▁where by ▁one ▁says , ▁" I ▁have ▁faith ▁in ▁Christ ▁alone ▁as ▁Sav ior " ▁is ▁absent . ▁ ▁Sp ils bury ' s ▁arguments ▁for ▁the ▁right ness ▁of ▁bel ie ver ' s ▁bapt ism ▁found ▁virt ually ▁no ▁det ract ors ▁from ▁within ▁Bapt ist ▁ranks ; ▁it ▁continues ▁to ▁influence ▁both ▁Bapt ist ▁belief ▁and ▁practice ▁today . ▁ ▁His ▁arguments ▁that ▁bel ie ver ' s ▁bapt ism ▁as ▁a ▁necessity ▁for ▁the ▁public ▁ow ning ▁of ▁Christ ▁became ▁common ▁doctrine . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁if ▁one ▁applies ▁the ▁statement ▁rig or ously , ▁that ▁apart ▁from ▁bel ie ver ' s ▁bapt ism ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁saving ▁faith , ▁few ▁if ▁any ▁follow ers ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁subsequent ▁Bapt ist ▁history . ▁Perhaps ▁this ▁ambigu ity ▁gave ▁rise ▁to ▁article ▁XVI ▁of ▁the ▁append ix ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 6 4 6 ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁conf ession ▁written ▁by ▁Mr . ▁Sp ils bury ' s ▁friend ▁and ▁co - l abor er , ▁Benjamin ▁C ock es ▁( C ox ): ▁Although ▁a ▁true ▁bel ie ver , ▁whether ▁bapt ized , ▁or ▁un b apt ized , ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁salv ation , ▁and ▁shall ▁certainly ▁be ▁saved : ▁Yet ▁in ▁ob ed ience ▁to ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Christ ▁every ▁bel ie ver ▁ought ▁to ▁desire ▁bapt ism , ▁and ▁to ▁yield ▁himself ▁to ▁be ▁bapt ized ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁Christ ▁in ▁His ▁word :