27 shall prophesywhich very place Peter, Acts ii. applies to the baptism of the Spirit; so that this Spirit baptism of Christ makes all prophets that partake of it. 5. Spirit baptism makes all those one with Christ the Head, who partake of it, Gal. iii. 27. “ As many as have been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ so that by the true baptism of the New Testament, we do actually put on Christ, and are made one with Christ: and this is not done by any water washing, but by the Spirit ; for through the gift of the Spirit only we are made one flesh with Christ, yea, through this we necessarily become one Spirit with him too, as it is said, “ He that is joined to the Lord is one Spirit;” so that not through water, but Spirit baptism do we put on Christ, the Spirit carrying us into Christ, and bringing Christ into us, and being one and the same Spirit in both ; and this is to be baptized into Christ. Now this baptism that makes us one with Christ, makes us to partake both of his death and resurrection. First. Through baptism of the Spirit we are dipt into the death of Christ, Rom. vi. 3, 4. “ Know ye not, that so many of us as are baptized into Jesus Christ are baptized into his death?” And this is, as the apostle un. folds it, verse 6. “ The crucifying of the old man with him, that the body of sin may be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin :” and all this is done, not through any water washing, but through the gift of the Spirit;. for it is through the Spirit only, that we are able to mortify the deeds of the flesh ; and nothing but the presence of the Spirit in us is the destruction of sin ; so that the Spirit of Christ baptizes us-into the death of Christ. Secondly. Spirit baptism makes us partakers of his resurrection as well as of his death, yea, therefore do we die with him, that we may live a better life, Rom. vi. 3, 4. “ Therefore we are buried with him by baptism, (that is Spirit baptism) into death, that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, (i c. the Spirit) so should we also live in newness of hie; for if we have been planted together in the likeness of his
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