44 A Commentary upon theGeld Chap.3. the Prifcillian herefie, was all the vertue that he had. The evil fervant did not riot cut his talent : thofe reprobates, Mat, 25. robbed not theSaints, but relieved them not. Madand dmmon wereba(fardized and bani(hed the fanetuary to the tenth genera- tion, for a weer omiflion, becauf: they met not Gods Ifrael hadiaó, with bread and water in the wildernes : And edom is fore threat - ned, for not harbouring them when fcattered by the Chaldeays, Take weheed that live in the laff age of the world , k f God batten the callingofthe Jews, and calf us off for our unfruitfi;l- neffe, Rom, r T. Bcurnvicär Verfe t i. I indeedbaptizeyo: WithWater torepentzínce, ] There i Per.3.zc, is a two-fold baptifine, Heb. 6. 2, the drîlrine of 6aptifinet, viz, Fluminis (,-flaminu, external' and internal!, theputtingaway of the pollutionofthef1efh, and the anfwer of a good confcience ( purged from dead works) to God-ward. When thefe two meet, when men are baptized with water to repentance, then baptifinefaveth, i Pet.3.2i. that is, iteffec`ìually afhareth falva- tion, whenfoeverby the Spirit and faith, the baptized comes to be united=to Chriff, and to feel the love ofGod [bed abroad in his foul, whereby is wrought in hima fpirit ofrvcntance, a grief f-r finne, as it is an offence againif God. And hereupon S.. Peter ;H faith, Baptifinefaveth, in the prefcnt tenie : implying that it is ofpermanent andperpetuall ufe ; eff`&uall to fave and [cal up the promifes, whenfoever we repent. From which happy time, Zech. i r.i o.' baptifine once received, remains a fauntztin alwaier openforfnne and `"" 13.1. r, ncleannere , to thofe that mourn over him, that bled over Ezek jó.zf. them ; a laver of regeneration, a wathing of the fpirit, who poareth clean Water upon them : ridding and rinfing them from all ADatrumletti- their fins, pit, prefcnt, and future. Provided, that they ffand one, poff quam to theCovenant andorder ofbaptifine, in accontinuali renovation rocnuIor evol- c.ffaith and repentance, as occafion (hall beoffered. This dotrine viflet °D.Pica ofbaptifines (now cleared by Divines) divers oftheancient Do- tor,fibitempe. [{ours under ffoodnot : which difheartned Pifcator from fpend- ravit e aulte Air dicere, Vex ingmuch time upon them. ullurapatrum He that commeth after me. J Whofe Harbinger and Herald is/um QY effica- I am , whole `Prodromus and Paranymph , friend and fore- dambapti rni. runner I am, as the morning- (farce, fore-runs the Sunne, with raid intellexif wnote light it lhtneth. fe Dieflhee de rationefludrj. Is mightierthen I] And will eafily out-thine me : He muffs en. Theolog. (real', 6ut I. mintdecreafe ; and this is the complement of my joy,
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