Of BAPTISM.
§ I. CONCERNING which, I shall briefly enquire what it is; what Benefits we receive by it; what are our Obligations from it; whether our Saviour designed it to remain always in his Church; and lastly, who are the proper Subjects of it.
§ II. First, What it is; and Baptism may be thus described.
'Tis the first Sacra∣ment of the New Testament, instituted by our Saviour in the room of Circumcision, and the Iewish Baptisms, to continue to the End of the World, wherein by sprinkling, dipping, or washing with Water, in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, the dam∣ning Guilt of original Sin is washt away, we enter into Covenant with God, are taken into the Church of Christ, and made par∣takers