the Circumcision, and mortifying of the corrupt affections of the heart, as the Apostle sheweth, Rom. 2. 2••. He is not a Jew that is one outwardly, and Circumcision is not that ••hich is outward in the flesh, but he is a Jew that is one inwardly, and Circum••••sion is that which is of the heart, and not of the l••••ter; and to this pur∣pose Moses willeth the Israelites to circumcise the ••ore-••kins of their hearts, Deut. 10. 16. so that Circum•••••••••••• was my 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pre∣parative to Baptisme, as we may see, Act. 2. 3••. wh•••••• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 re∣quireth of them Jewes, who were already Circumcised, to re∣pent, and be Baptized; by which it is evident▪ that Circumcision whose effects was to mortifie the corruption of the heart, was meerly a preparative to Baptisme. And from hence I argue, That seeing Mortification, which is a dying to sin, and living to righte∣ousnesse, were required of the aforenamed persons, before they could be admitted to Baptisme, how much more ought it to be required of us Gentiles before our admittance unto it.
Again, take Circumcision as a seale of the righteousnesse of faith, and it also appeares, that the externall Ceremony of circum∣cising the flesh, was but a type of the internall circumcision of the heart, which is exprest under the name of a new Creature, which is wrought in us by faith in Christ, and is required of as many of us, as desire to put on Christ in Baptisme, as will clearly appeare by these places of Scripture, as by the words of Christ, Mat. 28. 19, 20. Mark 16. 16. as also by his Apostle, Act. 2. 38. & 16. 30. & 18. 8. &c.