Sod The $r4ptiking ofthe. Eunuch. yet throughly purgedoutofmanyhearts. Itis wellknowne what a vertue ma. nythinktobeinplaces, andinvetfels,&c.TheDiuclknowingthatitisathing whichcannot be rooted or razed out of a mans minde, that whenhehach to do withGod, there muffbe fomewhatdone to grace and fanftific the aftion, ka- deth himaway with falfe furmifee, and byperlwading him that places,and times; -and filch like complementsand circumflances doegiveworth tothe bufrnede, maketh him to negteâ that which indeed Ihould makehim acceptable, As for example, ifa childebe brought to the Church and babtizedin a Font, all is well' in opinion,and there is Chrillendome enough; btuthe maine thing,as tolearne what that Sacrament is, and wherefore itferueth, and uponwhat tearmes it may be a wearies ofcomfort to the foule, the people (generally) delirenot to know, it is atrouble to them tobe taught ; and to in fltuétchildren, v. henthey cometo beof yeeres,whetefore they werebaptized,and what the receiving ofthe Sacra- ment bindeth them to, who (alinolt) makethanyconfcience ? T laws we are all for forme,andlofe the Cbllance, veteifeeme thegft (as Chritf kid ofthe blind pílfae,aá.r9. Pharifees) but fecat naught thealtar whichmnitfenEti/e theáiftt'.Thisis not fpo- ken todrawmen CO a contempt of thefe outward conuetnences: For albeit I know, thatthe place it felfebettereth notthe bufinellè,neither is Bapttilme ply) better adminillredour of theFont, in a Church, thenout of aRiver by the highway fide ; yet it were awickednelfe for any nowender that pretext to for- fake theplaces putapart for holy vies, orto goeout (in a humor) to preachand to pray, and efe the Sacraments in the fields: that were to auoid one extremity byrunningintoanother as bad ; and indeedit is true which is laid, that gamut have nut good difcretion, in running from a mifchiefe bee may fall into an in- /. virium du- conuemence. Inauoÿdingfuperllition,a manmay fcoue becomeeitherfehif- citcnipzfuga, =dealt orprophane. Well are they that can findeandkeepe the reeane.Iwill S careracre. Horat, not imagine anyinfufion ofvenueinto my P ra ers or a onmyotherdeuoti- ons, by the frameand buildingwhere they are performed, becaufe I will not be fnperftitious, and yet I will repaireto the places deputed to fuch facred aelions: I will not run toBitters to baptize, I willnot By into corrersto communicate, Trb.roagl becaufeI muffnot forfàke the fellomfleip, whichweeought tohasse among oarfeltree q, re Con t4, and allthings muff beedone in order', neither is rod the authorof conficfonr So fVerleg ;, much touching the place: This waterwas asgood as Jordan,or as if it had bin one ofthe ricerswhich ilfued out ofParadifc, and aswell, here upon theway,as in the Temple at Ierufalem. The adfion it Idle in theft words, Hee baptized him: thatis, her melbahim with water in the nameofthe Father, theSonne,andtheholyGbf: So muff wecon. ceiue it, although fo much benot heere exprefly laid, Weemay not thinke Phi. lip would or did tranfgrciTe the orderfetdowneby ourSauionr, tobe ebfetued tMat,28.t9. in the adminillration of the Sacrament% Here this doftrine e That inthe Cbri- Doll. 3, flianChurch theSacrament ofLaptifine muff accompany the preaching of the Word. Vnderiland mearight. I nieane not by this, that whenfoeuertheWord is prea- ched,the Sacrament of Baptifme mull bee minilired, (for thereis not alwayes occafionof bothat the fameinffant,) but this I intend, that in the Church of Chriflthere muffbeea vfing ofthis Sacrament, aswell asa deliuery of thedoc- trine offaluation. And fo much I gather hence r For we may not thinkethis an arbitrary titmice, that Philip baptized the Eunuchwhen bee had taughthim, but sue mull thinke it a matter hewas bound to, that hee whomhe had by teach- ing connected to Chrillianity, lhould from him alloreceiue the badge of Chri- n1Nar. fhanity. This is confirmed by our Sauiours owns edift, Goe teach, andbaptize, Mso ys.4t &e."; and the Apoffles kept that orderx. Baptifine was lfill an attendant vp- A6t,3.ta,9, on the doftrine, their commillon was equall to both; and this cantle muff ,n....44. continue fo longas Godbath apeople vpon earth ; fo much isproouedby the XMai, 38ío. promife, Loe Iam with)ouslmasjet to the end ofthe world7, which as it argueth a blefling
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