...preached to the Spirits in Prifon, which fometime were difobedient, lichen once the Long- fuffenng of God waited in the Days of Noah while the Ark was preparing, wherein few, that is eight, Souls were faved by Water. Chrift, by his Spirit in NOAH, a Preacher of Righteoufnefs to the Sinners of the old...

...eminent among them. And accordingly the fame Apoftle elfe where obferves, that the Long-fujf'ering of God waited in the Days of Noah, while the Ark •was...preparing, wherein few, that is, eight Souls, were faved by Water, i Pet. iii. 20. At the fame Time that God exhibited fuch an awful Demonftration of...

...baptism of John. In the first place, St. Peter says it was not, in these words *, ** which sometime were disobedient, when once the long-suffering of...wherein few, that is, eight souls, were saved by water, whose antitype f, Baptism, doth now also save us, (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh,...

...it was not, in these words : • " Which sometimes were disobedient, when once the long suffering of God waited in the days of Noah while the Ark was preparing,...wherein few, that is, eight souls, were saved by water ; f whose antetype baptism doth also now save us, (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh,...

...commission was not the baptism of John. In the first place, St. Peter says it was not in these \vords,f " which sometimes were disobedient, when once the long-suffering...wherein few, that is, eight souls, were saved by water, whose antitype,:): Baptism, doth now also save us, (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh,...

...ages. 1 Pet.iii. 20, 21. It is said that the long-suffering of God waited in the days of Noah whilst the ark was preparing, wherein few, that is eight souls, were saved by water, the like .figure whereunto baptism does now save us, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who is gone...

...quickened by the Spirit By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison, which some time were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God...wherein few, that is, eight souls, were saved by water." There is nothing in this passage that in the least favours, much less supports, the notion of our Lord's...

...spirits in prison ; which some time were disobedient when once the long suffering of Goo waited in the days of Noah, while the Ark was preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls, were saved by water." On the above passage, there has been much contention between commentators, •whose aim, as it appears,...

...in prison, 20. Which sometime were disobedient, when once God's forbearance waited in Noah's days, while the ark was preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls, were saved upon water. 21. And what answers to this, even baptism now also saves us, not by putting away the pollution...

...The words selected by Mr. M. as the foundation of his discourse, are these, " The long-suffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark -was...wherein few (that is eight) souls were saved by water ; the like figure whereunto, even baptism, doth also now save us, not the putting away of the filth...