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§. 18. 4. And this is plainly implied in the Scripture when believers are all said to be enlightened, and translated from darkness to light, and to know God and Jesus Christ as being life eternal, Eph. 1. 18. Act. 26. 18. Joh. 17. 3, &c. and to be wise to salvation; and indeed when they are said to Believe: For believing supposeth understanding: And when Peter saith that Baptism saveth; not the washing of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience towards God. And when all the Christians in the world as far as we have any notice from the Apostles days, have been baptized after Profession of faith, we have no reason to doubt, but that the Apostles used and appointed the requiring of it.

§. 18. 4. And this is plainly implyed in the Scripture when believers are all said to be inlightned, and translated from darkness to light, and to know God and Jesus Christ as being life eternal, Eph. 1. 18. Act. 26. 18. Joh. 17. 3, &c. and to be wise to salvation; and indeed when they are said to Believe: For believing supposeth understanding: And when Peter saith that Baptism saveth; not the washing of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience towards God. And when all the Christians in the world as far as we have any notice from the Apostles dayes, have been baptized after Profession of faith, we have no reason to doubt, but that the Apostles used and appointed the requiring of it.

§. 19. 5. In doing this, it is no doubt but what they required of the Confessors from their mouths was short and plain, or else those multitudes of men and women who were in a short time baptized, would neither have had capacity nor time to do it: But the words of the Teachers and baptizers in explaining the said articles were large, and many: For we find that it was their common preaching work.