The works of the Reverend and learned John Lightfoot D. D., late Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge such as were, and such as never before were printed : in two volumes : with the authors life and large and useful tables to each volume : also three maps : one of the temple drawn by the author himself, the others of Jervsalem and the Holy Land drawn according to the author's chorography, with a description collected out of his writings.

VERS. XVII.

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For Christ sent me not to baptize.

PAUL was not appointed a Baptist among the Gentiles, as John was a Baptist among the Jews: nor was the office of the one and the other alike. The Jews even from their cradles were instructed in the doctrin of the Messias, and in the Articles of Reli∣gion, so that John had no need to spend much pains to prepare them for Baptism in the name of the Messias now to come, and for the reception of the Faith of the Gospel. But how much pains must Paul take among the Gentiles, who had not so much as ever heard, either of Christ, or of the true God? He preached therefore daily, and as it were drop by drop instils into them the doctrin of Religion; and it was no small labour, leasurely to lead them to a baptizable measure of knowledge, if I may have leave so to express it. He baptized Gaius, Crispus, Stephanas, that were Jews, who were presently and with little labour instructed in the doctrine of the Gospel: but others who did ripen more slowly to the knowledge of it, he committed to other Ministers to be bap∣tized, when they should find them fitted for it.