An humble inquiry into the rules of the Word of God, concerning the qualifications…

Let us particularly consider what we are informed concerning those Multitudes, whose Admission we have an Account of in Acts […]. We are told concerning the three Thousand first Converts, how that they were greatly awakened by the Preaching of the Apostles, pricked in their Hearts, made sensible of their Guilt and Misery; and said to Peter, and the rest of the Apostles, Men and Brethren, what shall we do? i. e. What shall we do to be saved, and that our Sins may be remitted? Upon which they directed them what they should do, viz. Repent, and be baptized, in the Name of the Lord Jesus, for the Remission of Sins. They are here directed into the Way of Salvation. viz. Faith and Repentance, with a proper Profession of these. Then, we are told, that they which gladly received the Word, were baptized: that is, They which appeared gladly to receive the Word, or manifested and professed a cordial and cheerful Compliance […] the Calls of the Word, with the Directions which the Apostles had given them. The Manifestation was doubtless by some Profession, ⟨p. 53⟩and the Profession was of that Repentance for the Remission of Sins, and that Faith in Christ, which the Apostles had directed 'em to, in answer to their Enquiry, What they should do to be saved: I can see no Ground to suppose they thought of any lower or other Kind. And it is evident by what follows, that these […] now looked upon it that they had complied with these Directions, & so were at Peace with God: Their Business now is to rejoice and praise God from Day to Day; They continued steadfastly in the Apostle's Doctrine and Fellowship—Continuing daily with one Accord in the Temple, and breaking Bread from House to House, they did eat their Meat with Gladness and Singleness of Heart, praising God. The Account of 'em now is not as […] Persons under Awakenings, weary and heavy laden Sinners, under […] Sense of Guil• and Wrath, pricked in their Hearts, as before; […] Persons whose Sorrow was turned into Joy, looking on themselves as now in a good Estate. And in the last Verse it is •said, "The […] to the Church daily such as should be saved; in the original it; [Greek or Hebrew], The saved, [Greek or Hebrew] was a common Appellation given to […] Christians, or to all Members of the visible Christian Church. 'Tis as much as to say, the Converted, or the Regenerate.

Let us particularly consider what we are informed concerning those Multitudes, whose Admission we have an Account of in Acts . We are told concerning the three Thousand first Converts, how that they were greatly awakened by the Preaching of the Apostles, pricked in their Hearts, made sensible of their Guilt and Misery; and said to Peter, and the rest of the Apostles, Men and Brethren, what shall we do? i. e. What shall we do to be saved, and that our Sins may be remitted? Upon which they directed them what they should do, viz. Repent, and be baptized, in the Name of the Lord Jesus, for the Remission of Sins. They are here directed into the Way of Salvation. viz. Faith and Repentance, with a proper Profession of these. Then, we are told, that they which gladly received the Word, were baptized: that is, They which appeared gladly to receive the Word, or manifested and professed a cordial and chearful Compliance the Calls of the Word, with the Directions which the Apostles had given them. The Manifestation was doubtless by some Profession,