o exaction_n be_v convince_v of_o their_o sin_n by_o john_n ministry_n and_o acknowledge_v the_o righteousness_n goodness_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v baptize_v with_o the_o baptism_n of_o john_n they_o believe_v his_o baptism_n be_v from_o heaven_n and_o submit_v unto_o it_o as_o a_o divine_a institution_n confess_v their_o sin_n but_o the_o pharisee_n and_o lawyer_n the_o rabbi_n of_o the_o age_n reject_v the_o counsel_n of_o god_n against_o themselves_o continue_v impenitent_a not_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n meet_v for_o repentance_n and_o refuse_v submission_n to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n in_o his_o gracious_a dispensation_n be_v not_o baptize_v of_o john_n again_o it_o be_v the_o indispensable_a duty_n of_o believer_n to_o be_v baptize_v because_o it_o be_v not_o only_o enjoin_v but_o there_o be_v not_o any_o text_n that_o leave_v they_o to_o the_o liberty_n of_o leave_v it_o undo_v chap._n xviii_o luke_n 20.4_o the_o baptism_n of_o john_n be_v it_o from_o heaven_n or_o of_o man_n i_o note_v that_o also_o the_o evangelist_n luke_n mind_n that_o our_o lord_n jesus_n defend_v john_n baptism_n as_o a_o doctrine_n by_o divine_a authority_n and_o that_o baptise_v be_v dip_v be_v also_o manifest_a by_o the_o literal_a proper_a and_o natural_a signification_n of_o the_o greek_a word_n baptizo_fw-la which_o all_o our_o lexicon_n and_o learned_a man_n yea_o critic_n in_o the_o tongue_n with_o one_o consent_n do_v say_v that_o baptise_v be_v dip_v yea_o such_o a_o dip_v as_o be_v use_v in_o buck_n where_o clothes_n be_v wash_v to_o wash_v the_o whole_a body_n to_o dip_v over_o head_n and_o ear_n the_o english_a and_o french_a keep_v the_o greek_a word_n baptism_n untranslate_v which_o i_o reckon_v either_o a_o fault_n in_o the_o translator_n or_o a_o way_n leave_v whereby_o the_o people_n ignorance_n about_o baptism_n be_v continue_v but_o the_o dutch_a translate_v plain_o in_o their_o own_o language_n doopen_fw-mi to_o dip._n and_o that_o the_o word_n baptizo_fw-la do_v signify_v to_o dip_v or_o plunge_v under_o water_n consider_v these_o scripture_n for_o the_o present_a mat._n 3.16_o john_n 3.22_o 23_o act_n 8.38_o rom._n 6.4_o and_o these_o author_n follow_v stephanus_n scapula_n budaeus_fw-la casaubon_n

that_o one_o may_v be_v baptize_v by_o another_o faith_n 4._o that_o national_a church_n be_v more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o gospel_n than_o congregational_o 5._o that_o a_o carnal_a seed_n have_v a_o spiritual_a right_n 6._o that_o a●_n antichristian_a have_v authority_n to_o administer_v christian_a baptism_n 30._o of_o believer_n baptism_n god_n will_v not_o say_v who_o have_v require_v these_o thing_n at_o your_o hand_n but_o of_o infant_n sprinklirg_n he_o may_v say_v so_o 31._o believer_n baptism_n will_v stand_v as_o long_o as_o god_n word_n stand_v because_o support_v thereby_o matth._n 5.18_o but_o infant_n sprinkle_v must_v fall_v for_o want_n of_o it_o 32._o believer_n baptize_v do_v believe_v repent_v examine_v themselves_o make_v judgement_n of_o thing_n love_v one_o another_o take_v up_o christ_n cross_n watch_n and_o pray_v etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o be_v fit_a member_n of_o a_o gospel_n church_n ●ut_fw-la infant_n sprinkle_v do_v not_o do_v so_o and_o be_v not_o fit_a 33._o believer_n baptism_n have_v god_n word_n for_o it_o but_o infant_n sprinkl_n have_v only_o human_a consequence_n 34._o that_o believer_n be_v baptize_v by_o the_o apostle_n all_o christian_n may_v affirm_v but_o that_o infant_n be_v sprinkle_v by_o they_o none_o can_v 35._o in_o believer_n baptism_n when_o the_o minister_n dip_v and_o say_v i_o baptize_v thou_o etc._n etc._n he_o speak_v truth_n but_o in_o infant_n sprinkle_v when_o the_o minister_n sprinkle_v and_o say_v i_o baptize_v thou_o etc._n etc._n he_o speak_v a_o untruth_n at_o least_o 36._o believer_n baptize_v be_v teach_v of_o god_n and_o make_v his_o disciple_n mat._n 28.18_o act_n 15.10_o but_o infant_n sprinkle_v be_v neither_o 37._o to_o believer_n baptism_n submit_v the_o l._n jesus_n but_o to_o infant_n sprinkle_v never_o any_o like_o he_o 38._o believer_n baptism_n introduce_v no_o error_n nor_o false_a doctrine_n into_o the_o world_n but_o infant_n sprinkle_v introduce_v many_o error_n 1._o that_o it_o take_v away_o original_a sin_n 2._o that_o it_o work_v grace_n and_o regeneration_n 3._o that_o it_o effect_n salvation_n by_o the_o work_n do_v 4._o that_o it_o be_v a_o apostolical_a tradition_n 5._o that_o infant_n have_v faith_n 6._o that_o infant_n be_v disciple_n of_o christ_n 7._o that_o only_a believer_n child_n be_v in_o covenant_n 8._o it_o pollute_v the_o church_n with_o mingle_v the_o world_n and_o church_n together_o 9_o many_o deceitful_a and_o crafty_a invention_n of_o antichrist_n as_o gossip_n bishoping_a cross_n etc._n etc._n 10._o it_o have_v make_v contention_n in_o the_o church_n 11._o it_o have_v cause_v the_o bloodshed_n of_o saint_n christian_n people_n self-contradiction_n by_o infant_n sprinkle_v it_o be_v strange_a that_o a_o people_n my_o brother_n in_o o●her_a doctrine_n that_o have_v prove_v and_o contend_v for_o the_o scripture_n to_o be_v the_o only_a rule_n of_o faith_n and_o worship_n and_o in_o other_o case_n will_z l_o say_v where_o be_v it_o write_v shall_v be_v fond_a of_o infant_n sprinkle_v for_o which_o they_o can_v find_v in_o scripture_n any_o word_n command_n nor_o example_n for_o to_o give_v it_o the_o reputation_n of_o a_o church_n ordinance_n i_o profess_v i_o must_v give_v away_o my_o understanding_n if_o i_o consent_v to_o a_o scriptureless_a ordinance_n under_o the_o name_n of_o a_o scripture_n ordinance_n never_o l●t_v i_o nor_o other_o christian_n pretend_v to_o bear_v a_o testimony_n to_o the_o truth_n by_o suffer_v persecution_n if_o scripture_n must_v not_o be_v my_o rule_n of_o understanding_n and_o faith_n take_v away_o this_o and_o take_v all_o i_o have_v or_o all_o themselves_o have_v say_v in_o order_n to_o christianity_n or_o relate_v to_o regeneration_n and_o salvation_n can_v any_o man_n speak_v against_o popery_n or_o superstition_n that_o will_v form_v a_o principal_a ordinance_n in_o the_o church_n without_o scripture_n authority_n for_o it_o it_o be_v self_n contradiction_n so_o to_o do_v it_o be_v but_o pull_v down_o one_o babel_n and_o building_n another_o let_v he_o that_o will_v find_v the_o truth_n of_o baptism_n search_v the_o scripture_n and_o there_o he_o may_v find_v that_o it_o be_v believer_n dip_v a_o sight_n of_o a_o believer_n at_o baptise_v when_o you_o see_v a_o believer_n at_o baptise_v you_o may_v know_v that_o now_o he_o divide_v the_o time_n of_o his_o life_n that_o whereas_o from_o his_o birth_n to_o this_o time_n of_o his_o baptism_n he_o live_v without_o give_v this_o gospelly_n appoint_v sign_n of_o believe_v in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n but_o now_o he_o will_v live_v so_o no_o long_o he_o till_o now_o live_v as_o the_o ignorant_a infant_n sprinkle_v world_n that_o give_v no_o sign_n of_o special_a believe_v by_o special_a obedience_n to_o this_o call_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n in_o the_o gospel_n but_o now_o the_o believer_n be_v baptize_v &_o that_o of_o choice_n in_o obedience_n and_o according_a to_o his_o lord_n jesus_n requirement_n he_o declare_v to_o every_o body_n that_o he_o be_v a_o believer_n a_o believer_n in_o the_o sufficiency_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n to_o save_v and_o that_o he_o will_v no_o long_o live_v as_o the_o unregenerate_a do_v without_o the_o further_a sign_n of_o his_o faith_n by_o his_o gospel_n obedience_n but_o will_v as_o you_o see_v by_o baptism_n divide_v the_o time_n of_o his_o l_o fe_o that_o he_o may_v now_o say_v let_v the_o time_n p●st_v su●●●e_v for_o a_o vain_a conversation_n a_o careless_a fearful_a an●_n disobedient_a conversation_n and_o may_v also_o from_o this_o time_n say_v the_o life_n that_o i_o ●●w_v live_v be_v by_o faith_n in_o the_o son_n of_o god_n my_o baptism_n upon_o believe_v be_v a_o do_v that_o the_o gospel_n require_v for_o a_o beginning_n of_o a_o visibility_n of_o this_o ●ife_n of_o faith_n &_o undergo_a the_o reproach_n of_o the_o world_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o my_o lord_n the_o ●ying_a jesus_n of_o nazareth_n our_o exalt_a saviour_n of_o reproach_n and_o suffering_n history_n afford_v relation_n of_o many_o people_n in_o all_o age_n since_o the_o first_o plantat_fw-la on_o of_o the_o gospel_n that_o have_v suffer_v contempt_n reproach_n scandal_n lie_n disgrace_n cruel_a ●●oc●ings_n misery_n imprisonment_n death_n and_o pursick_a martyrdom_n ●ot_n only_o for_o the_o sa●e_v of_o profess_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o general_n but_o in_o particular_a for_o the_o doctrine_n of_o believ_n r_v baptism_n and_o that_o which_o seem_v more_o strange_a be_v that_o those_o man_n who_o have_v be_v the_o most_o bitter_a enemy_n to_o the_o purity_n of_o the_o gospel_n have_v in_o all_o age_n be_v person_n not_o slight_v or_o despise_v religion_n but_o those_o that_o have_v make_v great_a pretension_n to_o religion_n all_o of_o the_o same_o spirit_n as_o be_v the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n that_o under_o a_o show_n of_o sanctity_n lament_v the_o suffering_n and_o death_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o pay_v a_o kind_n of_o devotion_n to_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v lay_v and_o build_v their_o sepulcher_n and_o yet_o as_o their_o father_n do_v so_o do_v they_o still_o go_v on_o with_o persecution_n and_o ever_o since_o the_o severe_a mind_a people_n upon_o account_n of_o religion_n have_v be_v the_o priestly_a people_n nay_o what_o be_v worse_o a_o reform_a people_n have_v be_v as_o ridgid_a as_o the_o former_a behold_v a_o wonder_n a_o bush_n burn_v and_o not_o consume_v exod._n 3.3_o and_o moses_n say_v i_o will_v turn_v aside_o and_o set_v this_o great_a sight_n etc._n etc._n god_n lively_a emblem_n of_o the_o afflict_a persecute_a church_n of_o christ_n the_o dignity_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n that_o baptise_a believer_n obey_v the_o mighty_a jesus_n be_v the_o god_n man_n say_v god_n the_o father_n the_o man_n that_o be_v ●y_a fellow_n zach._n 13._o 7._o his_o name_n shall_v be_v call_v the_o wonderful_a counsellor_n the_o mighty_a god_n the_o everlasting_a father_n the_o prince_n of_o peace_n isaiah_n 9.6_o who_o be_v the_o i●age_n of_o the_o invisible_a god_n the_o first_o bear_v of_o every_o creature_n col._n 1.15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o for_o by_o he_o be_v all_o thing_n create_v that_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o that_o be_v in_o earth_n visible_a and_o invisible_a whether_o they_o be_v throne_n or_o dominion_n or_o principality_n or_o power_n all_o thing_n be_v create_v by_o he_o and_o for_o he_o he_o be_v before_o all_o thing_n and_o by_o he_o all_o thing_n consist_v and_o he_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o body_n the_o church_n who_o be_v the_o beginning_n the_o first_o bear_v from_o she_o dead_a that_o in_o all_o thing_n he_o may_v have_v the_o pre-eminence_n for_o it_o please_v the_o father_n that_o in_o he_o shall_v all_o fullness_n dwell_v and_o have_v make_v peace_n through_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o cross_n by_o he_o to_o reconcile_v all_o thing_n to_o himself_o beware_v lest_o