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A commentary or exposition, upon the five first chapters of the Epistle to the…A commentarie or exposition, vpon the fiue first chapters of the Epistle to the…
A commentary or exposition, upon the five first chapters of the Epistle to the Galatians: penned by the godly, learned, and judicial divine, Mr. W. Perkins. Now published for the benefit of the Church, and continued with a supplement upon the sixth chapter, by Rafe Cudworth Bachelor of DivinityA commentarie or exposition, vpon the fiue first chapters of the Epistle to the Galatians: penned by the godly, learned, and iudiciall diuine, Mr. W. Perkins. Now published for the benefit of the Church, and continued with a supplement vpon the sixt chapter, by Rafe Cudworth Bachelour of Diuinitie
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1604Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1604
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The fifth point concerns the Efficacy of baptism. Of which there be four necessary questions. The first is, whether the Efficacy of baptism extend it self to all sins, and to the whole life of man? For answer, I will set down what we teach, and what the Papists. We teach, that the use of baptism enlargeth it self to the whole life of man, and that it takes away all §25sins past, present, and to come: one caution remembered, that the party baptised, stand to the order of baptism, which is, to turn unto God, and to believe in Christ, and so to continue by a continual renovation of faith and repentance, as occasion shall be offered. Reasons may be these. First, the scripture §30speaks of them that had long before bin baptised, and that in the time present, baptism saveth, 1. Pet. 3. 21. and, ye are buried by baptism, into the death of Christ. Rom. 6. 4. And in the future tense it is said, he that believeth, and is baptised, shall be saved. And Paul saith, that the Church is cleansed with the washing of §35water, that it may be presented glorious and without spot unto God. Eph. 5. 26. And all this shows that baptism hath the same efficacy after, which it had before the administration thereof. Secondly, the covenant of grace is everlasting, Isa. 54. 10. Hos. ⟨p. 250⟩2. 19. and the covenant is the foundation or substance of baptism: therefore baptism is not to be tied to any time: but it must have his force, so long as the covenant is of force. And this appears by the example of the Galatians, who are now fallen away to an other gospel after their baptism, and yet are §5instructed and directed by their baptism. Lastly, it hath bin the doctrine of the ancient Church, that all sins are done away