im

(14)
our Purpofe, under this Head, as they arc in that Laru
guage^n which I am fure it was fpoken, if not written 5
Ic is CDn)H nnO] vttabslu Otam 5 and dip ye them*
The Root is Tabal, which is the third Perfon Singular in
the Precerperfea Tenfe, and fignifies, hs dipped : And is
forendredin many places in Holy Scripture ; particularly <
la 2Kings $ f5 where fpea'^ing of .ylaman theSyrkn, k t
IS faid, ^f dipped hmfdf j« Jordan [even timts, and was clean
"
in Mat. 3. 6. you have the fame Word again in the
PalTive Voice, which muft be rendred in EngHfli, and were
dipped of hm m Jordan. And in Ver, id. you have the
AZ7Z ^^r\^' '' ''.^''f
"PP"^^ ^^ °"^ Saviour;
Alfo in John 5. 22, 25. the fam^ Word is ufed. And in
nf Mt ^'/a* IV^ '^"^u""^ '° '*^'^ ""^'"^ New Teftamene
of Mr.Kobrtfons, who was certainly one of the moft
Learned Hebricians our Age hath afforded.
I might add to this the Teftimony of the Dutch Tranf/f/n-^/^°''^"-^t'^'^'^'^-^'
Johannes deDooper, the John
Dipper ;
and m this Commiffion de felve dopende din!
that Word had occurred) turned ic into Englifh, as they
havemto Dutch, they had faved me and others the trou-
Now if all this will not fuffice, I know not what
However wilL
I will make Mr. James one generous Offer
That If he can flicw me where our Tranflators have in
any one place rendredB^p^/^^, tofprinkle ; or^cmr^, have
rendred Ranti^o to dip, in the New Teftament, I will
grant him Che Caufe. Andldohope, if he cannot he do i
will '
own thac we are in the right.
O, what a Tyrant Cuftom is ! that dares (land up and
contrad.fta thing that is fo evident in it felf, foaPreeable
to the Reafon of die Ordinance, to the Etymology of the
Word, (an. that from the Pens of our Adverfariesl and
to Che ufe of the Phrafe and Expreffion in Holy Scripcure,
tothe ComminioPcf our Lord, coche Doftrine and Pra!
fticeuf rhenhlB.pcizers, boch before and after our Saviours
adurrcftion, and chc manner of planting the Priimtive
Churches.
^
Not-