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A44168	A sermon preached in the parish church of St. Magnus the Martyr, by London-Bridge, on Sunday February 11th, 1699/700 at the baptizing of some persons of riper years, brought up by Quakers and anabaptists, but now conform'd to the Church of England / by Richard Holland ...	Holland, Richard, 1679-1706.	1700 (1700)	Wing H2436A; ESTC R804	17,510	35

Masters Table to Eat and Drink of those his Holy Viands in the other Sacrament of the Eucharist and there Enjoy in that Feast of Souls the Lord of all Glory by which we are Fed and Nourished even to Eternal Life And thus you see how your Earthly does exhibit and represent to you the Glory of your Heavenly Imployment and that if you would be Masters enjoy Liberty even the glorious Liberty of the Sons of God you must first be Bound must be admitted into the Family regularly and fairly as he has Ordain'd you must be Baptized every one of you in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ and then proceed from one Degree of Grace unto another so you will obtain what St. Peter's Congregation here aim'd at viz. To be Everlastingly Saved For this reason it is that the Font stands at the lower-end but at our Enterance into the Church where having been received and admitted into the Congregation and afterwards Instructed in our several Duties till we are well prepared for the Nobler Mysteries of our Profession the higher Cordials of the Gospel we then come to be advanced to the Lords Table that Holy Christian Altar at the Upper-end of all the most Honourable Place in Gods House that Royal Seat and Throne of the Blessed Jesus Where Injoying him in those his appointed Elements in their Season during the Course of our Lives with Honest Faithful and Repenting Hearts we shall perceive the constant refreshings of a good Conscience and Joyous Heart and at last be Translated to the Everlasting Arms of our Blessed Saviour and Enjoy Him in the highest Heavens But the first of those Holy Sacraments is our Province now In Discoursing upon which we shall a little more particularly consider 1. The Nature 2. The Necessity of it 3. The Qualifications for it 4. The several Duties we are Engaged in by it 5. The extraordinary Benefits and Advantages of it 1. For the Nature of Baptism It was always a Custom amongst the Jews that when any Proselyte was Receiv'd Enter'd and Admitted into the Church they were wont to use several Washings thereby denoting their Leaving off Forsaking or Washing away all their former Pollutions their old Prophane and Heathen Practises Nay the Jewish Authors say that not only Proselytes and those newly Converted from Heathenism but also the Natural Jews themselves were mitiated by these three things Circumcision Baptism and Sacrifices As this was the custom amongst the Jews so it pleas'd the Lord of Life the Author and Finisher of our Faith to appoint That whosoever should at any time be receiv'd into His Family admitted into His House and Fellowship shall be receiv'd by this very same Ceremony and Element of Water and the Holy Ghost has order'd this Form of words I Baptize thee in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost Baptism then is the Door by which we enter into the visible Church of Christ and it is administred to Beginners in Christianity who are Initiated by Water This is done by Dipping or Sprinkling for the word signifies both and our Church makes the Action Indifferent leaving it to Discretion and to be regulated by Charity Dipping was first in use in hot Countries and when the greatest part were well grown People But when the Gospel was spread into colder Climates as ours Sprinkling only was thought sufficient And so does the wisdom of our Church conclude That if a Spoonful of Wine in the other Sacrament be as significative of the whole Mass of Christ's Blood as a greater quantity then a few Drops of Water may be a representative of Washing as well as a River And this Sprinkling perhaps the Apostles themselves used even in those hot Countries since we Read of them calling sometimes for Water in Houses to Baptize new Converts Acts 10. 47. 'T is to be done in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost Intimating That what the Minister does is not of himself or on his own head but in the Name and Power by the Command and Commission of the whole Trinity God the Father God the Son and God the Holy Ghost And this Obliging the Person Baptized to own 1. The Glorious Trinity of Persons and consequently the whole Creed in the words of the Church Catechism to Believe in God the Father who made him and all the World 2. In God the Son who Redeem'd him and all Mankind That is who was pleased to undergo the Wrath of His Heavenly Father and all those Scourges due to our Sins that we might be free from Sin and Sorrow the power and danger of Death and Satan 3. In God the Holy Ghost who Sanctifies him and all the Elect People of God That is who Guides and Directs him and who Comforts and Refreshes him in the ways of Godliness As he thus owns and acknowledges the Holy Trinity so 2dly He yields himself an absolute Proselyte to the Faith of it excluding all other Gods or any other Authors and Patrons of Religion The● 3dly He devotes himself to follow the Rules and obey the Comands of this his new Master is always ready to be Govern'd and Guided by him and by all cheerful dispatch of Religious Duties demonstrates himself a very willing Disciple of this Blessed Trinity Now this Water and these Words is called the Form or the Outward part of Baptism And they have a great meaning in them which is called the Inward being a Death to Sin and a new Birth to Righteousness By Dying to Sin is only meant leaving it off washing away all Pollutions getting clear of them out of the Power and Dominion of them The Apostle also calls it A Quickening of us who were dead in Trespasses and Sins And St. John calls it Overcoming of the World For nothing makes a Man more a Slave than Sin nothing betrays Men more to Servitude then living in Sin nothing else but Sin can Domineer He then that overcomes it is a brave Commander is truly Master of himself and Enjoys the best Liberty And now very plain appears the meaning of a New Birth to Righteousness and being Born of God mention'd so frequently in Scripture which is only our Lords Enabling of us to Live Religiously and Act Honestly To have our Conversation here in Simplicity and Godly Sincerity and to keep our Consciences void of Offence both towards God and Man So we prove our selves Members of Christ and he will plentifully bestow upon us the Provisions of his Grace and Favour that is Mercy and Peace and Pardon of Sins here and Eternal Life Glory hereafter I come now to the Second thing To Consider the Necessity of Baptism The Word is here Be Baptized every one of you and this is if you have a mind to be Saved Besides which in St. John's Gospel c. 3. v. 5. Jesus himself says Except a Man be Born of Water and of the Spirit he cannot Enter into the Kingdom of

Guilt and Danger to be really apprehensive both of their Folly and Desperate Condition both of their want of a Saviour and Misery without him this will soon make the Sinner cry out with David I have Sinned I acknowledge my Faults and my Sin is ever before me Psal 51. 2. And this Sense of his Condition will Encourage him to call for relief to ask Counsel how to get out of such a dreadful Condition to cry out in good earnest What shall we do to be Saved Again We see farther the good Nature and Faithfulness of the Apostle who as soon as they had discovered the extraordinariness of their Concern and Misery does not in the least delay or dispute their Cure He does not put them upon any Costly and Troublesome thing to Atone their Sin neither does he Upbraid them for their mighty Cruetly to the Blessed Jesus nor reflect any more on what is past their long Neglect or Carelesness but looks forward helps them in Earnest tells them the only and that an easie and reasonable Remedy comforts therefore their Hearts directly keeps them no longer in Suspence hides not their Cure but says Repent and be Baptized every one of you c. You see how proper this Subject is for our present Discourse having just now receiv'd Persons into the Pale of the Church who formerly were trained in Errors and by the Authority of Relations kept from this happy Call And since by their Earnest desire they have now Enjoyed this blessed Sacrament that as soon as conveniently can be they may be admitted to the other let one word first be permised concerning the holy Sacraments and their Number Sacraments are the outward means whereby God does Represent Exhibit and Seal to us our Redemption And they are called Signs and Seals and Badges and Pledges As Signs they represent the great performances of Christ for us under Visible Elements Water represents his washing away our Sins the Bread Broken and Wine poured out represent his Body Crucified and his Blood Shed for us Thus are they Tokens and Monuments of his Love truly Signs of Heavenly things By them Grace is exhibited and conveyed to the faithful Pardon ensured and Favour and Reconciliation obtained They are the Marks and Badges of our Profession they are our Lords Livery by which all we his Servants are known and discover'd to belong to him they proclaim us to be his Right and Property so that all the World may see and know what a Master we have in whose Service we are Engaged and whose Favour and Protection we shall be sure always to Enjoy And they are Pledges also or Pawns of his Care and Mercy they are our Security of Heaven and the ground of our Hopes and Confidence in God For there is an holy Contract betwixt God and us Obedience is our part Salvation is his and by the Holy Sacraments as by Deeds and Indentures is our Happiness conveyed made over Seal'd and Deliver'd to us If we would be Saved then it must be by these means and if we refuse these means the Pledges of his Love the Badges of our Profession the Securities of our Happiness we Rob our Souls of Heaven we exclude our selves from Salvation Not that God cannot save without them For his hand is not shortned but they are the ordinary Means and appointed Instruments by which he has promised to convey the Merits of Christ to us and commanded us this way to receive them Willfully then to Neglect them or to Want them when they may be had is perfectly to despise God and cast aside his Ordinances As for their Number they are but two tho' the Church of Rome has Established more yet the Ancients never acknowledged anymore Nay one of the greatest amongst the Romanists confesses it in these Words 'T is a common receiv'd saying amongst us Catholicks That all the Sacraments did flow out of the Side of the Lord but thence only Issued out Water and Blood Water as the matter of Baptism and Blood of the Eucharist and thence concludes that properly there is no more Thus Cardinal Richlieu True it is that the Sacraments strictly and properly taken for Seals and Badges of our Profession they are and the Church never acknowledged anymore than two and those of our Lords own Ordaining The first Baptism from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that signifies to Wash Dip Dive or Sprinkle The second The Supper of the Lord because ordain'd at or after his last Supper And these two he only institutes some have guessed that the Gospel Sacraments might correspond with those two old ones of the Law Circumcision and the Passover But rather because these two are sufficient Nothing is required to make any one a true Master of any Profession than these two things 1. To be legally Enter'd fairly admitted into it and then 2 To be consummate in it to be fully possessed of the Priviledges and Immunities of it To Illustrate this by what you all know very well In order to become a free Denison and worthy Member of this Honourable City or of any Society therein this is required 1. That the Person be Lawfully Admitted you call it Bound By which he is obliged to learn the Art or Mystery of his Profession is Engaged to the Rules thereof and at the same time is become the Care and under the Patronage of the Governours of the City And having behav'd himself well in that Station his appointed time he is then 2. Made Free has Title to the Priviledges and Immunities both of the City and his own Society to exercise his Function without Controul and in his Course to perform the Noble Duties enjoy the Offices and receive the worthy Honours of the same And as it is in these outward Worldly Societies so is it in our best most Holy and Religious one as we are Christians Members of Christ Sons of Heaven and Heirs of Salvation For 1. By Baptism we are Bound bound to the great Father and Master of all the World made Servants to the most high God one of his so glorious a Family Members of Christ and under the Guidance Instruction and Conduct of the Holy Ghost And our Employment under that our Master and in his Houshold is to learn the Art of being and doing Good the great Mystery of the Christian Religion And in that High and Honourable Imployment in that Valuable Service we are under the Care Government and Protection the Tuition and Instruction of God the Son from whom we receive all the Rules of our Office the Laws and Statutes of our Calling And in order to our most Faithful Service and absolute Obedience we are Assisted Comforted Eased Relieved and Sanctified by God the Holy Ghost And then 2. In this Station behaving our selves Faithfully and Honestly till we understand our Business know well our Duty and are fit to set up for the Practice of Piety willing to Devote our selves to that Imployment we are admitted then to our