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A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written
A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, written by the blessed apostle St. Peter. By Thomas AdamsA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written by the blessed apostle St. Peter. By Thomas Adams
London: printed by Richard Badger and Felix Kyngston for Jacob Bloome, 1633London: printed by Richard Badger and Felix Kyngston for Iacob Bloome, 1633
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1 For Obedience; Baptism cannot be wilfully neglected without great sin. Let us neither with the Papists make it absolutely necessary: nor with the Ma• chees, wholly unnecessary: nor inconvenient with the Anabaptists, because they are children and cannot profess. But seeing children have sin they ought to be washed; and seeing they belong to God they ought to be sealed. Seeing the Lord hath commanded it, let us perform it. Seeing he hath promised the washing away of sin, by pouring on of water: let us pour on water for the washing away of sin. Otherwise. we despise not the Minister of the Sign, but the God of both S••e and Minister: and for those that refuse the Sign, it is a sign they refuse the grace: ⟨p. 597⟩and deserve the reproof of Ahaz, nIs it a small thing to grieve men, but you will grieve God also? This was the condemnation of the Pharisees and Lawyers:o They rejected the counsel of God against themselves, in this very point of not being baptised of John. It is not only the bare element, but the power of GOD with it, his wisdom to establish it, his constancy to maintain it, his holiness to sanctify it, and his mercy to bless it.
1 For Obedience; Baptisme cannot be wilfully neglected without great sinne. Let us neither with the Papists make it absolutely necessary: nor with the Ma• chees, wholly unnecessary: nor inconvenient with the Anabaptists, because they are children and cannot professe. But seeing children have sinne they ought to be washed; and seeing they belong to God they ought to be sealed. Seeing the Lord hath commanded it, let us performe it. Seeing he hath promised the washing away of sin, by powring on of water: let us powre on water for the washing away of sinne. Otherwise. we despise not the Minister of the Signe, but the God of both S••e and Minister: and for those that refuse the Signe, it is a signe they refuse the grace: ⟨p. 597⟩