that of John was by water-and a Jewish

ordinance-John the last prophet under the

SECT. 2. Baptism of Christ was by the Spirit-this the

baptism of the Gospel-authorities on which

this distinction between the two is founded

347

SECT. 3. Quakers conceive it was not the baptism of

John which Jesus included in the great com-

mission when he ordered his Disciples to go

into all nations and to teach them, baptizing

in the name of the Father, and of the Son,

and of the Holy Ghost-this shown from ex-

pressions taken from St. Peter and St. Paul

and from the object and nature of this

baptism

.. 353

SECT. 4. but that it was the baptism of Christ-this

shown from a critical examination of the

words in the commission itself-and from the

commission, as explained by St. Mark, St.

Luke, and St. Paul

360

SECT. 5. Practice of Jesus and the Apostles a confirma-
tion of this opinion

CHAP. XVI.

370

SECT. 1. Two Suppers, the one instituted by Moses, the

other by Jesus Christ-the first called the

Passover antient and modern manner of its

SECT. 2. Second, enjoined by Jesus at Capernaum-this

wholly of a spiritual nature-way in which

SECT. 3. Quakers say that Jesus instituted no new Sup-

per distinct from that of the Passover, and

which was to render null and void that en-

joined at Capernaum, as a rite of the Chris-

tian Church-no such institution to be col-

lected from St. Matthew, St. Mark, or St.

John

403

SECT. 4. nor from St. Luke-St. Luke only says, that

all future Passover-suppers of the Disciples

with Christ were to be spiritual-but if, as

Jews, they could not all at once abdicate the

Passover to which they had been educated,

they were to celebrate it with a new meaning

-but no acknowledged permission of it to

others

408

SECT. 5. nor from St. Paul-St. Paul only says, that

the Passover, as spiritualized by Jesus, was

allowed to his disciples, or to the Jewish
converts who could not all at once lay aside
their prejudices concerning it, but that it was
to last only for a time-different opinions
about this time-that of the Quakers con
cerning it

416

SECT. 6. Had a new Supper, distinct from that of the

Passover, been intended as a ceremonial of the

Christian Church, it would have been com-

manded to others besides the Disciples, and

its duration would not have been limited-

reasons from St. Paul, to show that he him-

self did not probably consider it as a Chris-

tian ordinance-whereas the Supper, enjoined

at Capernaum, was to be eternal-and univer-

sal-and an essential with all Christians. 424

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PECULIAR CUSTOMS

VOL. II.

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QUAKERS.

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PECULIAR CUSTOMS

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QUAKERS.

CHAPTER I.

SECTION I.

Marriage-Quakers differ in many respects from others on the subject of marriage-George Fox introduced regulations concerning it-protested against the usual manner of the celebration of it-gave an example of what he recommended present regulations of the Quakers on this subject. IN the continuation of the Customs of the Quakers, a subject which I propose to resume in the present volume, I shall begin with that of Marriage.

The Quakers differ from others in many of their regulations concerning this custom. They differ also in the manner of the celebration of it. And as they differ in these respects,

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