Rantist.
Well this is all but by the businesse, let us go on and consider what more Mr. Bl. brings to disprove dipping to be the primitive custome, he tells you further p. 9. it was the Apostles way to baptize disciples as soon as they were become Converts the same day, rather sometimes the same houre, as we see in the Eunuch, the Jaylor, and Lydia, and multitudes of others; but conversion of Disciples necessari∣ly happened when there was no season for dipping, the Element of water being o∣ver Cold for that service.
If any object that in those Countreyes there was no danger in the coldest times.
He answers, the commission being for all Nations disciples were made in all Countreys; how soone saith he came the word to this Nation? &c. sometimes therefore saith he the water and weather was too cold for dipping.
Secondly, the Number of Converts were so numerous 3000, 5000. in one day that there was no possibility of baptizing in that Manner, Acts 2.41. and the 44.
Thirdly, Sometimes the Baptizers were in that condition that they were un∣able for that work in that way, as Paul and Silas men newly taken out of the stocks in the Inner Prison, with such stripes that their Convert was fain forthwith to wash them, in this case they were unfit to wade into the water for that work, and had they made any such adventure the Scripture would not have been si∣lent.
Fourthly, Sometimes the baptized have not been in case for dipping and plun∣ging, which was Pauls case upon the Aparition of the vision he was lead into Da∣mascus, where he continues without meat or drink three daies, and upon A∣nanias his comming in, and instructing of him he is baptized, and when he had received meat, saith the text, he was strengthned, will any believe he went out in this case with Ananias into the water, over head in water before the taking of any sustenance?