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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30907	William Michel unmasqued, or, The staggering instability of the pretended stable Christian discovered his omissions observed, and weakness unvailed : in his late faint and feeble animadversions by way of reply to a book intituled Truth cleared of calumnies : wherein the integrity of the Quakers doctrine is the second time justified and cleared from the reiterate, clamorous but causeless calumnies of this cavilling cetechist [sic] / by Robert Barclay.	Barclay, Robert, 1648-1690.	1672 (1672)	Wing B742; ESTC R37062	60,482	82

our selves to God as in Prayer and it is no less a lie to sing to God words that sute not our condition then to pray with them The Saints in Scripture used such expressions as did sute the present posture of their hearts in their Spiritual Songs See Luk. 1. 46. and 2. 29. he shall not find me in the whole Bible where they borrowed or sealed the expressions of others experience which no wayes suted their own condition this is a meer humane invention which has its original from the Romish Vespers and Mattins and from no other foundation Head 10. Concerning Baptism Page 81. He alledgeth That John distingisheth not the matter of his Baptism from Christ but only his work but his proof for this overthrowes himself for since as he sayes truly John could onely administer Baptism with water but Christ with the Spirit this sheweth them to have differed in the matter for without doubt John could administer the matter of his own Baptism and whereas I told him they differed in the end because the one pointed to the other even as the shadow pointed to the substance in stead of replying to this he tells me That the Scripture speaking of Johns Baptism calls it the Baptism of Repentance intimating its end was to signifie and Seal remission of sins which likewise is the end of Christs Baptism As this no-wayes answers my argument so it makes nothing to the purpose for it is one thing to signifie Repentance and remission of sins and far another to know and possess it which is the end and constant fruit of Christs Baptism Gal. 3. 27. As many of you saith the Apostle as have been baptized unto Christ have put on Christ And therefore it may be observed that without any proof he concludes that Johns Baptism and Christs agree both in the matter and end Pag. 82. As a reply to Act. 19. 2 cited by me to show that they differed in substance he sayeth The meaning is not that they were ignorant of the Person of the holy Ghost contrary to the very express Scripture words We have not so much as heard if there be any holy ghost He saith further That the Apostles did not anew baptize such Persons that had been baptized with the Baptism of John in direct contradiction to the Scripture words ver 5. When they heard this they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus And when Paul had laid his hands upon them the holy Ghost came upon them now vers 3. she weth That they were baptized unto Johns Baptism before so let him clear himself here of giving the Scripture the lie if he can Section 2. Pag. 83. To prove the perpetuity of water Baptism he begins with that often answered argument of the Apostles practice adding That though Christ Mat. 28. doth not mention Baptism with water so neither with the Spirit alledging That thus the one may be excluded as well as the other Answ. Seeing Christ commanded them to baptize it cannot be denied but it was with his own Baptism which is that of the Spirit He adds That if Baptism of the Spirit were intended it would infer a needless Tautology in the command of Christ as being all one with these words Go Teach Answ. Teaching and making men holy and Righteous are different things for he will grant that he and his Brethren have been teaching People these several years and yet he will have much adoe to prove all their Church-members are really made Righteous and Holy why then doth he account these two one reckoning it a Tautology to express them severally A little after he insinuates and that most falsly that I deny Peters commanding Cornelius to be baptized concealing my express words Page 50. which are these And though it be said ver 28. that he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Christ yet it holds forth no command from Christ onely the thing being agreed upon that it might be done he bid do it this he hath left un-answered And whereas he adds That doing things in the name of Christ is as much as his command he bringeth no proof for giving but not granting it did hold so Mat. 18. 20. in the case of meeting that will not prove it is allways so taken To evict my objection against any determinate Commission the Apostles had of Baptizing with water because Paul said he was not sent to Baptize but to Preach he returns That if he had no Commission he would have Baptized none but he Baptized some which would have been of self-will Answ. He might object the same as to Circumcision that because the Apostle Circumcised Timothy therefore he had a Commission for it he would not have done it of self-will His inference from Hos. 6. 6. For I desire mercy and not sacrifice as if from thence Paul were sent principally to Baptize and not to Preach as God there required onely principally Mercy not excluding Sacrifice is most ridiculous and inconsequential nor is there any reason produced to show the party the Apostles were Commissioned to Baptize as principally as to Preach go Preach and Baptize are knit together but the question is Whether this be a Baptism with water which remains yet unproven And therefore his additions to the Scripture is no wayes Justified as if Paul had been sent to Baptize with water but not principally Pag. 86. He undertaketh to prove that Mat. 28. 19. is meant of water-Baptism and not of the Spirits-Baptism the reason alledged there Because the Baptism there mentioned is the action of the Apostles and that to Baptize with the Spirit is peculiar to Christ adding That it would be a confounding of the Duty commanded with the Promise of the blessing annexed to it from thence he concludes That Baptism with water is to continue to the end of the world Answ. The reasons prove nothing and might militate the same way against Teaching which is also there commanded as the action of the Apostles and though it be pecuilar to Christ to teach by the Spirit that did not hinder them to do it further the very Apostles by laying on of hands did administer the holy Spirit and so Baptize with the Spirit Act. 10. 44. 19. 6. And this is no confounding of the Promise with the duty for therein was the Promise and Blessing fullfiled that they did it efectually and therefore from hence he had no ground to conclude the perpetuity of water-Baptism Moreover whereas he cited in his Dialogue Pag. 39. Act. 2. 28. 1. Pet. 3. 21. Act. 22 16. Eph. 5. 26. Gal. 3. 27. as holding forth the excellent uses of water-Baptism though I shew him Pag. 5. of mine that these Scriptures are onely aplicable to Baptism with the Spirit and not to sprinkling with water When Pag. 87. he comes to reply againe he offers not in the least to prove that they are aplicable to Baptism with water which is the thing in Question but tells me That those Scriptures