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Practical truths tending to promote the power of godliness
Practical truths tending to promote the power of godliness: wherein several important duties, are urged, and the evil of divers common sins, is evinced; delivered in sundry sermons. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in New-England. ; [Ten lines of Scripture texts]
printed by Samuel Green upon assignment of Samuel Sewall, 1682
Baptised Persons are under Sacred and Awful Obligation to the Lord.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
4. The dreadful Name of God, is put upon those that are Baptised. Therefore they are said to be Baptised, not only in, but ([…] To onoma) into the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, Mat. 28. 19. because the Name of the only true God, who is Father Son, and Spirit; is put upon them. Which expression, doth imply, that baptised persons are adopted into Gods Family; and that therefore they are bound to walk worthy of that great and holy Name which is put upon them. Men are also baptised into the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Act. 8 16. & 15. 5. according to the Hebrew stile, to be Baptised into the Name of another, is to become wholly devoted unto his service; and to yield ones self in all things to his direction. Thus Baptised persons, are devoted and dedicated unto the peculiar service of God, and of Jesus Christ, who is become their Lord; and therefore they are under engagement to acquit themselves accordingly. The consecration of God being upon them, they must needs •e under ⟨p. 102⟩great Obligations unto Duty.
4. The dreadful Name of God, is put upon those that are Baptised. Therefore they are said to be Baptised, not only in, but (〈…〉 To onoma) into the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, Mat. 28. 19. because the Name of the only true God, who is Father Son, and Spirit; is put upon them. Which expression, doth imply, that baptised persons are adopted into Gods Family; and that therefore they are bound to walk worthy of that great and holy Name which is put upon them. Men are also baptised into the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Act. 8 16. & 15. 5. according to the Hebrew stile, to be Baptised into the Name of another, is to become wholly devoted unto his service; and to yield ones self in all things to his direction. Thus Baptised persons, are devoted and dedicated unto the peculiar service of God, and of Jesus Christ, who is become their Lord; and therefore they are under engagement to acquit themselves accordingly. The consecration of God being upon them, they must needs e under