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

Hence it is, that the Faith which the Apostles before they baptized men did persuade them to, was still a Justifying Faith, (as Act. 13.38, 39. & passim) as that which they were to annex the Seal of Baptism to, (or to Gods promise on mens believing.)

Hence it is, that the Faith which the Apostles before they baptized men did perswade them to, was still a Justifying Faith, (as Act. 13.38, 39. & passim) as that which they were to annex the Seal of Baptism to, (or to Gods promise on mens believing.)

2 Pet. 1.9 It is said of the barren ungodly Professor, [that he hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins;] where I take it for a clear case that it is the Baptismal Washing which the Apostle there intendeth, wherein all profess to put off the Old Man, and to be washed from their former filthiness. For I ⟨p. 87⟩suppose we shall be loth to yield that it was an actual cleansing, either of Remission or Mortification, which the Apostle meaneth, left we grant that men may fall from such a state: And therefore it must be a Sacramental washing or Cleansing, wherein the matter was appearingly and sacramentally transacted. From whence it is plain, that the Apostle took it for granted, that as all the Baptized were visibly Church-Members, so were they all visibly washed from their old sins; which showeth both what was their own Profession, and what was the stated end and use of the Ordinance. The Apostle saith not that [he hath forgotten that he promised or engaged to be purged from his old sins,] but that [he was purged] from them. Pareus in loc. saith, [A veteribus peccatis purgatum, h. e. se esse baptizatum: seu se accepisse in Baptismo purgationis signaculum. Omnes enim baptizati debent purgari à peccatis, sicut dicuntur induere Christum,