Book IV. B A P T I S M A B U R I A L. the Church fo much to defire the Manifell:ations of the Love of Chrill:, and in this is his Love better than Wine. Bu,t who are they that thus prize and efteem the Lon of Chiill:? Take fame brief ·Notes of them. I. Such cannot tell how to praife Chri!l:, nor fet forth his Excellencr, as they would; they cannot fufficient!y exalt him. 2. Such are in a longing and lan.guilhing Con– dition, till they fee htm. 3· Cannot be fausfied, ttll they get to fame good and well– grounded Alfurance of an Inrerefr in him. 4· Chrilt runs much in their Mrnds; 5· Such love Chrift, what fratefoever ~hey are in. 6. Such keep hi~ ~ord. 7· They love Chrill: above Hufband, Wtfe, Chtldren, &c. nay, more than L1fe ttfelf. 8. They love to hear of him, and often from him. 9· They highly value every fpecial Token of his Love. IO. They rejoice in his Prefence. I I. They grieve and mourn at his Ablencc. I 2 . If they have grieved him, cannot rell: till they fee his reconciled Face again. I3· They love his Image wherever they fee it; lo.ve all the Godly, the poorell: Saint, as well as the ncheft I4. They love to be ltke htm rn Grace here, as well as in Glory hereafter. IS· They are troubled when he is dllhonored. I6. They are greatly concerned for his Name, Kingdom, and Intereft in the World. IJ. They often vifit him inClofet-Duries. I8. Take greatcaretopleafehim. I9· Willfuffer for his fake, when called to~t. 20. Long for his Appearance. BAPTISM A B U R l A L, Expounded and PraCl:ically Improved, Rom. vi. 4, and Col. ii. 12. Know ye not, that fo many of us as were baptized (u< Xp•>" r.~.,) into Jefus Chrifl, that is, into the Profeflion of his Faith, Confeflion of his Name, 9nd Communion with his Church, were baJ;tized into his Death, Rom. vi. 4· Buried with him in Baptifm, wberein ye are alfo rifen witb bim, &<;. Col. ii. I 2. poR the opening of this metaphorical Text, we will fl)f'Y, I. The literal Signification of the Word Baptifm. 2. The metaphorical Signification thereof. 3· 'What Burying literally and tropically is. 4· Give ~ fymbolical Parallel between Baptifm and a Burial. 5· Produce fame Inferences from the Whole. In /hewing the Signification of the Word .Baptifm, we will with all Impartiality give the Judgment of the L earned. The Word is Greek, and we are to feek its Meaning from the Learned in that Tongue, of whofe \Nritings we hav,e carefully examtned the moll: noted, fame of whrch are, Scapula, and Stephanus, Pafor, Minjhew, and Leigb's Critica Jacra, Grotius, Vojjius, Caufabon, Se/den, Mr. Daniel Rogeh, Mede, Chamier, Dr. ·ray/or, Dr. Hammond, Dr. Cave, Hefychit~s, Budrt~us, Beza, Eraf mus, Buchanan, Luther, 1/lyricus, Zanchy, Glajjius, &c. who with all the Learned of any Note, that are impartial, agree with one Voice, That the primary, proper, and literal Signification of Bx,.-/.(w, Baptifo, is, Mergo, immergo, fubmergo , obruo, item {ingo, quod fit immergendo; that is, to drown, immerge, plunge under, o'verwhelm, as alfo to dip, which is done by plunging. And it is certain the Ancients fa underftood it, as appears by their conltant Practice of Dipping fuch as were baptized; as '.Tertullian fays of his Trine-Immerfion, 'Fer mergitamur, that is, thrice are we dipped. And that the Change of the Rite to AJPer/ion, or Sprinkling, was invented to accommo– date the tender Bodies of Infants, in thefe Northern Parts, YJ,1en the Practice of Bap– ttzmg them prevatled, is generouOy confeffed by Vojjius, and moll: of.rhe Learned. In a lefs proper or remote Senfe, becaufe Things that are w_af11.ed ar.e dipp.ed in, or c?vered all over wtth Water, it is put for Wajhi11g, Luke xi. 0 8. Heb. ix. to. Mark vu. 4· And we dare modeftly affert, That no Greek Author of any Credit, whether Heath:n or Chrrftran, has ever put Baptizing for Sprinkling, or ufed thofe 'Vords promtlcuouO~. The Greeks have a peculiar Word to exprefs Sprinkling, viz. ea>'•?w, whtch they ule when they have occafion; as might be abundantly J)lewn, if needful. 7R fum
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