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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.
5. Baptised persons are under obligation to observe all the holy Institutions of the Lord Jesus. As the subjects of circumcision, were bound to observe all Mosaical Laws and Ceremonies, Gal. 5. 3. So are baptised ones to attend unto all the Institutions of Christ. When the Lord saith unto his Ministers, Baptise persons, teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I command you, Mat. 28.19,20. That plainly showeth, that such are by virtue of their baptism, under a religious obligation, to observe whatever the Lord hath commanded. Yea, and that expression of being baptised into his Name, doth imply no less. Therefore whatever hath the Name of Christ upon it, is to be duly respected, and so have all his institutions. And if any of these be rejected or neglected, the Name and Authority of Christ, is ⟨p. 108⟩so far disowned, which is a direct violation of that which baptism requireth.
5. Baptised persons are under obligation to observe all the holy Institutions of the Lord Jesus. As the subjects of circumcision, were bound to observe all Mosaical Laws and Ceremonies, Gal. 5. 3. So are baptised ones to attend unto all the Institutions of Christ. When the Lord saith unto his Ministers, Baptise persons, teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I command you, Mat. 28.19,20. That plainly sheweth, that such are by virtue of their baptisme, under a religious obligation, to observe whatever the Lord hath commanded. Yea, and that expression of being baptised into his Name, doth imply no less. Therefore whatever hath the Name of Christ upon it, is to be duely respected, and so have all his institutions. And if any of these be rejected or neglected, the Name and Authority of Christ, is ⟨p. 108⟩so far disowned, which is a direct violation of that which baptisme requireth.