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Now although wee come but once to the sacrament of baptisme: yet wee hold, that the matter of this sacrament and the vertue there∣of is perpetuall: which vertue is nothing else but the verie planting into Christ, and so the participation of his benefites, the washing a∣way of sinnes, and regeneration, which dailie more and more is made perfect by the holie ghost. For the Apostle saith, * 1.1 that he cleanseth the
church by washing of vvater through the worde, that he might make it vnto himselfe a glorious church, without spott or wrinkle. * 1.2 And his blood clēseth daily frō all sinne. And therfore we thinke & beleeue that the faithful being content with once re∣ceiuing of the sacrament, ought daily to bee occupied in remembrance of it, and to waigh in their minds, to what ende they were bap∣tized, or what they haue obtained of God by baptisme, & what also they promised to God therein: whereby they may the more be con∣firmed in faith, and grow vp into the commu∣nion with Christ, and bee made more carefull of performing their dueties. For baptisme is not bestowed on vs, for remission of originall sinne onely, or our sinnes past: but of all the offences of our whole life: euē as the pulling out of the waters is a signe of a newe life, not for one day, but for al our time: as the Apostle saith, * 1.3 VVe are buried with him (euer) into his death by baptisme: that as Christ rose from death by the glory of his father, so we should (alwaies) walke in newnesse of life. Wee were once wa∣shed with outward water: but the blood of Christ is a continuall streame, washing and cleansing vs daily from our sinnes.
Eph. 5.26.27
1. Ioh. 1.7
Rom. 6.4