Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	baptize_v	eunuch_n	philip_n	3,839	5	10.4025	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70792	Infant baptism of Christ's appointment, or A discovery of infants interest in the covenant with Abraham shewing who are the spiritual seed and who the fleshly seed. Together, with the improvement of covenant interest by parents and children. By S.P. minister of the Gospel.; Infant baptism of Christ's appointment.	Petto, Samuel, 1624?-1711.	1687 (1687)	Wing P1898; ESTC R218919	34,665	113

of water are said to Baptize or wash and v. 8. Luk. 11. 38. so in a sacred sense 1 Cor. 10. 2. and were all Baptized unto Moses in the Cloud and in the Sea. Who will say they were dipped in the cloud or their whole bodies plunged in the Sea but the cloud did sprinkle or pour water upon them So our pouring water on the face of an Infant in such a manner is truly Washing or Baptizing of it And seeing dipping or plunging is not prescribed by the Lord only washing yea if it were so as it were a sin to omit it yet for any to lay so great a stress upon that modality placing so much Religion in it as if all were hull without it I fear cannot be excused from Superstition which is ungroundedly charged upon others We answer the Scripture signification of the word Baptize and Conscientiously think that Christ hath left us to a liberty as to that mode hath not obliged us to submersion because whatever might be done in hot Climates yet in cold Countries such a usage would make the service of the Gospel worse then that of the Law against Mat. 11. 28. it would without a Miracle hazard life whereas God will have mercy rather than Sacrifice let us not then be censured for the omission of it Yea further the thing signified is answered by our Baptism in Infancy be it a sign of regeneration or of being buried with Christ Rom. 6. 4. Col. 2. 12. or both for either noteth Communion with Christ in his Death and that is expressed even by sprinkling ye are come to the blood of sprinkling Heb. 10. 24. Heb. 10. 22. sprinkling noteth the thing signified by Baptism and so may express Baptism the sign but we use washing by pouring water upon and that is expressive in both Eph. 5. 25 26. Rev. 1. 5. hath washed from our sins in his blood Tit. 3. 5. no necessity that Baptism should resemble his death or burial in every thing not in his being carried into the Sepulchre and being there till the third day they would not willingly be so long under water our being buried with him in Baptism is a metaphorical expression noting Communion sharing in his death which aptly is expressed by washing Obj. 1. But the first pure way of Baptizing was by dipping they went into and came out of the water Mark. 1. 9. Mat. 3. 15 16. Act. 8. 38. 39. and John Baptized in Arnon because there was much water there Joh. 3. 23. A. 1. If this was the mode or usage in those hot Climates then it is lawful there but it doth not follow that it is necessary in cold Climates much less so as it were a nullity without it 2. Some usages in the first administration of ordinances being extra-essential to them may lawfully be omitted afterwards in some cases circumstances much alter cases as the Passover must be brought the tenth day and kept till the 14th and the blood of it must be struck on the door posts in Egypt and be eaten in hast with loyns girded c. Ex. 12. but all these things were not duty afterward let it be proved that they were used by Christ and the Apostles Baptism was applyed to Christ at above 30 years of age to the Jaylor at midnight Act. 16. 33. So the Lords Supper was at first administred only to Men to the Apostles in an upper room at night yet all these things are not necessary duties for our imitation so as a variation is sinful 3. The words do not necessarily note any more than that they went to or unto and came from the water 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is often rendred not into but to or unto as Mat. 15. 24. I am not sent but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to or unto the lost sheep so Act. 16. 40. Rom. 15. 16. And 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifieth from as Mat. 1. 17. from Abraham Mat. 7. 23. depart 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from me ye workers of Iniquity and 9. 15. Mark. 14. 2. Mat. 27. 45. Thus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Act. 8. 39. is rendred as well from as out of Mark. 6. 14. from the dead Mat. 19. 20. from my youth not out of my youth And thus these Texts necessarily import only that they went to or unto from the water and however they might go into and come out of the water without dowzing or plunging their whole bodies into the water and it s said as much of Philip as of the Eunuch he went into and came out of the water Act. 8. 38 39. and will any say that he which Baptizeth must always plunge himself into the water 4. None of these Texts speak a word that the Baptizing was in the form of Submerston Dipping or Plunging it might be only by pouring water on them by washing for ought is said here As to Joh. 3. 23. the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 many waters may note that there were many rivelets here and there where he came which were not usual in those parts and however John having many hundreds perhaps thousands to Baptize in those hot Countries where he might go many miles for a little water to shew the conveniency of that place above others it might well be said he Baptized in Arnon because there was much water there and I am informed that Arnon is so shallow a water that no person can be overwhelmed in it And now what remaineth that can pretend to invalidate Baptism in Infancy if it be said their not being professed Believers or their wanting faith I add that God his declaring Infants visible Covenant Interest is as good an Evidence of their right to Baptism as the visible profession of faith can be And if the want of faith would render the Baptism a nullity then such as appear to be but formal professors they loose their Baptism and if they become real Believers afterwards they must be Baptized again If they object against the Administrator it falleth heavy upon themselves for according to their own principles how is it possible for them to find a regular Administrator If Infant Baptism be a nullity and Baptism be that which constituteth a Gospel Church or any person a member thereof as they affirm then their own Baptism is a nullity unless they can prove a lineal succession from John Baptist or the Apostles or that he which began their Rebaptizing work had an immediate call as John Baptist and the Apostles had For he that first began this Baptizing work in their way had no other Baptism but that in Infancy if that were null then was he an unbaptized person and no Church member neither could he make himself a Church member wanting that which should constitute him so viz. Baptism I ask what Scripture is there express or by consequence for an unbaptized person and no Church member to Baptize himself or others without an immediate call without that all Baptism and Church-membership in their way is