Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-04-08


were according to their baptismal vows.
In doing this, the Apostle acted-in keep
ing with his usual, solemn, and serious :,
manner, and in a manner which was be- :,
fitting the occasion.
In the last part of verse fourth, Paul Il
quoted the language of John. We may n
represent it as quoted Then said Paul. 7
John verify baptized with the baptism of t
repentance, saying unto the people, That
they should believe on him which should
come after him, that is on Christ Jesus
4 We now come to verse fifth. We in
iquire now, was Paul still addressing the
disciples, or had he finished his discourse?
, am inclined to think, that Paul was
still addressing the disciples in the filth
t verse. After remarking on the nature OF
Johns dispensation, what was imposed (
upon the disciples, consequently, in being |
i baptized, into his baptism, he summed up
! in brief, the preaching of John in the last
). ofthe fourth verse, which was, That they
r should believe on him which should come
+ after him, that is on Christ Jesus This
i: was given by Paul as the language Of
ct John. Then in the fifth verse, Paul adds
S his own testimony to show, that what John
ne preached, that John practiced. That is.
m while John told the people to believe on
lis Christ Jesus, Paul asserts, that when the
a: people heard this preaching of John, in
re- the Gospel sense, that is, did believe on
he Jesus Christ, then John baptized them in
81 Ito the name of the Lord Jesus. Now so
ere far from the fifth verse being a repetition
ch Of the fourth, it is continuation OF the
ed discourse, and contains an idea not ad
ere vanced in the fourth. AS much as j
as. Paul had said to the disciples, if you arr
nee Johns disciples, or adopt his views, ant
I'd have been baptized into his baptism, ther
ard how great is your obligation to live devot
aul ed to God For Johns baptism was no
We only baptism Of repentance, thus requr
ver ing by baptismal vows to live to God, BIT
, to he preached, that men should believe o
mot Christ Jesus. Verse fifth.) And whe
hat they did truly hear his word, and did bt
:, ofIIieve on Christ, he baptized them into III
no name of the Lord Jesus. Therefore
Ohm you have been baptized you are under O.
tho legation to live to God, by the love yc
IL. IL Toe ,h0p ho,
e. ooat " sne
10Th. put on by baptism.
!. To show that the fifth verse Is the la
p guage of Paul, would suggest that,
" If the Greek, this verse contains only 0
oir;t. verb, and no subject expressed. But if
lings different administrator OF baptism lr'
,ould John is referred to in verse fifth, and
q the ferent candidates are here meant, FRI
oo If those noticed in verse fourth for the sa
have of perspicuily, one of the first requisi
,os, ., Of good style, subject Of the finite v
,,,;1es should have been introduced, to mark
: resumption OF the narrative by the hist
Io,,, an. In the absence of noun and F
,.nr.l noun, as the subject Of discourse, we
an intimate connection between We
- fourth and fifth, and in the former the
- iect of the finite verb may be founc
Hence we conclude that the historian
not resume the narrative in verse
!, h;ob but ia verse sixth Here the nam
- Paul is introduced and pronoun ST
ing for the disciples. If these rem
are correct, it follows that much of
"A. A has said, is not correct.
49, view of the subject satisfies my.
- : ~ nou, perhaps it will not always.
- .a,s4 sta i6ss Il.
Apos''e Hancock, N. H.. March %, 1910
a For the Telegrs
Brother Murray IL noticed in the
: cause graph of March IS, an " Exposition OF
leh y i 1852 over the signature "A. A"
q 10 lay me to express my appreciation OF this
" them er's views. The two exposi,ions, con
hat then ly given. have never, either of then
did you peared TO me TO he the true meaning
What passage. But my object in this com
They cation is, not tie express an 0pihi0" :. :.
,on s,;d ing the correctness of this exposill
~, b.n simply wish to call the brothers. alt
to the last paragraph in bis article,
request his answer to some inquiries,
J which ara rrosrd f,r ,,n,h and consistency p
0 repent me 10 make. .--e..g, .,.vs s.a
l'te.- The paragraph refeuedsto, is as X
you are :. Here is The practices of the apo