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And in his 20th Argum.to Mr.Blal^e,ia thefe words, « here
«« note, faith he, ("fpeaking of the Ennuck's not being admic-
« ted to Baptifm till he made a Profefllon of his Faichj
" I. Baptifm as received is the Seal of our Faith, ("how
« much foever denied by Mr. Blakl as it is the Seal of
« God's Promife.
'^' 2. The conftant Order is, that Baptifm follow-Faich.
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5. That it is no better than an impious Profanation
* of It if It go without Faith, that is, firff, if the Party
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fcek it without the prefcnceof Faith 5 and fecondly, if
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the Paftor adminifter it without the Profeffion of Faith.
And again in his Book, Scripture-Prooj, &c. ([vfhich is m
Contradiaion 10 the Title of his Book) Page:^. heconfefleth
that Infants-Baptifm is not piamly determined in
the Scriptures,
And Dr. Towerfin, in the Explication of the Catechifm of
the Church of England, Par.^, Pag. 20, tho he was a ftrong
Affcrter of Infanrs-Baptifm,faich thus, " One other Particu-
" lar there is, in which Baptifm is intended as a Sign, and
" that is in refpeft of the manner of Applicatm ufed, I mean
« the Dipping or Plunging the Party Baptized in it ; a fig-
* nification which St. Paul will not fuflfer thofe to for-
*^ get, who have been acquainted with his Epiflles j for
« with reference to that manner of Baptizing, we find
« him affirming, Rom. 6, 4. that m an Buried with Chrifi
by Bapnfm into Death 5 that like as Chrift was raifed up from
the Dead, by the Glory of the Father, even fo we a!fi (hould
walk, m newmfs of Life. And again, ver. 5. that as we htve
been planted together in the li^enefs oj his Death, we (hall be
alfo m the Ukenefs of his Kefmeaion. To the fame purpofe
or rather yet clearly doth that Apoftle difcourfe, where
he tells us, CoL 2. 1 2. that we are Buried with Chniiin Baptifm,
fo we do thtrein Rife alfo with him in the Faith of the Operation
oj God, who hath raifed him from the Dead: for what
" IS this but to fay, that the defign of Baptifm was to
obhge Men to conform fo far to the Death and Refur-
« redion of Chrift, as to die unto Sin, and live again unco
" Righteoufnefs, fo it was performed by tne Ceremony of
« Immerfion,that the Perfon immerfed might by that Cere-
" mony (which was no obfcure Image of a Sepulture) be
" mjodedof the precedent Death, as in like manner by
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;: coming again out of the Water, of hisrifing from
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