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A96442	An ansvver to Mr. Francis Cornvvells positions & inferences, concerning dipping, anabaptisme, antipædobaptisme, tythes, and consecrated churches. Wherein the English Ministry is vindicated from the Anti-Christianisme, so deeply by him charged upon them. Published in speciall reference to the good of Mr Cornwells misled congregation. / By Robert Whittle, minister of the word of God at East-Malling in Kent. Whereunto are annexed, the fore-mentioned positions of Mr Francis Cornvvell, entituled, the Nevv Testament ratified with the blood of the Lord Jesus, is the Magna Charta of Beleevers in Jesus the Christ dipped; by which they are justified to be no hereticks.	Whittle, Robert, 1597 or 8-1679.; Cornwell, Francis. New testament ratified with the blood of the Lord Jesus.	1647 (1647)	Wing W2046; Thomason E516_1; ESTC R206141	27,828	25

ordained a Law that Children should be within the Covenant and have the initiall Seale of the Covenant Gen. 17. let them shew where the Law is repeal'd that Children may not have the initiall Seale as well now under the Gospell as under the Law unlesse Children be by the comming of Christ debarred from some manifestation of Gods grace to them which before they were partakers of as to be members of the Church and to have the initiall Seale of the Covenant which Baptisme is to us as Circumcision was to them even a Seale of the righteousnesse of faith Rom 4. 11. Baptisme succeeding in stead of Circumcision Col. 2. 11 12. where the Apostle tells them they are compleat in Christ not wanting Circumcision being Baptized as is to be collected from that place As also Children belong to the kingdom of God Luk. 18. 16. how can we let them come to Christ but by Baptisme So likewise the children of Beleevers are holy 1 Cor. 7. 14. and the promise belongs to them Acts 2. 39. and they were Typically baptized in the Cloud and in the red sea 1 Cor. 10. 2. and we have Christs command for Baptizing all Nations Matth. 28. 19. And the Apostles examples for Baptizing whole Families without any exception of children which are a great part of a Nation and Family and not one word in Scripture against the Baptizing of children therefore I can see no reason why Children should not bee Baptized and whosoever shall despise that Baptisme which they received in their Infancy despise the Bloud of Christ which was therein offered unto them and unlesse they repent of their heinous sinne they may justly feare that God hath given them over to strong delusions and have great need to pray as we shall be ready to pray for them that if it be possible this their wickednesse may be forgiven them that they may returne from their wandrings and come home to that great Shepheard into his owne Fold to hold the unity of the Spirit in the bond of Peace and love to the praise of the glory of Gods Grace The New Testament ratified with the blood of the Lord Iesus is the Magna Charta of beleevers in Iesus the Christ dipped by which they are justified to be no Heretiques Certaine Positions subscribed by Francis Cornwell a beleever in Jesus Christ dipped to be tryed by the Doctrine of Christ whether they be Hereticall yea or nay Position 1. THat there is no salvation for any man or woman save in the Lord Jesus Christ onely Act. 4. 12. There is salvation in none other For there is none other name under Heaven given among men whereby we must be saved 2. That the New Testament is the last Will and Testament of Jesus the Christ ratified with his owne blood and given to the Church of beleevers in Jesus the Christ dipped together with all the promises ordinances priviledges and the inheritance therein bequeathed the Testator Jesus being dead is now in force to all beleevers in Jesus Christ dipped And no men nor powers by what name or title soever distinguished under the pe●●l●ie of an Anathema Marana●ha for not loving the Lord Jesus Christ may adde to is o● 〈◊〉 from it lest they dis-anull the everlasting Testament of the Lord Jesus which is to continue untill Christs second comming to restore all things Rev. 22. 19. Luk. 22. 20. This Cup is the New Testament in my bloodshed for you viz. beleevers in Jesus the Christ dipped These Positions being granted which I cannot see how otherwise under the penaltie of a curse they can be denyed First then it will necessarily follow That no man nor woman according to the Scriptures of the New Testament can be saved except they beleeve in Jesus the Christ and be dipped Mark 16. 16. He that beleeveth in Jesus the Christ and is dipped shall be saved But he that beleeveth not viz. in the Christ is damned because there is salvation in none other Mark 16. 16. Concerning the salvation of the elect whom he will save in mysticall Babylon even in the darkest times of Popery and Superstition we meddle not with because secret things belong to God and revealed things contained in the inspired Scriptures of the New Testament belong to us Secondly no man nor woman is a fit subject to be admitted into the Church of beleevers in Jesus Christ to continue in the Apostles-Doctrine and fellowship in breaking of bread and prayer according to the Scripture-record of the New Testament unlesse he or she beleeve in Jesus the Christ and be baptized or more properly in English dipped Act. 2. 41. They which gladly received his word were dipped and the same day were added to them viz. the congregation of Christ gathered consisting of an 120 persons in one place both of men and women Act. 1. 4 15. about 3000 soules And they continued stedfastly in the Apostles doctrine and fellowship in breaking of bread an● prayer These things being thus premised I hope it will appeare plainly to every loyall English Covena●ter that standeth for a Reformation in England agreeable to the word of the New Testament ratified with the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ That beleevers in Jesus the Christ dipped are no Hereticks as M. Whittle Minister of East-Maling in Kent and his brethren doe affirme in publick they are For these ensuing Reasons 1. The Congregations of beleevers in Jesus the Christ dipped doe confidently affirme in all their teaching that there is no salvation save in the Lord Jesus the Christ onely Act. 4. 12. 2. That Jesus who was crucified dead and risen through whom we that beleeve receive remission of sinnes and are justified from all things from which we could not be justified by the law of Moses Act. 13. 39. even I say that Jesus in whom we beleeve and preach is exalted to be the Christ as holy Paul affirmeth Act. 17. 3. and Peter Act. 2. 36. 1. The Lord Jesus is the Christ in English Annoynted of God to be our high Priest that offered his owne body in sacrifice to take away our sinnes Heb. 10. 10 14. and that ever liveth to make intercession for us Heb. 7. 5. 2. He is the Christ in English Annoynted of God to be our Prophet whom the Father of glory commandeth us to heare Matth. 17. 5. Heare him Peter telleth us the extent how far in all thing whatsoever he shall say unto us Act. 3. 22. Else the danger followeth It shall come to passe that every soule which refuseth to heare that Prophet shall be destroyed from amongst the people Act. 3. 23. He is the Christ in English Annoynted of God to be our King whom the Father of glory hath exalted to be the highest power in heaven and earth Ephesi 2. 20. Matth. 28. 18. 22 Christ himselfe acknowledgeth therefore every soule must be subject in spirituall things to this highest power For whosoever resisteth this power resisteth the ordinance of God and they that resist receive

to themselves for not obeying the voyce of the everlasting Gospel that cryeth to them to repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus for remission of sinnes Act. 2. 38 39 40. compared with 2 Thess 1. 6 7 8 9. damnation Hence it is that we poore despised beleevers in Jesus the Christ dipt owne Jesus the Christ to be our eternall high Priest that manifested his love to us in the Covenant of Free grace to dye to take away our iniquitie who were sometime foolish and disobedient c. Tit. 3. 3. and ever liveth to reconcile us to the Father of glory This love discovered caused us to hearken to the voyce of Jesus our Annoynted Prophet for his voyce is lovely And when he revealed to us by his word and good Spirit that none was the subject of baptisme but such as beleeve in Jesus the Christ and repent of their dead works When this truth was revealed we hearkned to the voyce of Christ onely as his sheepe ought to doe Job 10. and regarded no more the voyce of a stranger the Pope the Bishop the Priest Nay when Christ was discovered to be our King and that we were but as Rebels untill we did obey his command when he by his good Spirit discovered what his commandement was namely that we which beleeve in Jesus Christ must repent and be dipped in the name of Jesus Christ the love of Christ our King constrained us to arise and be dipped in the name of Jesus Christ as we find 3000 at one time gladly received his word and were dipped Act. 2. 41. Yea and Saul and the cruell Jaylor being instructed what dutie Christ required of them arose and were baptized Seeing it is written for our everlasting consolation Christ to become the author of eternall salvation to them that obey him Heb. 5. 8. Now M. Whittle seeing you and your brethren the English Ministery acknowledge That there is no salvation but in Jesus Christ alone Act. 4. 12. it is your dutie to prove that the same Jesus whom you say you preach is the very Christ namely that you owne him in all your practices and ordinances your Annoynted Priest Prophet and King lest by denying Jesus the Christ you discover your selves Antichristian 1 Joh. 2 22. Now M. Whittle though you and your brethren confesse Jesus to be the Christ with the lips yet by your practices you deny him in all his royall Offices Namely first they which hold up any part of the Ceremoniall Law which Christ by his death hath abolished deny Jesus the Christ to be come in the flesh But you M Whittle and your brethren the English Ministery hold up some part of the Ceremoniall Law that Christ by his death hath abolished as Tythes Temples viz. Consecrated places for Worship Offerings and Priesthood to receive Tythes and Minister in your Consecrated places Therefore you deny Jesus the Christ to be come in the flesh whatsoever you seeme to professe to the contrary Secondly you and your brethren hold and teach that beleever-infants have a right to heaven by a fleshly Covenant Namely the promise of life in Christ belongeth to the beleever and his seed and the seed and posteritie of all the faithfull borne within the Church have by their birth an interest into the Covenant of grace and a right to the seale of it Baptisme which you say is a seale of the infants ingrafture into Christ and union with him Regeneration Adoption Remission of Sinnes and Life Eternall Which Doctrine of yours contradicteth the Lord Jesus Christ who telleth Nicodemus a forme of beleeving Abraham and borne within the Church of the Jewes and circumcised the eighth day That which is borne of the flesh is flesh and that which is borne of the Spirit is Spirit Marvell not that I say unto you that you must be borne againe Joh. 3. 6. So that by the Doctrine of Christ who is Truth it selfe and cannot er●e though M. Whittle and the whole English Ministery may that it is not generation nor any fleshly priviledge can give the Infant of a beleever an interest into the Covenant of grace but Regeneration Doe you not M. Whittle by this your Assertion deny Christ your Annoynted Priest that according to the Scriptures purchased eternall life for beleevers Act. 10. 43. 1 Pet. 1. 18 19 20 21 22. Againe M. Whittle you and your brethren deny Jesus the Christ to be your Annoynted Prophet whom you are to heare in every thing he shall say unto you or your soules must perish Act. 3. 22 23. Now Christ teacheth that none are the subject of baptisme but such as manifest the beliefe of their hearts by the confession of the lips That the Lord Jesus is the Christ Act. 8. 38. And repent of their dead workes Heb 6. 1. Act. 2. 38. yet you baptize or rather rantize Infants that cannot confesse their faith in Christ nor manifest repentance from dead workes Yea M. Whittle some of your brethren as M. Bright M. Aliston and others preach and publish though there be no command from Christ for baptizing Infants yet there is no command against it therefore they may baptize them Now truely Sir my soule is sadded to heare what they affirme knowing what is written Deut. 18. 20. That Prophet which shall presume to speake a word in my Name that I have not commanded him to speake Even that Prophet shall dye So that your soules are in danger of wrath my learned Countrey-men if you have not commandment from Christ to warrant your Infant baptisme Moreover M. Whittle you and your brethren deny Jesus Christ to be your Annoynted King in that you yeeld not obedience to his Gospel-Commandement namely Repent and be baptized every one of you in the Name of Jesus Christ for remission of sinnes and ye shall receive the gift of the holy Spirit Act. 2. 38. Seeing they are the first Gospel Commandements with promises and for your rebellion against the Crowne and Dignitie of King Jesus and your disobedience in not obeying the Gospel of the Lord Jesus you can expect no other but to be punished with everlasting perdition 2 Thess 6. 7 8 9. unlesse the good Lord perswade you to change your mind and be dipped in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sinnes which are very grievous before the Lord. First your sinne of persecution For you persecute them that contend for the faith of the Lord Jesus Christ in truth that you seemingly professe so are abominable and disobedient c. Tit. 1. 1. 16. Secondly you stand out In rebellion against the Crowne and Dignitie of Jesus Christ And would not he should reigne over you Luk. 19. 27. These mine enemies that would not I should reigne over them bring them hither and slay them before me Thirdly the blood of the righteous that have contended for the faith of the everlasting Gospel once given to the Saints that keepe the Commandement of God and the faith of Jesus

Rev. 14. 12. cryeth from heaven for vengeance this day against you who now walke in the steps of the high Priest and Pharisees of old who killed the Lord Jesus and their owne Prophets and have persecuted us and please not God and are contrary to all men forbidding us to preach the Gospel to the Nations that they may be saved to fill up their sinne alwayes for the wrath of God is come upon them to the utmost 1 Thess 2. 15 16. But if you have hardened your hearts through the love of money which is the root of all your evill Yet good Lord open the understanding of the multitude of the people that you have so long deceived by your pretended holinesse and humane learning that remaine in mysticall Babylon yea and give them a true knowledge to depart from them and not be partakers of sinne denying the Lord Jesus the Christ Yea and the good Lord convince them that they have beene in the number of them that have persecuted the Lord Jesus in his members that have contended for the faith of Jesus Christ though they did ignorantly through unbeliefe so that they may trembling cry out What shall we doe Oh let thy good Spirit direct them ● to repent of their dead works and be baptized every one of them in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ for remission of their sinnes yea and give them the gift of thy holy Spirit that they may willingly forsake their spirituall Aegypt the pleasures and profits of this world And chuse rather to suffer affliction with the people of God then enjoy the pleasures of sinne for a season yea and esteeme the reproach for Christ to be greater riches then all the treasures of Aegypt knowing there is a reward of glory sayd up for them in the highest heavens Heb. 11. 26. M. Whittle I read in the Scriptures but of two Testaments The first was made by the circumcised people of Israel and ratified with the blood of Calves and Goats c. And Moses sprinkled both the Booke and all the people saying This is the blood of the Covenant that God hath enjoyned you Exod. 24. 6 7 8. compared with Heb. 10. 19 20. This Testament was to continue and to be observed by the circumcised people in their generation without any alteration either by addition or dimunition under the penaltie of a curse untill the time of Reformation Heb. 9. 10. Namely untill Christ the substance of all the shadowes was come and crucified Ephess 2. 14 15. 2. The second or New Testament ratified with the blood of the Lord Jesus with all the Promises Ordinances Priviledges and the Inheritance therein bequeathed the Testator Jesus being dead is now in force to beleevers in Jesus the Christ dipped and is to remaine till Christ commeth againe to restore all things And no man or powers under the penaltie of Anath●ma Maranatha may adde to it or detract from it lest they dis-annull this last Testament Rev. 22. 18 19. These things being thus premised you may God enlightning you easily discerne the vanitie of that distinction that is now in use amongst you of the English Ministery by which you deceive your simple hearers namely that there is one promise belongeth to the gathering of a Church and another promise belongeth to a Church gathered First they say Abraham was called and circumcised and then his seed after him was to be circumcised So say they when God calleth his Church from Jewes and Heathen they must first beleeve and repent before they are baptized But when the Church is gathered then say they the promise belongeth to the beleever and his seed and the seed or infants of beleevers are to be baptized Now that you may see the vanitie of this distinction Moses that was faithfull in all his house as a servant layeth downe the subject matter who should worship God in Israel and keepe the Passe-over and the Ordinances thereof namely the circumcised Israelites Hence the Covenant of circumcision was given at once to Abraham and all borne in his house and bought with his money of any stranger which was not of his seed Every male amongst them must be circumcised the eighth day or else they must be cut off from the people the Covenant was broken And it is said of Abraham that he circumcised himselfe and Ismael his son and all borne in his house and bought with his money the selfe-same day that God commanded him Gen. 17. 9 10 11 12 13 14. So Gen. 17. 23 24 25 26 27. And If a stranger will keepe the Passeover to the Lord let all his Males be circumcised and then let them come neere and keepe it For no uncircumcised person shall ea●e thereof Exod. 12. 48. So that there was not on● way for the admittance of the father and another for the seed but one way for both and it was to be a token in their flesh for an everlasting Covenant namely that 〈◊〉 keeping the Law should have the Land of Canaan for an everlasting possession Gen. 17. 8 13. But when Israel changed this subject-matter she is called a rebellious house because she brought in strangers uncircumcised in flesh and uncircumcised in heart to eate of his bread and pollute his Sanctuary And God chargeth them to have broken his Covenant Ezek. 44. 6 7. compared with Gen. 17. 14. Exod. 12. 48. So the Lord Jesus that was faithfull in all his House as a Son which house are we beleevers in Jesus Christ dipped Heb. 3. 6. layeth downe how his Church should be gathered out of all Nations namely by preaching the everlasting Gospel and who shall be baptized namely every creature in every Nation that beleeveth in Jesus Christ and repenteth of his dead workes seeing the New Testament holdeth but one Lord Jesus Christ one Gospel-faith and one Baptisme So that a beleever in Jesus Christ dipped is the subject-matter to worship God in his spirituall house of the New Testament and no man under the penaltie of a curse might alter it Gal. 1. 8 9. And as the Prophet was not to shew any of the Israelites that had broken the Covenant in admitting strangers uncircumcised in flesh to come into his Sanctuary Ezek. 44. 6 7. untill they were ashamed of their abominations But if they were ashamed of all they had done then they were to shew them the forme of the house and the fashion thereof the going out thereof and the comming in thereof c. Ezek. 43. 10 11. Neither can you expect O you that are of the English Ministery that the Lord Jesus 〈◊〉 shew you the beautie of his spirituall House and the catring in there at and the O●d 〈…〉 thereof So long as contrary to your Covenant to oppose all Popery and Popish In 〈…〉 and to see a Reformation agreeable to the Word of God you joyne with th● Apostate 〈◊〉 the Priest and the Councell of the 66 Bishops in the dayes of cyprian yet in their time and a long season after they held baptizing of infants as an arbitrary thing untill it was after ratified by ● Decree in the time of Pope Innocentius 3. under the penaltie of E●communication for all N●●●nall Chruches under the Popes Jurisdiction to observe Namely that baptisme of infan●s of beleevers should succeed circumcision And by this Act of Fidus and the Councell of 66 Bishops and the Decree of Innocentius the third the Nationall Churches have ●roden the holy C●●●●● beleevers in Jesus Christ dipped under foot ne●re 42 moneths which reckoning a day 〈◊〉 year may amount to neer 1260 years Rev. 11. 2. unlesse the Lord of his free mercy open your 〈◊〉 with the eye-salve of his Spirit and make you ashamed of all your Traditions of infant-baptisme whereby you have enrighted a wrong subject to the Promises Ordinances Priviled g●● and Inheritance of the Spirituall house of the New Testament And when the Lord by his good Spirit shall convince you of all the evill you have done in Persecuting Christ in his Members 〈◊〉 contend for the Gospel faith and especially for oppos●●g the Lord Jesus in his Kingly and P●●ph●ticall Offices in all his outward administrations in admitting of Members into the spirituall Kingdome of the Lord Jesus Namely by repentance from dead workes confession of faith 〈◊〉 Jesus Christ and baptisme which are the three first principles of the Doctrine of Christ which all the members of the Churches of Judea which were in Christ tooke up and practised before they were added to the spirituall house in breaking of bread and prayer Heb. ● ● Act. 2. 41. So that you trembling cry out What shall we doe The holy Spirit by Peter that sp●●●eth will tell you Repent and be dipped every one of you in the Name of the Lord Iesus Christ for the remission of sinnes and yee shall receive the gift of the holy Spirit Then so many of 〈◊〉 as shall gladly receive his word shall be dipped and shall be added to the Congregation of beleevers in Jesus the Christ to continue in the Doctrine we have received from the Apostles 〈◊〉 in Sain●s fellow-ship that keepe the Commandement of God and the faith of Jesus Rev. 14. ●● and in breaking of bread and prayer Act. 2. 41. 42. and have a right to all the Promises 〈◊〉 ledges and Inheritance that Jesus Christ according to his New Testament hath purchased 〈◊〉 you that obey his Gospel Heb. 5. 8. Yours who is adjudged as Hereticks by you but because he refuseth to keepe the Traditions of the Elders but will rather observe the Commandement of Christ as the Pharisees of old upbraided Christs owne Disciples Matth. 15. 2. yet prayeth that God would open your understandings that you might understand the New Y●stament Christ hath ratified with his owne blood that yee might not sinne against his mercies and his members lest you stay your owne soules Francis Cornewell FINIS