For these and the like respects the Apostle compareth, parallelleth and equalleth their Sacramental privilege of Baptism with ours. And as P. Martyr observeth upon the place, the Apostle doth not give instance in their circumcision, but in their Baptism, that his parallel and comparison with our Baptism might be the more evident. Now therefore if this parallel hold so fully, then add two considerations more to make it yet more full; they are both of them against the Anabaptists. First they were truly baptized with water, when but wet or besprinkled under the cloud, (and therefore the Apostle saith, they were baptized in the cloud) so are we and our children truly baptized with water, when sprinkled as well as dipped, which is not at all inconsistent, but most agreeable to the signification of the verb [Greek or Hebrew]. For although it signifieth immergere, tingere in which sense Julius Pollux, lib: 1. cap, 9. reckoneth among the passions of a ship, [Greek or Hebrew], submergi to be drowned or run under water (and if any shall contend that the native signification of [Greek or Hebrew], is mergo, or tingo, I neither think it can be convincingly proved, nor that it maketh against sprinkling though it were proved) this I hope cannot be denied that [Greek or Hebrew], doth also signify abluo, lavo and so is used for any manner of washing by water, which whosoever will deny shall contradict Hesyclius, Budaeus, Stephanus, Scapula, Arias Montanus, Pasor in their Lexicons, and the Holy Ghost himself, 1 Cor: 10. 2. 2 Heb: 9. 10 Luke 11. 38. with Mark. 7. 3, 4. Secondly I observe, that though the infants of the people of Israel were not fit to eat of the Manna and drink of the water out of the Rock, as those of some age did, yet the youngest of their Infants were baptized and received a sacramental seal of their interest in Christ and the covenant of Grace, which is a notable president to our ⟨p. 215⟩Infant-baptism, and it must needs hold, unless we weaken, yea subvert the Apostles argumentation in that place. For what more certain then that among so many hundred thousand people, there were diverse Infants who had not yet the use of reason, nor were able to give an account of their Faith?
For these and the like respects the Apostle compareth, paralelleth and equalleth their Sacramentall priviledge of Baptisme with ours. And as P. Martyr observeth upon the place, the Apostle doth not give instance in their circumcision, but in their Baptisme, that his paralell and comparison with our Baptisme might be the more evident. Now therefore if this paralell hold so fully, then adde two considerations more to make it yet more full; they are both of them against the Anabaptists. First they were truly baptized with water, when but wet or besprinkled under the cloud, (and therefore the Apostle saith, they were baptized in the cloud) so are we and our children truly baptized with water, when sprinkled as well as dipped, which is not at all inconsistent, but most agreable to the signification of the verbe 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. For althogh it signifieth immergere, tingere in which sense Iulius Pollux, lib: 1. cap, 9. reckoneth among the passions of a ship, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, submergi to be drownd or run under water (and if any shall contend that the native significatiō of 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, is mergo, or tingo, I neither think it can be convincingly proved, nor that it maketh against sprinkling •hough it were proved) this I hope cannot be denied that 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, doth also signifie abluo, lavo and so is used for any maner of washing by water, which whosoever will deny shall contradict Hesyclius, Budaeus, Stephanus, Scapula, Arias Montanus, Pasor in their Lexicons, and the Holy Ghost himself, 1 Cor: 10. 2. 2 Heb: 9. 10 Luke 11. 38. with Mark. 7. 3, 4. Secondly I observe, that though the infants of the people of Israel were not fitt to eat of the Manna and drink of the water out of the Rock, as those of some age did, yet the youngest of their Infants were baptized and received a sacramentall seal of their interest in Christ and the covenant of Grace, which is a notable president to our ⟨p. 215⟩Infant-baptisme, and it must needs hold, unlesse we weaken, yea subvert the Apostles argumentation in that place. For what more certain then that among so many hundreth thousand people, there were diverse Infants who had not yet the use of reason, nor were able to give an account of their Faith?
