Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-04-01

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al'boash II is clmos, wholly abolished, (for they
do not dip the whole children bu, only pour lit
tie water on ,hem,) they ough, nevertheless 10 be
wholly immersed, and then Immediately drawn out
for that the etymology Of the ,oord seems TO de.
mand." "The Germans call b,ptism tauf, from
depth, which in their language they call hef,
because i, Is proper tha, those who are baptized be
deeply immersed"
A Sd argument, that dipping was the action per. |
formed, is derived from the places where. and the
circumstances connected with the administration |
of the ordinance. Let US here look at the baptism
Of Jesu, Christ, an account Of which you will find
10 Matthew 8, Ms,k |, Luke 3 and John !. Here
you see Jesus-the Of God--,he Lord from
He,ven--the Judge Of the last day-the great
ruler Of life and salvation, going "from Gsll'ee to
Jordan unto john to be baptized Of him. IT the
Saviour's taking long journey for the express Pur'
pose a being baptized, will not produce proper re.
spect for this ordinance, hear Oh! hear the Fa-
ther, and see the spirit approving of the rite and
then let every objection be senced. and every
friend Of God, follow the example Of Jesus. No
thing, since time began, has surpassed in sublmhy
and glory, this Interesting AMI wonderful event.
! How prepo terous and absurd aie the views OF l..
! ID. L. upon the baptism Of Jesus and how differ
en-, from those given by the inspired penmsn. Mr..
L. represents Jesus as kneeEng doacn new the
rrer, and John Nth a pessel pouring tcater upon
his head. Reader are you not astonished at me;,,
in taking such liberty with Gods wod. There is
not one word in all the account OF Jesus knsehng
and John having ressel pouring water upon his
head. He adds, "after his baptism, Jesus ascendcd
or climbed Up the ACTIVITY, and went simply away
from the region of Jordan" Alas, for the cause OF
sprinkng and pouring il i. requires such stunning
and tw sting Of the Bible as this, 10 support it.
This looks as though they we're in "the las, asonies
Of dissolution" Mark says Jesus "'pas bap'ized
of John in Jordan" Was Jesus sprinkled in Jor.
dan, or was he poured 10 jordan Nei,her-he
was baptized in Jordan. Mark !, 10, speaking OF
him after bis baptism. says, "coming up out OF the
, water" Matthew 3, i6: "And Jesus when he
was baptized, ,cest up straighf,cay (apo tOu uda
tos) OUT OF tie ,cater." There is nothing here
like ascending or climbing up the activity
8 That must he desperate cause, indeed, which vii
induce its advocate, in order to its support to lay
such hands upon Gods Bible.
e The Saviours coming up out Of the ,rater,
J, evidently implies that he went down into it,
Is circumstance required in no mode Of baptism hu
II immersion and from these circumstances justI
1t infer that Jesus was immersed. Bishop Taylc
is SAYS, "The custom Of the ancient churches NJ
y spinkling hu, Immersion n pursuance of,he Sent
e, Of the word in the COMMANDMENT and The eranp
is of our blessed Saviour"
Ill Now let us look at another pllce where Jof
all baptized. John g. "a, "And John also was bap'izr
n. in !Enon, near To- Sslim, because there was mut
~ water there" In "he Union Bible Dictionary
published by the Amer can Sunday School Unlo
Of second edition. it is said, "ESoS, John 3, 49,
ry town on the side of the Jordan, eight or T.
of miles south Of Bethshean, abounding IN ,caf
ms, and distinguished a place where John baptized
ith Mr. l.. contends that water was very scarce the
lge and that John selected spo, where water ahouu
ed for the accommodation Of the men and h
M camels and asses. How wise Mr. l.. is above wi
is written. l.. d. l.. says water was scarce ther
,a the Holy Ghost says, "lhere was MUCH WAT
Dte, there" Dor author says they went where tn
was much water. for the accommodation Of ''cam
% and asses !" the Holy Ghost ssys they went tn
to baptize. Reader who will you believe, Mr..
i'm or the inspired penman II John chose pl
for bsptising. account OF one Circumstance,
, cessary for that ordinance, namely, "because tn
e1i was much water there" then his mode Of bap,
u.s. required much ,caiey; tu, much water is not
ord, cesssry for any mode ofhspi'm hot immersion,
n Of hence infer, withou, the least doubt, that j
'cal immersed.
the Mr.. LIS. argument, that "if baptism and Ia
here qusniiiy of water are necessarily connected,
tent, might as well say. pe could not pray with
ify much water" is too pusrile to be noticed.
wash read er need not to he ID, that those who pat
sprinkhng. or pouring never go to rivers, or Pl
rs of Of much ,odter because in their mode, small
',ists small quantity only is required. WIS.
Not. BERWICK. ITO be continued)
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