you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

CHAPTER XI.

1 Cor. 16. 1, 2.

Concerning Baptism, and Bread and Wine.

Q. How many baptisms are there?

A. One Lord, one faith, one baptism. Eph. 4. 5.
Q. What is the baptism?

A. The like figure, whereunto even baptism doth now save us, (not the putting away the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience towards God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities, and powers, being made subject unto him. 1 Pet. 3. 21, 22.

Q. What saith John the Baptist of Christ's baptism? how distinguisheth he it from his?

A. I indeed baptise 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 baptise you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire. Mat. 3. 11.

Q. Doth not Christ so distinguish it also?

A. And being assembled together with them, commanded them, that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. For John truly baptised with water, but ye shall be baptised with the Holy Ghost, not many days hence. Acts 1. 4, 5.

Q. Doth not the apostle Peter also observe this?

A. And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning. Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptised with water; but ye shall be baptised with the Holy Ghost. Acts 11. 15, 16.

Q. Then it seems John's baptism must pass away, that Christ's may take place; because John must decrease, that Christ may increase.

A. He must increase, but I must decrease. John 3. 30. Q. I perceive then, many may be sprinkled with, and dipped and baptised in water, and yet not truly baptised

with the baptism of Christ: What are the real effects in such as are truly baptised with the baptism of Christ?

A. Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptised into Jesus Christ, were baptised into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death, that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. Rom. 6. 3, 4.

For as many of you as have been baptised into Christ, have put on Christ. Gal. 3. 27.

Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him, through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. Col. 2. 12.

Q. I perceive there was a baptism of water, which was John's baptism, and is therefore by John himself contradistinguished from Christ's: was there not likewise something of the like nature appointed by Christ to his disciples, of eating bread, and drinking wine, in remembrance of him?

A. For I have received of the Lord, that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was betrayed, took bread; and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat; this is my body which is broken for you; this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood; this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. 1 Cor. 11. 23, 24, 25.

Q. How long was this to continue?

A. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. 1 Cor. 11. 26. Q. Did Christ promise to come again to his disciples ? A. And I will not leave you comfortless; I will come to you. Jesus answered and said unto him, If a 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. John 14. 18, 23.

Q. Was this an inward coming?

A. At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. John 14. 20.

Q. But it would seem, this was even practised by the

church of Corinth, after Christ was come inwardly was it so, that there were certain appointments positively commanded, yea, and zealously and conscientiously prac tised by the saints of old, which were not of perpetual continuance, nor yet now needful to be practised in the church?

A. If I then your Lord and master have washed your feet, ye ought also to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. John 13. 14, 15.

For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost and to us, to lay upon you no greater burthen than these necessary things; that ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication; from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well : Fare ye well. Acts 15. 28, 29.

Is any man sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. James 5. 14.

Q. These commands are no less positive than the other; yea, some of them are asserted as the very sense of the Holy Ghost, as no less necessary than abstaining from fornication, and yet the generality of Protestants have laid them aside, as not of perpetual continuance: but what other scriptures are there, to show that it is not necessary for that of bread and wine to continue?

A. For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. Rom. 14. 17.

Let no man therefore judge you in meat or drink, or in respect of an holy day, or of the new moon, or of the Sabbath days. Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world; why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, (touch not, taste not, handle not: which all are to perish with the using,) after the commandments and doctrines of men ? Col. 2. 16, 20 to 22.

Q. These scriptures are very plain, and say as much for the abolishing of this, as to any necessity, as aught that can be alleged for the former: but what is the bread then, wherewith the saints are to be nourished?

A. Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven, but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life; he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me, shall never thirst: I am that bread of life. Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof and not die. I am the living bread, which came down from heaven; if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever; and the bread that I will give, is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed: he that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father, so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead; he that eateth of this bread, shall live for ever. John 6. 32 to 35, and 48 to 58.

CHAPTER XII.

Concerning the life of a Christian, in general, what and how it ought to be in this world.

Q. What is true religion? A. Pure religion and undefiled fatherless and the widows in their himself unspotted from the world. Q. What is required of man?

is this,-To visit the affliction, and to keep James 1. 27.

A. He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6. 8.

But to this man will I look, even to him that is poor, and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word. Isa. 66. 2.

Q. Doth God then require people to be Quakers, to tremble at his word? Was there any such among the saints of old?

A. Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel. Ezra 9. 4.

Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God, to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God. Ezra 10. 3.

Q. It seems Ezra loved well, and had a high esteem of Quakers, since he would have their counsel followed: do any other of the prophets point out Quakers, or Tremblers, as God's people?

A. Hear the word of the Lord, ye that tremble at his word: your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, let the Lord be glorified; but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed. Isa. 66. 5.

And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them; and they shall fear and tremble, for all the goodness, and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it. Jer. 33. 9.

Q. The prophets promised good things then to Quakers What becometh of those that tremble not, and are not such?

A. Hear now this, O foolish people! and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not: Fear ye not me, saith the Lord; will ye not tremble at my presence? &c. Jer. 5. 21, 22.

Q. Are then all God's children Quakers? And are we commanded to quake or tremble in order to our salvation, both under the law, and now under the gospel?