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A41101 A few lines touching baptism shewing, I. What baptism is, with its signification, II. Who are fit subjects to be baptized, III. The good old way of baptizing, IV. Some objections answered / by Matthew Fenn . Fenn, Matthew. 1697 (1697) Wing F677; ESTC R40592 4,556 17

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gainsay Be thou baptiz'd as Jesus was For that 's the only way IV. Some Objections answered And now why tarriest thou arise and be baptized Acts 22.16 I Pray mark well my Christian Friend And be thou well advis'd This Counsel Christ to Paul did send Acts. 9.6 Arise and be baptiz'd Pray what Objections can'st thou make Or wherefore dost thou tarry God's Counsel now I pray thee take Lest that thy Soul miscarry The First Objection It from the Pulpit hath been told As now I tell to thee Our English Climate is so cold Too cold it is for me If I this thing should undertake And harm should catch thereby The Truth may suffer for my sake If I fall sick and die Answer to the First Objection Pray hearken now my Friend to me If God thy Life should take And thou shouldst not baptized be What answer couldst thou make If thou God's Council do'st reject Then he will be thy Foe If thou thy Duty do'st neglect Then that will cause thy woe Come come my Friend and don 't distrust The help of Christ thy Lord For he did never prove unjust Nor falsifie his Word His Grace it will sufficient be His Power he 'll make known And he will surely stand by thee If thou his Truth do'st own O then I pray God's Counsel take And let thy Soul be pris'd O beg the Lord for the Lord's sake Arise and be baptiz'd The Second Objection It is a mean despised way A way that Men do scorn And is so much despis'd this day It hardly can be born If I this thing should undertake And should baptized be My Friends I fear would me forsake And look aloof on me Answer Callest thou that mean which Christ commands which he hath authoriz'd And we in Scripture understand He was himself baptiz'd And what are Men now grown so proud That Truth cannot be born Do they against it cry aloud And hold it in great scorn How will they answer it at last When Christ to Judgment call When he on them Contempt shall cast What woe will them befall Then follow thou God's holy way Although it be despis'd Wouldst thou be blest another day Arise and be baptiz'd The Third Objection But I have in my Infancy Baptiz'd already been And what should I now that deny And be baptiz'd again Godfathers and Godmothers too For me to God did vow And that I hope for me will do I pray what say'st thou now Answer In Infancy thou wast too young Mark well what here I say Thou shouldst confess Christ with thy Tongue And then his Truth obey Thy Godfathers and Mothers which Of them thou seem'st to boast In Scripture we can find none such Therefore thy Strength is lost These are but things ordain'd by Men By Men they were devis'd O be not thou deceived then Arise and be baptiz'd The Fourth Objection But I a true Believer am And truly fear the Lord And reverence his holy Name According to his Word The Lord his holy Spirit he Now unto me hath given And must I yet baptiz'd be Who am baptiz'd from Heaven This is enough without controul I pray make no reply This is enough to save my Soul No Man can this deny Answer This is indeed a bless'd estate With thee I will agree And 't is as plain without debate Thou may'st baptized be Cornelius was as good a Man Acts. 10 1 -48. As most that we can find As by the Scripture prove I can He few Men came behind Devout he was and fear'd the Lord And pray'd most fervently His Alms they were so spread abroad They reach'd above the Sky Yea and the holy Spirit too God unto him had given And yet we find he 'd work to do Although baptiz'd from Heav'n Baptiz'd he must with Water be It stood him so in hand As in the Scripture you may see Peter did so command And now from hence I do infer The better that Men be That they thereby the sitter are Baptized for to be Therefore no longer stout it out But be thou advertis'd It is thy Duty make no doubt Arise and be baptiz'd The Fifth Objection Pray hear me yet this one thing more It was so in its day But now Baptizing's out of door And vanish'd quite away Answer Alas poor Soul who told thee so Is' t not Preaching's Companion Matt. 28.19.20 It is of God the Scriptures show And can't be null'd by Man This is a subtile thing indeed By crafty Men surmiz'd Therefore I pray repent with speed Arise and be baptiz'd The Call to Submit COme Friend what linger yet like Lot What loth for to obey That Blessed Lamb that had no Spot Arise and come away The Lamb of God let 's follow now Where-ever he doth go He was baptiz'd and so must thou He hath commanded so Tho' thou wast born of Parents good And hast by them been train'd And many things hast understood By Natural Parts attain'd If Abraham had thy Father been And thou hadst been Rantiz'd 'T will not suffice I say again Arise and be Baptiz'd By another Hand SHall the Son of God Baptized be By his Great Forerunner John The Almighty Father and Eternal Spirit With pleasure too look on Luke 3.21.22 23. And shall not I poor called Soul Most gladly submit thereto For it 's a favour He will bid me do Shall the Potent Prince Emanuel Send o'er the Vniverse His Ambassadors for to proclaim His Greatness and Baptize And shall not Grace prevail with me To bow my self give Christ the Crown And be Baptized as he doth enjoin Shall th' Eternal Spirit Father and Son Work wonderfully for ever Conquering stubborn rebellious Wills That Salvation may be secure And shall not I that conquer'd am By his Goodness and his Pow'r Be Baptiz'd as his Subject evermore FINIS