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And to give a short touch of the indifferency of the manner of its administration. It is but in two places where they went into the water to baptize. John always so did, for he preached in the Wilderness, where there was no accommodation to do otherwise, and there the River was broad, and by that means more shallow towards the bank, so that people might come to him, standing in the water, and lifting up their faces to Heaven, he taking up water in his hands sprinkling and pouring it on their faces, and so they were baptized, in which action there is death, burial under water, resurrection, washing, covering, sprinkling, a little of the sign of those great things signified thereby, it is more probable, as I conceive, that this was the manner that John and Phillip used when they went into the water to baptize. Phillip and the Eunuch going into the water to baptize, is the second and last Example that I know off, who were travailing in the Road where they had as little accommodation to do otherwise, as John had in the Wilderness.

And to give a short touch of the indifferency of the manner of its administration. It is but in two places where they went into the water to baptize. Iohn alwayes so did, for he preached in the Wilderness, where there was no accommodation to do otherwise, and there the River was broad, and by that means more shallow towards the bank, so that people might come to him, standing in the water, and lifting up their faces to Heaven, he taking up water in his hands sprinkling and powring it on their faces, and so they were baptized, in which action there is death, buryal under water, resurrection, washing, covering, sprinkling, a little of the signe of those great things signified thereby, it is more probable, as I conceive, that this was the manner that Iohn and Phillip used when they went into the water to baptize. Phillip and the Eunuch going into the water to baptize, is the second and last Example that I know off, who were travailing in the Road where they had as little accommodation to do otherwise, as Iohn had in the Wilderness.

But that great administration of Baptism, Act. 2.41. was performed in the Temple, where was no River, nor deep waters for dipping the whole body, but there was always plenty of water in the Temple, very much was used about the sacrifices in washing and boiling, and much was drank by the people, who did eat and drink in Gods presence, though there was a little wine brought with the Sacrifice by Institution, yet at all their sacrifice Feasts the people would need water also to drink, and it was readily to be had, for there were many whose office it was to be drawers of water for the Temple Service, and who ever needed water might easily have it. And there belonged unto the Temple all sorts of Vessels needful for the Service of God, Basins, Charges, Platters, &c. Therefore in this famous business of baptizing