Christs temptation and transfiguration practically explained and improved in several sermons /

3. The Time.

1. Presently after his Baptism. Now the Baptism of Christ agreeth with ours as to the general nature of it. Baptism is our initiation into the service of God, or our solemn consecration of our selves to him; and it doth not only imply work, but fight, Rom. 6. 13. Neither yield ye your members as instruments [Greek or Hebrew], of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield your selves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members ⟨p. 7⟩as instruments of righteousness unto God. And Rom. 13. 12. Let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. Christs Baptism had the same general nature with ours, not the same special nature: the general nature is an engagement to God, the special use of Baptism is to be a seal of the New Covenant, or to be to us the Baptism of Repentance for the Remission of sins. Now this Christ was not capable of, he had no sin to be repented of or remitted; but his Baptism was an engagement to the same military work, to which we are engaged. He came into the World for that end and purpose, to War against sin and satan; he engageth as the General, we as the common Soldiers. He as the General 1 John 3. 8. For this purpose the son of God was manifested [Greek or Hebrew], that he might destroy the works of the Devil. His Baptism was the taking of the Field as General; we undertake to fight under him in our rank and place.

1. Presently after his Baptisme. Now the Baptism of Christ agreeth with ours as to the general nature of it. Baptism is our initiation into the service of God, or our solemn consecration of our selves to him; and it doth not only imply work, but fight,