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) a fu ll p e rfe c t a n d , ,

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“
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, ,

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the lik e ; t h e re fo re wit h o u t

cas e s an d twa rd act ch a n ge o f th e o u ,

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t h e s ta rs o f h e a v e n ; ig n i fy g re a t e r m y s te ri e s ,

t o co n v e y g re a t e r b l e s ig n t h e bigg e r p ro m i s e s to ,

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i
t l a n t h e ga te s o f t h S o b a pti s m p a s s e d o n
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,

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, g .

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re g a rd s it s re ce pti o n wh i ch c i rc u m c i s i o n h a d o cc u pi e d b e fo r e, ,

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co v e n a n t a n d wit h s a crifi ce p re vi o u s t o t h e a p p oi n t m e n t o f ,

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to p a s s in to t h e co v e n a n t o f G o d in C h ri s t — t h e o n ly ce rtifi e d ,

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fre s h fro m u n d e rn e a t h t h e T h ro n e o f G o d 1[ a s we ll ,

a s by t h e A s s e m bly o f W e s t m i n s t e r a n d t h e S y n o d o f D o rt h
” ‘
, ,

a g a i n s t t h e l a y b a pti s m s o f t h e C h u rc h o f R o m e I n h e r t e a ch .

in g t h a t h e o n ly s h a l l b e a cco u n t e d o r t a k e n t o be a l a wfu l m in
”
i s t e r wh o h as h a d E pi s co p a l co n s e cra ti o n o r o rdi n a ti o n s h e
, ,

fi n d s s u pp o rt in t h e co n s t a n t v o i ce o f t h e C h u rch C a t h o li c in h e r ,

D o ct o rs a n d F a t h e rs c o n fe s s o rs a n d m a rty rs fro m t h e b e gi n n i n g ; , ,

a n d t h e n in h o ly s cript u re d o e s s h e p o i n t t o t h e re co rd t h a t th u s
, ,

*H e b . v . 4 .

tOp nly e rs o n s ivi ly

ld v ig h tf lly x t th ffi f h
D ne a p p o rn t e d co u e er r u e e cu e e o ce o t e
p i th d
r es wh i h f
oo h b g i
,
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to c ,
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ro m t e e nn n , t e e s o t e n om e re e n r u s e .

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e ili d h fi b
ea s o w h p i t fi t d ig
am td d
e s , an t e rs t o rn s o n s e re t e r es s rs es na e , an

th y l
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a one e e rc s e t e r es o ce .

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or h l p i th
a ,
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a r a rc a b tit t d h L viti r es oo , n ro ce s s o me , as s u s u e t e e .

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es, ro m am o n t e c re n o s ra e , e re a en ns ea o a t e

fi rs tb -
d o rn h ; vi f h h ild f I l i h t b l f h
” “
to o t e ser ce o t e c re n o s ra e , n t e a e rn a c e o t e

co ng g ti re ( N ba iii 1 2 viii
on 1 8 .
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,

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t e p i th d
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L d x l iv f l l d v y th ( S J h xx 1 9 23 S M tt xx viii 1 6
,

c us e o a an e er o er t o n — ; t a
or e . . . . . .

h b g i i g th h v h i i t fG d b p t by
,

F ro m f t e e nn n , e re o re , a e t e m n s e rs o o e e n se t a ar

H i pp i t
s a t f h b g i
o n i g th i p t h h p i ipl
me n ; ro d by
m t e e nn n to s re s e n as t e r nc e , as s e rt e

l p v il d h t t k th th i h hi lf ”
— t a n o m an to m se
h Ap
t e o at e , re a e a e s on or .

t S M tt xx viii
t 1 9 20 a . " O f
fi f P iv t .B p t i , . ce o r a e a sm.

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.

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re C P to 1lrT h g h i P tY
na , . . . ou ts n as e a rs .

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.

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or o o e rn m e n t , c a . .
; re c o r , c a . . .

it C f f F i th A on xxx L i t g y F m f O di ti f M i i t
. o a ,
rt . . ur , or o r na on o n s e rs .
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“
it s h o u ld be a n d s o by t h e l a w a n d t h e t e s ti m o n y
, p ro v e t h e “

”
d o ct ri n e s o t h a t i t m a , re q u i re d t h a t it s h o u ld be b e l ie v e d i .

”
T h a t wit h o u t t h e Bi s h o
“
i t is n o t l a wfu l t o b a pt is e i wa s t h e ,

r u l e d e d u ce d fr o m t h e S cr ipt u re s in t h e C h u rc h s e a rli e s t d a y s
’
,

a n d h a s b e e n a ct e d u p o n by h e r in e v e ry p e ri o d o f h e r h i s t o ry .

H e wh o wa s e m p o we re d by t h e Bi s h o p wa s e v e r a cco u n t e d a n d “

”
ta k e n t o be a l a wfu l rn in is t e r ; a n d t h e re fo re t o a d m i t p e rs o n s , ,

i n t o co v e n a n t wit h G o d by b a pti s m wa s wit h i n t h e t e rm s o f h is , ,

c o m m i s s i o n ; fro m h im m ig h t b a pti s m b e ri h tly r e c e i v e d

g .

VI T h e m o d e in wh i c h b a pti s m s h o u l d b e a d m i n i s t e re d n e e d
. ,

n o t a t t h i s ti m e S p e c i a lly e n g a g e u s Fo r t h e C h u rc h a ll o ws s u ch .

l a t it u d e h e re t h a t a l l m a y b e s a ti s fi e d
. S h e p ro v id e s t h a t t h e .

m i n i s te r h
s a ll d ip ”
t h e ca n did t
a e
“
in wa t e r o r p o u r wa t e r u p o n ,

n on — t h a t is s h a ll b a pti s e e it h e r by a ffu s i o n o r i m m e r
p ,

s io n . E it h e r m o d e is t h u s pl ace d a t th e c h o i c e o f t h e c a n did a t e ,

W h o s e co n s c i e n c e in s u c h a m a tt e r t h e C h u rc h wit h h e r a cc u s , ,

t O m e d co n s id e ra ti o n a n d c h a ri t y ; wo u ld h a v e fu lly s a t is fie d §
"

B a ptis m by i m m e rs i o n th e re fo re wo u ld a s fre e ly b e a d mi n i s te re d , ,

by u s a s by e ffu s io n ; t h e c h o i ce wh ich t h e C h u rch p e rm it s t o b e ,

d ip p e d o r t o h a v e t h e wa t e r p o u re d we wo u l d n o t wit h h o ld , .

V II T h e b e n e fits o f a d m i s s i o n t o G o d s co v e n a n t it is cl e a r
’
.
, ,

fro m wh a t h a s b e e n a l re a dy a d d u ce d h a v e b e e n a t a l l ti m e s g re a t ,
’
.

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,

ce e d in
g g re a t a n d p re ci o u s e n t r u s t e d wit h
“
t h e o ra

i r p e rm itt e d t h e m e a n s o f g ra c e a n d t h e e n j o y m e n t o f
”
cl e s o f G o d
’
,

t h e s p e ci a l t e a c h i n g s a n d ro t e cti o n o f t h e A l m i h ty t o h a v e H im
p g ,

in a n e s p e ci a l s e n s e fo r a G o d a n d be re g a rd e d by H im a s em p h a ,

ti ca l ly H is p e o pl e wo u ld e v e r b e c o n s id e re d a s n o o rd i n a ry m a rk s
,

o f d i s ti n cti o n n o li h tly t o b e r e g a rd e d p rivil e e s

g B ut u n de r
g
- - -
, .
,

the
g o s p e l wh e re i n t h e a n ti typ e is fu rn i s h e d t o a l l t h e typ e s a n d
,
-

t h e s u b s t a n ce gi v e n fo r a l l t h e p re ce di n g s h a d o ws o f t h e l a w ,
’
G o d s wo rd o f m e rcy in co n n e x i o n wit h H is co v e n a n t is m a d e , ,

t o b e p re e m i n e n tly a wo r d o f p o we r ; i m p a rti n g t h ro u h t h e s i n
g g , ,

"
Is . viii .
.
20 . t A rt V I . . B . C . P .

iI g n a t iu s . S o T e rtu lli a n .
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a s m .

§A t th e sam e ti m e ,
h e is t au
g h t th t i t
a
“
is n o t th e qu a n t ti y o f wa t e r, bu t Go d ’
s

a pp i ti
o n g bl i g i h ly p p th t g iv
n an d ffi y
e ss n t to o ur oses, a es it a ll it s e ca c .
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“
It t b t d th t b p i i h
m us e i t ty l f h C h h d
no e , a a t s m, n t e an c e n s e o t e u rc , oe s n o t ab

s o lu t e ly d ily i p t dippi g i m i th g h th t w h
an n e ce s s a r m or n or m e rs o n . ou a as t e m o re
u s ua l y p ti d h t f
ce re m o n w ll p i f t d lt p ra c ce e r e o o re ,
as e u on n a n s as a u e rs o n s .
”

a BI . N G H AM .

2P t i 4 iii 2 I
“
il E k k l i es a .
t tR e . . . om . .
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.
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a n ac u at l p a rti cip a ti o n in a l l t h e b e n e fits o f C h ris t s h o ly I n ca rn a ’

*
ti o n ; e ffe c ti n g a n a ct u a l i n co rp o ra ti o n i n to H im fi m ak i n g H im
t o b e u n t o u s “ wi s d o m a s n ess a n d s a hct ific a t io n , , ,

”
a n d re d e m pti o n it di f re n ce wh i ch m a k e s
1 A n d . f e

o f a l l fo r m e r m o d e s o f a d m i s s i o n t o G o d s co v e n a n t m e re rit e s o f
’
,

b a pti s m a s a cra m e n t ; t h a t is n o t o n ly a m o d e o f p a s s i n g i n to ,

G o d s co v e n a n t b u t a m we a re e n g ra ft e d i n t o C h ris t
’
, ,

b e co m e j u s tifi e d in H im 8 s pi rit o f H is h o li n e s s a ft e r ,
~

wa rd s t o b e d e v e l o p e d a n d i n cr d by it s gi ft in l a rg e r m e a s u re s ” ,
”
an d a
p l e d e t o a s s u re u s o f
g
“ i n wa r d a n d s pi r it u a l g ra ce

t h e re i n a ct u a lly g iv e n i
S u ch B re t h re n we b e l i e v e o n a b u n d a n t e v id e n ce fro m H o ly
, , ,

S cript u re a n d a ri cie n t a u t h o rs t o b e t h e p e c u li a r vi rt u e wh i ch ,
'

C h ri s t H is A p o s tl e s a n d H is C h u rch a tta ch t o b a pti s m

,
T he
, ,
.

gr e a t H o o k e r c o m p re h e n d e d it a ll i i n t h e o n e s t riki n g s e n te n ce :
B a pti s m is a s a cra m e n t wh i ch G o d h a t h i n s tit u te d in H is .

C h u rc h t o t h e e n d t h a t t h e y wh i ch re ce i v e t h e s a m e m i g h t b e
,
.

i n c o rp o ra t e d i n to C h ri s t a n d s o t h ro u g h H is m o s t p re ci o u s m e rit , ,

o bt a i n a s we ll t h a t s a v i n g g ra c e o f i m p u t a ti o n wh i c h t a k e t h a wa y

a l l fo r m e r g u ilti n e s s a s a l s o t h a t i n fu s e d d i v i n e v i rt u e o f t h e H o ly
'

G h o s t wh i c h g i v e t h t o t h e p o we rs o f t h e s o u l t h e fi rs t di s p o s iti o n
,

t o wa rd s fu t u re n e wn e s s o f
T h i s vi e w wa s d e ri v e d by H o o k er im m e d ia t e l y fro m t h e t e a chl
i n gs o f t h e C h u rch t h a t t h e y wh o re ce i v e b a pti s m rig h tly
“
,
”
,

*R o m . vi . 3 . i G al . iii . 1 3, 27 ; E p h
C 30
or . vi . 15; x ii . . v . .

“
I n H im w e lly by ac u a t a re o u r a ct u a n co r o r a t o n n o li
ha s o c e wh ch p i it t t i i ty
h t a t i H d dd
h H im fo r h e k r ea ; an o th m a e t
o g e t h e r w h H im o n e B o d
y (H e a n d it .

th y i th t
e p t h vi g
n a ) f re s ec a n o n e na me ; or w h i ch ca u s e by vi t f th i y ti l
. r ue o s m s ca

j ti w
co n u n c f H i ond i H i, e a re o m ,
an n m, e v e n as tho u g h v yfl h db o ur er
,
es an ones

sh ld h d ti
o u e th H i
ma e co n n u a te W i s .
”
H O O KE R .

I “
h v y f b p ti h S pi i t it t Chr it and m a ke s
‘

n t e er a ct o a s m , t e r un es ns un o s ,
us mem
be r s o f H is b o d y ; an d if o f H is b o d y , h e n t of H is ch u rc h a n d ki n g d o m, th t b a e n i g
a ll H is b dy By
o pi i t w
. ll b p ti d i t one s r e a re a a se n o on e b dyo
’
(1 C o r. x ii .

‘
A s m an y fy h v b
o b p ti d i C h i t h v
o u as a e e en a se n to r s a e put on
'
Ch r it
s ,
’
(G a l .

B P BE V E R ID G E
. .

[In b pta is m !m a e m e m d b e rs o f C hr it
s .
”
CH UR C H CA T E C H IS M ,

11 C or . i . 30 .

II fi t p ti f i fyi g g i g iv
"
T he rs or B p ti wh i h i h l
on o s a n ct n ra ce s en at a s m, c s t e se a of

j tifi ti
us cad h b g i oni g f i f ti
,
an t e B H m
e nn n o s a n ct i ca on .
”
l sn op a .

T h i di t h t f h S pi i t i B p ti i h i i f ll i ‘
“
e m me a e c e e o t e r n a s m, s t e re m s s o n o a s n ,
an d
vi g
re m o t l di bil ty
n w
o u r n a u ra h ip d vi f G d d h t sa i to t he o rs an se r ce o o , an t e sen e n ce

of d co n ti e d wh i h w w ll b ( R v
m na on un d th er
g c e e re a o rn ; o m . . an o er ra ce s

w
a re g ht i ro u by th t H ly S pi i t wh i h by b p i
n us iv d i p a o r , c , a t sm , re ce e s us un er ts ro

i
t e ct o n ,
g d lly d ra di g h ua p i y f h ipi t
,
an J a cco r n to t e ca ac t o t e re c e n .
”
O H N SO N .

§ E l P li ty B k V 57 l cc e s . o , oo . ,
( 26 C OVE NA NT W IT H G OD .

C h irs t h a th j o i d th ne em t o ge th e r , an d it is n ot in p o we r t o
o ur

p a rt th e m ; h e t h a t w
‘
ou ld he mu s t be b o rn o f
T h e ca t h o li city o n o f dur L o rd s
l wa t e r a l s o ” .
’

W o rd s is ill us t ra t e d by t h e B a wh o l e A n
c i e n t C h u rc h E v e ry v e s tig e . ch G o d h as

p res e rve d t o u s fro H 38 :

E x cept a m a n b e
t h e y d e cl a re t h a t in b ,

S a vi o r s gi ft ; e v e ry
’

r
s p e a k s o f t h e p ri vil e g e s o f

b a pti s m a t a ll i mpli e s t h ,

S o t h e C at e ch i s mo f o ach e s t h a t
“
b e i n g by n a t u ie
‘ '

b urn in s in a n d t h e ch ild re n o f wra t h we a re h e re b m a d e t h e

.
,
y ,

c h ild re n o f g ra ce
” l
i h .
‘
i

S o o u r t we n ty fift h A rti cl e o f R e ligi o n O f S acra m e n t s

“ ”
- .
,

“
S a cra me n t s o rd a i n e d o f C h ri s t b e n o t o n l y b a dges Or t o k e n s o f ,

c h r i s ti a n m e n s p r o fe s s i o n u t t y i n s u r e wit
’
; b t r a h e r h e b e c e rt a

a n d e ffe c t u a l s ign s o f a n d G o d s g o o d wil l t o wa r d

’
n e sses r a ce
g
-

, ,

us , by t h e w h i ch H e d o t h wo r k i n v i s ibly in lu s‘ an d d o t h n o t
’

,
‘

q u i ck e n , b u t a l s o s t re n g t h e n a n d cO n firm o u r fa ith in H im ”
’

A nd .

o u r t we n ty s e v e nt h A r ti cl e O f B a pti s m a s y O u h a v e j u s t
” ‘
-
, ,

h e a rd t h a t “
, B a pti s m is n o t o n ly a S ig n of pro fe s s i o n b u t it is ,
‘

a l s o a S ig n o f r e g e n e r a ti o n o r ne w bi rth wh e re by a s by a n ia , , ,
'

s t ru m e n t t h e y t h a t re ce iv e b a pti s m rig h tly a re g ra ft e d i n t o t h e

,

C h u rch ; t h e p ro m i s e s o f t h e fo rgiv e n e s s o f Sin a n d o f our a d o p

'
’

,
‘
”
ti o n t o b e t h e s o n s o f G o d a re vi s ibly s ig n e d a n d s e a l e d , .

”
”
A n d t h e C re e d — t h a t b a p ti s m is fo r t h e re m i s s i o n o f s i n s
“
, .

S o t h e S y n o d o f D o rt “
T h e m in i s t e rs On t h e i r p a r t a d m i n
’
, , ,

is t e r t h e s a cra m e n t a n d t h a t wh i ch is vi s ibl e b u t o u r L o rd gi v e t h
, ,

t h a t wh i c h is s ig n ifi e d by t h e S acram e n t n a m e ly t h e gi ft s a n d ia , ,

vi s ibl e g ra ce ; Wa s h i n g cl e a n s i n g a n d p u rgi n g o u r s o ul s o f a l l , ,

filt h a n d u n righ t e o u s n e s s ; re n e wi n g o u r h e art s a n d fi lli n g t h e m ,

wit h a l l co m fo r t ; gi v i n g u n t o u s a t ru e a s s u ra n ce o f H is fa t h e rly
'

g o o d n e s s p u tti n g o n u s t h e n e w m a n a n d p u tti n g o ff t h e o l d
,
.
,

” “
m a n wit h a l l h is d e e d s Fo r t h e s a cra m e n t s a re vi s ibl e s ign s .

i n wa rd a n d i n vi s ibl e t h i n
'

a n d s e a ls o f a n b m e a n s wh e re o f
i
g y , ,

”
G o d wo rk e t h in u s by t h e p o we r o f t h e H o ly G h o s t i
‘ . .

S o t h e W e s t m i n s t e r C o n fe s s i o n ; “
B a pti s m is a s acra m e n t o f
t h e Ne w T e s t am en t o rd a i n e d b J e s u s C h ri s t n o t o n ly fo r t h e
‘

y , ,

‘
P u s e y O n B a p ti
S e e sm .

t C o n f o f F a i th A rts
.
! ,
. X X X III , X X X IV .
 C O V E N ANT W ITH G O D .
27

s o le m n a d m is s i o n o f the p ty
ar b a pti s e d i n t o i ibl e C h u rch
the v s ,

t h e c o v e n a n t o f g ra ce ,

n bf re m i s s i o n o f s i n s
,
,

and o f h is
g ivi n g up t o G o d t h J e s u s C h riS t t o w a l k in , ,

ne wn e s s o f li fe “ . x

S o t h e g re at C a lvi n ; “
C h ris t werk s t h e s pi rit u a l cicu mc is io h
'
'

ai ufi n ot wit h t h e i n t e rv e n ti o n o f t h e a n ci e n t s ig n wh i ch b a d
'
, ,

place u n d e r M o s e s, b u t o f b a p t i s m B a pt i s m t h e n is t h e S ign s: , ,
”
o f t h e t h i n g e x h ibi t e d wh i ch ci rcu m ci s i o n fi g u re d b e i n g ab s e n t i
‘

.
,

A n d L u th e r T o p u t o n C h ri s t e v a n g e li ca lly is n o t a ma t
“

, ,

te r o f im it a ti o n ; but o f birt h a n d n ewcre a ti o n wh e n n a m e l y I , ,

a m cl bt h e d wit h C h ri s t Hi m s e l f i e H is i n n o c e n ce j us ti ce wis , . . , ,

d o lm , po we r; s a l v a ti o n li fe S pi ri t &c W e a re c l o t h e d wit h
, , ,
. ’

A d dm y cl o t h e s o f s k in s m o rt a l cl o th e s a n d a g a rm e n t o f s in
i
‘
.
, ,

T h i s ra i m e n t i e t h i s co rr u pt a n d s i n fu l n a t u re we co n t ra c t e d
, . .
,

by o u r de s ce n t fro m A d a m wh i ch S t P a u l ca ll s t h e o ld m a n
‘ '

,
. ,

a n d wh i ch is t o b e C o l i ii )
u t o ff wit h it s d e e d s ( p
E h i
‘ ’
p v ; ,
. . . .

t h a t o u t o f s o n s o f A d a m we m a b e m a d e s o n s o f G o d T h i s is
y .

ne t don e by a n y c h a n g e o f v e s t hae flt ; n o t by a n y l a ws o r W o l k s ‘
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,

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