the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost, which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; that being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.' So that hence it follows clearly, that the baptism of the Spirit is well defined, and that the apostles were ministers of it, and Christ himself by them. For this baptism is the promise of the Father to the Son, not of water, as John; but by the Holy Ghost; and by the Son doth he baptize his ministers by the same Spirit: and when they have been baptized by the Holy Ghost, and received power in him, then are and shall they be witnesses unto the Father and the Son, by the Holy Ghost, unto the uttermost parts of the earth; and then shall they go and teach (or disciple) all nations, baptizing (or washing) them in the name or power of the Father, and of the (eternal) Son, and of the Holy Ghost. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. That was the true light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.' And then also can they teach, or disciple, to observe all things which Christ himself hath commanded them, and to be with them alway, not only in that age, but likewise in all ages in succession, in the same work, and to the end of the world. "Again, for illustration, remember what is said by Christ, I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.' As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.' And also, 'He that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water; but this he spake of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive for the Holy Ghost was not yet given, because that Jesus was not glorified.' Again, we are able ministers of the New Testament, not of the letter, but of the Spirit; for the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life.' And the apostles frequently laid their hands on the disciples, and they received the Holy Ghost. 'And Paul laid his hands on certain disciples, and the Holy Ghost fell on them.'

"By all which it plainly appears, that though the Lord Jesus is the only baptizer of souls by his own authority, having all power in heaven and earth from the Father, and in whom all fulness of the Godhead dwells substantially; yet that the apostles and living ministers were, and are instruments of the baptism of the Holy Ghost, no man who believes the Scriptures, and understands them, can doubt, nor support thy reason for the continuation of water baptism in the church, which I leave to the auditory to consider."

Then the Frenchman advanced a fresh argument for water baptism only, without the Spirit, in the text, thus: "As this commandment was to the apostles of Christ, so they either understood it, or they did not understand it. To say they did not understand it, were to make the commandment of none effect by prac tising another thing, and omitting the thing intended. But that they understood water baptism to be commanded, is clear from their frequent practice of it, after the coming of the Holy Ghost; as I prove by several instances.

"1st; When Peter preached the gospel to the Jews, and they inquired what they should do, he advised them to repentance, and baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of their sins, and they should receive the gift of the Holy Ghost: for the promise was to them, and to their children, and to all that were afar off, even as many as the Lord our God should call; then they that glady received his word were baptized.'

"Again, 2ndly; The eunuch was baptized by Philip, and here James Burtell read the passage, See, here is water, what doth hinder me to be baptized? And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest, &c., and he baptized him.' So that you may see two clear instances of water baptism by the apostles after the coming of the Holy Ghost; and that practice shows fully what baptism was intended in the text in question." I answered, "In the first place, I observe one thing from these two texts, which I desire thee to remember anon, upon the second part of the assumption; that is, that those convinced by Peter, and also the eunuch, were first to believe and repent, before they were baptized, which infants are not capable of.

"2ndly; That the baptism was not in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, but in the name of Jesus Christ only; and this shows it was no other but a continuance of John's water baptism, of which they were in practice before Christ suffered, and before the command in Mat. xxviii. 19. That it has no reference to infants, though the word children is there for all Israel young and old, are called the children of Israel, as one generation; the aged as well as infants are the chil dren of their ancestors. And the promise there mentioned has no relation to water baptism, but to the gift of the Holy Ghost, promised of God by the prophet Isaiah to Israel, I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring,' &c. And I deny thy conclusion barely from the prac tice; for the apostles practised circumcision, vows, shavings, &c., and were in the practice (as said) of water baptim, before this com

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baptism,' (i. e. water baptism) and were so far from receiving the Holy Ghost at the same time, that they had not so much as heard whether there was such a thing in being. "Again, Simon Magus had water baptism duly administered, and yet had neither part nor lot in the Holy Ghost.

"And also, though it is not necessary to prove a contrary, where no proof is offered for a position, I prove, by several instances, where water was without the Spirit, and the Spirit without water; the former in the case of the three thousand, and in the Samaritans; and the latter in the case of Cornelius."

My adversary only repeated his assertion, That as the body and soul make up one man, so the water and Spirit one baptism. Thus, like a door on the hinges, he shifted to and again, without proceeding forward one jot.

Upon which I said, "Friend, thou art in utter confusion and self-contradiction;" and noted to the auditory, "That his last position was against the state of the question, and his first assumption: for the question is, Whether it is water baptism only, or the Spirit's baptism; and the first he has assumed."

Then he twice denied that the question was so, or that he had so assumed, not knowing what he said, till I produced it upon the table, having kept it in my hand all the time; and further noted, "That the question was alternatively stated, whether water only, or Spirit; and or being a disjunctive, it could not be both, but one or the other intended; and therefore his last assertion was only a fruitless shift, and did not help him."

All the reply he made to this was, That if I would not receive what he said upon it, he would proceed no further.

nocence and purity, saying, 'Of such is the kingdom of heaven.' And if so, then they need not any thing to qualify them to enter, or to take away original sin, as ye suppose. For though, under the law, the Lord said, I will visit the sins of the fathers upon the children; upon which arose a proverb in Israel, that the fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the childrens' teeth are set on edge:' that is, the fathers have sinned, and the children are punished for it; yet, under the gospel God gives more grace, and saith, As I live, saith the Lord, this proverb shall cease; he that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge; the soul that sins shall die.' Now the apostle saith, that where there is no law, there is no transgression.' Sin was in the world before the law, but sin is not imputed where there is no law. Little children, though they have a seed of sin in them, as descending from Adam, the common father of all, yet that is not imputed; because Christ is a Propitiation for the sins of the whole world.' And as many suffer under the effects of Adam's fall, who never heard of it, so many receive benefit by Christ that never heard of him. As in Adam all died, so in Christ all are made alive.' And children being incapable of any law are also of transgression, and consequently of sin; so that there is nothing to condemn them; 'for of such is the kingdom of heaven.""

This passed off without any reply, and then the Frenchman slunk out of the company; but forgetting his gloves, came back to see for them, and then I asked him if he was going, and he said yea: so we parted friendly, wishing one another's welfare, all the company being very grave and silent.

To this he offered little answer, but began to make away from the table, through the crowd, only mentioning that text, "Suffer little children to come to me," &c.

To this I replied, "That as in the text Mat. xxviii. the subjects of baptism are such as are capable of being taught, and of observing whatever Christ had before commanded them; which children are not: so in this latter text it is plain there is no reference at all to baptism of any kind; for the people having faith in Christ, brought their children, that he might lay his hands on them, which he accordingly did, and blessed them; testifying to their in

river to Robert Jordan's, where I staid next day writing letters, and some part of the dispute.

On the 12th, being the fifth of the week, we were again at Chuckatuck meeting, which was large and well; and the court-house being in our way, we called there, and all the magistrates were kind to us, as well those who had seemed rough and zealous for their priests at the disputes, as those who had shown us favour and countenance. Major Jordan and his son left the bench and walked with us half a mile, till a shower of rain occasioned their return, parting with us in great respect. As we walked along, he told me that he had heard since the last dispute, that we had fifty to one on our side among the people, and that it was thought most of them were turning

On the 13th, in the morning, I set forward for Kicquotan, and went to Nancemond town; and being upon the river, there came a gust, which brought up a storm right ahead, and a great sea, so that we returned to Robert Jordan's that night.

On the 14th, in the morning, we set forward again, and the wind being still high, and against us, we rowed over the river, and arrived about sun-set. It being then near low water, we were forced all to get out of the boat about a quarter of a mile from the shore, by reason of the shoals. We made our selves a tent with one of the sails and some pine tops, and a fire at a distance on each side; and there we lay (but I slept little) till about two in the morning. Then the tide making, we took our boat and set forward over the river, about twelve miles. The wind freshened as day broke, and the waves were high enough to think ourselves safe; but the Lord preserved us, and we arrived at George Walker's, at Kicquotan, about six in the morning.

It being the first-day of the week, and no notice being given of any meeting, we could have none. 1 set forward after three, and went about twenty-five miles that evening, to our friend Anne Airey's, where I staid several days. But before I departed from George Walker's, he told me that the people there were generally displeased with their priest, Wallace, who had been very busy in his pulpit against us, ever since Joseph Glaister had disputed with him, calling us deceivers, devils, &c., insomuch that one of his hearers, one day after sermon, had taken him to task about it, telling him that they went to church to worship God, and hear something that might be for edification in matters of religion, and not railery against honest people.

On the 16th I wrote letters for England, and the day following had a meeting at Anne Airey's house, which was not large, but a good meeting.

On the 18th I had a meeting at William Trotter's, about ten miles over the Neck, which was not large, but open, and the people very still and quiet, and some tender.

On the 19th I went to Queen's creek, and on the 20th had a good meeting at James Bates's, at Skimino; and that night lodged at his brother John's. On the 21st I went about

dark and hard, the meeting was not very open, but ended well, and I was easy, and that evening travelled about eleven miles, to Jane Pleasants'. Next day had a meeting there, which was large and well, and I had great peace.

On the 25th I went to Charles Fleming's, and the next day had a meeting at Black creek. On the 27th, the morning being rainy, I set forward and arrived at Elizabeth Wilson's in the afternoon. On the 29th I had a meeting there, being the first of the week, which was pretty large, and a good meeting. On the 30th, about the sixth hour in the morning, I set forward for Potomac, and arrived at our friend Peter Skinner's, about three in the afternoon, being about fifty miles, and that evening sent notice about the neighbourhood of a meeting to be there next day, which was very large for the time, and very open, though there are but a few Friends in those parts, and these but weak.

On the 1st of the sixth month I had an open meeting at Benjamin Berryman's, to the honour of the Lord, who alone is worthy.

I was set over the great river of Potomac next morning by Major Thornton's servants, and that night arrived at the widow Hutch. ins', where I was well refreshed after a tedi ous journey. On the 3rd, in the morning, I went to Abraham Jones', and in the evening to see his father and mother, both ill. On the 5th, being the first of the week, I was at their meeting about five miles off, which was a good open time.

On the 6th I set forward to Samuel Chew's, and on the 7th was at the quarterly meet ing there, which held also the next day, and were large and good meetings, through the goodness of the Lord, who is not wanting to his people in all their assemblies.

On the 9th we had a meeting at Westriver meeting-house, which was not very open, but ended well.

On the 13th, being the first of the week, I was at the meeting at Patuxent, which was pretty large and open. On the 14th we went to William Picket's through some difficulties, the great rains having raised the rivers and brooks, and the next day had a meeting there, where there are few Friends, but several friendly, and generally sober and satisfied.

On the 17th I arrived safe and well at Phi

ladelphia, to the praise of the great name of the Lord, who was with me in all my exercises, in his mercy and loving-kindness, and by his holy Arm sustained me in things

[On the 10th of fifth month, 1706, Thomas Story was married to Ann Shippen, the daughter of Edward Shippen, of whom he makes mention in his Journal: see page 108 of this volume. Their union, however, was not of long duration; for on the 19th of sixth month, 1710, she departed this life.]

A Journal of my voyage to Barbadoes and the Western Isles, in the year 1708-9.

HAVING had a concern upon my mind for some years to visit Barbadoes, Jamaica, and some other islands in the West Indies, in the service of Truth, and the Lord having wrought a willingness in me, in the course of his providence, made way through many difficulties: on the 18th of the eleventh month I sailed from Philadelphia in the sloop Unity, Henry Stephens master, and that evening, about seven, we arrived safe at Newcastle. It having snowed most of the day, and a strong gale blowing, with much rain in the evening, we anchored at Newcastle; and the next morning about eight went on shore, and staid there that day, to see if the weather would settle.

On the 21st, being the sixth of the week, we set sail with a small breeze at north-east, but the wind being slow, and continuing in that point, the master did not think fit to descend into the bay, but came to anchor.

On the 23rd, being the first-day of the week, we weighed anchor about six in the morning, the wind near north, and with a fresh gale entered the bay, and by the good providence of God, arrived safe and well at Barbadoes on the 9th of the twelfth month; so that we had but about fifteen days passage from the capes to the island; for which I was truly thankful to the Lord, the overruler of all things.

I was welcomed by my good friend Edward Singleton, who came on board to that end, and invited to the house of our friend John Grove, where I was openly and kindly received. Two meetings falling of course that day in Bridgetown, where we landed, I was there, to my great comfort and satisfaction in the Lord, who was pleased to give me a full confirmation in myself concerning my call thither, though he did not appear much by me then, other than in greatly tendering my spirit before him in silence.

On the 13th, being the first-day of the week, we had another meeting at Bridgetown, which was larger than before, and a good meeting, many strangers being there, and things well opened.

On the 15th we had another good meeting at the Bridge, and that evening, accompanied by our friends John Grove, his wife, and some others, we went into the country, where we lodged with our friend Joseph Gamble.

On the 16th we had a meeting at Spring meeting-house, where we had several strangers, and generally satisfied.

On the 27th, being the first-day of the week, I went again to Spring meeting, where I had some concern; after which I returned to Joseph Gamble's.

On the 17th of second month, being the first of the week, I went thence to Pumpkin Hill, where we had a hard, laborious meeting; and that evening returned to William Derrie's, at Spikes, in great heaviness, under a sense of a spirit of apostacy and uncleanness in that part of the island, more than I had felt in some other places.

At Spikes I staid till the 19th, and had another meeting there; which consisting for the most part of such as come to meetings, the testimony for that day, after a long and heavy time in silence, went against such as had professed Truth, and were not faithful; but rather secretly encouraged their children in such things as the testimony of Truth is gone forth against in this generation, in mixed marriages with such as know not Truth, nor regard its ways, in the glory of the world, and love of it, and in training to arms. After the meeting I went, indifferently easy, to Joseph Gamble's, where I lodged that night.

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