28$ The Baptiting òfthe eunuch'. to doe,neitber are wefoimple, atnot tanaw whobelongs to tilefematters , &c, Thus it is ordinary withmen to fetlight by thatcare which is taken in duty to God andto their foules, to flaythem from running in (as it were) vpon thepikesof Godsdifpleafure:. Men ought to accountit a blefhog tobe lo watchedMr, and be it that they were neuer fo cunning inrefpea-ofknowledge in the nature of thofeholy feruiccs, yetwho is there,thatBothnot need an admoniher,But the truthis,whatloeuerour knowledge is, whiebjet (amongthegearednumberis butraw) yet certainelyour care tothofe bufinelles is but !lender, andhappy is he(ifhe know hisownc happinetre) that batha faithfull admonifher, to snake 8 ECa:30.t1 himheaveaword6ehrndehimh,whenheisreachingouthishandtothevfeofho- lythings. Deflrinos. The next is,the thingpropounded as a condition,&c. wherein wehaue two things to handle. s. Therequifiteneffeoffaithto to the partakingofthe Sacra- ment. a. The qualityofthefaithwhich isrcquifte. Touchingthe former, this is the doarine,That thereis neceffityoffaith, to theendamanmaydeflaka parta- kertf theSacrament as sweet. Thewords areplaine,Ifthosbe/eenef1,6-c. as ifhe had laid, Thus delisjBaptifine, bur doeflshotsbeleese2 ifthoudoefl, than iv,giefsial, comfort, ifnot, it wr!lbut tncreafe togreaterisdgement. In the opening ofthis do. &rifle;I willthus proceed. s. I will thew the general!truth ofit. 2.1 will teach with what limitation andrellraint it mudbee vnderllood. The generali truth Iwill declare touching bothSacraments. For ofbothin regardofgenerall cit. cumflanccs there is the fame reafon : Neithercan there bec any cattle alleaged why there lhould be a neceffityoffaith, in the right vfeof Baptifine,andnote'. fo in theright vfe of the Lords Supper. Herefor proofe, Imight produce thofe generall fpeeches, whatfacuerisnot offaith isfinne', and, withoutfaith it is impof. kHcb ss 6. Ale topleafeGodk : Butthe maine realms is this, the Sacramentsare in their na. 1Rom.4u turefalesofrighteoxfiwffet, and therefore itis abfurd fora man tooffer himfelfe to receiuea confirmationofthat thingwhichhet bath not,to haue afeale het as it wereto ablanke, to come tohaue faith Itrengthened, when (perhaps) there is fcarce a rightvnderflanding either ofwhat is to bebeleeued, or ofwhat it is tobelèeue. And then, theancientorderof the Church hereinis notto beneg. leEled. For,as touching theSacrament of Baptifine,the courfetaken with thofe whom the Apoflles andtheir atfociates drew outof Iudaifine and Oentilifine into Chrifisanity,isapparant. They vrgedthem to glue euidence and tedioso. nieoftheirfaith, andoftheir purpole towalkewith God inneymelfeoflife, So e1 Tmath, p lohnBapt? l began mi fo thered followed: and the order of asking quellions ofthe baptized, Doef thou beleenet doefl thou renounce? is veryprobable tohaue beenein vie euen in the. Appoflles time, whereunto thatlayingofSaint Peter gid sleds a verygoodcolour, wherefpeakmgofBaptifine, bee mentioneth,thet lu. ntPerg:ar, firer ofagood confcíones, Thefhpulationor engagementof theconfcience;the ¿n,drx.n baptizedgiuing his word, that thus andthus hee beleeueth, and thisandthis he rársoovetir- vndertaketh. And in rheprimitfue Church thcte was in in the congregation trees. certaineformeorranke, called Catechtsmeni, whichwerehtd trainedvpinthe knowledgeof the grounds ofFaith, before they werebaptized, (they becing Conuerts out ofgentiliWme) which groundswhat thechiefeof themwere,the A. poftlerelates (He6.6.)which points arethere tearmed,Thedo/ riveofBaptifinet; becaufe they were the particulars in whichthey which defired to bee numbered amongliChrflians, wereinfmru&ed before they were baptized. Tothis alfoa greeththat which is generally held, that theCreate was digefled into fuch a forme, as feemethto beean anfwer toa queulion. Thebaptized wasdemanded what dofi thoubeleeue?hasanfwer was, l beleeue in God theFather,rfc.Thusfor the Sacrament ofBaptifine. Nowfor theother Sacrament, therule ofthe Apollle is perpetuall, andalwaies bindes,thatwhofocommeth to it,mutt examinehimfelfé °i w t eafai0.8 andfeeiag ull fearch and txatninatión aimath at the endingoutof forcething, ÿvhap
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