▁And ▁where ▁this ▁ob ed ience ▁is ▁in ▁faith ▁performed , ▁there ▁Christ ▁makes ▁this ▁His ▁ordin ance ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁un spe ak able ▁benefit ▁to ▁the ▁bel ieving ▁soul , ▁Act s ▁ 2 : 3 8 , ▁ 2 2 : 1 6 ; ▁Rom . ▁ 6 : 3 , ▁ 4 ; ▁ 1 ▁Pet . 3 : 2 1 . ▁And ▁a ▁true ▁bel ie ver ▁that ▁here ▁sees ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Christ ▁lying ▁upon ▁him , ▁cannot ▁allow ▁himself ▁in ▁dis ob ed ience ▁there unto , ▁Act s ▁ 2 4 : 1 6 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁conf ession ▁of ▁faith ▁Sp ils bury ▁submitted ▁a ▁personal ▁conf ession ▁of ▁ten ▁articles ▁for ▁the ▁" G od ly ▁reader ▁to ▁judge , ▁what ▁difference ▁there ▁is ▁between ▁him ▁and ▁me , ▁in ▁the ▁main , ▁that ▁men ▁should ▁be ▁so ▁inc ensed ▁against ▁me , ▁as ▁to ▁seek ▁my ▁life , ▁as ▁some ▁have ▁done ." ▁ ▁Sp ils bury ▁wanted ▁to ▁dis arm ▁those ▁who ▁cast ▁" re pro ach ful ▁cl am ors ▁... ▁upon ▁all ▁without ▁exception , ▁that ▁seem ▁to ▁be ▁of ▁my ▁judgment ▁about ▁bapt ism " ▁by ▁declaring ▁" a ▁word ▁of ▁my ▁faith , ▁what ▁I ▁believe ▁and ▁hold ▁to ▁be ▁truth , ▁and ▁desire ▁to ▁practice ▁the ▁same ." ▁ ▁One ▁year ▁later , ▁Sp ils bury ▁would ▁join ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁Part icular ▁Bapt ist ▁churches ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁publishing ▁and ▁signing ▁the ▁First ▁London ▁Conf