Secondly; Pray consider, that as the Sacrament of the Lord's-Supper holds forth, or represents (symbolically) the breaking of the Body of Christ, and the shedding of his Blood, (and to that purpose it was in part instituted) ⟨p. 11⟩even so the Sacrament of Baptism holds forth in as lively Figure, that our blessed Lord was dead, buried, and rose again; and to this end this holy Ordinance was also instituted, as also to show forth our Death unto Sin, and Vivification to Newness of Life, as by and by shall be abundantly proved, both from the holy Scriptures, and a multitude of learned Men that hold Infant-Baptism: therefore since a little Water cannot in this Ordinance represent Christ's Burial and Resurrection, it follows directly that a little Water will not serve to baptize Persons in, but that it must be administered in Rivers, Ponds, or places where there is much Water, i. e. so much Water as that the Body may be buried or covered all over therein. But to proceed, you say, Neither is dipping or sprinkling essential unto this Ordinance, but washing with Water, or putting Water on the Body; for the word Baptism signifies in the Greek washing with Water, as we cited (say you) from Heb. 9. 10.
Secondly; Pray consider, that as the Sacrament of the Lord's-Supper holds forth, or represents (symbolically) the breaking of the Body of Christ, and the shedding of his Blood, (and to that purpose it was in part instituted) ⟨p. 11⟩even so the Sacrament of Baptism holds forth in as lively Figure, that our blessed Lord was dead, buried, and rose again; and to this end this holy Ordinance was also instituted, as also to shew forth our Death unto Sin, and Vivification to Newness of Life, as by and by shall be abundantly proved, both from the holy Scriptures, and a multitude of learned Men that hold Infant-Baptism: therefore since a little Water cannot in this Ordinance represent Christ's Burial and Resurrection, it follows directly that a little Water will not serve to baptize Persons in, but that it must be administred in Rivers, Ponds, or places where there is much Water, i. e. so much Water as that the Body may be buried or covered all over therein. But to proceed, you say, Neither is dipping or sprinkling essential unto this Ordinance, but washing with Water, or putting Water on the Body; for the word Baptism signifies in the Greek washing with Water, as we cited (say you) from Heb. 9. 10.
