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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

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

neither doe I affirme this to be any fleshly priviledge that gives this right but the promise of God of his free grace to be a God to them and their seed to shew mercy to thousands For if the root be holy so are the branches Rom. 11. 16. therefore wee account the Children of beleeving Parents holy 1 Cor. 7. 14. with a federall holinesse and that from hence that Gods Covenant is to them and their seed The Covenant therefore belonging unto them I see no reason why they should be denyed the initiall Seale thereof to seale unto them the Priviledges of the same Neither doth that which our Saviour speaketh to Nicodemus any way make against it but much for it That which is borne of the flesh is flesh and that which is born of the spirit is spirit marvail not that I say unto you that you must be born again Joh. 3. 6 7. v. 3. except a man be borne again he cannot see the Kingdom of God Our Saviour would give Nicodemus us to understād that we must take heed that we content not our selves in an out-side profession which the Apostle calls having confidence in the flesh Phil. 3. 3. where the Apostle reckons up Circumcision as the first part of the flesh v. 5. and yet we know that was the Seale of the Covenant of Grace which God made with Abraham and his Seed As Paul durst not so Nicodemus and we must not rest in the outward Ordinance but in and through these we must looke at and for the worke of Gods Spirit in our hearts To be borne of the flesh even to have Abraham for their Father which the Jewes so much rested upon did but priviledge the Jewes with the priviledges of a visible Church which though great Rom. 9. 4. A● Adoption and the glorie and Covenants whereupon they are called the children of the Kingdome Matth. 8. 1. though to be cast out the Children of the Covenant Acts 3. 25. though many of them beleeved not And the children of God Gen 6. 1. Deut. 14. 1. though with many of them God was not well pleased as Paul calls all them of the Churches of Galatia Gal. 3. 26. Ye are all the Children of God by faith in Christ Jesus though we cannot conceive but that there might be some Hypocrites in those Churches yet as there was and is the outward part of the Seale of the Covenant and the Inward the outward Circumcision of the flesh and washing with Water the inward Circumcision of the heart and Regeneration so there are the outward Priviledges of the Covenant and the inward The outward belonging to all that are within the face of the outward visible Church as to have Gods name put upon them to be called his people and to partake of his Ordinances which are the meanes of Salvation The inward belonging onely to the mysticall body of Christ quickned by his Spirit and lest we should content our selves in and rest upon the outward our Saviour shewes us the necessity of being partakers of the inward part in the work of Regeneration Now whereas all were corrupt and lost in Adam as well children as others and flesh and bloud cannot enter into the Kingdom of Heaven there is required for the salvation of children the renewing of their nature by the secret worke of the Spirit of God in them these beginnings of the Kingdome of heaven being in them like a graine of Mustard-seed sowne in the earth which when it is sowne cannot be seene or found by them that 〈◊〉 say where is it or how shall it grow yet he that hath sowne it knowe it i● there and though for some time it lye hid yet in due time it shall grow up ●nd bring forth fruit so are the beginnings of grace in Infants therefore they ough● not to be denyed that Seale which Christ appoynted to be set to that grace which his spirit worketh in regenerating and renewing them Baptisme being the lav●● of Regeneration If the Papists should heare you urge this place against the Baptisme of Infants they would laugh at you as being the maine place by which Bellarmine and others use to prove the necessity of their Baptisme and many reverend Divines have seen and declared a great force in these words 〈◊〉 Baptisme but never any could see any thing in them against it as f●rre as ever I could either read or any way learne The Spirit of God moving upon these waters of Baptisme in this new Creation or worke of Regeneration as hee move● upon the waters at the first Creation untill God create light in us freeing us from the powers of darknesse wherein we are by nature therefore in this particu●●● hold your peace unlesse you would be ridiculous Wee affirme not that generation can bring our Children to heaven being all by nature the children of wrath but that the Infants of Beleevers are the Children of the Kingdom of the Covenant though many of them may be cast out yet they are within the Covenant as the Children of the Jewes were to be partakers of all the outward visible pr●viledges of the Church and many of them even of the Infants of Beleevers are ingraffed into Christ and shall grow up in him to everlasting life this is not to deny Christ our anointed Priest but for any to deny unto Infants the benefit of the Covenant which is ratified to all that are in Christ by his bloud this is as farre as I conceive to deny Christ to bee the anointed Priests for infants therefore take heed lest judging others you condemne your selfe Your next accusation is that we deny Jesus the Christ to be our anointed Prophet whom we ought to heare in all things who say you teacheth that none are the subject of Baptisme but such as manifest the beliefe of their hearts by the confession of their lips and repent of their dead works yet wee baptize or as you say rather rantize Infants that cannot confesse their faith nor manifest their repentance But where doth Christ teach this which you affirme of him take heed you be not found a false Witnesse against Christ you produce for your evidence Acts 8. 38. the Eunuchs example if Christ teach this your Doctrine in this place it is either in direct Words or by Consequenc In direct Words it is not the Words being onely a declaration of matter of Fact and not doctrinall let us see therefore if it may bee collected by consequence and because you have not laid your consequence I will lay it for you as strongly as I can The Eunuch was baptized upon confession of his faith required of him therefore none must be baptized but such as make confession of their faith I shall shew you the strength of this consequence by another of the like nature A Father had two sonnes the one growne up the other an infant the elder askes his Father for food his father answers if he will worke hee shall have