Graphautarkeia, or, The Scriptures sufficiency practically demonstrated wherein whatsoever is contain'd in Scripture, respecting doctrine, worship or manners is reduced to its proper head, weighty cases resolved, truths confirmed, difficult texts illustrated and explained by others more plain.

3dly, Baptisms.

God said unto Abram, Thou shalt keep my covenant, &c. Every man-child among you shall be circumcised, &c. and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you, &c. Abram took Ishmael his son, and all who were born in his house, &c. and circumcised the flesh, &c. And Abraham was nine∣ty and nine years old when he was circumcised, &c. and Ishmael his son, thirteen years old when he was circumcised, Gen. 17. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25.

Suffer little children, and forbid them not to come unto me, for of such is the kingdom of heaven: and he laid his hands on them, Matth. 19. 13, 14, 15.

Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Fa∣ther, and of the Son, and of the holy Ghost, Matth. 28. 19.

John said, I indeed baptize you with water: but one mightier than I, com∣eth, &c. he shall baptize you with the holy Ghost and with fire, Luke 3. 16. Acts 11. 15, 16.

Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples, John 4. 1, 2.

Repent and be baptized every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins: for the promise is unto you, and to your children, &c. then they who gladly received the word, were baptized, Acts 2. 38, 39, 41.

But when they believed, &c. they were baptized both men and women, &c. Simon was baptized, &c. The Eunuch said, Here is water, what hinders me to be baptized? and Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou maist, &c. they went down into the water, and he baptized him, Acts 8. 12, 13, 36, 37, 38.

Saul arose, and was baptized, Acts 9. 18.

Can any man forbid water that these should not be baptized, who have re∣ceived the holy Ghost as well as we? and he commanded them to be baptized in the name, &c. Acts 10. 47, 48.

Who shall tell thee words whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved, Acts 11. 14.

Lydia, &c. whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul: and when she was baptized and her houshold, &c. believe on the Lord Jesus and thou shalt be saved, thou and thine house, &c. and he took them the same hour, &c. and was baptized, he, and all his straightway, Acts 16. 14, 15, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34.

Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ, were bap∣tized into his death, buried, &c? Rom. 6. 3, 4.

I baptized also the house of Stephanus: besides, I know not whether I, &c. 1 Cor. 1. 16.

The unbelieving husband is sanctified by the believing wife: and the unbelie∣ving

wife is sanctified by the believing husband, otherwise were your children unclean: but now they are holy, 1 Cor. 7. 14.

Leaving the principles, &c. of the doctrine of Baptisms, Heb. 6. 1, 2.

The ark wherein few, &c. were saved by water: the like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us: not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience towards God, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 1 Pet. 3. 20, 21.