Certain disputations of right to sacraments, and the true nature of visible Christianity defending…

Argum. 3. They that before they are baptized must renounce the world, the flesh and the devil, must profess true Evangelical ⟨p. 58⟩Repentance (I mean still such as hath a promise of pardon and salvation) but all that are baptized, must (by themselves or others) renounce the world, flesh and devil, of which we shall have occasion to say more anon.

Argum. 4. They that profess to be buried with Christ in baptism and to rise again, do profess true Repentance: but all that are baptized, must profess to be buried with him, and rise again; therefore &c. The Major is proved, in that to be buried and risen with Christ, signifieth. A being dead to sin, and alive to God and newness of life: and it is not only (as is feigned by the Opposers) an engagement to th•s for the future, but a profession of it also at the present. This with the rest we thus prove, Col. 2.11, 12.13. In whom ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, buried with him in baptism, wherein also you are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead, and you being dead in your sins & the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses,] where note 1. that this is spoken to all the Church of the Colossians; & therefore they are presumed to be what they profess and appear to be. 2. that the putting of the body under the water did signify our burial with Christ, and the death or putting off of our sins: And although we now use a less quantity of water, yet it is to signify the same thing, or else we should destroy the being of the Sacrament: so also our rising out of the water, signifieth our rising and being quickened together with him. 3. Note also that it is not only an engagement to this hereafter, but a thing presently done. They were in baptism buried with Christ; and put off the body of sin, and were quickened with him: and this doth also suppose their own present Profession to put off the body of sin, and their consent to be baptized on these terms.