162. Queft. What is a Sacrament? Anfw. A Sacrament is an holy Ordinance inftituted by Chrift in his Church, to fignify, feal, and exhibite unto those that are within the Covenant of Grace w, the Benefits of his Mediation; to ftrengthen and increase their Faith, and all other Graces'; : tereth: but God that giveth the in- he might be the father of all them crease. 1 Cor. 12. 13. For by one that believe, though they be not 1pirit are we all baptized into one circumcifed that righteoufnefs body, whether we be Jews or Gen- might be imputed unto them alo. tiles, whether we be bond or free; 1 Cor. 11. 24. And when he had gi and have been all made to drink in- ven thanks, he brake it, and faid, to one spirit. Take, eat; this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. v. 25. After the fame manner alfo he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new teftament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. w Rom. 15. 8. Now I fay, That Jefus Chrift was a minifter of the cir cumcifion, for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made untothe fathers. Exod. 12. 48. And when a ftranger fhall fojourn with thee, and will keep the paffover to the Lord, let all his males be circumci fed, and then let him come near and keep it; and he fhall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcifed perfon fhall eat thereof. 162. Gen. 17. 7. And I will establish my covenant between me and thee, and thy feed after thee, in their generations, for an everlafting covenant; to be a God unto thee, and to thy feed after thee. v. 1o. This is my covenant, which ye fhall keep between me and you, and thy feed after thee; Every manchild among you fhall be circumcifed. Exod. chapter 12. containing the inftitution of the paffover. Mat. 28.19. Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Ghoft: * Matth. 26. 26. And as they were eating, Jefus took bread, and bleffed it, and brake it, and gave it to the difciples, and faid, Take, eat, This is my body. x Acts 2. 38. Then Peter faid v. 27. And he took the cup, and unto them, Repent, and be bapti gave thanks, and gave it to them, zed every one of you in the name of faying, Drink ye all of it; v. 28. Jefus Chrift, for the remiffion of For this is my blood of the new te- fins, and ye fhall receive the gift of ftament, which is fhed for many, the holy Ghoft. I Cor. 10.16. The for the remiffion of fins. cup of bleffing which we bless, is Rom. 4. II. And he received it not the communion of the blood the fign of circumcifion, a feal of of Chrift: The bread which we the righteousness of the faith which break, is it not the communion of he had yet being uncircumcifed: that the body of Chrift? y Rom. Graces; to oblige them to Obedience 2; to testiy and cherish their Love and Communion one with nother, and to distinguish them from those that are without b. 163. Queft. What are the Parts of a Sacrament? Anfw. The Parts of a Sacrament are Two; the One, an outward and fenfible Sign used according o Chrift's own Appointment; the other, an inward and Spiritual Grace thereby fignified c. y Rom. 4. 11. See in above. Gal. 3. 27. For as many of you as have been baptized into Chrift, have put on Chrift. 164. Quest. led uncircumcifion by that which is called the circumcifion in the flesh made by hands; v. 12. That at that time ye were without Chrift, Rom. 6. 3. Know ye not, that being aliens from the commonso many of us as were baptized into wealth of Ifrael, and ftrangers from Jesus Christ, were baptized into his the covenants of promise, having death? v. 4. Therefore we are bu- no hope, and without God in the ried with him by baptifm into death: world. Gen. 34. 14. And they said that like as Chrift was raised up from unto them,We cannot do this thing, the dead by the glory of the Father, even fo we alfo fhould walk in newnefs of life. I Cor. 10. 21. Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lords table, and the table of devils. Eph. 4. 2. With all lowlinefs and meekness, with long-fuffering, forbearing one another in love; v. 3. Endeavouring to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace. v. 4. There is one body, and one fpirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; v. 5. One Lord, one faith, one baptifm. 1 Cor. 12. 13. For by one spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one spirit. to give our fifter to one that is uncircumcifed; for that were a reproach to us. 163. © Mat. 3.11. Iindeed baptize you with water unto repentance; but he that cometh after me, is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the holy Ghost, and with fire. 1 Pet. 3. 21. The like figure whereunto, even baptism, doth also now fave us, (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the anfwer of a good conscience towards God) by the refurrection of Jesus Chrift. Rom. 2. 28. For he is not a Jew, that is one outwardly; neither is that circumcifion, which is outward in the flesh: v. 29. But he is a Jew, who is one inwardly; and circumcifion is that of the heart, in the fpirit, and not in the letter, whofe praife is not of men, but b Eph. z. 11. Wherefore remember that ye being in times paffed Gentiles in the flesh, who are cal- of God. 164. d Matthe 164. Queft. How many Sacraments hath Chrift infti tuted in his Church under the New Testament? Anfw. Under the New Teftament Chrift hath in ftituted in his Church only Two Sacraments, Bap tifm and the Lord's Supper d. 165. Quest. What is Baptifm? Anfw. Baptifm is a Sacrament of the New T ftament, wherein Chrift hath ordained the washing with Water in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghoft ; to be a Sign and Seal of ingrafting into himself, of Remiffion of Sins by his Blood, and Regeneration by his Spirit of Adoption, and Refurrection unto everlasting Life And whereby the Parties baptized are fo lemnly admitted into the Vifible Church, and en ter 164. d Matth.28. 19. Go ye there- h Titus 3. 5. Not by works of fore and teach all nations,baptizing righteoufnefs, which we have done, them in the name of the Father, and but according to his mercy he faved of the Son, and of the holy Ghoft. us by the washing of regeneration, 1 Cor. 11. 20. When ye come toge- and renewing of the holy Ghoft. ther therefore into one place, this Eph. 5. 26. That he might fantify is not to eat the Lords fupper. v.23. and cleanfe it with the washing of For I have received of the Lord that water by the word. which alfo I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jefus the fame night in which he was betrayed, took bread. Matth. 26. 26, 27, 28. See above in 165. Matth. 28. 19. Go ye therefore and teach all nations,baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Ghoft. f Gal. 3.27. For as many of you as have been baptized into Chrift, have put on Chrift. & Mark 1.4. John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptifm of repentance, for the remiffion offins. Rev. 1.5. --that loved us, and washed us from our fins in his own blood, i Gal. 3. 26. For ye are all the children of God by faith in Chrift Jefus. v. 27. For as many of you, as have been baptized into Chrif, have put on Chrift, k I Cor. 15. 29. Elfe what fall they do, which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rife not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead? Rom.6.s. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his i death: we fhall be alfo in the likeness of his refurrection. 1 I Cor. 12. 13. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be bond or free; and ---Unto him whether we be Jews or Gentiles, have r into an open and profeffed Engagement to be holly and only the Lord's ". 166. Queft. Unto whom is Baptifm to be adminiftred? Anfw. Baptifm is not to be adminiftred to any that e out of the Vifible Church, and fo Strangers from e Covenant of Promife, till they profefs their ith in Chrift, and Obedience to him "; but Infants fcending from Parents, either both or but one them, profeffing Faith in Chrift and Obedience him, are in that Refpe&t within the Covenant d to be baptized o. Rom. 6. 4. Therefore we are ied with him by baptifin into th: that like as Chrift was raifed from the dead by the glory of Father, even fo we alfo fhould k in newness of life. 167. Queft. been all made to drink into their generations. Compared with Spirit. Gal. 3, 9. So then they which be of faith,are bleffed with faithful Abraham. v. 14. That the bleffing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jefus Chrift; that we might receive the promife of the Spirit through faith. And with Col. 66. " Acts 8. 36. And as they 2.11. In whom alfo ye are circumit on their way, they came unto cifed with the circumcifion made ertain water and the eunuch without hands, in putting off the 1, See, here is water; what doth body of the fins of the flesh, by der me to be baptized u. 37. the circumcifion of Chrift: v. 12. d Philip faid, If thou believeft Buried with him a baptifin, whereh all thine heart, thou mayeft. in alfo you are rifen with him dhe answered and faid, I believe through the faith of the operation it Jefus Chrift is the Son of God, of God, who hath raised him from 2. 38. Then Peter faid unto the dead. And with Acts 2. 38% m, Repent, and be baptized Then Peter faid unto them, Retry one of you in the name of Je- pent, and be baptized every one Chrift, for the remiffion of fins, of you in the name of Jesus Christ, d ye shall receive the gift of the for the remiffion of fins, and ye ly Ghoft. fhall receive the gift of the holy Gen. 17.7. And I will establish Ghoft. v. 39. For the promise is y covenant between me and thee, unto you, and to your children, d thy feed after thee, in their ge- and to all that are afar off, even rations, for an evérlafting cove- as many as the Lord our God fhall int; to be a God unto thee, and call. And with Rom. 4, 11. And thy feed after thee, v. 9. And he received the fign of circumcifion, od faid unto Abraham, Thou a feal of the righteoufnefs of the alt keep my covenant therefore, faith, which he had yet being uncirou and thy feed after thee, in 6406 A 2 cunt 167. Queft. How is our Baptifm to be improved by us Anfw. The needful but much neglected Duty improving our Baptifm, is to be performed by all our Life long, efpecially in the time of Tem tation, and when we are prefent at the Adminift tion of it to others P; by serious and thankful Co fideration of the Nature of it, and of the Ends which Chrift inftituted it, the Privileges and Be fits conferred and fealed thereby, and our folem Vow made therein ; by being humbled for ou finful Defilement, our falling fhort of and walking : CO cifion made without hands, ing ting off the body of the fins ofthe flesh, by the circumcifion of Chri v. 12. Buried with him in baptif wherein alfo you are rifen with through the faith of the operatio of God, who hath raised him frem the dead. Rom. 6. 4. Therefor we are buried with him by bapt into death, that like as Chrift raifed up from the dead by the ge ry of his Father, even fo we a fhould walk in newness of life. v. Knowing this, that our old man crucified with him, that the body cumcifed that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcifed; that righteousness might be imputed unto them alfo: v. 12. And the father of circumcifion to them who are not of the circumcifion on ly, but also walk in the fteps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcifed. 1 Cor. 7. 14. For the unbelieving husband is fanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is fanctified by the husband elfe were your children unclean; but now are they holy., Matth. 28. 19. Go ye therefore, and fin might be deftroyed, that hente teach all nations, baptizing them forth we fhould not ferve fin. v. in the name of the Father, and of Likewife reckon ye alfo your felves the Son, and of the holy Ghoft, to be dead indeed unto fin, but alie Luke 18. 15. And they brought un- unto God through Jefus Chrifto to him also infants, that he would Lord. touch them but when his difciples 9 Rom. 6. 3. Know yenot, faw it, they rebuked them. v. 16. fo many of us as were baptized into But Jefus called them unto him, and Jefus Chrift, were baptized into faid, Suffer little children to come death? v. 4. Therefore we are hu unto me, and forbid them not: ried with him by baptifm ist for of fuch is the kingdom of God. death: that like as Chrift was railed Rom. 11. 16. For if the first fruit be up from the dead by the glory of his holy, the lump is alfo hely; and if Father, even fo we alfo fhould walk the root be holy, fo are the branches.' in newness of life: v. s. For if 167. P Col. 2. 11. In whom alfo have been planted together in t ye are circumcifed with the circum Lukes that |