Dr. Hammond. sect. 27.
And then Baptisme being the exorcising of Devils (the ancient Catechists wee know were called Exorcists) the rescuing of a person from the power of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 into Gods Sonship and family, what can 〈◊〉〈◊〉 more proper, or agreeable, or exactly symbolical, than the use of this in 〈◊〉〈◊〉, according to that of Tertullian, de Resurr. Carn. Caro signatur, ut anima muniatur, the flesh or body is signed, that the soul may be desended or 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
Jeanes.
Your ordinary Readers will thinke you Conjure, when they hear you term Baptisme an exorcising of Devils; for they never heard of any Exorcisne in Baptisme, save of the Papists, which our Divines brand for Magical; and whe∣ther this expression might not have been forborn to avoyd all appearance of e∣vill, in complyance with Papists in their use of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, I shall 〈◊〉〈◊〉 deter∣mine, but leave it unto your own prudence to think of. Whereas you say, that the ancient 〈◊〉〈◊〉 were called Exorcists, the reason of this may probably be, because the Catechumeni were exorcised before Baptisme, Aquin. Sum. part. 3. quaest. 71. artic. 2. But I shall not contend about this with you, for fear I should bee thought as very a fool as the Philosopher, who read a Lecture of Warre before Hannihal. There is a passage in Augustine that seemes to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 somewhat what you 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Tom 7 pag. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Ab hac igitur 〈◊〉〈◊〉 tenebrarum, quarum est Diabolus princeps, id est, à 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Diaboli, & angelorum ejus quisquis erui, cum baptizantur, ne∣gaverit parvulos, ipsorum ecclefiae sacramentorum veritate convincitur, &c. In veritate itaque non in salsitate potestas diabolica exorcizatur in parvulis, eique renunciant, quia 〈◊〉〈◊〉 sua non possunt, per 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 gestantium, ut eruti à potestate 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in reg∣num sui Domini transferantur. Unto this testimony I beleeve it is easie for you to adde many more.
But yet notwithstanding all this, it is very well known, by all that know the difference 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Predicaments, that the Sacrament of Baptisme cannot be