A confession of my faith and a reason of my practice

Fifthly, Because a failure in such a circumstance as Water doth not unchristian us; This must needs be granted, not only from what was said before; but for that thousands of thousands that could not consent thereto, as we have more gloriously, then we are like to do, acquitted themselves and their Christianity before men, and are now with the innumerable company of Angels, and the spirits of just men made perfect: What is said of Eating or the contrary may as to this be said of Water baptism. Neither if I be Baptized, am I the better, neither if I be not. am I ⟨p. 95⟩the worse: Not the better before God; not the worse before men; still meaning as Paul doth, provided I walk according to my light with God: otherwise 'tis false; For if a man that seeth it to be his duty, shall despisingly neglect it; or if he that hath no Faith therein shall foolishly take it up; both these are for this the worse, being convicted in themselves for transgressors. He therefore that doth it according to his light, doth well; and he that doth it not, or dare not do it for want of light doth not ill; for he approveth his heart to be sincere with God: he dare not do any thing but by light in the word. If therefore he be not by Grace a partaker of light, in that circumstance which thou professest; yet he is a partaker of that liberty and mercy by which thou standest. He hath liberty to call God Father, as thou: And to believe he shall be saved by Jesus: His Faith, as thine, hath purified ⟨p. 96⟩his heart: He is tender of the Glory of God as thou art: and can claim by Grace an Interest in Heaven; which thou must not do because of Water: Ye are both then Christians before God and men without it: He that can let him preach to himself by that: He that cannot let him preach to himself by the promises; But yet let us rejoice in God together; let us exalt his name together, Indeed the Baptized can thank God for that, for which another cannot; But may not he that is unbaptized thank god for that which the baptized cannot Wouldst thou be content that I should judge thee, because thou canst not for my light give •hanks with me? Why then should he judge me for that I cannot give thanks with him for his? Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block, or occasion of offence in his Brothers way.