The wells of salvation opened, or, Words whereby we may be saved

•. Peter speaks to them concerning the Word which God sent unto the children of Israel; and he tells of a twofold Word sent to them by God.

•. PEter speaks to them concerning the Word which God sent unto the children of Israel; and he tells of a twofold Word sent to them by God.

1. The Word of Repentance, which he calls the baptism which John preached unto them. 2. The Word of Peace which was preached unto them by Jesus Christ.

1. The Word of Repentance, which he calls the •aptism which Iohn preached unto them. 2. The Word of Peace which was preached unto them by Iesus Christ.

1. He tells them that God sent a Word by John to the children of Israel, and that was a word and Baptism of Repentance which he preached. John was Christs forerunner, who went before his face to prepare his way, and to make the people ready for the entertainment of Christ: He came to level the mountains of pride, and to straighten crooked dispositions, and to smoothen rough spirits; his doctrine was a doctrine of Repentance, Luk. 3.3. He came into all the Countries about Jordan, preaching the Baptism of Repentance for the remission of sins. And in Mat. 3.1, 2. it is said, John came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, Repent ye, for the Kingdom of Hea•en is at hand. John preached the Law to convince men of sin, and to awaken them unto repentance; he telleth sinners plainly, that they were a generation of Vipers; doth not spare the hypocritical Pharisees, who boasted so much in their privileges, but were grossly deficient in moral duties; he telleth them of Gods Axe which was laid to the root of the tree, ready to cut them down if they did not repent; he telleth of the unquenchable fire which they should be cast into, if they did not reform. The