to water.

The former

appears more conformable to the thing fignified, our being baptized by one spirit into the one body of Christ *.

'I must fay, and will make it good,' (fays Dr Owen) that no honeft man who understands the Greek tongue, can deny the word to fignify to wash, as well as to dip.-The apostle, Rom. vi. 3, 4, 5. is dehorting from fin, exhorting to holinefs and new obedience, and gives this argument from the neceffity of it, and our ability for it, both taken from our initiation into the virtue of the death and life of Chrift expreffed in our baptifm; that by virtue of the death and burial of Christ, we fhould be dead unto fin, fin being flain thereby; and by virtue of the refurrection of Chrift, we should be quickened unto newnefs of life, as Peter declares, 1 Pet iii. 21. Our being buried with him, and our being planted together into the likeness of his death, and likeness of his refurrection, is the fame with our old man being crucified with him, ver. 6. and the destroying of the body of fin, and our being raised from the dead with him, which is all that is intended in this place.

'There is not one word, nor one expreffion, that mentions any resemblance between dipping under water, and the death and burial of Chrift, not one word that mentions a resemblance between our rifing out of the water and the refurrection of Chrift. Our being buried with him by baptism into death, ver. 4. is our being planted together in the likeness of his death, ver. 5. Our being planted together in the likeness of his death, is not our being dipped under water, but the crucifying of the old man, ver. 6. Our being raised up with Chrift from the dead, is not our rifing from under the water, but our walking in newness of life, ver. 4. by virtue of the refurrection of Chrift, 1 Pet. iii. 21.

That baptifm is not a fign of the death, burial, and refurrection of Chrift, is clear from hence; because an instituted fign is a fign of gcfpel grace participated, or to be participated. If dipping be a fign of the burial of Chrift, it is not a sign of a gofpel grace participated; for it may be where there is none, nor any exhibited.

CHAPTER X.

OF THE DISCIPLINE OF THE APOSTOLIC

CHURCHES.

WE have now confidered the various ordinances appointed by Christ for the edification of Christian churches. If Chriftians were what they ought to be; if they always held faft the faith, and were free from fin; and if they could at all

fions of the communication of the grace of Christ, then baptism is fo; but this is the end of all gospel ordinances, or else they have fome other end, or are vain and empty fhews.

'The fame individual fign cannot be instituted to fignify things of feveral natures. But the outward burial of Christ, and a participation of the virtue of Chrift's death and burial, are things of a divers nature, and therefore are not fignified by one fign.

That interpretation, which would enervate the apostle's argument and defign, our comfort and duty, is not to be admitted. But this interpretation, that baptism is mentioned here as the fign of Chrift's burial, would enervate the apostle's argument and defign, our comfort and duty. And therefore it is not to be admitted.

'The minor is thus proved; the argument and defign of the apostle, as was before declared, is to exhort and encourage unto mortification of fin and new obedience, by virtue of power received from the death and life of Chrift, whereof a pledge is. gi.. ven us in our baptism. But this is taken away by this interpretation; for we may be so buried with Christ, and planted into the death of Christ by dipping, and yet have no power derived from Chrift for the crucifying of fin, and for the quickening of s to obedience.'-Dr Owen on Infant Baptism and Dipping.

to water.

The former appears more conformable to the thing fignified, our being baptized by one spirit into the one body of Christ *.

I muft fay, and will make it good,' (fays Dr Owen) that no honeft man who underftands the Greek tongue, can deny the word to fignify to wash, as well as to dip.-The apostle, Rom. vi. 3, 4, 5. is dehorting from fin, exhorting to holinefs and new obedience, and gives this argument from the neceffity of it, and our ability for it, both taken from our initiation into the virtue of the death and life of Chrift expreffed in our baptifm; that by virtue of the death and burial of Christ, we fhould be dead unto fin, fin being flain thereby; and by virtue of the refurrection of Chrift, we should be quickened unto newnefs of life, as Peter declares, 1 Pet iii. 21. Our being buried with him, and our being planted together into the likeness of his death, and likeness of his refurrection, is the fame with our old man being crucified with him, ver. 6. and the destroying of the body of fin, and our being raised from the dead with him, which is all that is intended in this place.

'There is not one word, nor one expreffion, that mentions any resemblance between dipping under water, and the death and burial of Chrift, not one word that mentions a refemblance between our rifing out of the water and the refurrection of Chrift. Our being buried with him by baptism into death, ver. 4. is our being planted together in the likeness of his death, ver. 5. Our being planted together in the likeness of his death, is not our being dipped under water, but the crucifying of the old man, ver. 6. Our being raifed up with Chrift from the dead, is not our rifing from under the water, but our walking in newness of life, ver. 4. by virtue of the refurrection of Christ, 1 Pet. iii. 21.

'That baptifm is not a fign of the death, burial, and refurrection of Chrift, is clear from hence; because an instituted fign is a fign of gcfpel grace participated, or to be participated. If dipping be a fign of the burial of Chrift, it is not a sign of a gofpel grace participated; for it may be where there is none, nor any exhibited.

WE have now confidered the various ordi

nances appointed by Chrift for the edification of Christian churches. If Christians were what they ought to be; if they always held faft the faith, and were free from fin; and if they could at all

fions of the communication of the grace of Chrift, then baptifm is fo; but this is the end of all gospel ordinances, or else they have fome other end, or are vain and empty fhews.

The fame individual fign cannot be inftituted to fignify things of feveral natures. But the outward burial of Christ, and a participation of the virtue of Chrift's death and burial, are things of a divers nature, and therefore are not fignified by one fign.

'That interpretation, which would enervate the apostle's argument and defign, our comfort and duty, is not to be admitted. But this interpretation, that baptifm is mentioned here as the fign of Chrift's burial, would enervate the apostle's argument and defign, our comfort and duty. And therefore it is not to be admitted.

'The minor is thus proved; the argument and defign of the apostle, as was before declared, is to exhort and encourage unto mortification of fin and new obedience, by virtue of power received from the death and life of Chrift, whereof a pledge is. given us in our baptism. But this is taken away by this interpretation; for we may be fo buried with Chrift, and planted into the death of Christ by dipping, and yet have no power derived from Chrift for the crucifying of fin, and for the quickening of us to obedience.'-Dr Owen on Infant Baptism and Dipping.

to water. The former appears more conformable to the thing fignified, our being baptized by one fpirit into the one body of Christ *.

I must fay, and will make it good,' (fays Dr Owen) that no honeft man who understands the Greek tongue, can deny the word to fignify to wash, as well as to dip.—The apostle, Rom. vi. 3, 4, 5. is dehorting from fin, exhorting to holinefs and new obedience, and gives this argument from the neceffity of it, and our ability for it, both taken from our initiation into the virtue of the death and life of Chrift expreffed in our baptifm; that by virtue of the death and burial of Christ, we should be dead unto fin, fin being slain thereby; and by virtue of the refurrection of Chrift, we should be quickened unto newnefs of life, as Peter declares, 1 Pet iii. 21. Our being buried with him, and our being planted together into the likeness of his death, and likeness of his resurrection, is the same with our old man being crucified with him, ver. 6. and the destroying of the body of fin, and our being raised from the dead with him, which is all that is intended in this place.

'There is not one word, nor one expreffion, that mentions any resemblance between dipping under water, and the death and burial of Chrift, not one word that mentions a refemblance between our rifing out of the water and the refurrection of Christ. Our being buried with him by baptism into death, ver. 4. is our being planted together in the likeness of his death, ver. 5. Our being planted together in the likeness of his death, is not our being dipped under water, but the crucifying of the old man, ver. 6. Our being raised up with Chrift from the dead, is not our rifing from under the water, but our walking in newness of life, ver. 4. by virtue of the refurrection of Chrift, 1 Pet. iii. 21.

'That baptifm is not a fign of the death, burial, and refurrection of Chrift, is clear from hence; because an instituted fign is a fign of gcfpel grace participated, or to be participated. If dipping be a fign of the burial of Chrift, it is not a sign of a gofpel grace participated; for it may be where there is none, nor any exhibited.