Think of thy Baptism when thou goest to God, especially when he seems angry, it is the seal of the covenant; bring the promise, Lord it is the seal of thy Covenant, ⟨p. 79⟩thou hast prevented me by thy grace, thou brough test me into the Covenant before I knew my right hand from my left. So when we go to Church to offer our service to God, think, by baptism we were consecrated, and dedicated to God, we not only receive grace from God but we give our selves to God. Therefore it is sacrilege for persons baptized to yield to temptations to sin, we are dedicated to God in baptism. When we are tempted to despair, let us think of our baptism: we are in the Covenant of Grace, and have received the ⟨p. 80⟩seal of the Covenant, baptism. The devil is an uncircumcised, damned, cursed spirit, he is out of the Covenant: but I am in the Covenant: Christ is mine, the holy Ghost is mine, and God is mine, therefore let us stand against all the temptations of that uncircumcised, unbaptized damned spirit. The thinking of our baptism thus, will help us to resist the Devil, he is a coward, if he be resisted he will flee: and what will better resist him then the Covenant of grace, and the seal of it? When we are tempted to sin, let us think, what ⟨p. 81⟩have I to do with sin? by baptism I have union with the death of Christ; he died to take away sin, and my end must be his. I must abolish sin in my nature? Shall I yield to that: that in baptism I have sworn against? And then if we be tempted to despair for sin let us call to mind the promises of grace, and forgiveness of sins, and the seal of forgiveness of sins, which is baptism: For as water in baptism washeth the body, so the blood of Christ washeth the soul: Let us make that use of our baptism in temptations not to despair for sin. ⟨p. 82⟩And in conversing among men; let us labour to maintain the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace, to live peaceably. Christians must not fall to jar, why? There is one faith, and one Baptism, have we not all one father? one inheritance, one baptism, one Religion, and shall we break one with another for trifles, they forget their Baptism that are so in quarrels. Thus if we would think of it, it is such a book as would be ready at hand for all services.
Thinke of thy Baptisme when thou goest to God, especially when hee seemes angrie, it is the seale of the covenant; bring the promise, Lord it is the seale of thy Covenant, ⟨p. 79⟩thou hast prevented mee by thy grace, thou brough test mee into the Covenant before I knew my right hand from my left. So when we goe to Church to offer our seruice to God, thinke, by baptisme wee were consecrated, and dedicated to God, we not only receiue grace from God but we giue our selues to God. Therefore it is sacriledge for persons baptized to yeeld to temptations to sinne, we are dedicated to God in baptisme. When we are tempted to despaire, let us thinke of our baptisme: wee are in the Covenant of Grace, and haue receiued the ⟨p. 80⟩seale of the Covenant, baptisme. The divell is an vncircumcised, damned, cursed spirit, hee is out of the Covenant: but I am in the Covenant: Christ is mine, the holy Ghost is mine, and God is mine, therefore let us stand against all the temptations of that vncircumcised, vnbaptized damned spirit. The thinking of our baptisme thus, will help us to resist the Devill, he is a coward, if hee bee resisted he will flee: and what will better resist him then the Covenant of grace, and the seale of it? When we are tempted to sinne, let us thinke, what ⟨p. 81⟩haue I to doe with sinne? by baptisme I haue union with the death of Christ; he died to take away sin, and my end must be his. I must abolish sin in my nature? Shall I yeild to that: that in baptisme I haue sworne against? And then if we bee tempted to despaire for sin let us call to mind the promises of grace, and forgiuenesse of sins, and the seale of forgiuenesse of sinnes, which is baptisme: For as water in baptisme washeth the body, so the blood of Christ washeth the soule: Let us make that use of our baptisme in temptations not to despaire for sin. ⟨p. 82⟩And in conversing among men; let us labor to maintaine the vnitie of the spirit in the bond of peace, to live peaceably. Christians must not fall to jarre, why? There is one faith, and one Baptisme, have wee not all one father? one inheritance, one baptisme, one Religion, and shall wee breake one with another for trifles, they forget their Baptisme that are so in quarrells. Thus if wee would thinke of it, it is such a booke as would be readie at hand for all services.
