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B04710	A short brotherly examination of a sermon. At first preached by Mr Salomon Saffery, and after published in print; intituled, Part of a discourse, tending only to invite those that believe in Christ, to be conformable to him by baptisme. But intending to disswade from infant-baptisme. / By Robert Pittillok, a Scottish man.	Pittilloh, Robert, 1621?-1698.	1652 (1652)	Wing P2312A; ESTC R187082	15,814	21

shall be Gods leaving the whole Scriptures to be perused by every man wherein all Truth is contained and Christs injoyning natural men to learch the Scriptures John 5.39 For knowing what sort of persons they were let the preceeding verses be consulted and in particular the 37 and 38. where Christ testifies of them they had neither seen the Fathers shape at any time nor heard his voice they had not his word abiding in them neither believed they him whom the Father had sent If it be laid upon them to search the Scriptures and no limitation laid upon their inquiry was it not as lawful for such as knew all the Scripture if any such there had been to explain all the Scriptures unto them We hope none will aver that Christ injoyns them to search what they might not labour to know And if it shall be said Christ refers them to such places as testifie of himself We Answer 1. The Law comprehending all Morall Duties was publickly taught the Prophets did publish their Prophecies to all sorts of persons The Words of our Saviour have no restriction Therefore there is no reason to make it narrower then the Author doth Ans 2. Though it were but onely to such as testified of Christ how much might offer it self to their view before they came to Passages testifying of him Ans 3. How many places in the Prophets and Psalmes do speak of Duties to be performed to him Which persons not knowing God are not able to perform and Comforts flowing out from him whereof persons not knowing God are not the Subject and yet testifying of him But we judge it needlesse further to insist in this We hope the Author will acknowledge it is a Popish principle he ownes not to restrain the vulgar people Converted or unconverted to peruse Scriptures in their native Language Secondly Christ himself did sound Truths in the cares of such as knew not the God of Truth which could not be made use of as to obedience before Regeneration Math. 19. from the 17. to the 22. Math. 23. Jesus spake to the multitude and his Disciples of humility rectifying of Oaths Judgement Mercy and Faith where we conceive faith 23. is not taken for Justifying Faith but for fidelity and uprightnesse in dealing In the 6. of Lukes Gospel from the 20. to the close of the Chapter our Saviour teaches many Duties which could not be performed but by such as knew the God of Truth and many comforts which none other had right to enjoy and that it was in the presence of many who knew not the God of Truth Beside that it is added immediatly after it is said in the 19. The whole multitude sought to touch him in the 20. immediatly thereafter He lift up his eyes on his disciples and said without mentioning any change of place The Woes denounced in the 24. 25. shew there were present persons rich full and laughing VVo unto you saith Christ that are rich c. With which consider what he teacheth Luke 11. from the 38.12 Chapter from the beginning to the 13. the whole 16. Chapter and the 18. from the beginning to the 35. Lastly Paul did reason before Felix and Drusilla of righteousnesse Temperance and Judgement Acts 24.25 and in his first Epistle to the Cor. c. 14.23 24. He puts it beyond all controversy it was the enstome of the Church to admit unbelievers to hear the members Prophecy and that this was by Paul himself approven We believe none will deny who delight not in a spirit of contradiction but it may be asked what advantage can redound to such as know not the God of Truth by hearing such Truths seing the things that are of God are foolishnesse to the naturall man 1 Cor. 2.14 Ans We know no truth serving for building up converted Christians but the Lord may make it instrumentall in Converting natures children who is free in his Working John 3.8 As for example in the hearing of a naturall man the Duty of Prayer is opened up in its nature Excellencie way of Performance and Fruits the Spirit working on his soul he is convinced of his comming short of such a way of performance of his folly in slighting so precious a Jewell and the hazard he may run if he continue in such a course whereupon his spirit is set on edge to search after the way how he may so performe it as it may be advantagious unto him The like may be said of Praise Righteousnesse Prace and joy in the Holy Ghost c. We believe if the Author will ask all of his own society if there be as much of God among them as is said to be and they begin to shew him how beneficiall the Lord hath been unto their soules it shall be found it was not alwayes Preaching of principles was the first mean making them look in to their own hearts and we shall wish all persons to take heed of limiting the holy One of Israel whose foolishnesse is wiser then the wisedom of men If it be Objected Christ spake unto the multitude in Parables c. Ans It was a judiciall act of Christs Prerogative Royall which we are no more to imitate then his sending for the Asses Colt to ride upon If Pauls practise mentioned 1 Cor. 3.1 2. be Objected it is answered in the limitations premitted SUBSECTION I. THe second particular we shall shortly glance at is It seems an aim in the discourse to magnifie Baptisme too much though it be an Ordinance of Christ a Precious Love token and a Seal of the Lords Covenant yet external Ordinances may be too much magnified when too much is attribute to them or they are too much heeded with neglect of the more precious inward Work as the Jews did the Temple Jer. 7.4 The Ack 1 Sam. 4.3 Now Moons and appointed Feasts Isaiah 1.14 And solemne fasting Isaiah 58.3 And though we shall not say it is the Authors purpose so to do we hope better things of him yet severall passages in the Discourse seem to carry along hazard of stumbling to the vveak in reference to this and therefore vve shall desire the perusers to consider first vvhileas it is called the first Ordinance commanded to be observed by Believers page 4. line 18. it is but the first in time vvith the limitations foresaid and not in dignity because vvithout it salvation may be and hath been and vvithout some other at no time any have been saved Secondly while-as it is said He that neglects it is vveary of God page 5. line 25. it is according to truth but as it is formerly explained Thirdly while-as it is said page 7. line 3. those that draw near to God in a way of worship are to have it as a preparation thereto confirmed by that Text Heb. 10.22 it holds not according to truth exclusively that is that none unbaptized may draw near to God in a way of worship acceptable to him It holds not with the rules of good Logick

to be Celebrate he approached with others to partake and the Minister scrupling to admit him he did demonstrate to him The Essence Unity Trinity of Persons so lively by folding acloth in three folds and afterwards drawing all out and making all one and Christs death and Resurrection that he was convinced it was his duty to admit the born Dumb and Deafe How unsearchable is Gods Wisdom and his wayes past finding out The last thing whereupon we pitch having already drawen out this Examination to a length beyond our intention is the pressing of its up-taking with expedition though it is with the first conveniencie to be taken up by those who becomming actuall Believers were never formerly baptized which is all the Scriptures cited prove yet the Arguments used to press the expedition of it compared wi●● what hath gone before from clearly to presse without delay it is to 〈◊〉 taken up immediatly after persons conceive it to be a duty though th●● have so been baptized formerly as those are whom we think baptized ●●deed wherein there is not a little policy in beating he iron while it hote and disciplizing those who to morrow may possibly think th●● have been too rash And therefore we shal shortly represent to the consideration of all those upon whom it is thus urged First to take noti●● how great a difference there is betwixt the sudden taking it up by tho●● who never were formerly baptized which is no controversy a●● taking it up again by those who conceiving they were formerly baptized have long lived in this judgement under many comfortab●● Spirituall enjoyments Secondly what trouble of Conscience and disturbance of spirit it ma● work in the soul if after it is thus taken up the person who hath so take 〈◊〉 it shall finde he did it not upon solide grounds fear and shame on th●● one hand perswading him to continue in allowing it and guilt callin● on him to repent on the other Thirdly how easily Arguments power 〈◊〉 fully pressed I had almost said subtilly by those who are well versed i● the controversy may put a present conviction upon the spirits of those wh●● for the present are unable to answer them though after second thought they may find it was not upon solide grounds He is not onely a strange● to others but also to himself who knows not himself to differ from himself sometimes in judgement Lastly whether it be not a great rashness on a sudden to take it up in a way upon whose grounds so many weighty consequences follow of hard judgement towards others and disowned by so many worthy Learned and pious Christians as it is who have mad● it their Work to study the minde of Christ and many whereof have Sealed the Truth of their doctrine with their bloud not loving their lives unto the death Whether or not upon such considerations any who at prese● are under conviction that it is their duty to take it up again O● hereafter shall be have not great reason to suspend their practise of takin● it up till they shal have well weighed reasons for both parts of the controversy and seriously implored with watching thereto Divine Light and influence of the Spirit of truth to lead them in all truth If it be commended in the noble Bereans that they searched the Scriptures whether the Apostles doctrine was according to them or not We have much more reason to think it praise worthy in these days wherein our lots are sallen wherein so many are saying lo here is Christ and lo there is Christ to try with great delib●ration before we trust The fool believeth every thing but the prudent looketh well to his goings FINIS