áßä 1401deadhikeedhiedek815401Wskg 5ia4sR4F.,4454 4VAA H F $APTÌZÏ.I\TG OF THE E VNVCH. The firít Sermon; Alts S. 36, 37> 35. .. Arrd & theywen, on sheer way theycame unto a certaine water, and theEunuchfaído' See, here is mater,what,lhanldlet me tobebaptized 14nd laiduntohim, Ifthora beleene(t with allthy heart,thanmayelf.7hett he en- fwered, I beleenethatle/eta Cbreift is the Sonne ofGod. Then he commandedthe Chariot tofierdila/i, andthey weistdon'ne hutthe hures, both Philipandthe Eunuch, and hebaptizedhem N this report here madeofthe baptizingof the En. mach, there are two things confiderable: t. The 7hedtuifcs Es,ntech hit motion for Baptifone. ,Philiphiscon- oftheTett, defcending to themotion. Touching the former, this isto bee conceited, that Philip among other: things deliuered in " the opening the doBere of, ChtillTerns outof fpnkealto conc Bap- tifine:bywhich thole that profelfeChriil, are ad- ruinedintothe focietyandfeliowfhip ofbéleeuers, °- and"haue alfa their owne perfonall interefl into Chril1fealedvp vnto the, foule/ Herevpon thefe two, Philpand the Ennnéh rauelling together, and 'r their journeycomming toa rìuer, theEonnch trade hismotion, toa likeeffedl asifhe had thus laid, Thanfpeakefiofllaptfineold aft, me;,,,4ting effarybadge ofChriftienprffooi,fee hereiraplicecónseenient , hereis&trierferthe ofthewerd, ptgpof,letwee lpray thee rectumtbtiSacrament, forwhatAmidhinder : Now the oftheI.pas:' pointsofdohlriiae tocha gathered osseofthismotion, arethefe. Firll thattaso; óbedient andshee>faallhearer, theWord ofÇodisnewerpreachedwithone 'weefe. The TheI. dva generalipurport ofthis verfe is to fhsw vshow *slips doftrine wrought vpora, theEunuchsheatt,andwe fee herehow powerfullitwas a For this onedifcourfè pteuailedthrough Godsmercy, tothe enlightening ofhis minde,making him to eoneeiuethehope ofhit calling, and the riches ofthat Qlericast inheritatete which Godhatpin l>i: Saints'; it wrought allo uponhrs affeit'ions in fetch a nieafure, a:.jiasasr thatnothingwas motedelired by him then ro llse*hitnfelfaChrillian, and to hauefoine pledgeofthe fauourof God in Chrillgaged`to his foule, Anad. suitablefileofone Sermon, and anotable inflameof thebiefúng ofGod, vp. on fucha hearer as theEnnnch was, onewho came toheare with de/re, and fàbmittedhimfelfe to the authofityof theWordwith an obedierttheart. The Wordneuer isvnprofitable where itmeeteswith such an auditor. It is fa.yd of theft threethoufand which wereaddedto the Churchbyone SermonofSainé Peter, (whenthe Spiritof God béginntth to relate their obedience) that they were fuchas,gladly heardthewordb. Thiswas an excellent preparatiue to obi. bAos,4:; dience,whentheir heartslongedforam Vford,when itwasa toy to them to be *slit t audfaithhisbedrtpdIdamioftheWiord' fo'did theirs, for itisfaid cPGirg'.r f before A
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