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 Funck, Heinrich, d. 1760 
 
 A mirror of baptism 
 

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 MIRROR OF BAPTISM, 
 
 SPIRIT, /-^^ ^ 
 
 WITH 
 
 \Y A T E R, 
 
 AKD ■WITH 
 
 BLOOD. 
 
 
 DRAWN UP m NINE PARTS. 
 
 DRAWN OUT AND ARRANGED ANEW 
 
 OUT OF THE 
 
 HOLY FOUNDATION BOOK, 
 
 THE NEW^AND OLD TESTAMEMT, AND THE 
 CANONICAL BOOKS. 
 
 And there are three, that bear witness on earth, the 
 spirit, the water and the blood ; and these three agree in 
 one. 1. Epis. John 5, 8. 
 
 SKIPPACK, Pa. 
 
 FEINTED BY JOHN M. SCHUENEMANN. 
 
 1853. 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 This tract has nine parts. 
 
 Tliree Parts treat : 
 0/tlie Riptism of the Spirit, Math. 3, 11. 
 
 Three Parts: 
 Of Water-haptism, Math. 28, 19. 
 
 Three Parts : 
 Of the Baptism of the stffferings and bleed' 
 iiuj of Jesus, Luke, 12, 50. 
 
 Whereof each one in particular treats ac- 
 cording to the order following. 
 
 the first part : 
 
 Of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, Acts, 1, 5. Joel, 
 2, 28. 
 
 THE SECOND PART: 
 
 Ilow a man is to be prepared of God thereto, Jes. 
 3G, 25. Math. 13, 3. 24. 
 
 THE THIRD PART : 
 
 Of the benefit of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, 1 
 Cor. 3, 16. and 2 Cor. 6, 16. 
 
 THE FOURTH PART: 
 Of the Water-baptism, Math, 28, 19. 
 
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 THE FIFTH PART: 
 
 How a man is to prepare himself, Acts, 2, 38. And 
 what benefit is thereby received. Gal. 3, 27. 
 
 THE SIXTH PART : 
 Of the order of Baptism. Matth. 3, 1 Acts 2, 33. 
 
 THE SEVENTH PART : 
 Of the sufferings and shedding of blood of Jegus, 
 Luke 12, 50. And chap. 22, 20. 
 
 THE EIGHTH PART : 
 Of the Baptism of sufferings, to which the faithful 
 are exposed. Math. 20, 23. Acts. 7. 56. 
 
 THE NINTH PART ; 
 Of the benefit of the Kingdom or the Baptism of suf- 
 ferings. 1 Pet. 1, 18. Matth. 5, 10. Acts 7, 9 to 17. 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 TO THE FOLLOWING TTRITINGS CONCERNING 
 BAPTISM. 
 
 Whereas disorder and corruption have 
 already begun in Divine ordinances as 
 early as the days of the Apostles, especi- 
 ally in regard to the Lord's Supper, 1. 
 Cor. 10, 17 — 22, and also in other mat- 
 ters, soon after the enemy had also play- 
 ed off his deception, and more and more 
 brought confusion and corruption into the 
 ordinances of baptism, of which can be 
 read in books, and as experience still 
 teaches. We have here also in a plain 
 and simple form, yet according to the 
 principle and tenor of the Bible, and the 
 truth of the Gospel, drawn up a Mirror 
 of Baptism out of the new and old Testa- 
 ments. If it can be believed that the 
 Biljle in its ground-vrork is right, and fhat 
 the translation is fundamentally correct, 
 of which I have not the least doubt, and 
 do believe that through the providence of 
 God, the fundamental Doctrines, which 
 serve men as a guide to their salvation, 
 
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 is correctly translated into the English — 
 Whoever can believe this, I say, let him 
 read through with care the following Bi- 
 ble proofs concerning baptism, then he 
 will find that baptism is a command of 
 God, instituted by Christ, which leads men 
 to salvation unto eternal life. 
 
 First, beloved reader ! consider well the 
 baptism of the Holy Spirit and examine 
 the evidences by the chapters and verses, 
 than you will find what a highly needfull 
 baptism that is, through which a man is 
 '\lrawif and brought to Christ. So you 
 can find in the evidences, how a man is 
 prepared and can come to spiritual bapt- 
 ism, and also, what a great benefit a man 
 receives in a spiritual baptism. Further 
 you can clearly find, what kind of a form 
 consists in the word Baptism. 
 
 Again follow up the Scripture testimo- 
 ny in regard to water-baptism diligently, 
 and you will find, that water-baptism is 
 a manifest command of Jesus and his 
 Apostles, also how we shall first be pre- 
 pared for water-baptism, and whereunto 
 we become obligatory through baptism and 
 what we gain by it. 
 
 Thirdly examine carefully the baptism 
 
of the sufferings and shedding of blood 
 of Jesus and his followers, and search the 
 scripture testimonies, then you will find 
 what kind of order and outpouring blood 
 baptism is, and what benefit a believer de- 
 rives from it. 
 
 Further, examine also the evidences 
 of the various baptisms of the Old Tes- 
 tament, how they were all shadows and 
 t^rpes of this threefold baptism. Then 
 examine with care the order of baptism 
 in the new and old Covenant, and you 
 will find that there is one and the same 
 order, in the spirit, water and Mood, and 
 that they agree together. But since in 
 the following writmgs the order of bapt- 
 ism is described as : pouring oid, I would 
 admonish before all, whoever may read 
 the same, be they old or young, man or 
 woman, that they by no means become 
 soured or excited on account of it. And 
 that they do not take the water-baptism 
 by outpouring from the midst of the bapt- 
 ism of the spirit, and the baptism of the 
 sufferings and shedding of blood of Jesus 
 and his followers, and reject the same, as 
 if the water-baptism by outpouring was 
 no baptism at all. If that be done, we 
 
run the risk of being found guilty of cle- 
 sjDising it. As if we held or desjoised the 
 outpouring of the Holy Spirit's baptism 
 and the baptism of the sufferings and 
 shedding of blood of Jesus and his disci- 
 ples, together with the outpouring of wa- 
 ter-baptism as useless and unprofitable. 
 
 For example, if a nurse would pour out 
 an infant with the bath-water out of con- 
 tempt, as if neither Avere of any account, 
 how grievous and offensive would that be 
 to the father and mother of the child 1 
 Such a nurse they would have no longer. 
 But the infant they would take up and 
 nurse it. So it may also go if the out- 
 pouring water-bajDtism, together with the 
 new-born child of faith were cast out, in 
 contempt, on account of the baptism by 
 outpouring, as if neither were of any ac- 
 iCOunt, whereby an approach rather close 
 would be made to the baptism of the Ho- 
 ly Spirit, which is an outpouring baptism, 
 and would reject and despise it along with 
 the other. When however the believing 
 child of God is onJij tJien hegotten, reneived 
 and born, through the outpouring of the 
 Holy Spirit, and will be saved by the out- 
 pouring ])aptism of the blood of Christ. 
 
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 It is well known that water-baptism is 
 to many people an extremely contempti- 
 ble thing, who receive the believing on the 
 faith, wherefore numbers have already 
 been persecuted and rejected from life to 
 death on account of this baptism. But 
 God looks up these things r.s a merciful 
 father, he lifts them up and nurses them 
 in eternal happiness. 
 
INTEODUCTION. 
 
 Much was heretofore, and is still now 
 spoken about baptism, and indeed often 
 totally ignorant of the true scriptural bap- 
 tism of the old and new Testament, by 
 reason : that so much of baptism out of 
 historical and as it is termed, of the wri- 
 tings of the forefathers is mingled up with 
 biblical writings; the biblical scripture 
 of baptism consequently has thereby be- 
 come obscured : so that the true baptism 
 of the Holy Scriptures can no more read- 
 ily be discerned. Whence then so ma- 
 ny various opinions have sprung up of 
 baptism, after the days of the Apostles 
 untill this present day, and also so many 
 severe disputes, verbal and written arose 
 from the same, the reason is : that at all 
 times so much of historical and writings 
 of the forefathers were used among them, 
 when however, according to the tenor of 
 the Holy Scriptures no correct form could 
 be derived from historical scriptures ; since 
 in the historical scriptures baptism has 
 been so often changed, as it can be found 
 
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 in those writings of history so that I have 
 no desire to write it here piece by piece. 
 I cannot picture it more closely than by 
 describing the management of those who 
 have dealt in baptism, who, like the un- 
 righteous merchants, always try to adul- 
 terate and change their goods, by which 
 the people are imposed upon ; and never- 
 theless, those unjust trafickers yet still 
 praise up their adulterated merchandise, 
 as if it was of the best kind. And wdio- 
 ever attempts to discover the fraud in the 
 merchandise and those merchants, he may 
 see to it what he does ; so water-baj)tism 
 was also handled. It was so frequently 
 changed, and as there were also adultera- 
 tions among those changes, so also let the 
 same see to it, what he does who shall 
 discover the fraud. If we will not suffer 
 abuse with Christ, then we must not make 
 manifest the deception, for it has already 
 caused much suffering to many a one who 
 has spoken about this deception. In this 
 manner the devastation has not only come 
 into water-baptism, but the baptism of 
 the Spirit is also wasted : that many peo- 
 ple scarcely know anything about it ; and 
 they will not have the baptism of suffer- 
 
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 ing, yet! the majority of the people also 
 know but very little about that. 
 
 But since believers in Christ are not to 
 rest their faith on the foundation of his- 
 tory nor the fables of the ancient fathers^ 
 l^ut much more depart from them, and 
 build on the foundation of the Prophets 
 and Apostles, of whom Jesus Christ is 
 the corner-stone and foundation, Eph. 2, 
 19 ; so I intend, if the Lord will and I 
 shall live, from this ground and founda- 
 tion of the Prophets and Apostles, of which 
 Jesus Christ is the head, to draw up a 
 form and basis on baptism out of the doc- 
 trine of Jesus, the Prophets and Apostles, 
 and each baptism in j)articular according 
 as it is laid up by the grace of God. To 
 God alone be honor! especially as it will 
 ])e drawn up and pointed also exclusively 
 from, the word of God and biblical works ; 
 what baptism has in itself, and what ben- 
 efit the Ijeliever has in it, and what the 
 word haptism is. — „The word baptism 
 is in the Holy Scriptures a pouring out, 
 and at times it is termed a sprinkling, as 
 it will l^e seen further, in the order of 
 ])aptism." Thus I shall set down first 
 therefore : that if any one hereafter read 
 
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 the divine order of baptism, he then may 
 so much easier comprehend it : that the 
 word baptism is an outpouring and sprink- 
 ling. The beloved reader will now take 
 notice! with attention to the word: bap- 
 tize and pouring, in the following writ- 
 ings, where you will find : that the word 
 baptize in the Holy Scriptures is called : 
 an outpouring and sprinkling; also see: 
 that the baptism by outpouring is the 
 nearest or most fundamental baptism to 
 the believer ; so also the baptism by 
 sprinkling according to the word of God : 
 And the word of God will stand forever. 
 
 But, beloved reader ! if you will receive 
 this matter in your understanding accor- 
 ding to the word of God, then you must 
 first of all remove from your mind the 
 historical writings and doctrines of men : 
 for they are generally a barrier in the 
 way of truth. If you will know, as you 
 ought to know, what the word baptism 
 is, and what benefit a person derives from 
 it, then you must turn yourself entirely 
 to the word of God, and attend to it, and 
 that will instruct you, as you will find 
 in the following statements. 
 
 And whereas the Holy Ghost-baptism 
 
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 is the most important, through which we 
 come to understanding and power : that 
 we can take upon ourselves in faith the 
 baptism of water, and that we can let 
 the baptism of suffering pass over us in 
 love and patience. In which Jesus as our 
 pattern has gone before ; so shall also 
 the order of baptism of the Holy Ghost 
 out of the Holy Scriptures be set before 
 as here follows : 
 
 THE FIRST PART, 
 
 OF THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY GHOST. 
 
 The great prophet, John the Baptist^ 
 taught, Math, 3, 11, : I indeed bajDtize 
 you with water unto repentance, but he 
 that Cometh after me, is mightier than I, 
 whose shoes I am not worthy to bear; he 
 shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost 
 and with fire. The same also by Mark. 
 1, 8. Luke 3, 16. John 1, 33. ^ So the 
 Lord Jesus also spoke to his Disciples, as 
 can be seen Acts 1, 4 : And being assem- 
 bled together with them, he commanded 
 
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 them : that they should not depart from 
 Jerusalem, but wait the promise of the 
 Father, which (sayth he) you have heard 
 of me. For John truly baptized with 
 water, but ye shall be baptized with the 
 Holy Ghost not many days hence. But 
 this, that Jesus the Saviour, and John 
 the Baptist, term a baptism of the Holy 
 Ghost, is evidently an effusion or an out- 
 pouring of the Holy Ghost. For not ma- 
 ny days hence, as Jesus had ascended in- 
 to heaven, the Holy Ghost was poured 
 out on the day of Pentecost, as can be 
 seen Acts 2, 1. 2. &c. As they were all 
 with one accord in one place, and sudden- 
 ly then came a sound from heaven as of 
 rushing mighty wind, and filled all the 
 house where they were sitting ; and there 
 appeared unto them cloven tongues like 
 as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 
 And they were all filled with the Holy 
 Ghost and began to speak, as the Spirit 
 gave them utterance. And there were 
 dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, 
 out of every nation under heaven. Now 
 when this was noised abroad, the multi- 
 tude came together and were confounded 
 and said; what meaneth this? Others 
 
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 mocking, saying : these men are full of 
 new wine. Then Peter stood up, full of 
 the Holy Ghost, and began to explain the 
 matter and said : these men are not drunk- 
 en, but (vs. 16.) this is that which was 
 spoken by the Prophet Joel : And it shall 
 come to pass in the last days, saith God, 
 I will pour out of my spirit uj)on all flesh 
 and your sons and your daughters shall 
 prophesy, and your young men shall see 
 visions, and your old men shall dream 
 dreams. And on my servants and on my 
 handmaidens I will pour out in those days 
 of my Spirit and they shall prophesy. — 
 And I will show wonders in heaven above 
 and signs in the earth beneath, blood, fire 
 and vapor of smoke. 
 
 Of this outpouring baptism the Lord 
 has also prophesied by the Prophet Isaiah 
 chap. 44, 3. For I will pour water upon 
 him that is thirsty, and floods upon the 
 dry ground ; I will pour my Spirit upon 
 the seed and my blessing upon their off^ 
 sprmg. So then was the baptism of which 
 John the Baptist spoke, that Jesus would 
 baptize therewith, a perfect outpouring ; 
 as also Peter testifies by the Holy Ghost. 
 Acts 2, 33. Therefore being by the right 
 
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 hand of God exalted, and having receiv- 
 ed of the Father the promise of the Holy 
 Ghost, he has shed forth that, which ye 
 now see and hear. Thus Jesus has still 
 further employed his spiritual baptism on 
 his believing people, Acts 4, 31. And 
 when they prayed, the place was shaken 
 where they were assembled together, and 
 they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, 
 and they spoke the word of God with 
 much boldness. Acts 11, 15. And as I 
 (Peter) began to speake, the Holy Ghost 
 fell on them, as on us at the beginning ; 
 this took them by surprise. Acts 10, 45. 
 Then the Holy Ghost was poured out al- 
 so upon the heathen, in the household of 
 Cornelius. So also has the Lord Jesus 
 poured out the Holy Ghost upon his Dis- 
 ciples, members of his temple of his body, 
 and has anointed with spiritual ointment 
 and poured out upon them the Holy Spi- 
 rit, and made them priests and vessels 
 of his spiritual Tabernacle, to which the 
 pattern was with Moses, in Aaron and in 
 the Tabernacle ; for they are the princi- 
 ple parts of the New Covenant in the 
 church of Christ ; which is a spiritual ta- 
 bernacle, shown by Moses in the Taber- 
 2 
 
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 nacle which having the shadow of the true 
 one. So were also administered the bap- 
 tisms by Moses according to the ordinance 
 of God. Although not by the name bap- 
 tism) untill they received that name (bap- 
 tism under the New Covenant dispensa- 
 tion ; as can l^e seen in the Epistle to the 
 Hebrews, 9, 10. where the Apostle has 
 written much concerning the Tabernacle, 
 how it was erected and how the offerers 
 have not l^ecome perfect, so he came fi- 
 nally in the 10th verse upon it and writes : 
 Which stood only in meats and drinks, 
 and divers washings, and carnal ordinan- 
 ces, imposed on them, untill the time of 
 reformation. So also the law showeth, 
 that Aaron and the Priests had various 
 kinds of meat, drink and external holi- 
 ness enjoined upon them of God, through 
 Moses; about which much will not be 
 said in this place. 
 
 We shall here consider alone l>aptism : 
 they also had various kinds of baptism. 
 What those sundry baptisms were, will 
 be shown, each at its own place. But 
 here spiritual baptism will be set forth in 
 the order of spiritual baptism. 
 
 There was a pattern shown unto Mo- 
 
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 ^es, after which he should make a Taber- 
 nacle, 2 Mos. 25, 40. : and look that thou 
 make it after the pattern which was shown 
 thee in the mount. So it is still, that men 
 shall see to it that tliej make all things 
 as the Lord has ordained, in the arrange- 
 ment of his plan according to the pattern. 
 So God gave unto Moses all things need- 
 full for the construction of each part of 
 the Tabernacle : who should be Priest and 
 how he should be consecrated. Moses 
 was also told in the Second Book, the 
 3 0th Chapter : what kind of costly mate- 
 rials he should take, and make a costly 
 ointment ; and it was called a holy an- 
 ointing OiL With the same he should an- 
 oint the Tabernacle of the Testimony and 
 the Ark, the Table with all its vessels, 
 and the Candlestick and its vessels, and 
 the Altar of Incense, and the Altar of 
 Burnt Offerings with all its vessels, and 
 the Laver and foot. And thou shalt sanc- 
 tify them, that they may be most-holy to 
 me. And thou shalt anoint Aaron and 
 his sons and consecrate them, that they 
 ;aiay minister unto me in the Priest's of- 
 fice. This shall be an holy anointing oil 
 unto me throughout your generation,— 
 
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 In the 3th Book of Moses, chap. 8, 10. 
 And Moses took the anointing oil, anoint- 
 ed the Tabernacle and all that was there- 
 in, and sanctified them. And poured of 
 the anointing oil upon Aaron's head and 
 anointed him, to sanctify him. 
 
 Of this holy ointment David spoke, 
 Psalms 133, 2. : It is like the precious 
 ointment, upon the head, that ran down 
 upon the beard, even Aaron's beard, that 
 went down to the skirts of his garment, 
 &c. And Moses also was told that he 
 should not pour this anointing oil on any 
 man's body, but on Aaron's head he shall 
 pour it ; and it ran into his beard and up- 
 on his garment. — From this can be imder- 
 stood how baptism was administered by 
 divine command. 
 
 This holy anointing with Oil indicates 
 a manifest pattern of the Holy Ghost ; 
 and anointing oil upon Aaron's and the 
 High Priest's heads, is an evident pattern 
 of the Holy Spirit, on the head of Jesus, 
 the true High Priest of the heavenly Ta- 
 bernacle, Math. 3, 16. And that Moses 
 had to anoint the Tabernacle and all the 
 vessels therein, is a manifest pattern to 
 the baptism of the Holy Spirit, as the 
 
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 Holy Ghost was poured out upon the 
 Apostles and all believers in Christ, and 
 anointed by the same. Which the Apos- 
 tle John had so understood, speaking to 
 the beUevers in his first Epistle, chap. 2, 
 20, 27 : And ye have an unction from the 
 holy one, and ye know all things, and 
 the anointing which ye have received of 
 Him, abideth in you, and ye need not that 
 any man teach you, but as the same an- 
 ointing teaches you of all things and is 
 truth, and no lie, and even as it has taught 
 you, ye shall abide in him. Concerning 
 this anointing, Jesus refers, John 14, 26. 
 But the Comforter, which is the Holy 
 Ghost, whom the Father will send in my 
 name, he shall teach you all things and 
 bring all things to your remembrance, 
 whatsoever I said unto you. 
 
 That the anointing oil of Moses was a 
 pattern or preliminary of the Holy Ghost, 
 may be seen : 1 Samuel 10, 1. 6. 9. 10, 
 in Saul; then Samuel took a vial of oil 
 and poured it upon his head and kissed 
 him and said : Is it not because the Lord 
 hath anointed thee, to be a captain over his 
 inheritance ! And the Spirit of the Lord 
 will come upon thee. And when he turn- 
 
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 ed his back^ to go from Samuel, God gave 
 iiim another heart, and the Spirit of God 
 came upon him, and he prophesied among 
 them. Further, chap. 16, 1. 13: And 
 the Lord said unto Samuel, how long wilt 
 thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have reject^ 
 ed him, from reigning over Israel? Fill 
 thine horn with oil and go, I will send 
 thee to Jesse ! And when David came 
 before Samuel, the Lord said: arise and 
 anoint him ! Then Samuel took the horn 
 of oil and anointed him in the midst of 
 his brethern. And the Spirit of the Lord 
 came upon David from that day forward. 
 In 1 Kings 1, 39. AndZadockthe priest 
 took a horn of oil out of the Tabernacle, 
 and anointed Solomon; after which Solo- 
 mon was endowed with wisdom, that there 
 was none like him in his day. In 2 Kings 
 9, 1. 3. And Elisha, the prophet, called 
 one of the children of the prophets and 
 said unto him : gird up thy loins and take 
 this box of oil in thine hand, and go to 
 Ramoth-Gilead, to Jehu. Then take the 
 box of oil and pour it on his head, and 
 say, thus saith the Lord : I have anointed 
 thee king over Israel! 
 
 So we find that the types and shadows 
 
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 of the spiritual baptism in the old Cove- 
 nant, together with the spiritual baptism 
 of the new Covenant, is an effusion or a 
 pouring out on the head of the people ; 
 which John the Baptist calls a haptism, 
 Math, 3, 11. So Jesus, Acts 1, 5, calls 
 it a baptism. The Apostle to the Hebrews 
 9, 20. calls it a baptism in virtue of the 
 old Covenant, And this baptism is also 
 called an anointing in the old and new 
 Covenants. Moses who is styled a God 
 of Aaron, 2. Book of Moses 4, 16, has, 
 as God, anointed the Tabernacle and all 
 the implements thereof, and afterwards 
 Aaron also. The priests and prophets, 
 who are also styled Gods, John 10, 34. — 
 As also Psalms 82, 6. it is read: I have 
 said, ye are Gods! To those to whom 
 the word of God is come, these were an- 
 ointed kings, prophets and priests. 
 
 In the new Covenant God has baptised 
 Jesus, the true' High-priest, with the Holy 
 Ghost in the shape of a dove, Math. 3, 
 16 . This was a precious anointing ; where- 
 of David in the 45 Psalm 6, 7. : Thy 
 throne, o God ! is forever and ever, the 
 scepter of thy kingdom is a right scepter. 
 Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed 
 
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 tliee with the oil of gladness above thy 
 fellows. He hath also poured out his Ho- 
 ly Spirit uj)on his Apostles and Churchy 
 and hath made them kings and priests, 
 Eev. 1, 6. Afterwards when the Apos- 
 tles laid on the hands, they received the 
 Holy Ghost ; as may be seen Acts 8, 17, 
 and 19, 6. So you see that the baptism 
 of the Holy Ghost, in the new and old 
 Covenant, is one and the same form. 
 
 So, in like manner, were all the holy 
 men of God : the Patriarchs, (progenitors) 
 and Prophets, endued with the Holy Spi- 
 rit of God. For all who have spoken the 
 word of the Lord in truth and purity, 
 have spoken through the Sj^irit of God, 
 that was upon them ; as may be seen, 
 Moses 4th Book, chap. 11, 25 : Then the 
 Lord came down in a cloud and spoke un- 
 to him, (Moses) and took off the Spirit 
 that was upon him and gave it to the se- 
 venty Elders. And it came to pass, that 
 when the Spirit rested upon them, they 
 prophesied and did not cease, &c. And 
 Moses said : Would to God that all the 
 Lord's people were prophets, and that the 
 Lord would put his Spirit upon them. 
 
 But hereunto we must first be prepared, 
 
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 but he that prepareth all things, is God. 
 Hence our preparation must come from 
 God, through the operation of his Spirit ; 
 if we would be partakers of his spiritual 
 anointing and the gifts of his Holy Spirit. 
 Of this we shall soon see more, passing on. 
 
 THE SECOND PART. 
 
 How WE SHALL BECOME FITTED OUT OF 
 GOD THROUGH THE SPIRITUAL BAPTISM. 
 
 It has been pointed out in the last pre- 
 ceding part, that baptism is called a sprink- 
 ling. Mark it ! So the Lord spoke, when 
 he spake of the outpouring or of the spi- 
 ritual baptism through Ezekiel, 36, 25. 26. 
 27 : Then will I sprinkle clear water up- 
 on you, and ye shall be clean from all your 
 filthiness ; and from all your idols will I 
 cleanse you. A new heart also will I give 
 you, and a new Spirit will I j^ut within 
 you, and I will take away the stony heart 
 out of your flesh, and I will give you a 
 heart of flesh. I will put my Spirit with- 
 
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 in you anel cause you to walk in my statr- 
 utes, and ye shall keep my judgments and 
 do them. 
 
 As Moses had anointed with the an* 
 ointing oil, the Tabernacle and all that 
 was therein, then he sprinkled the Altar 
 yet seven times ; a fit pattern, how God 
 will sprinkle out the holy word and Spi- 
 rit, which is spirit and life. John 6, 63. 
 It is the Spirit that quickeneth, the flesh 
 profitteth nothing. The words that I 
 speak, they are Spirit and they are life. 
 These the Lord God will sprinkle out or 
 sow upon the hearts of the children of 
 men; which is the inward Altar of the 
 people, whereupon the offerings of prayer 
 are kindled, through the spiritual fire of 
 the love of God. The word which is spi- 
 rit and life, the Lord sprinkleth or soweth. 
 The heavenly sower, Math. 13. throws it 
 out over all people in the world; some 
 fell upon the rock, where it had not much 
 earth and sprang ujd soon, because it had 
 not much depth of earth. And when the 
 sun was up, they were scorched, because 
 they had no roots, they withered away. 
 Some fell among thorns, and the thorns 
 sprung up and choked them. But other 
 
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 fell into good ground and brought forth 
 fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some 
 thirty-fold. Who hath ears to hear, let 
 him hear. 
 
 These were spiritual fruits which grew 
 out of the spiritual seed of the word of 
 God. So you perceive that Jesus is the 
 heavenly sower, or the heavenly baptizer 
 of whom John the Baptist has spoken, 
 when he saith : I baptize you with water 
 unto repentance, but he that cometh after 
 me, the same shall baptize you with the 
 Holy Ghost and with fire (unto repent- 
 ance,) for the word of the Gospel is 
 preached unto repentance and reformation 
 and this spiritual word God will scatter 
 and have it sown out through his servants 
 in the whole world, to be seen in Math. 
 28, 19. : Go you into all the world and 
 teach all nations ! And the Lord spoke 
 by the Prophet Joel 2, 28. : Afterwards 
 I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh. 
 The word of the Spirit will be sown upon 
 all people, or upon all flesh of all nations, 
 fall with so many people upon hard soil, 
 or hearts who do not understand; with 
 many upon stony hearts, where it with- 
 erth : with many among thorns of deceit- 
 
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 ful riches, or cares of the business of this 
 life and there is choked; some falls upon 
 good ground and bringeht plentiful fruits 
 of the Spirit. But when the people are 
 like a highway, as a stone-like ground, 
 and as a wilderness full of thorns, how 
 can it then become a good ground? Out 
 of itself it cannot become a good ground ; 
 for the Lord Jesus teaches, John 6, 44. 
 56. : No man can come to me, except the 
 Father which hath sent me draw him. — 
 John, 3, 27. A man can receive nothing, 
 except it be given him from heaven. 
 James 1, 17. Every good gift and every 
 perfect gift is from above and cometh down 
 from the Father of light. Whilst then 
 all must be obtained from above, how can 
 he that liveth in the wilderness of sin ob- 
 tain these things from God, whilst he hath 
 no communion with sinners? Wherefore 
 take heed ? It is shown in the foregoing, 
 that Moses sprinkled the Altar seven 
 times with Holy Ointment; so likewise 
 God sprinkleth or soweth the word, that 
 is Spirit and life often times upon the peo- 
 ple; if however the word sown uipOB. the 
 people once and again, and the birds carry 
 it away, and the grain withereth, so shall 
 
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 man have much reason to consider and 
 behold what a poor creature he is, whilst 
 he remains in his sins ; and that the word 
 had such hard sound, so that it fell upon 
 his rocky heart, when the sound of the 
 word of the Spirit is expressed as follows : 
 That the sinner awaits a severe judgment 
 and eternal damnation in the Pit that 
 burneth with fire and brimstone forever 
 and ever. Then men are struck with 
 terror, concerning this sound, aiid become 
 alarmed so that the hard heart is softened, 
 the word of the Spirit is soon at hand 
 and willingly fall in and assist such soft 
 hearts and remind them of a way how to 
 l^ecome better, to repent and abstain from 
 sin, as was done in Nineveh, Jonas 3. — 
 In a true repentance, a humble and love- 
 ly life, with fasting and prayer, abstain- 
 ing from sin and returning with the pro- 
 digal son and say : I have sinned against 
 heaven and before thee ! Luke 15, 18. 
 To go out with Peter and weep bitterly 
 on account of our sins. Math. 26, 75. 
 And say with them that were convicted 
 at Jerusalem : Men and brethren ! what 
 we do ? Then Peter answered and said 
 unto them : Repent and be ye baptized 
 
— 30 — 
 
 every one of you in the name of tlie Lord 
 Jesus Clirist, for the remission of sins, 
 and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy 
 Ghost. Acts 2, 37, 38. When men are 
 brought so far by the word of God, which 
 is spirit and life, then they are drawn of 
 God ; then a living faith and love is felt 
 and owned by such persons : then we are 
 bom again, John 3, 3. 8. So is every 
 one that is born of the Spirit. As Peter 
 writes in his 1. Epistle 1, 3 : Blessed be 
 the God and Father of our Lord Jesus 
 Christ, which according to his abundant 
 mercy, has begotten us again unto a live- 
 ly hope. And James 1, 18 : Of his own 
 will begat he us, with the word of truth, 
 that we should be a kind^f first fruit of 
 his creatures. 
 
 If a man is born again by the spiritual 
 word, then is fulfilled in him what the 
 Lord by Ezekiel, chap. 36, has promised, 
 as was mentioned in the foregoing. Then 
 a man is purified from all his impurity 
 by the spiritual baptism of sprinkling of 
 jnire icater ; and from all his idols will he 
 be purged. For the word of the Spirit 
 teaches us, to lay aside all these things ; 
 then a man has a new heart and a new 
 
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 spirit. The heart of stone will be taken 
 away through the Spirit, and a heart of 
 flesh will be given us. And by the Spi- 
 rit such men will be made of us, who 
 walk according to the commandments of 
 God and keep his judgment to do them. 
 And whoever is thus renewed by the Spi- 
 rit, becomes a partaker also then of spiri- 
 tual baptism, Titus 3, 5. 6. Not by 
 works of righteousness which we have 
 done, but according to his mercy, he saved 
 us by the washing of regeneration and 
 renewing of the Holy Ghost ; which he 
 shed on us abundantly through Jesus 
 Christ our Saviour. 
 
 In this manner a man is sown of God 
 ])y the word and sprinkled through the 
 outpoured word and water of the Spirit, 
 born again, changed, renewed, washed and 
 purified from all his impurities ; and 
 through the belief in Jesus Christ pre- 
 pared a child of God, to l:>ecome a parta- 
 ker of spiritual gifts. 
 
THE THIRD PART. 
 
 Or THE BENEFIT OF SPIRITUAL GIFTS, BE- 
 ING BORN AGAIN, AND RENEWING OF 
 THE HOLY GHOST. 
 
 In the new birth and change, in being 
 renewed by the word of the Spirit, there 
 is an indiscribable benefit ; through which 
 a man is brought to submit, as a member 
 of the body or of the Church of Christ, 
 to be baptized with water in the name of 
 the Lord Jesus, 1 Cor. 12, 2. Then he 
 also submits to receive still more of the 
 Spirit of God, and to distribute the gifts 
 of the Spirit, according as God may see 
 fit to impart to every one, 1 Cor. 12, 7 : 
 In the manifold gifts. By the Spirit we 
 can call Jesus : Lord. By the Spirit the 
 door of the word is opened to the believ- 
 ers, to understand the mystery of the 
 Gospel and to preach the same unadult- 
 erated according to the will of God. The 
 Spirit is an anointing which teaches us 
 all things. And it teaches us as it is true 
 and is no lie, 1 John 2, 27. Through 
 the Spirit the believer is sealed to the 
 blessed promises, Eph. 1, 13. 14. In 
 
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 whom also after that ye believed, ye were 
 sealed. with the Holy Spirit of promise. 
 Which is the earnest of our inheritance, 
 the redemption of the purchased posses- 
 sion unto the praise of his glory. And 
 grieve not the Holy Spirit whereby ye are 
 sealed unto the day of redemption, Eph. 
 4, 30. Rom. 8, 16. 17 : The Spirit itself 
 beareth witness with our Spirit that we 
 are the Children of God. And if Child- 
 ren, then heirs, heirs of God, and joints 
 heirs with Christ. Through the Spirit 
 we become temples of God, Cor. 3, 16, 17. 
 Know ye not that ye are the Temple of 
 God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth 
 in you ? If any man defile the Temple 
 of God, him shall God destroy, for the 
 Temple of God is holy, which Temple 
 are ye, 1 Cor. 6, 19 : Know ye not that 
 your body is the Temple of the Holy 
 Ghost which is in you, which ye have of 
 God, and ye are not your own ? 2 Cor. 6, 
 16. For ye are the Temple of the living 
 God ; as God hath said : I will dwell in 
 them and walk in them ; I will be their 
 God and they shall be my people. Gal. 4, 
 6. And because ye are sons, God has 
 sent forth the Spirit of his son into your 
 3 
 
— 34 — 
 
 hearts, crying: Abba, Father! — Through 
 the Spirit of God and out of the Spi- 
 rit of God the good fruit groweth, and the 
 excellent Grapes and the precious Perls 
 and precious Stones, Ornaments, Jewels 
 and Jewelry of the Children of God and 
 the Bride, of which something beautiful 
 is read : Gal. 5, 22. But the fruit of the 
 Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, 
 gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, tem- 
 perance, Eph. 5, 9. Walk as the Child- 
 ren of Light ! For the fruit of the Spi- 
 rit is in all goodness and righteousness 
 and truth, Ezek. 16, 9 — 13. Then I wash- 
 ed thee with water; yea, I throughly 
 washed away thy blood from thee, I an- 
 ointed thee with oil, &c. Through the 
 Spirit we come to the true and living 
 faith. Through the Spirit we come to the 
 real true love of God. Through the Spi- 
 rit we become the hope and confidence 
 to God under all kinds of affliction. — 
 Through the Spirit we become peaceable 
 and amiable towards God and men. 
 Through the Spirit we become merciful 
 and compassionate. Through the Spirit 
 we become upright, honest and just to- 
 v^ards friend and enemy. Through the 
 
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 Spirit we live temperate. Through the 
 Spirit we shun haughtiness, highminded- 
 ness and pride. In short, through the 
 Spirit God rules and guides men into all 
 good, also into the eternal Kingdom ; and 
 without the self-same Spirit no one can 
 receive that good, that belongs to salva- 
 tion, and still less carry it out. The Spi- 
 rit is a vigilant watchman in a Believer 
 or in his own, that, i£ the Enemy tries to 
 surprise with sin, the Spirit stands op- 
 posed and gives warning to the person of 
 such a sin, and if the man falls asleep in 
 the Spirit, then he may easily fall into 
 sin ; hence also it is that often pious peo- 
 l>le fall into sin ; but if they again awake 
 in the Spirit, they feel a hearty sorrow; 
 truly the Spirit will not suffer the pious 
 or believer and sanctified to sleep in sin. 
 He will indeed awaken them, and that in 
 due time. As is to be seen in the case of 
 David, in Peter and in the Prodigal Son. 
 Therefore the favor of God which He ex- 
 hibits to men by the Spirit, is inexpres- 
 sible. For the doings of men, to secure 
 their salvation, are all moved by the Spi- 
 rit of God ; and whatsoever is not moved 
 on the Spirit of God, is of no benefit 
 
— 36 — 
 
 whatever. — So, beloved reader ! you have 
 here a report of spiritual baptism ; of the 
 preparation to it, and of the benefit to us, 
 drawn up out of the old and new Testa- 
 ment. Examine it diligently, and you 
 will also find it so. And try to bear the 
 same in mind. So it may also be a ben- 
 efit to you. God grant you grace to it ! 
 
 THE FOURTH PART. 
 
 Of water baptism. 
 
 Water-baptism is at this time very 
 different with those that call themselves 
 Christians. 
 
 A large portion of them will use water 
 baptism on minor children and have it 
 used so. Others would use water-bapt- 
 ism on those who have arrived at the age 
 of discretion, and whom they regard as 
 believers. The same they dip once back- 
 ward into the water. But others who 
 also acknowledge water-baptism, they dip 
 those whom they regard as believers, three 
 times forward under the water. Others, 
 
—37— 
 
 who also consider water-baptism right on 
 believers, these pour the water on the 
 head of the subject of baptism. There 
 are still others who regard water-baptism 
 as nothing at all, or of no account, pre- 
 suming that the baptism of the Holy 
 Ghost was enough. Hence a division 
 arose in regard to water-baptism, and each 
 party commends their baptism as the most 
 correct one. Hence much disputing has 
 already arisen on this subject, so that, if 
 the fountain-head, the old and new Tes- 
 tament, did no more exist, it would not 
 be very easily determined, to which kind 
 to have recourse, (to come to the 
 truth.) But as the fountain-head, the 
 old and new Testament, is still at hand, 
 through which the Spirit of God still 
 speaks and does his work, so here then 
 shall an order (or mode) of waterbaptism 
 be drawn out of the old and new Testa- 
 ment, according as it was laid up through 
 the Spirit of God ; and I shall be able to 
 comprehend. 
 
 First of the baptism of John the Bapt- 
 ist. John the Baptist is still in the old 
 Covenant dispensation ; he came before 
 Christ and had the new Covenant before 
 
— 38 — 
 
 him; he then began to preach of the bap- 
 tism of repentance, as can be seen Math. 
 3, 5, 6. 7. Mark. 1. Luke 3. John was 
 in the wilderness, baptized and preached 
 of the baptism of repenta:gce unto remis- 
 sion of sins. Then went out to him Je- 
 rusalem and all Judea, and all the region 
 round about Jordan, and were baptized 
 of him in Jordan, confessing their sins. 
 But when he saw many of the Pharisees 
 and Saducees come to his baptism, he said 
 unto them : O generation of vipers I who 
 hath warned you to flee from the wrath 
 to come? Bring forth therefore fruits 
 meet for repentance I I indeed baptize 
 with water unto repentance, but he that 
 Cometh after me, is mightier than I ; he 
 shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost 
 and with fire. John's baptism was there- 
 fore a sign and an admonition unto re- 
 pentance, that the Jewish people should 
 amend their ways ; and also to prepare 
 himself the way. Psalms 2, 12. And be- 
 lieve on him who should baptize with the 
 Holy Ghost. But the water-baptism of 
 John unto repentance, to the Jews was 
 still however not a perfect water-baptism 
 of the new Covenant, as can be seen Acts 
 
— 1^9 — 
 
 19, 3, 4. 5, ; that Paul had met twelve 
 Disciples : unto what then were ye bap- 
 tized? And they said: unto John s bap- 
 tism. Then said Paul : John verily bap- 
 tized with the baptism of repentance, 
 saying unto the people that they should 
 believe on him that should come after 
 him, that is, on Jesus Christ. And when 
 they heard this, they were all baptized 
 in the name of Jesus Christ. In the new 
 Covenant baptism is an evidence that we 
 are taught by the word of the Gospel, 
 and upon that repent and believe that Je- 
 sus is the Christ, the Saviour and Recon- 
 ciler, who through his body and blood on 
 the Cross, has fully satisfied for our sins. 
 Through faith we are justified, and bap- 
 tism is a fulfilling of righteousness, and 
 a mark and sign of the Covenant and of 
 a good conscience with God. And whilst 
 John came before Christ, between the old 
 and new Covenant, so he has still bap- 
 tized under the old Covenant. And as a 
 beginning of the new Covenant, John be- 
 gan the baptism of the new Covenant with 
 Jesus, as a fulfillment of all righteousness. 
 To be read Math. 3, 13, 15. Then com- 
 eth Jesus from Galilee unto Jordan to be 
 
— 40 — 
 
 baptized of him. But John forbad him^ 
 saying : I have need to be baptized of thee 
 and Cometh thou to me? And Jesus^ 
 answering, said unto him : Suffer it to be 
 so now, for thus it becometh us, to fulfill 
 all righteousness; then he suffered him. 
 So then was begun in Christ, the Author 
 and Finisher of our faith, the baptism of 
 the new Covenant and fulfilling of all 
 righteousness, through John the Baptist. 
 But now the Lord Jesus would have us 
 to follow him. 
 
 Hence examine, beloved reader ! the 
 l^aptism of the new Covenant, how the 
 Doctrine and faith preceed it at all times, 
 as Jesus himself teaches. Math. 28, 19. 
 20 : Go ye therefore and teach all nati- 
 ons, baptizing them in the name of the 
 Father and of the Son and of the Holy 
 Ghost, teaching them to observe all 
 things, whatsoever I have told you. — 
 Mark. 16, 15. 16 : And he said unto 
 them : Go ye into all the world, and 
 preach the Gospel to every creature ; he 
 that believeth and is baptized, shall be 
 saved, but he that believeth not, shall be 
 damned. You see here, that doctrine and 
 faith go before ; baptism comes after. — 
 
—41 — 
 
 And this order Jesus has commanded his 
 Disciples to keep for the best, as he was 
 in the act of ascending to heaven from 
 their midst, which gift or pound the Lord 
 will demand again of his servants when 
 he shall come to reckon with them, Luke 
 19, 15. And those that will then be 
 found faithful in the same and have so 
 used the same that they gained thereby 
 as the Lord had commanded at his de- 
 parture, they shall have the manifold en- 
 joyment of it in his eternal kingdom. 
 
 But those that keep the command- 
 ments of the Lord, or the Talent of the 
 Lord bound up in the napkin : that is, to 
 keep the command and talent of the Lord 
 hid beneath the teachings of men and 
 their own opinions, and have not dealt 
 faithfullj^ with the same, but much more 
 have sought the honors, riches, rest (or 
 ease,) days of gladness of the world, 
 tiirough the teaciiings of men, beneath 
 which the commandments of the Lord 
 lay hidden. But when the Lord shall 
 come again, then the Talent shall be tak- 
 en away from that wicked and slothful 
 servant, and then the unprofitable ser- 
 vant shall receive his reward in (outer) 
 
—42 — 
 
 darkness, where shall be wailing and 
 gnashing of teeth. For the Lord will not 
 have his commandments and laws hid be- 
 neath that which belongs to the things of 
 time ; but he will have it pure and un- 
 mixed, as he has commanded, and has 
 gone before in the same, both reaZ and 
 typical. 
 
 The Apostles, the faithful servants, 
 have also done so in the order of baptism 
 received ; and have let Doctrine go before 
 baptism. To see Acts 2 : When the be- 
 lieving Apostles were baptized or poured 
 over with the Holy Ghost, which is the 
 same, then the spiritual water flowed from 
 the Apostles, as Jesus teaches, John 7, 
 37. 38. 39. Jesus stood and cried, say- 
 ing : If any man thirst, let him come un- 
 to me and drink; he that believeth on 
 me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his 
 belly shall flow rivers of living water. — 
 But this spoke he of the Spirit which they 
 that believe on him, should receive; for 
 the Holy Ghost was not yet given, be- 
 cause that Jesus was not yet glorified. — 
 The Spirit and the word of the Spirit is 
 often named water in the Holy Scripture. 
 As shown already above, and will yet be 
 
— 43 — 
 
 shown Rev. 22, 1.2: And he showed me 
 a pure river of water of life, clear as crys- 
 tal, proceeding out of the throne of God 
 and of the Lamb. In the midst of the 
 street of it, and on either side of the riv- 
 er was there the tree of Life, which bore 
 twelve manners of fruit, and yielded her 
 fruit every month ; and the leaves of the 
 tree were for the healing of the nations. 
 By this stream, clear as crystal, from the 
 throne of God and the Lamb. It points 
 to the Holy Ghost, that was sent from 
 the Father and the Son. In the way of 
 the Spirit, and on the sides of the river 
 stands the tree of Life; this sets forth 
 and shows upon Jesus, the green tree of 
 life, together with his Holy Gospel, which 
 is spirit and life, John 6, 63. By the 
 leaves of the tree is set forth the word 
 and commandment, given by the Spirit 
 of God ; and if the heathens accept the 
 same, it serves them (as a means) for 
 their health for etern al life . By the twelve 
 manners of fruit is show n the obedient to 
 the commandement which are the spiri- 
 tual fruit, which the twelve Apostles have 
 yielded after they were sprinkled with 
 the Holy Ghost, from that time and hence- 
 
— 44 — 
 
 forth ; for they were the branches of the 
 Vine of God and the tree of hfe. So shall 
 all believers be called who are also branch- 
 es of the Yine, John 15, and bring spiri- 
 tual fruits of obedience, according to the 
 commandments of Jesus, which flowed 
 out of the river of spiritual waters ; of 
 which water Ezekiel has in his 47th 
 chap, circumstancially written; And be- 
 hold, water issued out from under the 
 threshhold of the house eastward and 
 Ezekiel was led into the water up to his 
 ankles : afterwards it became so deep that 
 he could no more sound it ; for the water 
 was so high that it must be swum across ; 
 it could not be fathomed. By this water 
 is set forth, how the spiritual water of 
 the word of God issued from the Temple, 
 that is from God and the Lamb, Rev. 21. 
 22, also by degrees through the spiritual 
 Jesus Christ his Gospel became finally so 
 deep and perfect, so that no earthly foun- 
 dation could be found in the spiritual wa- 
 ter of Salvation. But this spiritual war 
 ter must be swum without any foundati- 
 on of mens' Doctrine, for there is no other 
 foundation than Christ Jesus and his di- 
 vine word, which is spirit and life ; in it 
 
— 45 — 
 
 we must be ground, there swim and walk, 
 for that is given us to our salvation : Je- 
 sus and his word, therein souls become 
 saved. And the water which flows out 
 -towards the East, shall flow through the 
 even field unto the sea, and from one sea 
 into the other. And when it comes into 
 the sea, so shall those waters become heal- 
 thv. Yes ! all that live and move there- 
 in, wherever those rivers come, they shall 
 live. And shall have very many fish and 
 all become healthy and live, wherever 
 these rivers come. And fisher-men will 
 stand there and spread out their net« ; for 
 there will be very many fish, like as in 
 the great sea. But the pools and lakes 
 beside them will not become healthy, but 
 shall remain salted. And on the same ri- 
 ver, at the bank of both sides, will grow 
 all manner of fruitful trees, and their 
 leaves will not wither, nor their fruit rot, 
 and will yield new fruit every month, for 
 their water flows out of the Sanctuary, 
 and their fruit shall serve for food and 
 their leaves for medicine. So you under- 
 stand : Rev. 17, 15, are nations and peo- 
 ple called sea and water ; so also in this 
 place, that the water flowed into the sea, 
 
—46 — 
 
 and from one sea into the other. That 
 is : from one nation to the other, and 
 from one man to the other; and where on 
 this water comes, there all become heal- 
 thy. And there will be fisher-men who 
 expand their nets wide ; namely such fish- 
 er-men of whom the Lord Jesus speaks, 
 Math. 4, 19 : And He said unto them : 
 Follow me, and I will make you fishers 
 of men. To such fishermen were the 
 Apostles made : that they have caught 
 the people out of every nation with the 
 net of the Holy Spirit, and where-ever 
 they did not come, there it remained un- 
 healthy. But wherever the word of the 
 Spirit comes, there it is healthy; there 
 the fruits of the Spirit grow. There it 
 is the food for souls ; there are leaves for 
 the healing of the soul. So then all and 
 every one aims thereunto, that ^salvation 
 unto eternal life can only be obtained 
 through Christ and through the outpour- 
 ing of the Holy Ghost. As also the word 
 and spirit flowed out from the throne of 
 God and the Lamb. So much I shall yet 
 mention of the divine water and word, 
 so it may be the more heartily consider- 
 ed, that the person who has come to a full 
 
— 47 — 
 
 state of discretion, must be first led by 
 the word of the Spirit to repentance and 
 reformation in the faith of Jesus, before 
 he is qualified to christian baptism with 
 water. 
 
 Now I again return back, to begin there 
 again where I stopt on the subject of bap- 
 tism. Acts 2 : When the believing Apos- 
 tles were sprinkled with the Holy Ghost, 
 then they also began to sow the word of 
 the Spirit by the Spirit, and to pour out 
 the word as divine water over all the peo- 
 ple that was then present. But there 
 were many hard and obdurate hearts, in 
 which the word of the Spirit had no place 
 nor efficiency to good; but on the con- 
 trary there were many also, when they 
 heard the same Jesus, whom they had 
 crucified, was Christ the Saviour, and that 
 God had awakened him from the dead, 
 the word of the Spirit pierced through 
 their hearts ; and because they gave faith 
 to the preaching of the Holy Spirit, they 
 said : Men and brethren ! what shall we 
 do? as if they would say: for <mr sins 
 which toe have committed against Christi — 
 Peter answered and said unto them : Re- 
 pent and be baptized every one of you in 
 
—48 — 
 
 the nauie of Jesus Christ, for the remis- 
 sion of sins, and ye shall receive the gift 
 of the Holy Ghost. And he exhorted 
 them, saying : Save yourselves from this 
 untoward generation. And they that 
 gladly received his word, were baptized, 
 and the same day there were added unt9 
 them about three thousand souls. 
 
 Then the Apostles had made a plenti- 
 ful draught with their net of the Spirit, 
 as shown above from the Prophet Ezekiel. 
 So the faithful servants of the Lord Je- 
 sus have traded with the Talent received. 
 They have first taught the people by the 
 word of the Spirit, whereby they have 
 moved them to faith and repentance, and 
 that they should withdraw themselves 
 from those untoward and evil people, and 
 afterwards they baptized them, as may 
 be seen Acts 8, 12 : That, when they be- 
 lieved Philip's preaching the things, con- 
 cerning the Kingdom of God and the 
 name of Jesus Christ, the}^ were baptized 
 both men and women. Then Simon him- 
 self believed also and w^as baptized. — 
 When PhiHp taught the Eunuch of Ethi- 
 opia, of great authority under Candace, 
 the queen of the Ethiopians, concerning 
 
49 
 
 Christ, from the words of Isaiah 53. 7. 
 He was lead as a sheep to the slaughter 
 and like a lamb dumb before his shearers. 
 And when Philip had opened this scrip- 
 ture to the Eunuch, it may also be inferred 
 from the text, that he has taught him 
 concerning baptism ; then the Eunuch 
 said: See, here is water; what does it 
 hinder me to be baptized ? But PhiUp 
 said : If thou believest with all thine 
 heart, thou mayest. And he answered 
 and said : I believe that Jesus is the Son 
 of God. And he commanded the chariot 
 to stand still, and they went into the wa- 
 ter, both Philip and the Eunuch, and he 
 baptized him. The Eunuch had been 
 worshipping at Jerusalem at the same 
 time. Yet he must first be instructed and 
 openly acknowledge that Jesus is the Son 
 of God, before he could be baptized. 
 
 Acts 9, 3. 18 : When Saul had gone 
 out, to lay hold on the believers, and as 
 he journeyed, he came near to Damascus. 
 And suddenly there shined round about 
 him a light from heaven. And being 
 chastened of the Lord for his persecution, 
 and also at the same time instructed, what 
 he should do ; upon which he gave him- 
 
 4 
 
— so- 
 self up to fasting and praying three days. 
 Then the Lord sent his disciple Ananias? 
 to Saul, and as he came to him and laid 
 his hands upon him, he became seeing ; 
 as then also instructed him, that he must 
 be filled with the Holy Ghost. Then 
 Paul arose and wasbaptized, and forth- 
 with began to preach the Gospel. 
 
 Acts 10 : There was a man, named Cor- 
 nelius, a devout man, one that feared God 
 with all his house, which gave much alms 
 to the people and prayed to God always. 
 And as he had fasted four days, an An- 
 gel came to him and said unto him : Thy 
 prayer is heard and thy alms are had in 
 remembrance in the sight of God. Send 
 therefore to Peter who will tell thee what 
 thou oughtest to do. And when Peter 
 came to Cornelius, as he was assembled 
 wnth his kinsmen and friends, then Peter 
 began to speak of Jesus Christ, how God 
 had anointed him with the Holy Ghost, 
 and how he went about doing good, and 
 healed those that were sick in Jewry : 
 Him have they slain and hanged on a 
 tree. To him give all the Prophets wit- 
 ness, that through his name whosoever be- 
 lieyeth in him, shall receive remission of 
 
— 51 — 
 
 eins. And as he yet spake these words, 
 the Holy Ghost fell on all them which 
 heard the word. Then said Peter : Can 
 any man forbid water, that these should 
 not be baptized which have received the 
 Holy Ghost as well as we ? And he com- 
 manded them to be baptized in the name 
 of the Lord. Cornelius must also be first 
 instructed and all his, to believe on Jesus 
 Christ, before they could be baptized in 
 the name of the Lord. 
 
 Acts 16, 14. 15 : As Paul preached 
 the word to the women who had come to- 
 gether there, and a woman, named Lydia, 
 which feared God, a seller of purple of 
 the city of Thyatira, who hearkened and 
 whose heart the Lord opened, because she 
 attended to the things which were spoken 
 by Paul. And she was baptized and her 
 household. She besought us, saying : K 
 ye have judged me to be faithful to the 
 Lord Jesus, come into my house and abide 
 there. And she constrained us. So was 
 Lydia baptized, after having been taught, 
 and all hers, ibid. v. 27 to 33. When 
 Paul and Silas were imprisoned and pray- 
 ed ; when immediately all the doors were 
 opened and every one*s bonds loosed. -^ 
 
— 52 — 
 
 And the keeper of the prison, awakening 
 out of sleep, seeing the doors open, he 
 drew out his sword and would have killed 
 himself, supposing, that the prisoners had 
 been fled. But Paul cried with a loud 
 voice, sa3dng : Do thyself no harm ; for 
 we are all here! This brought the jailor 
 into an affecting contrition of the heart. 
 And he called for a light and sprang in 
 and came trembling, and fell do^vn before 
 Paul and Silas. And brought them out 
 and said : What shall I do, to be saved? 
 And they said : Believe on the Lord Je- 
 sus Christ, and thou shalt be saved and 
 thy house. And they spake unto him 
 the word of the Lord, and to all that were 
 in his house. And he took them the 
 same hour of the night and washed their 
 stripes, and was baptized, he and all his, 
 straightway and rejoiced, believing in the 
 Lord with all his house. 
 
 Acts 18. 8. When Paul was at Corinth 
 and taught, Crispus, the Chief Kuler of 
 the Synagogue, believed in the Lord with 
 all his house, and many of the Corinthi- 
 ans, which heard, beUeved. Here they 
 were also first taught, then beheved; and 
 afterwards were baptized. 
 
— 53 — 
 
 Acts 19, 4. 5. When Paul met with 
 certain Disciples, he asked them : Unto 
 what then were ye baptized ? And they 
 said: unto John's baptism. Then said 
 Paul : John verily baptized with the bap- 
 tism of repentance, saying unto the peo- 
 ple, that they should believe on Him, 
 who should come after him, that is : on 
 Christ Jesus. And when they heard this, 
 they were baptized in the name of the 
 Lm'd Jesus. So it was with the order of 
 baptism. The subjects were to be first 
 instructed and led to believe, and then 
 baptized. As the most notable points have 
 been drawn out from the Acts of the 
 Apostles, about this subject, whereby can 
 be seen, that the Apostles have strictly 
 followed, as the Lord commanded them, 
 as he was departing from their midst, 
 Math. 28, 19. Mark. 14, 16. 
 
 So also the shadows and tj/^es of bap- 
 tism under the old Covenant, were insti- 
 tuted according to the command of the 
 Lord. For they had also sundry baptisms 
 Heb. 9, 10. As is also shown concerning 
 it, in the baptism of the S]3irit, what be- 
 longs to the baptism of the Holy Ghost. 
 So it will also be shown here, what be- 
 
— 54 — 
 
 longs io 'water-baptism. For water-bap- 
 tism in the new Covenant, had also its 
 types and shadows under the old Cove- 
 nant in the Tabernacle of Moses ; for the 
 principle parts in the Church of Christ 
 are set forth through Moses by the figu- 
 rative Tabernacle, consisting in types ; 
 also in Aaron, the High-Priest, and in 
 Israel ; for in Israel were many shadows 
 and types upon the Church of Christ. — 
 But in this place shall only that be no- 
 ticed which belongs to water-baptism from 
 which can be seen that those, to whom 
 water-baptism was adjudged, had been 
 previously believers in God. Baptism is 
 also called in the baptism of the Spirit a 
 washing, Titus 3, 5., the washing of re- 
 generation, which he hath plentifully 
 poured out upon us. 
 
 Therefore examine well the water-bap- 
 tism in the types. It was told to Moses 
 in 2nd Book, 29, 4, he should bring Aa- 
 ron and his sons unto the door of the Ta- 
 bernacle of the Congregation, and shall 
 wash them with water ; then he should 
 put the garment upon Aaron. How this 
 washing and consecrating is to be perfor- 
 med, Moses writes in the 4th Book 8, 6. 
 
— 55 — 
 
 Take the Levites from among the Child- 
 ren of Israel and cleanse them. And thus 
 shalt thou do unto them to cleanse them. 
 Sprinkle purifying water upon them. — 
 What kind of sprinkle this was, can be 
 seen, 4th Book 9,17. The Lord spake 
 there of a pecuHar oflfering that was call- 
 ed a sin-offering. Speak unto the Child- 
 ren of Israel, that they bring thee a red 
 heifer without spot, wherein is no blem- 
 ish. And ye shall give her unto Eleazar, 
 tlie Priest, that he may bring her forth 
 without the Camp, and one shall slay her 
 before his face. And shall burn the hei- 
 fer in his sight, her flesh, her skin and 
 her blood with her dung. And the priest 
 shall take cedar-wood and hyssop and scar- 
 let and cast it into the midst of the burn- 
 ing of the heifer. And a man, that is 
 clean, shall gather up the ashes of the 
 heifer and lay them up without the camp 
 in a clean place, and it shall be kept for 
 the Congregation of the Children of Isra-- 
 el for a water of separation, it is a purifi- 
 cation for sin. And then they put to- 
 gether into one vessel the ashes and run- 
 ning water ; this becomes a ^purifying ica- 
 ier wherewith they sprinkle them to pu- 
 
56 
 
 rification. This offering was a peculiar of- 
 ering typical upon Christ; the heifer must 
 be entire, without fault, and upon which 
 never came yoke. Christ was likewise 
 without spot or blemish, nor had he the 
 yoke of sin upon him, 1 Peter 2, 22. — 
 This offering had to be killed before the 
 Priest without the Camp ; Christ was 
 slain out of Jerusalem. The heifer had 
 to be burnt with all its parts, in addition 
 to well scented odors. Christ suffered 
 with his whole body without the Gate, in 
 a precious savor of love, meekness and 
 forbearance, Heb. 13, 12. The ashes of 
 the heifer had to be kept with care at a 
 clean j^lace, for a sin- or sprinkling-water, 
 with which Israel was to be purified, Heb. 
 9, 13. The ashes of the heifer sprinkled, 
 sanctifieth the uncleanness to bodily pu- 
 rity ; in the ashes of the heifer was corrl- 
 prehended : skin, blood and dung, besides 
 the well-scented cedar-wood, hyssop and 
 scarlet wool ; and those who were made 
 pure with the ashes in the sprinkling wa- 
 ter, they had part in all this. 
 
 In the offering of Jesus was compre- 
 hended his flesh and blood, together with 
 his well savored benefits, which he exhi- 
 
— 57— ■ \ 
 
 bited to men, when he was in the flesh ; 
 and these are, so to speak, burnt in his of- 
 fering on the Cross and separated through 
 death, and afterwards ascended to heaven. 
 But, as the ashes remained over, to pu- 
 rify the impurity, still much more re- 
 mained over in the offering of Jesus, the 
 saving name of Jesus Christ; in whose 
 name is the true purification, forgiveness 
 of sins and eternal salvation, John 1, 12. 
 Acts 2, 21. and 4, 12. Rom. 10, 13. — 
 Whosoever shall call on the name of the 
 Lord, shall be saved. This name should 
 also be purely preserved, that it may not 
 be misused. Thus it can be seen that the 
 purifying water, which Moses had used 
 on Aaron and the Levites, and was also 
 used on Israel, was a type of water-bap- 
 tism ; for the wat^r of consecration had 
 to be used with the ashes of the sin-offer- 
 ing ; and therefore it was called consecrar 
 ting water, through which they were pu- 
 rified. So the Lord Jesus has also com- 
 manded. Math. 28, 19 : That water-bap- 
 tism in the name of the Father and of 
 the Son and of the Holy Ghost, should 
 be practized. So Peter taught also Acts 
 2, 38 : Repent and be ye baptized every 
 
— 58— 
 
 one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, 
 to remission of sins. If a man is taught 
 through the word of God, and believes : 
 if he comes to a knowledge of his sins, 
 and repents, then baptism serves him to 
 a remission of sins. But not so as if the 
 power of forgiving sins were in the wa- 
 ter ; but the power of forgiving sins lies 
 in the names of Jesus Christ. But wa- 
 ter and the name of the true sin- and 
 save-offering of Jesus Christ shall go toge- 
 tlier, as stated above, in the shadows and 
 types, that the ashes of the heifer and 
 running water was together a consecrat- 
 ing-water, and should be employed mth 
 each other, that they should be purified 
 with the same, whilst they become par- 
 takers of the offering, and all that was 
 burned with the same. Thus, if a man 
 is baptized in the faith, that Jesus is the 
 save-offering, in the name of Jesus Christ, 
 thus the subject by faith in the name of 
 Jesus Christ, becomes a partaker of the 
 ofiering of the body and blood, which was 
 offered for sin on the Cross. And wrought 
 for him by the same forgiveness of sins — 
 Thus baptism is a fulfilling of all right- 
 eousness. So the Lord Jesus has, as the 
 
59 
 
 author of the order of baptism, begun in 
 the new Covenant, Math. 3, 15. Thus 
 baptism is the answer of a good consci- 
 ence toward God, 1 Pet. 3, 21. Whilst 
 therefore baptism is a fulfilling of right- 
 eousness, and an answer of a good con- 
 science with God. Also must we have 
 first a good conscience, through faith on 
 the righteousness of Jesus; so all scrip- 
 tures on baptism point to that : that first 
 a man must be taught and believe and re- 
 pent, for without faith and baptism, ac- 
 cording to Holy Scriptures, none come to 
 him, as is also stated at another place. 
 "Whatsoever is not of faith, that is sin. — 
 And Heb. 11, 6 : But without faith it is 
 impossible to please God. Peter writes, 
 1 Epistle 3, 20 : That the Ark of Noah 
 in the flood, was significant of baptism, 
 in which Ark only eight souls were pre- 
 served. These were also believers, Heb. 
 11, 7. By faith Noah honored God and 
 hath prepared the ark to the saving of his 
 house, V 29 . By faith they passed through 
 tlie Red Sea, as by dry land. Paul writes 
 1 Cor. 10, 2: And were all baptized unto 
 Moses in the cloud and in the sea. — So 
 far from the old Covenant of the shadows 
 
— 60 — 
 
 and types, what pertains to water- bap- 
 tism, so far as I can now compre- 
 hend it. 
 
 THE FIFTH PART. 
 
 Of the benefit of water -baptism. 
 
 The benefit of water-baptism is not 
 trifling to the believer. For the first, it 
 is the baptism in the new Covenant an 
 order and beginning of the command of 
 Christ, Math. 3, 15. And 28, 16. Mark. 
 16, 16 ; If we be obedient to the Lord Je- 
 sus, by faith, and keep his command- 
 ments, there is also a great promise at 
 hand, John 14, 23 : If any man love me, 
 he will keep my words, and my Father 
 will love him. And we will come unto 
 him and make our abode with him. But 
 if the Father and the Son through the 
 Spirit live with men, then have men more, 
 than if they had the whole world. Then 
 the Almighty is to him his inestimable 
 reward, Job 22, 21. 25. &c. Yes! his 
 shield and exceeding great and eternal re* 
 
— 61 — 
 
 ward, 1 Book Mos. 15, 1. Further bap- 
 tism is an act, which is conducive to the 
 salvation of men, Mark. 16, 16. Math. 3 
 15. Baptism is a fulfilling of all right- 
 eousness, 1 Pet. 3, 21. Baptism is not 
 the putting away of the filth of the flesh, 
 but the answer of a good conscience with 
 God. 
 
 Gal. 3, 26 : For ye are all the Child- 
 ren of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For 
 as many of you as have been baptized 
 unto Christ, have put on Christ. If in 
 baptism we receive forgiveness of sm, 
 which Christ gained for us, through the 
 offering of his body and blood on the 
 Cross, by faith in his name, then we have 
 truly put on Christ and his righteousness. 
 
 1 Cor. 12, 13, Paul writes : For by one 
 Spirit are we all baptized into one body. 
 Here the Apostle speaks of the Body or 
 Church of Jesus Christ, of which Christ 
 is himself the Head and the Bridegroom, 
 which is also a House and Temple of God, 
 through the Spirit of God, in one heart 
 and soul joined together. Acts 2, Eph. 5, 
 26. That he might sanctify and cleanse 
 it with the washing of the word ; that he 
 might present it to himself a glorious 
 
— 62— 
 
 Church, not having spot or wrinkle or 
 any such thing; but that it should be 
 holy and without blemish. Thus the be- 
 liever in baptism of water is baptized 
 through the word of the Spirit, in the 
 name of the Lord to a member of Christ 
 and to a Temple of God, 1 Cor. 3, 16 : 
 Know ye not, that ye are the Temple of 
 God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth 
 in you? If any man defile the Temple 
 of God, him shall God destroy, for the 
 Temple of God is holy, which Temple ye 
 are. 2 Cor. 6, 16 : I will dwell in them, 
 and walk in them, and I will be their 
 God and they shall be my people. Then 
 the believer is sealed with the pledge of 
 salvation, Eph. 1, 13. Then we have died 
 unto sin and have buried it ; then we can 
 walk in a new life. 
 
 Paul writes, Kom. 5, of the sin of 
 Adam : how it became mighty and has 
 come upon all men ; in that they all have 
 sinned. But on the other hand righteous- 
 ness and grace to life, have become migh- 
 tier through Christ. And chap. 6 : What 
 shall we say then ? Shall we continue in 
 sin, that grace may abound? God forbid ! 
 how shall we, that are dead to sin, live 
 
63 
 
 any longer therein? This Paul writes 
 to the believing Eomans. But how does 
 the l^eliever die unto sin ? Perceive aright ! 
 The believer dies unto sin, in the offering 
 of Jesus Christ, in his death, vs. 10: For 
 in that he died, he died unto sin once ; 
 but in that he lives, he lives unto God. — 
 Thus also ye ! reckon yourselves to be 
 dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God, 
 through Christ Jesus our Lord. Of this 
 Peter writes in the 1. Epist. 2, 24 : Who 
 his own-self bare our sins in his body on 
 the Tree, that we, being dead to sin, 
 should live unto righteousness, by whose 
 stripes ye are healed. So then has Jesus 
 offered up sin, slain on the tree. Surely 
 he has borne our griefs and carried our 
 sorrow, Isa. 53, 4. And because of our 
 sins Jesus died under sin and overcame 
 sin, in his death through his flesh and 
 blood, has wrought for us an eternal sal- 
 vation. Through faith in the name of 
 Jesus Christ we become partakers of 
 the death and merits of Jesus, and die 
 through faith unto sin with Christ on the 
 Cross, vs. 6. Thus the old man will be 
 crucified with Christ, vs. 8. Thus we die 
 with Christ. Upon such and like ground 
 
— 64 — 
 
 of faith shall the believers be baptized in 
 the death of their only Saviour Jesus 
 Christ. On this wise writes Paul, Kom. 
 6, 3 : Know ye not that as many of us, 
 as were baptized in Jesus Christ, were 
 baptized into his death ? 
 
 Thus the Apostles have taught the peo- 
 ple, that Jesus Christ is the Saviour, 
 God's beloved Son, sent on account of our 
 sins, and suffered for the human race on 
 account of sin ; crucified, dead and buried 
 and arose again ; whereby he has brought 
 about a reconciHation and salvation, and 
 thereby saved man from darkness and Sa- 
 tan, and has transplanted him in his 
 kmgdom. To be read : Col. chap. 1. — 
 Thus Philip has also taught the Eunuch 
 from Isa. 53. So, if men could believe 
 in such and like Doctrines : that Jesus 
 was the Christ, then they were baptized 
 in the name of the Lord Jesus, with wa- 
 ter, into the death of Christ. The wa- 
 ter was then a sign, with the Spirit, 1, 
 John 5, 8 : that the believer had faith, 
 that Jesus is the Saviour, and that the 
 believer died unto his sins with Jesus on 
 the Cross. Thus, that the believer is 
 baptized in the death of Christ, Rom, 6, 4. 
 
— 65 — 
 
 Therefore we are buried with him in 
 baptism into death, that, like as Christ 
 was raised up from the dead by the glory 
 of the Father, even so we also, shall walk 
 in newness of life. Hence then believers 
 who are born with Christ, also are buried 
 with him. What is this : to be buried 
 with Christ? It is the putting away of 
 the old man of sin, which is crucified 
 with Christ, as vs. 6, above is shown. — 
 For by faith and putting off the body of 
 sin the old man of the believer becomes 
 more and more still crucified ; as Paul 
 writes, Gal. 5, 24 : And they that are 
 Christ's, have crucified the flesh with the 
 affections and lusts. Further of this bap- 
 tizing unto death. Should the old man 
 of sin by baptism, or with water be bu- 
 ried into death, the same as the external 
 with earth (is covered over) in death? — 
 Ah, beloved reader ! consider this matter 
 well. The earth is externally visible and 
 can be touched ; so also the outward man, 
 which is of God made out of earth, and 
 gets his nourishment from the earth and 
 will also be finally buried in the earth ; 
 thus the water is also visible outwardly 
 and touchable, and the outward man also 
 
 5 
 
— 66 — 
 
 lives of it, as many bodies of men are al- 
 so buried in the water. But the imvard 
 new man is spiritual, the same also the 
 old man. Whilst the covetous inner old 
 man is spiritual : so he must also be buried 
 by spiritual things or means. Since there- 
 fore water-baptism is also still not prac- 
 ticed by the believer without spirituality, 
 thus the old man, or sin in baptism, or 
 ihrough baptism is also buried into death 
 through the spirituality, so practized in 
 l)aptism. But how is it done ? Peter said, 
 Acts 2, 38 : Repent and be ye baptized 
 every one of you in the name of Jesus 
 Christ unto remission of sin, and^ye shall 
 receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. It is 
 shown in the foregoing that forgiveness of 
 sin consists in faith in the name of the 
 Lord Jesus Christ, Acts 4, 12. Neither 
 is there salvation in any other, for there 
 is none other name given under heaven 
 among men, whereby we must Ije saved. 
 Since, therefore, in baptism, in the name 
 of Jesus Christ, there is forgiveness of 
 sins : the Apostle exhorts. Acts 22, 16 : 
 And now, why tarriest thou ? Arise and 
 ]je baptized and wash away thy sins, call- 
 incf on the name of the Lord ! Baptism 
 
— or- 
 is then called a washing away of sin, Eph. 
 5, 26 : That he might sanctify and wash 
 it with the washing of water hy tJw loord. 
 Hence is the looi'd, John 1, 4. 12. VJ, in 
 the name of the Lord, the trite washing in 
 baptism. For in the word of the Spirit, 
 in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, the 
 believer is washed and has forgiveness of 
 sin, and where there is forgiveness in the 
 name of the Lord Jesus, there also is the 
 burying of sin into death, >in the name 
 of the Lord. Hence you may understand, 
 beloved reader ! that the old man of sin 
 is not washed away with elementary wa- 
 ter ; also, that the old man, sin, may not 
 be buried with elementary water. For 
 if we would ascribe so much power and 
 efficacy to elementary water, in that way, 
 we would surely lessen the divine power 
 and honor of Christ by it, and would ea- 
 sily be converted into an idol of men ; for 
 baptism is not the taking away of the 
 filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good 
 conscience with the reconciled sinner to- 
 wards God. Out of the words : to be bap- 
 tized into the death of Christ, and buried 
 into his death, an other Doctrine flows : 
 That if the believer gives himself up to 
 
— 68 — 
 
 baptism, he gives himself over, body and 
 soul, to remain faithful, as a member to 
 and in Christ, his body ; he binds hence 
 also in baptism, to bear the Cross with 
 Christ, it cost what it may, and should it 
 cost goods and chattels, body and blood. 
 
 The believer binds himself, so that he 
 would rather, under the Cross of Christy 
 be laid into the grave, as a Martyr, than 
 deny Christ, so that he might also rise 
 again with Christ in glory. Paul writes 
 of this, Rom. 6, 5 : For if we have been 
 planted together in the likeness of his 
 death, we shall be also in the likeness 
 of his resurrection. And above all this 
 there are in baptism the Spirit, the water 
 and the blood that witness, and these three 
 are together. If we receive the witness 
 of men, the witness of God is greater ; 
 for this is the witness of God, which he 
 has testified of his Son. He that believes 
 on the Son, has this witness in himself, 
 1. John, 5, 8. 9. 10. 
 
 If therefore the believer through bap- 
 tism died and is buried unto sin, hence he 
 can also arise with Christ in a new life ; 
 and then also walk in newness of life, as 
 shown above already in the Third Part, 
 
— co- 
 in the renewing of man. Of the benefit 
 of baptism in the old Covenant, we have 
 also seen : That Aaron together -with his 
 sons, was washed with the concecrating 
 water, sprinkled therewith and sanctified 
 for the office of the priesthood. The Le- 
 vites were sprinkled with the consecrat- 
 ing-water, and thereby sanctified for the 
 service of the Tabernacle. Israel was 
 baptized unto Moses, in the cloud and in 
 the sea, and thus saved from his enemy. 
 The Ark of Noah in the flood, was a sig- 
 nification of baptism. And Noah together 
 mth his wife, his three sons and their 
 wives, were preserved therein. 
 
 And so it can be seen that the believers 
 in the old and new Covenant have enjoy- 
 ed a very great benefit, in body and soul, 
 through baptism, and so it is still, if it 
 is only received according to the command 
 of Christ. 
 
THE SIXTH PART. 
 
 Of the order of water -baptism, how it 
 
 shall be practiced the nearest way, 
 
 according . to scripture. 
 
 In the beginning it was already taught, 
 how water-baptism is at present practiced 
 in a divided order. Hence there is rea- 
 son to look to the Holy Scripture, in order 
 to see which may be the nearest order or 
 mode. But we have in the Scripture of 
 the new Covenant no order or mode ex- 
 pressed in words, how much or how little 
 water shall be used ; whether dipt under 
 the water, or whether it shall be poured 
 out, or sprinkled. 
 
 But whilst God is a wise God, yes ! 
 who is himself wisdom, has so wisely ar- 
 ranged all his forms of order in the Holy 
 Scripture, so that each one is adapted to 
 the other, without any hinderance : also 
 that one flows out of the other in the 
 most beautiful order and harmony — So 
 also has the Lord noticed the baptisms in 
 his word : the baptism of the Spirit, wa- 
 ter-baptism, suffering-baptism. And these 
 follow harmoniously one upon the other. 
 
— 71 — 
 
 But it is shown from the old and new 
 Testament in the preceeding of the bap- 
 tism of the Spirit, that also in the Spirit's 
 baptism the word baptism signifies a 
 sprinkling or pouring. And that the word 
 mit\ ^prinMe and pour are also used by 
 the Spirit's baptism. And whereby the 
 Gospel is poured out, sprinkled and sowed 
 upon the field of the world, upon men 
 namely, or over all people, by Jesus and 
 his Ambassadors, and by which men are 
 to be prepared by God himself to repen- 
 tance. Thus we have a type for the order 
 of water-baptism : the divine baptism, of 
 the divine Author Jesus. And if he is fol- 
 lowed, then his will is done, and we shall 
 then not miss the way, but much more go 
 the true way ; for Jesus is himself the 
 way and tile truth. Hence we have great 
 rea»son to take before us rightly the image 
 of divine baptism of Jesus, and rightly 
 examine it ; there is much reason herein 
 to do as God said to Moses, when he com- 
 manded him, to make the Tabernacle : 
 And see to it ! that thou make it accor- 
 ding to the copy, which was shown thee 
 thereof, 2. Book Mos. 25, 40. Heb. 8. 5. 
 Acts 7, 44. 
 
— 72 — 
 
 It appears as if the divine and heaven- 
 ly Tabernacle was shown unto Moses up- 
 on the Mount ; and according to this fi- 
 gure Moses should make this figurative 
 Tabernacle, as was then expressly told 
 Moses : he should see, that he also made 
 it. Thus the order of spiritual baptism 
 isan evident pattern that men should look 
 likewise, that the order of water-baptism 
 should be according to it, and water-bap- 
 tism by pouring, be considered the near- 
 est and most correct, according to Scrip- 
 ture. Therefore, as it is arranged accor- 
 ding to the order of divine baptism, and 
 the water to be poured on the head of the 
 subject of baptism. But how much wa- 
 ter shall it be ? There is no measure gi- 
 ven us in spiritual baptism ; as also one 
 receives spiritual baptism more abundant- 
 ly than others. And if however in wa- 
 ter-baptism somewhat more would be 
 poured, yet he is therefore not purer than 
 he who received less water. Whereas 
 water does not wash away sin, but the 
 name of the Lord. 
 
 But that the Spirit's baptism and wa- 
 ter-baptism consists in one and the same 
 order, John the Baptist shows, Math. 3, 
 
— 73 — 
 
 when he says : I baptize you with water, 
 but he that cometh after me, the same 
 shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost. — 
 So then water-baptism stands in the same 
 order with it. And the Spirit's baptism 
 stands also in the same order with it. — 
 Hence by the word %mth we can under- 
 stand, that John by this connecting word 
 loiih had named two baptisms under one 
 and the same order or mode. 
 
 So Paul writes also, 1 Cor. 3, 6, when 
 he speaks of the doctrine of baptism : I 
 have planted, Appollo watered, but God 
 gave the increase. As if he would say : 
 I have taught, and Appollo baptized, but 
 every one shall receive according to his 
 works. 
 
 Wherefore baptism is here called a wa- 
 tering according to the type of the spiri- 
 tual baptism ; which is also called an out- 
 pouring, as above mentioned. Paul writes 
 chap. .1. before : that he had not baptized 
 man}^, for Christ had not sent him to bap- 
 tize, but to preach the Gospel. And Acts 
 18, 7. 8 : But when Paul preached the 
 Gospel at Corinth, then many of the Co- 
 rinthians believed and were baptized, 1 
 Cor. 12; 13 : For we are all baptized by 
 
— 74 — 
 
 one Spirit into one body, whether we be 
 Jews or Gentiles, whether bond or free ; 
 and have all been made to drink into one 
 Spirit. But though Paul baptized few of 
 them, yet they were nevertheless all bap- 
 tized by some one else. For Appollo was 
 also at this time at Corinth, Acts 19, 1. 
 Hence St. Paul also wrote : I have plan- 
 ted, Appollo watered. Acts 18, 24. 26, 
 we see that this same Appollo was a Jew 
 born at Alexandria, an eloquent man and 
 mighty in the Scri]3ture, being fervent in 
 the Spirit, he spake of the Lord ; and 
 knowing only of the baptism of John, of 
 Aquilla and Priscilla he was more perfect 
 taught in the way of God. Hence it may 
 well be imagined that he was still more 
 diligent hereafter in the baptism which 
 Jesus had commanded. Math. 28 : Teach 
 them and baptize them. Hence it is seen 
 that Paul taught at Corinth, and A23pollo 
 baptized. 
 
 That the water shall come upon the 
 subject from above upon him : the types 
 and shadows in the old Covenant amply 
 testif3^ 1 Pet. 3, 21, we see that the ark 
 in the time of the flood, was a significa- 
 tion of water-baptism ; the Ark stood up- 
 
— ib — 
 
 on dry ground, as Noah with all his en- 
 tered for their safety, and the water fell 
 as a baptism upon the Ark. 
 
 Of the believing Israelites Paul writes 
 1 Cor. 10, 2 : And were all baptized unto 
 Moses, in the cloud and in the sea. 2, B. 
 Mos. 14, 19. 22 : And the pillar of cloud 
 went from before their face and stood be- 
 hind them, and it was a dark cloud above 
 them, between the host of Israel and the 
 host of the Egyptians, and also between 
 them ; the water stood on both sides as 
 walls, and Israel, walked on dry ground. 
 The water stood on both sides higher than 
 Israel. And this was called a baptism to 
 Israel. Here we see that Israel had the 
 baptism from above and over them, and 
 not beneath them. The baptism is the 
 figurative Tabernacle, with the consecra- 
 ting-water, was a sprinkling, with which 
 were sprinkled, washed and purified both 
 Aaron, his sons and the Levites. If one 
 was unclean, he had to be purified and 
 purged with the same. Therefore, Heb. 
 9, 10, the sundry baptisms and outward 
 holiness is thought of, and vs. 13, the 
 ashes of the heifer sprinkled, sanctifieth 
 the uncleanness of bodily purifying. 4th 
 
— 76— 
 
 Book Mos. 19. 9. 18.. 2. B. Mos. 29, 4 : 
 And thou slialt wash Aaron and his sons 
 with water. 4. B. Mos. 8, 6. 7 : Take 
 the Levites and purify them ! And thus 
 shalt thou do with them, that thou puri- 
 fiest them : thou shalt sprinkle consecrat- 
 ing-water upon them. Thus can be seen 
 water-baptism in all the types and shad- 
 ows, that water shall be poured on the 
 head of the believer in water-baptism. 
 
 This I purpose to close with a conside- 
 rable, forcible piece. Jesus Christ is the 
 Head of his Church, Eph. 5, 23, and at 
 the Head has water-baptism taken its be- 
 ginning in the new Covenant, to a fulfill- 
 ment of all righteousness. Math. 3,15. — 
 Afterwards also upon the members of his 
 Body, Acts 2, 21, whose believing bodies 
 are the Temple of God, 1 Cor. 3, 16, 6, 
 19. 2 Cor. 6, 16. But as the believers 
 have become a Temj)le of God, hence wa- 
 ter-baptism should necessarily make its 
 beginning at such Temple ujDon the Head, 
 in like manner as it took its beginning in 
 Christ, who is the Head of the divine 
 temple of God which is his house, H. 3, 6. 
 
 What persons or people shall, be bap 
 tized, is already satisfactorily signified in 
 
— Ti- 
 the foregoing ; but whereby might yet be 
 noticed, namely : that those who had been 
 diligently instructed and taught, who have 
 sincerely repented, and with all their 
 heart believe on the Lord Jesus, that he 
 is the Saviour, the true and only Saviour, 
 such, and upon such faith shall be bap- 
 tized in the name of the Lord, of all 
 Tribes of men ; but of untaught, ignorant 
 unbelieving, impenitent and minors, we 
 find no Scripture, that they.should be bap- 
 tized with water, but much more that 
 they should first be taught. But if such 
 are baptized, as it is said, it can yet not 
 be seen, that it is an evangelical baptism, 
 nor that the subject have any benefit un- 
 to salvation therefrom, because it cometh 
 not out of the faith with the subject of 
 baptism, Kom. 14, 23. For whatsoever 
 is not of faith, is sin, Heb. 11, 6. For 
 without faith it is impossible, to please 
 God, for he that cometh to God, must be- 
 lieve, that he is, and that he is a rewarder 
 of them that diligently seek him. 
 
 So, beloved reader ! thou hast an order 
 or mode of water-baptism, drawn up out 
 of the old and new Testament; and as I 
 believe, without historical writings, with- 
 
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 out men's Doctrines ; but according to the 
 mind of the Spirit, drawn out alone from 
 the Canonical Books of the Bible, as there 
 is no nearer ground, that can be found^ 
 than that contained in these Books. 
 Now follows the baptism of suffering. 
 
 THE SEVENTH PART. 
 
 Of the baptism of the sufferings 
 
 OVER JESUS. 
 
 In the Gospel of the new Covenant 
 there is named by Jesus a baptism of suf- 
 ferings, in which baptism the Lord Jesus 
 was the first subject of the new Cove- 
 nant. Under this baptism hath Jesus 
 conquered the Devil, the enemy and sin, 
 and opened to us and paved the way into 
 his eternal Kingdom, as he also bids all 
 them that are his, to follow him. Of this 
 baptism Jesus teaches, Luke 12, 49. 50 : 
 I am come to send fire on earth ; and 
 what will I, if it be already kindled ! But 
 I have a baptism to be baptized^with ; and 
 how am I straitened till it be accom- 
 
— 79 — 
 
 plished ! Of this baptism Jesus spoke to 
 the mother of Zebedee and her sons, Math. 
 20, 22, 23 : Are ye able to drink of the 
 cup that I shall drink of, and to be bap- 
 tized with the baptism that I am baptized 
 with ? They said unto him : we are able. 
 And he saith unto them : Ye shall drink 
 indeed of my cup, and be baptized with 
 the baptism that I am baptized with. — 
 As also to be seen Mark. 10, 38, 39. ; there 
 Jesus spake of the baptism of his suffer- 
 ings, bearing his Cross, drinking his Cup, 
 which all so much and severe would come 
 over or upon him that it would take from 
 him his jDresent life; on which account 
 he became much troubled. And that Je- 
 sus called a baptism to him. Therefore 
 also, is the Cross and suffering that comes 
 over his Disciples, called a baptism. The 
 same is the outpouring of the blood of 
 the Lord Jesus, to his Disciples a per- 
 fect baptism, whereof Jesus had spoken. 
 But without sorrows and sufferings this 
 baptism cannot be accomplished. So also 
 the cup of sufferings and shedding of 
 blood is perfect in various afflictions. Of 
 this cup and shedding of blood Jesus 
 spake, Math. 26. Mark 14. Luke 22 : this 
 
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 is the cup of the new Testament in my 
 blood that is shed for you. In this out- 
 pouring and baptism of sufferings upon 
 the blood of Christ, are also various types 
 and shadows in the old Covenant, in the 
 Tabernacle of Moses, which, Heb. 9, 10, 
 is counted among the various baptisms ; 
 for in like manner as the divine baptism 
 and water-baptism had their types in the 
 old Covenant, so had also the baptism of 
 sufferings its types and shadows in the 
 old Covenant; for there all had to be 
 sprinkled and purified with blood, and 
 that signified the baptism of sufferings 
 and shedding of blood of Jesus, Heb. 9, 
 19. For when Moses had spoken every 
 precept to all the people according to the 
 law, he took the blood of calves and goats 
 with water and scarlet-wool and hyssop, 
 and sprinkled both the Book nnd all the 
 people, saying : This is the blood of the 
 Testament which God hath enjoined un- 
 to you. Moreover he sprinkled with blood 
 both the Tabernacle and all the vessels 
 of the ministry. And almost all things 
 are purged with blood hj the law, and 
 without shedding of blood is no remission. 
 All this aimed on the baptism of suffer^ 
 
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 ings of Jesus ; as all things, implements 
 and men, which would come to the sanc- 
 tuary of God, must be purified through 
 the suffering-baptism of Jesus ; for with- 
 out shedding of the blood of Jesus was 
 no forgiveness of sin to be obtained. And 
 although the blood in the offerings for 
 sin was sprinkled out in various kinds of 
 baptisms and outward holiness, it was 
 notwithstanding only a pointing out of*' 
 the baptism of sufferings and outpouring 
 blood of Jesus. And although the High 
 Priests went every year with blood into 
 the sanctuary, to offer for themselves and 
 the people, it was moreover still only sig- 
 nifying that the High-Priest, Jesus, would 
 once enter through his own blood, and 
 find an eternal redemption. Of the va- 
 rious offerings, the blood of which had to 
 be poured out and sprinkled, there can 
 be found manifold in the old Covenant, 
 of which also several shall be shown here. 
 In 2. B. Mos, 24. 6—8. 29, 12—21. 3. 
 B. Mos. 1, 5. 11 and ch. 4 ; ibid ch. 5,9. 
 ch. 7, 2. 8, 15 — 30 : And Moses took the 
 anointing oil and the blood upon the Al- 
 tar, and sprinkled upon Aaron and his 
 garment, upon his sons and their gar- 
 
 6 
 
—82 — 
 
 ments. And chap. 9, 9. 18. chap. 16, 14 
 to 19. Here it is sho^vn how the High- 
 Priest should sprinkle the blood, where- 
 with he goeth into the Holj of the Ho- 
 lies. Vs. 27: how the sin-offering, whose 
 blood was brought in the Sanctuary, had 
 to be burned without the Camp, with skin 
 and flesh and dung, which was a manifest 
 type of the offering of Jesus, in view of 
 the outpouring or sprinkling of his blood, 
 which is denominated a baptism. The 
 sprinkling out and pouring out of the 
 blood of the sin- and burnt-offering is 
 still more found at other places. As also 
 with the Pass-over, 2 Chron. 30, 16 : And 
 the priests sprinkled the blood from the 
 hand of the Levites. 
 
 All these sheddings of blood and sprink- 
 lings are fulfilled in the suffering-baptism 
 of the Lord Jesus in his body, in his out- 
 pouring of blood, in his death out of Je- 
 rusalem. Of these sufferings Jesus spoke 
 Luke 12, 50 : But I have a baptism to 
 be baptized with ; and how am I strait- 
 ened till it be accomplished. But how it 
 came to pass with this baptism, it is pro- 
 per that it should be carried out some- 
 what more extensively. When Jesus was 
 
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 baptized with water by John, and the Holy 
 Ghost had descended upon him, in bodily 
 shape of a dove, than was Jesus led by 
 the Spirit into the wilderness, Luke 4, 2. 
 and being forty days tempted of the De- 
 vil ; afterwards he departed from him for 
 a season. Then was Jesus also hated and 
 despised of the Pharisees and Scribes on 
 account of his many good works, and 
 sought to take away his life. But they 
 could not prevail against him, till the time 
 was fulfilled, Psalms 129, 2. • But when 
 the time drew near, Jesus became much 
 straitened that the baptism of suffering 
 and shedding of blood should pass over 
 him, hence Jesus had well prepared him- 
 self for it, Math. 26, kept the Passover 
 with his disciples, and instituted the Sup- 
 per to a memorial of his sufferings and 
 sheddmg of blood; spoke with his disci- 
 ples concerning his sufferings ; prayed for 
 them and commended them to his heav- 
 enly Father, John 17, 11. Afterwards 
 Jesus went out to the Mount of Olives, 
 to meet the baptism of his suflferings and 
 shedding of blood, and to drink the bitter 
 cup, Luke 20. Then began one of his 
 sufferings, there became Jesus straitened, 
 
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 because he knew before hand how severe 
 the baptism of sufferings and shedding of 
 blood would pass over him, Mark. 14, 33. 
 Then he began to be sore amazed and to 
 be very heavy and saith : My soul is ex- 
 ceedingly sorrowful unto death ; and he 
 went forward and fell on the ground and 
 prayed : that, if it were possible, the hour 
 might pass from him. And said : Abba, 
 Father ! all things are possible unto thee ; 
 take away this cup from me ; neverthe- 
 less not what I will, but what thou wilt. 
 And he prayed so earnestly, that because 
 of the overwhelming anguish of his soul 
 his sweat, as drops of blood, fell on the 
 earth, Luke 22, 44. Then began the bap- 
 tism of blood with Jesus ; there fell the 
 bloody sweat of his agony from his most 
 holy countenance ! 
 
 Afterwards he arose from prayer, came 
 to his disciples, found them sleeping and 
 saith unto them : Alas ! will ye now sleep 
 and take your rest ? Behold, he that be- 
 trayeth me, is at hand, Mark. 14, 41. — 
 And as he yet spake, cometh Judas, and 
 with him a great multitude with swords 
 and staves from the Chief- Priests ; then 
 Jesus wenth forth {the Lamby) to meet 
 
85 
 
 them in meekness, and said : whom seek 
 ye ? They said : Jesus of Nazareth ; then 
 said he: lam he! John 18. Then they 
 took Jesus and bound him and led him 
 first to Hannas, and afterwards to Cai- 
 phas who was High-Priest that same year. 
 Then the High-Priest asked Jesus of his 
 Disciples and of his Doctrine ; Jesus an- 
 swered: I spake openly, ask them that 
 have heard me. Then one of the ser- 
 vants struck Jesus in the face and said : 
 Shouldest thou answer the High - Priest 
 so ? And the High-Priest and the whole 
 council sought false witness against Jesus, 
 but their testimonies agreed not together. 
 Then said the High-Priest: I adjure thee 
 by the living God, that thou tell us, wether 
 thou art Christ, the Son of God? Jesus 
 answered : I am. As soon as this was 
 known to Jesus, then began the baptism 
 of suffering upon his head : they that kept 
 him, spit in his face and smote liim with 
 their hands. Some struck him in his face 
 and said : Prophesy to us, thou Christ ! 
 who struck thee ? and many other words 
 of blasphemy spoke they unto him. Math. 
 26, 63. &c. Mark. 14, 55. &c. Luke 22, 
 . 6r3. &c. After this early in the morning 
 
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 they took Jesus, bound him, led him to 
 Pilate, before the Judgment Hall and ac- 
 cused him with false accusation : how he 
 began in Galilee, till to this place, pervert- 
 ing the nation, and forbidding to give tri- 
 bute to Cesar, Luke 23, 2. &c. When Pi- 
 late heard of Galilee, then he sent him 
 to Herod. Bet the old Serpent, the Dev- 
 il, also crept along with the Scribes to 
 Herod, to accuse Jesus. Then Herod and 
 his lightminded courtiers mocked Jesus 
 and arrayed him mockishly with a white 
 garment, and sent him again to Pilate. — 
 And Pilate sought to release Jesus three 
 times. But they pressed him hard and 
 with great tumult, to crucify Jesus, Math. 
 27, 27. Then the soldiers of the Gover- 
 nor took Jesus into the Common-Hall and 
 stripped and put on him a scarlet robe ; 
 and plaited a crown of thorns, they put 
 it upon his head and a reed into his right 
 hand, and bowed the knee before him and 
 mocked him, saying: Hail, King of the 
 Jews ! And they spit uj)on him and took 
 the reed, and smote on his head. There 
 is seen, how the baptism of suffering be- 
 gan upon the head of Jesus ; also that 
 the bloodj through piercing thorns, flow- 
 
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 ed from his head over his body, so that 
 the heathenish Pilate, through sympathy 
 and the deepest sense of mercy, was in- 
 duced to exclaim to the Jews, saying : 
 Behold the man ! John 19, 5. 6. But 
 with the Jews there was no mercy at all, 
 but they cried j^et the more : Crucify^ 
 crucify Mm ! But before all this Jesus 
 was scourged with all this, so thai the 
 blood flowed from his body. Psalms 129, 
 3. The plowers plowed upon my back ; 
 they made long their furrows. There were 
 then long stripes cut by the scourge upon 
 the back of the Holy one, that the inno- 
 cent blood flowed from it. For the blood 
 of Jesus had to be spilt; therefore it was 
 also called a baptism. John 19, IT. And 
 they led him away, and he, bearing his 
 Cross, and went forth into a place, called 
 the place of a skull, where they crucified 
 him. There Jesus was surrounded by the 
 Serpent, the instrument of the old Drar 
 gon, who dug through his hands and feet 
 and nailed him to the Cross. They have 
 expanded him, that all his bones might 
 be numbered. Psalms 22, 18. Then was 
 the whole body of Jesus sprinkled with 
 blood ; there was that precious blood j^our- 
 
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 ed out upon the earth, when Jesus was 
 crucified ; the same as with the figurative 
 offering of the Law, the blood of the of- 
 fering for sin had to be sprinkled and be 
 poured upon the bottom of the Altar ; so 
 it was fulfilled on Jesus the only true of- 
 fering : that his entire body be sprinkled 
 with blood, as Isaias has written of it, 
 chap. 63 : Who is he that cometh from 
 Edom, with dyed garments from Bazrah, 
 this that is glorious in his apparel, trav- 
 eling in the greatness of his strength ? — 
 / am he, (2. B. Mas. 3, 14.) I that speak 
 in righteousness, mighty to save. Where- 
 fore art thou red in thine apparel, like him 
 that treadeth in the wine-fat? — I have 
 trodden the wine-press alone, and of the 
 people there was none with me. For I 
 will tread them in my anger and trample 
 them in my fury ; and thy blood shall be 
 sprinkled ujDon my garments, and I will 
 stain all my raiment, &c. So the Lord 
 Jesus has bruised the head of the Ser- 
 pent, but the Serpent pierced his heel, so 
 that all his garments flowed with blood. 
 In this strife or baptism Jesus became 
 thirsty and said : I thirst. Math. 2G, 34. 
 Then gave they to him vinegar mingled 
 
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 with gall, Ps. 69, 22. Jesus cried aloud 
 and said : Eli, Eli, lama sabachthany ! 
 That is : My God, My God ! why hast 
 thou forsaken me ? Then one ran and fill- 
 ed a sponge with vinegar and put it on a 
 reed and gave him to drink, John 19, 20. 
 When Jesus therefore had tasted the vi- 
 negar, he said : It is finished, and bowed 
 his head and died. When Jesus had 
 drunk the cup and endured the baptism, 
 for which he was so straitened, Luke 12, 
 50. Math. 20, 22. After Jesus was dead, 
 John 19, 34, one of the soldiers with a 
 spear opened his side, and forthwith came 
 out blood and water. And he that saw 
 it, has so testified. 
 
 Thus was the baptism, which was an 
 outpouring or sprinkling of the sufferings 
 of the blood of Jesus, finished on him. — 
 Upon which so many shadows and types 
 in the old Covenant have aimed. And 
 thus Jesus became the first subject of the 
 baptism of sufierings and shedding of 
 blood in the *new Covenant ; and thereby 
 hath wrought out for the human Family, 
 and the believers in his name an eternal 
 redemption ; and believers ought to keep 
 themselves in readiness, for they also shall 
 
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 be baptised with this bai^tism, Math. 20. 
 Of which more can ]je read in the fol- 
 lowing. 
 
 THE EIGHTH PART. 
 
 Of the baptism of suffering, which 
 comes upon the belieyer. 
 
 As soon as the believer has taken up- 
 on himself the testimony of the divine 
 baptism and the testimony of water-bap- 
 tism ; he shall also submit willingly under 
 the baptism of sufferings, and his blood 
 to be shed and to take upon him the tes- 
 timony of the blood. For John writes, 
 1 Epist. 5, 8 : And there are three that 
 bear witness in the earth, the Spirit, the 
 water and the blood, and these three agree 
 in one. 
 
 For in baptism the believer is baptized 
 as a member of the body of €hrist, 1 Cor. 
 12. Then we put on Christ ; we bind 
 ourselves to remain faithful and steadfast 
 to Christ. For the believer shall suffer 
 the baptism of suffering and shedding of 
 
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 blood willingly, to pass over him, in like 
 manner also as they passed over Jesus ; 
 whereas this is the duty of the Disciples 
 and followers of Jesus in the world. Math. 
 20, 23. Ye shall drink of my cup indeed, 
 and be baptized with the baptism that I 
 am baptized with. John 15, 18. 20: If 
 the world hate you, ye know that it hat- 
 ed me before it hated you. Kemember 
 the word that I said unto you : The ser- 
 vant is not greater than his Lord ; if they 
 persecuted me, they will persecute you. 
 John 16, 2 : They shall put you out of 
 the Synagogues ; yea, the time cometh, 
 that whosoever killeth you, will think 
 that he doeth God service. Math. 10, 16. 
 Behold ! I send you forth as sheep in the 
 midst of wolves ; be ye therefore wise as 
 serpents and harmless as doves, vs. 22 : 
 And ye shall be hated of all men for my 
 name's sake, but he that endureth to the 
 end, shall be saved. Ys. 25 : If they have 
 called the master of the house Beelzebub, 
 how much more shall they call so them 
 of his household ! Luke 14, 26 & 27 : If 
 any Aian come to me, and hate not his 
 father and mother, and wife and children, 
 and brethem and sisters, yea, and his 
 
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 own life, cannot be my disciple. And 
 whosoever doeth not bear his cross and 
 come after me, cannot be my disciple. — 
 And Math. 10, 37, 38 : He that loveth 
 father or mother more than me, is not 
 worthy of me. And he that talceth not his 
 Cross, and followeth after me, is not icorthy 
 of me. 
 
 It is evident that, if the believer, as a 
 member with Christ, the heavenly Bride- 
 groom, will go in to the heavenly Mar- 
 riage, and drink with Jesus the sweet wane 
 of joy and gladness, hence he must first 
 here drink with Christ the bitter dregs of 
 suffering ; of which a type is found John 
 2, 11 : And be baptized with the baptism 
 of Jesus, Math. 20, 22. 23. This cup and 
 baptism must be received alone on account 
 of the name and testimony of Jesus. — 
 To drink this cup, and be baptized with 
 the baptism of suffering and shedding of 
 blood till death, much of it has come on 
 the Apostles and followers of Jesus, and 
 truly even because of the name and tes- 
 timony of Jesus. Among whom Steph- 
 anus w^as the first. Acts 7 : When Steph- 
 anus testified through the Holy Ghost, and 
 with power, concerning Jesus, that they 
 
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 had become betrayers and murderers of 
 Jesus, and the Jews heard it, they were 
 pierced through the heart, and gnashed 
 their teeth and stopped their ears and run 
 upon him with one accord and cast him 
 out of the city and stoned him; and he 
 kneeled down and cried with a loud voice : 
 Lord ! lay not this sin to their charge ! 
 And when he had said this, he fell asleep. 
 So has Stephanus as one of the first after 
 Jesus, drunk the bitter cup and received 
 the baptism of suffering. As also James, 
 the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, 
 whom Jesus, Math. 20, had before told 
 already : Ye shall drink my cup, and be 
 baptized with the baptism, that I am bap- 
 tized with. Also all the other Apostles. 
 Acts 12, 2 : Now about that time Herod, 
 the King, stretched forth his hands to 
 vex certain of the Church. And he kill- 
 ed James, the brother of John, with the 
 sword. This was done at Jerusalem, 12 
 years after Christ's death. John, the bro- 
 ther of James, whom the Lord loved in 
 particular, might not escape the baptism 
 and the promised cup, whilst he lived to 
 see many long calamitous seasons and per- 
 secutions of Nero. In time he had, no 
 
— 94 — 
 
 douLt, received many a sorrowful, unplea- 
 sant and bitter draught, also many a ter- 
 ror, anguish and suffering felt, whilst he 
 had often to hear and see, how his breth- 
 ren, according to the flesh, throughout 
 the country have been miserably treated 
 and their lives taken away ; and himself 
 moreover in his great age had to suffer 
 much m a severe persecution under the 
 Roman Emperor Domiciano, John 1, 9. 
 (in Revelation.) : I, John, who also am 
 your brother and companion in tribula- 
 tion, and in the Kingdom and patience 
 of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is 
 called Patmos, for the word of God and 
 for the testimony of Jesus Christ. In 
 this island John was sent as a prisoner, 
 to suffer tribulation and punishment. — 
 That also not a small portion would have 
 come upon him, if he had not had the 
 Lord Jesus as a companion, of whom he 
 received these Revelations of God, as he 
 hath written them. 
 
 Thus also Peter might not pass by the 
 cup and baptism. Acts 6, 18, was he a- 
 long with the Apostles cast into prison 
 by the High-Priest, but led out again by 
 the Angel of the Lord. Chap. 12, 3. 4. 
 
— Do- 
 Peter was cast into prison by Herod, who 
 intended, after Easter, to bring him forth 
 to the people, or thougt to kill him ; but 
 prayer was made without ceasing of the 
 Church unto God for him. Then he was 
 again led out by the Angel. But after- 
 wards, as we read, he was crucified under 
 the cruel Emperor Nero, and so was ful- 
 filled on him that, to which Jesus point- 
 ed, John 21, 18: When thou wast young, 
 thou girdedst thyself and walkedst wither 
 thou wouldest ; but when thou shalt be 
 old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and 
 an other shall gird thee, and carry thee 
 wither thou wouldest not. This he said, 
 in order to show, with what death he 
 would glorify God. 
 
 Paul has alo sufficiently tasted the sor- 
 rowful bitter cup, and the baptism of the 
 sufferings and shedding of blood has also 
 come severe upon him. As soon as he 
 became known, opportunity was sought 
 also to kill him. Acts 9, 23, 29, chap. 13, 
 50. And he and Barnabas were expelled 
 out of their coasts. Chap. 14, 19 : Then 
 they stoned Paul, drew him out of the 
 city, supposing he had been dead. As the 
 Disciples stood round about him, he rose 
 
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 up and came into the city; and the next 
 day he departed with Barnabas and preach- 
 ed the Gospel to Derbe, &c. Acts 16, 19, 
 24. was Paul and Silas beaten, thrust in- 
 to the inner prison, and made their feet 
 fast in the stocks, but was released through 
 the wonder-sending power of God. But 
 Paul had given himself to sufferings to 
 such a degree, also that he feared neither 
 bonds nor imprisonment; yea ! also he did 
 not consider his own life too dear for Gos- 
 pel's and for Jesus' sake, Acts 20, 23. 24. 
 Chap. 21, 30. 31. They would kill Paul, 
 but he was saved through the bands and 
 chains that were fastened to him. And 
 as a prisoner he was led into the Castle, 
 when he was almost scourged again, ch. 
 22, 23. 24. Chap. 23, 2 : And the High- 
 Priest commanded them that stood by, to 
 smite him on the mouth ; and the Chief 
 Captain, fearing lest they might tear Paul 
 to pieces, vs. 12. As also above 40 Jews 
 were bound together under a curse neither 
 to eat nor drink, untill they had killed 
 Paul, vs. 12 — 22 ; but was again saved, 
 vs. 27 ; was finally sent as a prisoner to 
 Kom, chap. 25, 9. 12. And chap. 26, 32. 
 On this journey Paul suffered yet many 
 
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 things, of which chap. 27 to be read ; at 
 last they suffered shipwreck ; yet were all 
 saved that were in the shipwreck, in con- 
 sequence of the revelation made knowj^ 
 to Paul ; and when they landed and came 
 to the fire, a viper fastened on Paul's 
 hand ; then said the people : This man 
 must surely be a murderer, whom ven- 
 geance suffereth not to live, although he 
 escaped the sea. And he shook off the 
 beast into the fire and felt no harm. — 
 Howbeit, they looked when he should 
 have swollen or fallen down dead. There- 
 fore Paul came through much danger, as 
 he has himself also shown, 2 Cor. 11, 23. 
 27:1 have sufiered stripes above mear 
 sure, in prisons more frequent, in death 
 oft. Of the Jews received I five times 
 forty stripes save one. Thrice was I beat^ 
 en with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I 
 suffered shipwreck, a day and a night 
 have I been in the deep. In joumeyings 
 often, in perils of waters, in perils of rob- 
 bers, in perils by the Jews, in perils by 
 the Heathen, in perils in the city, in per- 
 ils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, 
 in perils among false brethren. In wea- 
 riness, painfulness, in watchings often, in 
 
 7 
 
—98— 
 
 hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold, 
 in nakedness. And elsewhere he writes 
 still more that he has suffered. And af- 
 ier all suffering he was finally beheaded 
 at Rome under Nero, and his blood was 
 shed as of a faithfull follower of Jesus, 
 which Jesus calls a baptism. 
 
 So the Apostles have all, and yet many 
 thousand believers with them, have been 
 compelled to drink the bitter and sorrow- 
 full cup, and suffered the baptism of suff- 
 ering and shedding of blood to pass over 
 them in various ways and manners ; un- 
 der which they expired, and now do rest, 
 and adorned with white garments, tri- 
 umphant in glory. Rev. 6, 9, 11. As al- 
 so since that time yet many thousands 
 for the sake of Jesus and his Gospel have 
 drunk the cup, and were baptized with 
 the baptism of suffering and of blood. 
 
 So it can be understood that to drink 
 the cup consists in various kinds of af- 
 fliction ; which the believing must iahe 
 in of the unbelieving ; and the baptism 
 . consists in various sufferings, many kinds 
 of outpouring of blood, which come from 
 the unbeliever upon the believer. 
 
 This which Jesus calls a cup and a bap- 
 
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 tism, has taken its beginning with Abel, 
 whom Cain slew ; but afterward came al- 
 so upon the Prophets and servants. So 
 these therefore could not pass by it, but 
 their blood was shed until John the Bap- 
 tist, who was a fore-runner of Jesus, be- 
 tween the old and new Covenant, of whom 
 the Lord Jesus, Math. 11, 11. saith : Ve- 
 rily I say unto you, among them that are 
 bom of women, there hath not risen a 
 greater than John the Baptist. Math. 14. 
 As John, the great Prophet, reproved He- 
 rode on account of crime (in regard to 
 Herodias,) he was cast into prison, and 
 afterwards beheaded. Then was his blood 
 poured out as a baptism. 
 
 THE NINTH PART. 
 
 Of the benefit of the cup and the 
 baptism of blood. 
 
 The benefit of the cup and the bap- 
 tism of suffering and of blood is great, 
 and is more than gaining the whole world. 
 For through the baptism or the outpour- 
 
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 ing of the blood of Jesus, the sufferings 
 and death of Jesus in the flesh, on the 
 Cross, the enemy, the Devil, is conquered 
 and man again redeemed and purchased 
 from the sin of Adam ; as Peter mentions 
 1. Pet. 1, 18 : For as much as ye know, 
 that ye were not redeemed with corruptr 
 ible things, as silver and gold, from your 
 vain conversation, received by tradition 
 from your fathers, but with the precious 
 blood of Christ, as a Lamb without blem- 
 ish and without spot. Heb. 2, 14 ; That 
 through death he might destroy him that 
 had the power of death, that is, the Dev- 
 il. Col. 1, 20 : And having made peace 
 through the blood of the Cross, by him. 
 Now he hath reconciled with the body 
 of his flesh, through death. 1 Pet. 2, 24. 
 Who his own-self bare our sins in his own 
 body on the Tree. Zacharia 9, 11 : As 
 for thee also, by the blood of the Cove- 
 nant, I have sent forth thy prisoners out 
 of the pit wherein is no water. Acts 20. 
 The Church of God, which he hath pur- 
 chased with his own blood. Eph. 1, 7 : 
 In whom we have redemption through his 
 blood, namely : the forgiveness of sins. — 
 1 Epist. John 1, 7 : The blood of Jesus 
 
— 101 — 
 
 Christ, his son, cleanseth us from all sin. 
 In Rev. 1, 5 : He loved us and washed 
 us from our sins in his own blood. Heb. 
 9, 12: By his own blood he entered in 
 once into the holy place, having obtained 
 eternal redemption for us. Vs. 13, 14 : 
 For if the blood of bulls and of goats and 
 the ashes of an heifer sprinkled the un- 
 clean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the 
 flesh. How much more shall the blood 
 of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit 
 offered himself without spot to God, purge 
 your conscience from dead works, to serve 
 the living God ! Chap. 10, 19 : Having 
 therefore, brethren ! boldnefss to enter in- 
 to the holiest by the blood of Christ by a 
 new and living way, he ha^ <;onsecrated 
 for us through the veil, that is to say : his 
 flesh. There is therefore indescribable 
 benefit in drinking the cup, and in the 
 baptism of the sufferings and shedding 
 of blood in the death of Christ, and a 
 gain or benefit to the human family; for 
 therein is reconciled all things to himself 
 whether in heaven or on earth. Col. 20 : 
 God was in Christ and reconciled the 
 World with himself 2 Cor. 5, 18. 19 : 
 And he is the propitiation for our sins, 
 
— 102- 
 
 and not only for our sins, but also for the 
 sins of the whole world, 1 John 2, 2. So 
 Jesus Christ is the Prince of peace, the 
 Saviour and Redeemer of the human fa- 
 mily, who after the baptism of suffering, 
 kindleth a fire of the Holy Ghost, of faith, 
 and of love and of peace. Acts 2- 
 
 Whilst therefore all have become re- 
 conciled in the cup of sufferings and shedd- 
 ing of blood, that it might be said : what 
 benefit have believers of it, that they 
 drink the cup and be baptized with the 
 baptism of sufferings and shedding of 
 blood ? So consider well : Jesus entering 
 through the baptism of his own blood in- 
 to the Sanctuary, not in that which is 
 made with hands, but into heaven itself; 
 to appear before the face of God in our 
 behalf, Heb. 9, 12. 24. And thus is Je- 
 sus under baptism gone out of this sor- 
 rowfull world, again come into the heav- 
 enly kingdom. Thus also Jesus shows, 
 John 12, 26 : If any man serve me, let 
 him follow me, and where I am, there 
 shall also my servant be. Luke 9. 23 : 
 If any man will come after me, let him 
 deny himself and take up his Cross daily 
 and follow me. So shall the believers, 
 
— 103 — 
 
 with perfect will and resolution, follow 
 Jesus through the narrow way to heaven, 
 and if it were demanded of them, also in 
 deed, in the baptism, which is under the 
 cross, suffering, disgrace, death and shedd- 
 ing of blood. As Paul also showed. Acts 
 14, 22 : That we must through much tri- 
 bulation enter the kingdom of God. Yea, 
 and all that will live godly in Christ Je- 
 sus, shall suffer persecution, I Pet. 2,21. 
 For even hereunto were ye called, because 
 Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an 
 eixample, that we should follow his footr 
 steps. Whosoever also follows Jesus un- 
 der the Cross, has exceeding great prom- 
 ises from the Lord, Math. 5, 12. Blessed 
 are they who are persecuted for righteous- 
 ness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of 
 heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall 
 revile you and persecute you, and shall 
 say all manners of evil against you false- 
 ly for my sake. Rejoice and be exceeding 
 glad, for great is your reward in heaven. 
 Math. 19, 27. 29. Peter saith unto Jesus : 
 Behold, we have forsaken all and follow- 
 ed thee ; what shall we have therefore ? 
 And Jesus said unto them : Verily, I say 
 unto you, that ye which followed me in 
 
— 104 — 
 
 the regeneration, when the son of man 
 shall sit in his glory, ye also shall sit up- 
 on twelve thrones, judging the twelve 
 tribes of Israel. And every one that has 
 forsaken houses or brethren, or sisters, or 
 father or mother, or wife or children, or 
 lands for my name's sake, shall receive an 
 hundredfold, and shall inherit ever lasting 
 life. These heavenly things, the heavenly 
 peace, friendship, rest and joy will assur- 
 edly unspeakably much surpass all the 
 above temporal things ; therefore Paul al- 
 so writes, 1 Cor. 2, 9 : That eye hath not 
 seen nor ear heard, neither have entered 
 into the heart of man, the things which 
 God hath prepared for them that love 
 him. Consider therefore well what an ex- 
 ceeding great glory and joy shall be in- 
 herited by the believers, who drink the 
 cup of the Lord, be baptized with the 
 baptism of his sufferings and blood, and 
 continue faithful in the same into death, 
 these shall come to the holy multitude, 
 of which is spoken, Kev. 7, 9. And after 
 this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, 
 which no man could number, of all na- 
 tions and kindred and people and tongues 
 stood before the throne and before the 
 
—105 — 
 
 Lamb, clothed with white robes and palms 
 in their hands ; and cried with a loud 
 voice, saying : Salvation to our God which 
 sitteth upon the throne, and unto the 
 Lamb. And all the Angels stood round 
 about the throne, and about the Elders 
 and four beasts, and fell before the throne 
 on their faces and worshipped God, say- 
 ing : Amen : Blessing and glory, and wis- 
 dom and thanks-giving, and honor, and 
 power and might be unto our God for ev- 
 er and ever. Amen ! And one of the El- 
 ders answered, saying unto me : what are 
 these which are arrayed in white robes? 
 and whence came they ? And I said un- 
 to him : Sir, thou knowest. And he said 
 unto me : These are they which came of 
 great tribulation, and have washed their 
 robes, and made them white in the blood 
 of the Lamb. Therefore are they before 
 the throne of God, and serve him day 
 and night in his temple, and he that sit^ 
 teth on the throne, shall dwell among 
 them. They shall hunger no more, nei- 
 ther thirst any more; neither shall the 
 sun light on them, nor any heat. For the 
 Lamb which is in the midst of the throne, 
 shall feed them and shall lead them unto 
 
— 106 — 
 
 living fountains of water ; and God shall 
 wipe away all tears from their eyes. 
 
 0, how blessed are those who come 
 to this happiness ! They will be glorified 
 that they shall shine as the sun in their 
 father's kingdom. Whosoever hath ears 
 to hear, let him hear ! Herewith the a- 
 bove will be fulfilled : the God of all good- 
 ness grant the riches of his grace hereunto 
 through Jesus Christ, Amen ! 
 
 So you have here the baptism of the 
 Spirit, of the water and of the sufferings 
 and shedding of blood drawn together out 
 of the Scriptures of the Bible, and proved 
 with the old and new Testaments ; and 
 if this be well examined, it will be seen, 
 that under the name Baj^tisin they go to- 
 gether ; and come also in the same order 
 upon the people, as each one is also shown 
 at its particular place. Thus it is also 
 proved that Jesus was the institutor and 
 author of baptisms in the new Covenant, 
 was also himself baptized therewith ; also 
 that all his believing followers should be 
 baptized with the same. It is also shown 
 how it can be obtained ; also, what ad- 
 vantage and benefit believers have there- 
 
_107~ 
 
 in. Whosoever lays aside history, his pre- 
 judice and obstinacy, and diligently ex- 
 amines the biblical writings, he will also 
 find it so. Thus it can also be believed 
 through the word of the Spirit, and follow 
 Christ therein as a faithfull follower, and 
 by the grace of God, through Christ Je- 
 sus inherit the Kingdom. God grant his 
 blessing to it, Amen ! 
 
 If perhaps some one might still say : 
 How still many had to wash themselves 
 in the old Covenant &c., that I must re- 
 member that they have done the wash- 
 ing on themselves, is an instruction giv- 
 en, that we are to wash or lay aside our 
 own unrighteousness, Isa. 1, 16. There- 
 fore cannot, in fact, be taken as a bap- 
 tism. For baptizing is an exercise which 
 must always be done by an other on a 
 subject of baptism. That a person should 
 not baptize himself, as was remarked in 
 the tract itself already. Some one might 
 still say : Yet Jesus had been in Jordan 
 with John, and the Eunuch with Philip 
 in the water. Math. 3. Acts 8. That is 
 so; but it does not appear that the sub- 
 ject had been more in the water, than the 
 baptizer; but we do find that they were 
 
— 108 — 
 
 baptized or sprinkled with water. As al- 
 so spiritual baptism is a pouring out, so 
 also the baptism of the blood of Jesus 
 Christ was a pouring out, Luke 22, 20 ; 
 as was already shown in the foregoing 
 concerning the order of baptism. 
 
 It is desirable that it might be rightly 
 understood ; but if it cannot be quickly 
 comprehended, we ought to forbear at 
 least slandering, so that we may not heap 
 sin upon us; especially when there is rear 
 son to believe that men never will all be- 
 come of one mind on the subject of bap- 
 tism, as long as the world stands. 
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 To ELUCIDATE STILL MORE THIS TRACT, 
 CONCERNING BAPTISM. 
 
 The Contents contain the treatise of 
 a threefold baptism or outpouring, benefi- 
 cial to men, and needfull to salvation. — 
 In the first place, what yet concerns the 
 Spirit's baptism with the Spirit and the 
 fire, Math. 3,11. Jesus promised the same 
 
— 109 — 
 
 to be poured out, Joel 2, 28. 29. and was 
 also indeed poured out, Acts 1, 5. 2, 2, 
 33. This baptism shall be received by 
 those that have come to proper discretic«i, 
 through the Spirit of God from above, 
 John 6, 44. 65. in the words, which are 
 Spirit and life, vs. 63. Without which 
 Spirit and fire-baptism men cannot arrive 
 at true repentance and a new birth, which 
 is testified by the Spirit of God ch. 3, 5. 
 8. Tit. 3, 5. 6. That called a child of 
 God and an heir. Gal. 3, 26. 
 
 On the other hand, in regard to water- 
 baptism : Jesus commanded. Math. 28, 19 
 to teach people first, and then to baptize 
 them. He that belie veth and is baptized, 
 shall be saved ; and he that belie veth not, 
 shall be damned. Mark 16, 16, faith 
 stands first also : And as at Jerusalem the 
 word of the Spirit was sowed by the A- 
 postles, that it cut their hearts to such a 
 degree, that they cried out : Men and bre- 
 thren, what shall we do? then the Holy 
 Spirit spake first : Repent, and he ye hap- 
 tized every one of you, in the name of Jesus 
 Christ ! Here it is also evidently com- 
 manded through the Son of God, Jesus 
 Christ, and established through the Holy 
 
— no- 
 Spirit : That the people shall be first 
 taught, and those which are taught, should 
 be baptized. And that they shall suffer 
 themselves to be baptized in the name of 
 Jesus Christ to the remission of sins. — 
 And all who then received cheerfully the 
 word, were baptized. And were added to 
 the Church the same day three thousand 
 souls, read Acts 2, 37. 41. Then they were 
 built to one Temple of God, on the foun- 
 dation in Zion. Isa. 28, 16 and 1 Pet. 2, 
 4. Math. 7, 24. Which is the High moun- 
 tain, that filleth the whole world. Daniel 
 2, 35. Isa. 2, 2. To this mount Zion were 
 those penitents above added, w^hich suff*- 
 ered themselves to be baptized in the 
 name of Jesus Christ ; to enter through 
 the gates into the great City on the mount, 
 to the heavenly Jerusalem, Kevel. 21, 2. 
 10. and 22, 14. To the innumerable com- 
 pany of Angels and to the Church of the 
 First-born, written in heaven (in the book 
 of life, Rev. 20,12. 15) and to the Judge 
 of all, and to the Spirits of the Just made 
 perfect, and to the Mediator of the new 
 Covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling 
 that speaketh better things than the blood 
 of Abel, Heb. 12, 22. 24. Such who are 
 
— Ill — 
 
 baptized right in true faith and repent- 
 ance, put on Christ Jesus, Gal. 3, 24. — 
 And also is baptism a needfull thing to 
 the faith unto salvation. 
 
 Thirdly, concerning the baptism of the 
 cup, and sufferings and shedding of blood. 
 Luke 12, 50. Math. 20, 22. 23 : Jesus en- 
 joined the same upon his disciples and 
 followers ; and to bear his Cross and pati- 
 ently take upon them the shedding of 
 blood, commanded to follow him. Math. 
 16, 24. 25. Mark. 8, 34. 35. Luke 9, 23 
 and 14, 27. And ye shall be hated of all 
 men for my name's sake, but he that en- 
 dure th to the end, shall be saved. Math. 
 10, 22 and 24, 9. They shall deliver you 
 up (as prisoners) to their councils. Math. 
 10, 17. And they shall kill you for my 
 name's sake. Math. 24, 9. John 16, 2.-r 
 There was also a good portion of this cup 
 drunk by the disciples of the Lord Jesus, 
 as likewise a good portion of the most ho- 
 ly body of Jesus was poured out and flow- 
 ed down, in his blood and was swallowed 
 up of the earth, at the baptism of the 
 cup and bloodshedding of Jesus. Through 
 this baptism of suffering and shedding of 
 blood Jesus is entered into the Holiest in 
 
—112 — 
 
 heaven, and hath obtained an eternal re- 
 demption, Heb. 9, 12. 24. And has also 
 Jesus paved and opend the way to heaven 
 for us. This most Holy we should also 
 follow and render submission. For in like 
 manner as Jesus has commanded his dis- 
 ciples, that they should all drink out of 
 the cup of his blood, Math. 26, 27. 28, 
 so also shall all the disciples and follow- 
 ers of Jesus willingly offer up their blood 
 in the outpouring baptism ; and should 
 also of themselves be willing to drink the 
 cup of suffering for Jesus' sake. Thus 
 also Stephanus and James followed the 
 Lord Jesus under the cup and cross of the 
 baptism of shedding of blood, Acts 7, 68 
 and 59. Chap. 12, 2. And afterwards in- 
 numerable numbers of others. Rev. 7, 9, 
 who all entered into the Holiness of the 
 Holy with Jesus, the Lamb, by the outr 
 pouring of their blood. And through this 
 way we can still get to heaven, if we fol- 
 low the commands of Jesus with all our 
 hearts, and suffer the threefold baptism 
 of outpouring to pass over us, namely: 
 the baptism of the Spirit, of the water 
 and of the blood ; for they agree together 
 1 John 5, 8, and they belong also toge- 
 
— 113 — 
 
 ther, whilst they are both necessary and 
 beneficial for believers unto salvation, and 
 in the old and new Covenant stand upon 
 a clear and true foundation ; ordered and 
 commanded by Jesus, the Son of God, fin- 
 ished by Jesus, Acts 2, 2 and 33, and ac- 
 cepted of Jesus himself, to fulfill all right- 
 eousness, Math. 3, 13. 14. How he also 
 fell asleep in the baptism of the blood, 
 and suffered his head to sink, John 19, 30. 
 All believers should also stand under 
 these three principle heads and follow Je- 
 Sus, and henceforth hold on in love, right- 
 eousness and truth, and what still more 
 belongs thereunto, till we finally with a 
 free and willing heart are prepared to suf- 
 fer with Jesus ; or if need be, should it 
 be the will of the Lord, under the cup 
 and shedding of blood, with Jesus fall 
 asleep ; and so also we shall with washed 
 and with the blood of the Lamb made 
 white garments, be able to serve the Lord 
 Jesus in his Kingdom. 
 
 Further. Whilst therefore the order 
 of the outpouring baptism is mentioned 
 in this tract, so shall the same be touched 
 upon somewhat nearer in this place, in or- 
 
 8 
 
— 114 — 
 
 der that the same may be somewhat bet- 
 ter comprehended. In the foregoing how- 
 ever the three principal heads above have 
 been shown clearly and manifestly: that 
 the same as the Spirit's baptism is an out- 
 pouring, so is all the baptism of the cup 
 and shedding of blood; but in regard to 
 water-baptism there are not so many ex- 
 press words, that the water shall be pour- 
 ed out. But because the threefold bap- 
 tism agrees together, 1 John 5, 8. and be- 
 longs together, so certainly one kind of 
 order in pouring out with all three should 
 be acknowledged. Mark well ! 
 
 In the old Covenant the Jews had also 
 sundry baptisms, Heb. 9. 10. The figures 
 of baptism in the old Covenant had but 
 one name, a pouring or sprinkling, to the 
 above threefold baptism, of Spirit, of wa- 
 ter and of blood; there was one kind of 
 figure-order, as mentioned already in the 
 tract ; nevertheless something more shall 
 yet be shown here in regard to water-bap- 
 tism. 
 
 In the first place. John the Baptist 
 said ; I baptize you with water, but he 
 that Cometh after me, shall baptize you 
 
— 115 — 
 
 with the Holy Ghost and with fire, Math. 
 3, 11. Thus also spake the Lord Jesus, 
 Acts 1, 5 : with water, with the Holy 
 Ghost. Of the baptism of the cup and 
 blood he says : But I have a baptism to 
 be baptized with, Luke 12, 50. And to 
 his beloved disciples the Lord said : Ye 
 shall be baptized with the baptism, with 
 which I shall be baptized. The order of 
 baptism is here signified by the word icith ; 
 for the sense of the word ivith signifies a 
 thing or matter, that some one has, and 
 pours it out upon another, or which he 
 gives to another. Thus Jesus the Lord 
 Jiad the Holy Ghost, and poured it out 
 abundantly upon his disciples, Acts 2, 33. 
 So it is with the baptism of blood, and so 
 it is also in regard to water-baptism. 
 
 In the second place. So speaks Peter 
 in regard to the Ark, wherein eight souls 
 were saved by water : doeth also now save 
 us in baptism, as this is signified by the 
 same. Thus by the Ark together with the 
 flood it is clearly signified as a baptism j 
 if we look upon the Ark as a Httle ship, 
 or as the body of a person and the rain 
 of the flood; as the water in baptism. — 
 
— 116 — 
 
 The Ark in which those eight sovils were, 
 stood on dry ground, the windows of hea- 
 ven were opened, that the water was pour- 
 ed down upon the Ark with rain, forty 
 dayn and forty nights, till at last the Ark 
 was driven here and there upon the wa- 
 ter. But it can savely be relied on, that 
 the Ark of Noah came at no time under 
 the standing water, but was baptized with 
 the outpouring water that came from 
 above ; as a representation and figure to 
 the water baptism of the new Covenant, 
 according to the order of the outpouring 
 baptism of the Holy Ghost. 
 
 In the third place. God spake unto 
 Moses : Take the Levites and purify them. 
 So shalt thou do unto them, that thou pu- 
 rifiest them : thou shalt sprinkle consecra- 
 ting water upon them, that they may 
 serve in the Tabernacle, 4 Book Mos. 8, 
 6. 22. And the consecrating water was 
 prepared in this manner : They had to 
 take a red heifer without spot, wherein 
 is no blemish, and upon which never came 
 yoke ; an evident type of the body of Je- 
 sus. This heifer shall be slain and burnt 
 without the Camp for a sin-oifering, and 
 
— 117 — 
 
 the aslies of the heifer had to be gathered 
 up without the Camp in a clean place ; 
 then they had to take of the ashes and 
 running water, and it became a water of 
 consecration, ch. 19. With this the Le- 
 vi tes had to be sprinkled or poured over, 
 and prepared for the service of the Sanc- 
 tuary. And every one that became un- 
 clean, must be purified therewith ; and 
 whosoever shall not purify himself with 
 tliis water, that soul shall be cut off from 
 Israel. A clear type to water-baptism ; 
 wherein the name of the perfect offering 
 of reconciliation of Jesus, instead of the 
 ashes of the red heifer shall with water 
 be poured out or sprinkled on the head 
 of the subject, Math. 28, 19. Unto for- 
 giveness of sins. Acts 2, 38. But that we 
 by all means do not ascribe to the water 
 the power of forgiveness of sin, but the 
 name of Jesus the Lord, to whom gave 
 all the Prophets witness : that through his 
 name ivhosoever heUeveth in him, shall re^ 
 ceive remission of sins^ Acts 4, 12. 10, 43, 
 
 Fourthly. Because the various bap- 
 tisms with the ancient Jews in the old 
 Covenant was termed an outpouring, Joel^ 
 
— 118 — 
 
 chap. 2, and in other places Paul writes 
 to the Corinthians : I have planted, Apol- 
 lo watered ; which word may be well un- 
 derstood : Paul preached to them the Gos- 
 pel of Jesus, that he was Christ the Sa- 
 viour, and Apollo watered them in the 
 name of the Lord with the baptism-wa- 
 ter, by pouring it over them ; whereas 
 Paul baptized only a few at Corinth, when 
 they were still all baptized, who believed, 
 1 Cor. 12, 13. And both had been min- 
 isters there, 1 Cor. 3, 4—7. Acts 19, 1. 
 
 Finally. If still some one would say, 
 that notwithstanding John yet baptized 
 in the Jordan, in like manner PhiHp the 
 Eunuch ; it is indeed so, that the baptizer 
 and the subject did go into the loatev, but 
 it cannot be credited that the baptizer 
 with the Ark of his body came under the 
 water ; but that the subjects with the Ark 
 of their bodies came under the water, not 
 a word can be found in the high-german Bi- 
 ble, nor according to Luther's, nor accord- 
 ing to Froschau's translation ; but as how- 
 ever a part of the Ark of Noah from its 
 lower part may have gone in the water, 
 yet it stood 40 days and 40 nights under 
 
— 119 — 
 
 the outpouring of the rain-water ; and so 
 it is also to be believed that the baptizer 
 and the subject, with the Ark of their 
 bodies have stood in part from below in 
 the waters of Jordan, and that the bap- 
 tizer has baptized the subject with water, 
 namely with the water that he took from 
 Jordan, it be with the hand or with a 
 vessel, and baptized therewith, whether 
 by sprinkling or by pouring, which con- 
 sists in nearly the same thing; for water 
 can be so strongly sprinkled, that it falls 
 like a pouring torrent upon men ; for all 
 figures and significations to the threefold 
 baptism are sprinklings and pourings, as 
 in the foregoing in this tract is abundant- 
 ly shown out of the Canonical Books. 
 
 Practice and do all things according to 
 the new and glorious command of the 
 Lord Jesus, concerning love, John 13, 34. 
 35. and 15, 12. 17. This also the holy 
 Apostles and followers of the Lord dili- 
 gently enforce. Let us also give up our 
 whole obedience with all our hearts to 
 to this most holy commandment, which 
 Paul, 1 Cor. 12; 31 and chap. 13, calls a 
 
—120 — 
 
 more excellent way; for this is better, 
 than offering, 1 Book Samuel 15, 22, and 
 the fulfilling of the Law, Eom. 13, 10. 
 
 Kemakks. — Whereas tlie above work, wliose first edition 
 appeared in 1744, was written in plain, simple and art- 
 less language, and in the second edition there was no 
 desire to adopt a different style, hence it was again re- 
 printed with a few minnte alterations, and it will on this 
 account become more comprehensive to the less pract- 
 iced reader. 
 
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