4P 5 6 eig pon? ano fanítp1500ts S. Iconfeject them to God, andfome of them to the Mintfizer, tend 1 received the Lords Supper ; and I thought that then Iwas forgiven; though I never had the true fenfe and power thereof, on my heart and life. P. What ifyou had never been Baptized,and were now firft to be Baptized. What would you do ? S. 'wouldunderftand and confider better of it, that might not do 'knew not what. P. Why truly Baptizing is well called Chriffening Tor Baptifm is loch a Covenant between God and Alan , as maketh the Receiver of it a vifible Chriftian ; And if you had fithcerely renewed and kept this fame Covenant, you had needed no new Converfion ör Regeneration,. but only particular Repentance for your particular fol- lowing fins, Baptifm is to our Chriftianity, what Ma- trimony is tci.a State ofMarriage ; or like the liftingand Oath ofa Souldier to his Caprain, or of a fubjed to his Prince. And therefore I will put you.upon no other Conver/lan, than to Review your Baptifm, and un derftand it well, and after the moll ferious delibera- tion, tomake the fameCovenaut with God over again, . as if youhad never your feifwade it before, or rather as one that ha:hnot kept the Covenant which once you wade. Now if ;r::u -were to be Baptized prefently, there three things which you ..tnuft do : i. Your ra-ancing muff k otv the meaning of the Covenant, a.ád (h) B lieve the Truth of the wo¡l of C(al, which h rirrrta 2. Your Well muff heartily Dc[ire and crept of the ,enefars of Gods Çovennt offered you, 0) jab . ,) . F.'f' Z alt4
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