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Iprefumemany may give credit to that learned and
Pious Man Dr. D>,-Vtil, who writ a literal Explanation of
the^ffio/ the APofilts iaUzm, and tranflatad it into Engi(h
i6»4. And upon >1S^ the 8tb and ^T-'^'ft^o^l'^-
" lievcft that the Eunuch was not permitted to be bap-
« tized, unleft he had profeffed a fincere Faich in Chrifl,
.. do'th fufficiently enough C.feith he) declare how
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truly great Bafil has fpoken mhis Book o!. the HolySf,.
« ".Chap- 2- Faith and Eaptifm are the two Means
« of Salvation, infcparably cleaving together ;
for Faith
» ts perfeaed by l^ptifm, but Baptifm is fo»"''f^ by
« Faith, and by the fame Names both things are fulfilled.
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For as we believe in the Father, Son and Holy Spin ,
« &c. indeed there goeth before a Confeffion, leading us
« to Salvation ; but Baptifm follows, fealing ourConfef-
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SSraXe, If t^o. tHUv^fi, &c. after he had
fnoken to that, adds, "With all the Heart, that is, wuh
S't earneft Defire'ofthy Heart, and unfeigned Faith.
And after that faith, « Thou mayeft :
Hence may we ga-
" ther f faith hel how abfurd their Opinon is, who
» hink^hat by Baptifm, Faith is produced ^nlnim..^
" born, and deftituteof the ufe of Reafon; for if Bap-
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tKm cannot do itinthofethatare come to Years « cat.
« much lefs do it in Infants. Neither can it be faid, ex-
« «pt very abfurdly, that they do believe in Chrift, or
« in his Gofpel, when there does not even aPP^« h=
« eaft (hadowof Faith in them ; they do not know their
« Pa ems by any Token, and know not what difcrencc
" there s between Right and left Hand; how then are
« they able tounderftand the k»ft*,ng of the Myfter.es of
" theKingdomof Heaven, which are the Objeas of out
" Faith" They do not confent to any Humane things,
« ran thev then affent unto Divine things?
Vcr^S "And thiy y^ent both do^n into the Wan, both
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