Moreover when you stand so much for dipping, I demand, and I pray you answer to me, (or to your self ingenuously) Whether would you have the whole body dipped or part only? If the whole body, whether naked, or clothed? If clothed, then outward baptism is not a washing of the flesh, but of the clothes rather; If naked, how will it stand with civility or modesty to Baptize men and women of grown years, (for children you admit none) in the face of the whole Congregation? No marvel then, if the Sect of the Adamites grow out of your Sect. But if you require but part of the body to be baptized, I demand what part? If the face, that is our usual manner of baptizing in England; but that you implead, as false. If the hands and feet, and head also, that is it indeed which Peter offered in a like case, Joh. 13.9. But Christ answereth him the washing of one part was enough, and would suffice to signify the washing and purifying of the whole man, every whit, v. 10. And in very truth, the whole virtue and efficacy of the death of Christ is as well, and as fully applied in the Act of sprinkling, as of dipping. When Isaiah prophesied the Application of the death of Christ to the Redemption of many Nations, ⟨p. 191⟩he foretold, that Christ should sprinkle many Nations, Isaiah, 52.15. And when the Apostle exhorteth us to draw near unto God in full assurance of faith (in respect of the perfect Oblation of Christ for us once for all, Heb. 10.22.) he expresseth our drawing near as having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water, The faithful people of God are not wont to value the virtue of the gifts of Christ, from the bulk of outward signs, but from the lively virtue and power of the Spirit of life conveyed in them. The Spirit of a Cordial is as much conveyed in a small dôsis, as in a gross drug. It is a small morsel of Bread, and a little cup of Wine, which we partake in at the Lord• Supper: and yet therein we partake of whole Christ, God and Man. If we should eat the whole Natural body of Christ, and drink all his Blood, it would not profit us so much. It is the Spirit that quickeneth us, Joh. 6.36. Bodily exercise profiteth "little. 1 Tim. 4.8.
Moreover when you stand so much for dipping, I demand, and I pray you answer to mee, (or to your selfe ingenuously) Whether would you have the whole body dipped or part onely? If the whole body, whether naked, or clothed? If clothed, then outward baptisme is not a washing of the flesh, but of the cloaths rather; If naked, how will it stand with civility or modesty to Baptize men and women of grown yeares, (for children you admit none) in the face of the whole Congregation? No marvell then, if the Sect of the Adamites grow out of your Sect. But if you require but part of the body to bee baptized, I demand what part? If the face, that is our usuall manner of baptizing in England; but that you implead, as false. If the hands and feete, and head also, that is it inde•d which Peter offered in a like case, Joh. 13.9. But Christ answereth him the washing of one part was enough, and would suffice to signify the washing and purifying of the whole man, every whit, v. 10. And in very truth, the whole virtue and efficacy of the death of Christ is as well, and as fully applyed in the Act of sprinkling, as of dipping. When Esay prophecyed the Application of the death of Christ to the Redemption of many Nations, ⟨p. 191⟩hee foretold, that Christ should sprinkle many Nations, Esay, 52.15. And when the Apostle exhorteth us to draw neer unto God in full assurance of faith (in respect of the perfect Oblation of Christ for us once for all, Heb. 10.22.) hee expresseth our drawing neare as having our hearts sprinkled from an evill conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water, The faithfull people of God are not wont to value the virtue of the gifts of Christ, from the bulke of outward signes, but from the lively virtue and power of the Spirit of life conveyed in them. The Spirit of a Cordiall is as much conveyed in a small dôsis, as in a grosse drugge. It is a small morsell of Bread, and a little cup of Wine, which wee partake in at the Lord• Supper: and yet therein wee partake of whole Christ, God and Man. If wee should eate the whole Naturall body of Christ, and drinke all his Blood, it would not profit us so much. It is the Spirit that quickneth us, Ioh. 6.36. Bodily exercise profiteth "little. 1 Tim. 4.8.
