A confession of my faith and a reason of my practice

Answ. 1. That Water-baptism hath formerly gone first is granted: But that it ought of necessity so to do, I never saw proof.

2. None ever received it without light going before, unless they did ⟨p. 82⟩play the Hypocrite: And besides on marvel though in the primitive times it was so generally practised first, for the unconverted themselves know, it belonged to the Disciples of Jesus Christ. Joh 1.24, 25, 26, 27. Yet that all that were received into fellowship, were even then baptized first, would strain a weak mans wit to prove it, if arguments were closely made upon these three texts of holy scriptures (1 Cor. 1.14, 15, 16 Gal. 37.27. Rom 6.3.) But I pass them, and say, If you can show me the Christian, that in the primitive times remained dark about it, I will show you the Christian that was received without it.

2. None ever received it without light going before, unless they did ⟨p. 82⟩play the Hypocrite: And besides on marvail though in the primitive times it was so generally practised first, for the unconverted themselves know, it belonged to the Disciples of Jesus Christ. Joh 1.24, 25, 26, 27. Yet that all that were received into fellowship, were even then baptized first, would strain a weak mans wit to prove it, if arguments were closely made upon these three texts of holy scriptures (1 Cor. 1.14, 15, 16 Gal. 37.27. Rom 6.3.) But I pass them, and say, If you can shew me the Christian, that in the primitive times remained dark about it, I will shew you the Christian that was received wthout it.