10. Deductions, and Mr. Booth's assumptions 11. The sense of it in the Sept. and Apocrypha 14. Baptizo synonymous with tabal and tingo 15. The sense of the term in the New Testament 16. The verb translated by the word to plunge 17. Objections respecting cheo and rhantizo answered 128 18. The Cyro-Chaldaic translation of baptize 19. Vague terms employed for dipping 20. These terms examined and proved defective 21. This topic further illustrated SECT. V-The import of four Greek prepositions. The prepositions, and arguments founded on them 139 1. The Baptists make them express too much 2. Total submersion not proved by them 3. Nor immersion in any degree 4. Schleusner's definitions of them ib. 6. Several passages rendered on B. principles 7. The versatile character of them established 8. Conclusions, with Cox and Robinson's remarks - 149 SECT. VI.-The circumstances of the first N. T. baptisms. Baptists' inference from bapt. in Jordan and Enon 150 1. This a departure from positive precepts, &c. 3. No proof of his dipping into Jordan 4. No proof of immersion in Enon 5. Great waters very unsuitable for dipping - 4. The virtual sufferings of believers in Christ 1. They know not the original mode of baptism • ib. SECT. I.-The contradictions and difficulties of the Baptists. Reasons for adducing them in this place - 1. Contradictions respecting the word baptize Affirm it means only and always to dip Admit it signifies other modes of action 2. Their various unsupported contrivances Page - 209 - 210 ib. - 211 And for the Jailor and family at midnight 3. Their polemical tact and manœuvrings Resting on human authority and condemning it Contend against inference and yet infer Prove too much, and therefore nothing Views of the figurative use of the verb baptize - 214 When the element descends, they talk of quantity 215 Specimens of inconclusive arguments 213 ib. Lay great stress on the solemnity of dipping - 217 . 225 SECT. II.-The frequent application of the word baptize. Circumstances, not terms, must settle the dispute 226 Often, however, used for pouring as the action - 227 1. By Greek writers in general 2. In the Septuagint and Apocrypha 3. In the New Testament 4. Objections stated and answered Bapto and rhantizo used for different actions There is no certainty in language Pouring or sprinkling not proveable - ib. SECT. III.-The mode of baptism among the Jews. Ceremonies, called baptism, common among them 243 1. Robinson's classification of Jewish washings 2. Sprinkling synonymous with cleansing, &c. 3. Sprinkling a part, a total purification 4. Most purifications for partial defilement - 245 ib. 246 6. Various texts cited by Robinson for dipping 7. Jewish purifications, personal and ministerial Personal purifications not baptism - 253 254 - 256 - 257 Ministerial purifications always by sprinkling 8. Moses' washing Aaron, &c. no exception 9. Gospel baptism analogous to legal anointing 10. Solomon's brazen sea not to bathe in 11. Heathen sprinkling the same as Jewish baptism - 258 12. Spoils of war cleansed by sprinkling 13. Personal baptisms in the days of Christ 14. This further illustrated from JoHN ii. 6. 15. And also from MARK vii. 1.9. 16. Josephus on the washing of the Essens 17. Objection to this reasoning answered 18. Deductions from the preceding remarks · 260 - 262 .264 - 265 - 266 SECT. IV. Several instances of scripture baptism. 1. Baptism administered on conviction 2. The people were not prepared for dipping 3. Difficulties in case they had second suits 4. If they had not, the difficulties increased - 275 5. Different expressions on river and city baptisms - 276 6. No instance of refusing to baptize 7. The Ethiopian Eunuch only affused The Greek terms indefinite here The place unfavourable for dipping Going into the water not baptizing A dipping would have been very indelicate 8. The blessed Redeemer not immersed The terms will not prove immersion Page 284 - 285 Nor his coming up out of the water There is evidence that he was affused, &c. &c. - ib. 9. Cornelius and his family only affused 10. The Samaritans, Paul, and the Jailor 11. Deductions from the preceding narratives SECT. V. The numbers baptized by John and the apostles. 1. The baptism of the multitudes by John John alone baptized his converts Baptized the population in six months May be supposed to have dipped 2,000,000 . 294 - 295 - 296 ib. No new specification of baptism given him 2. Of the 3,000 at Jerusalem The time very limited, five or six hours The twelve disciples could not have done it If more engaged, more places of baptisms There must have been examining them There are difficulties as to dress, &c. &c. 3. Numerous baptisms subsequently administered - 317 4. Mr. Booth's solution of the difficulty considered 319 SECT. VI.—The baptism of the Holy Ghost. 1. The baptism of the Spirit and of water conjoined 321 2. The promises of the Old Testament examined 323 3. The representations of the Old Testament 4. The mode of his coming in the New Testament 325 |