By one Spirit are ⟨p. 279⟩we all baptized into one Body, or to be of one Body. Moreover, as it is in the above-cited Treatise proved, upon an Examination of the Records of the next Age after the Apostles, 'tis evident, the same Order was retained and kept up, as appears by Justin Martyr, in his Apology to Antoninus Pius, the Roman Emperor. This Food (said he) we call the Eucharist, to which no Man is admitted, but only he that believeth in the Truth of the Doctrine, being washed in the Laver of Regeneration, (so he called Baptism) for the Remission of Sins, and that so liveth as Christ hath taught. Tertullian and Cyprian positively affirm the same, and divers others of the ancient Fathers; as Basil, Nazianzen, Optatus, Athanatus, Epiphanius, Hilarius, Ambrose, Jerome, Sozomen, Athanasius, Augustin, &c. as is largely showed by the Divines of Magdeburg, in their History of the Church, printed at Basil, 1624. Also all our modern Divines fully agree with the Ancients in this great Point, viz. That Baptism is absolutely an initiating Ordinance, and that no unbaptized Person ought to be admitted into the Church, nor to the Lord's Supper; tho 'tis confessed, that some do not say, that Baptism alone is the Door into the Church, but Baptism, and Imposition of Hands. There are two Doors to be passed through, (as saith a learned Writer) 'before we can come, aditus, & intima Ecclesiae penetralia, viz. Baptism, and Laying on of Hands; whereof the latter properly and immediately gives admittance. Mr. Hanmors cites some ancient Christians speaking thus, Confirmatio (sive manuum impositio) protinus dat jus communicandi in Sacramento corporis ac sanguinis Christi: That is, Confirmation (or Imposition of Hands) forthwith giveth full Authority and Right of Communion in the Body and Blood of Christ. And in another place saith the same Person, He that was not confirmed, was not admitted to the Eucharist.
X. A Master-Builder goes on with his Work, when the Foundation is laid; the Scaffolds are not taken down, till the Building be finished, but rather raised higher and higher, as the Fabric goes up; he resolves every Day's Work shall add some further Beauty to it, in order to the final perfecting of it. | X. So a true faithful Minister, when he sees the Work of God's House going on, every one labouring diligently every day to be more and more holy, and pressing on towards Perfection:
By one Spirit are ⟨p. 279⟩we all baptized into one Body, or to be of one Body. Moreover, as it is in the above-cited Treatise proved, upon an Examination of the Records of the next Age after the Apostles, 'tis evident, the same Order was retained and kept up, as appears by Justin Martyr, in his Apology to Antoninus Pius, the Roman Emperor. This Food (said he) we call the Eucharist, to which no Man is admitted, but only he that believeth in the Truth of the Doctrine, being washed in the Laver of Regeneration, (so he called Baptism) for the Remission of Sins, and that so liveth as Christ hath taught. Tertullian and Cyprian positively affirm the same, and divers others of the ancient Fathers; as Basil, Nazianzen, Optatus, Athanatus, Epiphanius, Hilarius, Ambrose, Jerome, Sozomen, Athanasius, Augustin, &c. as is largely shewed by the Divines of Magdeburg, in their History of the Church, printed at Basil, 1624. Also all our modern Divines fully agree with the Ancients in this great Point, viz. That Baptism is absolutely an initiating Ordinance, and that no unbaptized Person ought to be admitted into the Church, nor to the Lord's Supper; tho 'tis confess'd, that some do not say, that Baptism alone is the Door into the Church, but Baptism, and Imposition of Hands. There are two Doors to be passed through, (as saith a learned Writer) 'before we can come, aditus, & intima Ecclesiae penetralia, viz. Baptism, and Laying on of Hands; whereof the latter properly and immediately gives admittance. Mr. Hanmors cites some ancient Christians speaking thus, Confirmatio (sive manuum impositio) protinus dat jus communicandi in Sacramento corporis ac sanguinis Christi: That is, Confirmation (or Imposition of Hands) forthwith giveth full Authority and Right of Communion in the Body and Blood of Christ. And in another place saith the same Person, He that was not confirmed, was not admitted to the Eucharist.
X. A Master-Builder goes on with his Work, when the Foundation is laid; the Scaffolds are not taken down, till the Building be finished, but rather raised higher and higher, as the Fabrick goes up; he resolves every Day's Work shall add some further Beauty to it, in order to the final perfecting of it. | X. So a true faithful Minister, when he sees the Work of God's House going on, every one labouring diligently every day to be more and more holy, and pressing on towards Perfection:
