him? But, if we shall say of men, we fear the people, for all hold John as a prophet. And they answered Jefus and faid, We cannot tell, &c.

5. Mark i. 4, 5. John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptifm of repentance for the remiffion of fins. And there went out unto him all the land of Judea, and they of Jerufalem, and were all baptized of him, IN the river of Jordan, confeffing their fins.

6. Verses 8, 9, 10. I indeed have baptized you with water-And it came to pass in those days, that Jefus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John IN Jordan, and straightway coming up out of the water, &c.

Mark xi. 30. The baptifm of John, was it from heaven, or of men?

8. Luke iii. 3. And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptifm of repentance for

the remiffion of fins.

9. Verses 7, 8. Then faid he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers -bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance. 10. Verse 12. Then came also publicans to be bap tized.

11.

12.

Verse 16.

Verse 21.

I indeed baptize you with water. Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jefus alfo, being baptized,

&c.

13. Luke vii. 29, 30. And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, juftified God, being baptized with the baptifm of John. But the Pharifees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.

14. Luke

14. Luke xx. 4. The baptifm of John, was it from heaven, or of men?

15. John i. 25, 26. Why baptizeft thou, then, if thou be not that Chrift, nor Elias, neither that prophet? John answered them, faying, I baptize with water.

16. Verse 28. Beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.

17. Verse 31.

That he fhould be made manifest to Ifrael; therefore am I come baptizing with water. 18. Verse 33. He that fent me to baptize with wa

ter.

19. John iii. 23. And John alfo was baptizing in Enon, near to Salim, because there was much water there; and they came and were baptized.

20. John iv. I. The Pharifees had heard that Jefus made and baptized more difciples than John.

21. John x. 40.

Beyond Jordan, into the place

where John at first baptized.

22.

23.

John.

Aas i. 5. John truly baptized with water.

Verse 22.

Beginning from the baptifm of

24. Aas x. 37. After the baptifm which John preached.

25. Acts xi. 16. John indeed baptized with water. 26. Acts xiii. 24. When John had first preached, before his coming, the baptifm of repentance to all the people.

27. Ads xviii. 25. He (Apollos) fpake and taught, diligently, the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptifm of John. 28. Ads xix. 3, 4. tized? And they fai faid Paul, John verily

B

Unto what then were ye bapUnto John's baptism. Then ptized with the baptifm of repentance,

pentance, faying unto the people, that they fhould believe on him which fhould come after him, that is, on Chrift Jefus.

We will next turn our attention to thofe texts which mention Chrift's baptism.

I. Matth. xxviii. 19. Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

And he faid unto them, Go

2. Mark xvi. 15, 16, ye into all the world, and preach the gofpel to every creature he that believeth and is baptized, fhall be faved,

3. John iii. 5. Except a man be born of water, and of the Spirit, &c.

4. Verse 22. After thefe things came Jefus and his difciples into the land of Judea, and there tarried with them and baptized.

5. Verse 26. men come to him. 6. John iv. 1, 2.

Behold the fame baptizeth, and all

When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharifees had heard, that Jefus made and baptized more difciples than John, (though Jesus himself baptized not, but his difciples.)

7. Ads iii. 38. Then Peter faid unto them, Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jefus Chrift, for the remiffion of fins, and ye fhall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

8. As ii. 41. Then they that gladly received his word were baptized.

9. A&s, viii. 12, 13. But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jefus Chrift, they were baptized, both

men

men and women. Then Simon himself believed also, and when he was baptized, &c.

Only they were baptized in the

And as they went on

11. Verfes 36, 37, 38, 39. their way, they came unto a certain water, and the eunuch faid, See, here is water, what doth hinder me to be baptized? And Philip faid, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayeft. And he faid, I believe that Jefus Chrift is the Son of God. And he commanded the chariot to stand still. And they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him. And when they were come up out of the

water, &c.

12. As ix. 18. And he (Saul) arose, and was baptized.

13. Aas x. 47, 48. Can any man forbid water, that thefe fhould not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghoft as well as we ? and he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord.

14. Acts xvi. 15. And when fhe (Lydia) was baptized, and her household.

15. Verse 33. And was baptized, he (the jailor) and all his, ftraightway.

16. As xviii. 8. And many of the Corinthians, hearing, believed and were baptized.

17. A&s xix. 5. When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jefus.

18. Aas xxii. 19. And now, why tarrieft thou? arife and be baptized, and wash away thy fins, calling on

the name of the Lord.

19.

Rom. vi. 3, 4. Know ye not, that fo many of us as were baptized into Chrift Jefus, were baptized in

to

to his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptifm into death, that, like as Chrift was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we alfo fhould walk in newness of life.

20.

1 Cor. i. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17.

Were ye baptized in the name of Paul? I thank God that I baptized none of you but Crifpus and Gaius; left any should say that I had baptized in mine own name. And 1 baptized also the household of Stephanas: Befides, I know not whether I baptized any other; for Chrift fent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel.

21.

1 Cor. vi. 11.

22. I Cor. 12, 13.

tized into one body.*

But ye are wafhed.

For by one Spirit are we all bap

23. 1 Cor. xv. 29. Elfe what shall they do that are baptized for the dead?

24. Gal. iii. 27.

baptized into Chrift,

25. Eph. iv. 5.

26. Eph. v. 26.

For as many of you as have been have put on Chrift.

One baptism.

That he might fanctify and cleanse

it with the washing of water by the word.

27. Col. ii. 12. Buried with him in baptifm, wherein also ye are rifen with him.

28. Titus iii. 5. According to his mercy he faved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghoft.

29.

Heb. vi. 2.

30.

Heb. x. 22.

ter.

The doctrine of baptifms.t

Our bodies washed with pure wa31. 1 Peter,

*This intends, as fome fuppofe, the baptifm of the Holy Ghoft.

It is not certain that this hath any reference to Chriftian baptifm. If it have, it must refer not to that only. See DODD Ridge in loc.