58 aqP mENDIX. Numb. III. mixt of the Baptized and Re-baptized, if it may be; if nor, at 'eat a Publick Preacher in a convenient Stations For I fee that Light inhis Argumentation, that 'hemay not hide, and that God will never Suffer him to cat off and go againft but at his Peril (which I cannot fear). DearMrs. L. receiving your Letter near 'Bed-time on Saturday Night, I thought it no Sin to make it part of this Lord's `Day's Work to return you this Anfwer, which I defile you to accept from (and `pray for) Aug. 22. 160. Tour Brother, in the Covenant and Spirit ofChrift, Rich. Baxter. IfMr. L. look intomy Book for Infant Baptifm, let hit»know that Imuch repent of the barfh Language in it, but not of the main matter. London, the 16th of Sept. x658. moored Sir, tg Perceive my Wife, bath, unknown to ene, lent you my Papers touching Free A Communion with all Saints, which God knowethmy Heart and Soul is in; ' and line the Matter is fo well received by you, as appeareth by your kind an- ' fwer, and my own particular Cafefo affectionately tendred by you, I am cocoa- ' raged to further Converfe, and indeed do welcome your Overtures of a loving ` Correfpnndency with many Thanks both to God and your fell: 'Tis a rare thing to find Men of Parts, Learning, and great Abilities , cloathed with Bowels, of Mercies, or Humblenefs of Mind, Efe!. et ;. 5, 6. The Prophet fpeaketh in the ` Praife of the Almighty ; That though he was high, yet humbled himfelf to confider the ` things on Earth ; yea, even the poor on the Dunghil fitting in Duft ; God's ` Heighth hindereth not him, but Mens doth them ordinarily, though not in it fell: Not as a Caufe, but as an Occafion through the Corruption that is in the Heart of the belt. It may be theGod and Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift whom ` I have fought with Fatting, Prayers and Tears; hath appointed ou to interpret his wonderful dealing with me, and to Phew me my Uprightnefs. I mean what he will account fo. He that could do fo, wouldbe an Interpreterone ofa Thou- ' fand to me that walk inDarknefs, and fee little Light : O, that I knew ,,the Mind and Will of Göd in my difficult Cafe ! happy lhould I be : I have this Comfort in my Aftlihlion, that my Will isperfeetly fùbdued to God's : I would gohis way if I could tell where it lay: But alas ! I cannot find it: I make my moan to the ' Almighty, but he feemeth to carry it feverely towards me, initead of making (freight Pathsfor myFeet : Upon my camel Solicitations, he leaveth me in the Hand of Tormenting Fears. That you may the better know what to fay to me, ' I fhall as briefly asI can, tell you my cafe. My Underflanding being enlightned that all Saints, as Saints, ought to hold Church Communion againft what I have foolillily printed (for which I loath my `fell, and abhor the Sight of it): I let my Pelf to confider other Events that lead ` me to that narrownefs of Spirit, at laft come to doubt whether God be pleafed ` with Re-baptizing, to the Rejeftionof Infants out of the Vifible Church : But am out of doubt in this, that to rebaptize any now, do denominate their vifible Saintlhip, or give right to Church Fellowfhip, and fo to part them from all the Believers in Chrill not fo Baptized as the World, as not of thevifible Church of ` God, is a molt pernicious Error, and a great Evil ; further, I found fault with Popular Government in the Church, as itconfounds the Definition of Governour and Governed. Alfo that in the felled State of the Church, no Man ought to ' takea Perfonal Charge but Perlonsboth able, and wholly devoted to the Work. That to be a Merchant and a Minifter doth not agree, except in Calmof invin- `cible
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