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A Treatise on Re-Baptism by an Anonymous Writer

Anonymous

Section 8

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8. But these things thou wilt, as thou art

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wont

,

contradict

,

by

objecting

to

us

,

that

when

they

baptized

,

the

disciples

were

baptized

perfectly

,

and

rightly

,

and

not

as

these

heretics

;

and

this

thou

must

needs

assume

from

their

condition

,

and

His

who

baptized

them

.

And

therefore

we

reply

to

this

proposition

of

thine

,

not

as

accusers

of

the

Lord’s

disciples

,

but

as

we

are

constrained

,

because

it

is

necessary

that

we

should

investigate

by

reasons

where

and

when

,

and

in

what

measure

,

salvation

has

been

bestowed

on

each

of

us

.

For

that

our

Lord

was

born

,

and

that

He

was

the

Christ

,

appeared

by

many

reasons

to

be

believed

,

not

unjustly

,

by

His

disciples

,

because

He

had

been

born

of

the

tribe

of

Judah

,

of

the

family

of

David

,

and

in

the

city

of

Bethlehem

;

and

because

He

had

been

announced

to

the

shepherds

by

the

angels

at

the

same

moment

that

there

was

born

to

them

a

Saviour

;

because

His

star

being

seen

in

the

east

,

He

had

been

most

anxiously

sought

for

and

adored

by

the

Magi

,

and

honoured

with

illustrious

presents

and

distinguished

offerings

;

because

while

still

a

youth

,

sitting

in

the

temple

with

the

doctors

of

the

law

,

He

wisely

,

and

with

the

admiration

of

all

,

had

disputed

;

because

when

He

was

baptized

He

had

been

glorified

,

as

had

happened

to

none

others

,

by

the

descent

of

the

Holy

Spirit

from

the

opened

heavens

,

and

by

its

abode

upon

Him

;

and

moreover

by

the

testimony

of

His

Father

,

and

also

of

John

the

Baptist

;

because

,

beyond

the

inferior

capacity

of

man

,

He

understood

the

hearts

and

thoughts

of

all

men

;

because

He

cured

and

healed

weaknesses

,

and

vices

,

and

diseases

,

with

very

great

power

;

because

He

bestowed

remissions

of

sins

,

with

manifest

attestation

;

because

He

expelled

demons

at

His

bidding

;

because

He

purified

lepers

with

a

word

;

because

,

by

converting

water

into

wine

,

He

enlarged

the

nuptial

festivity

with

marvellous

joyfulness

;

because

He

restored

or

granted

sight

to

the

blind

;

because

He

maintained

the

doctrine

of

the

Father

with

all

confidence

;

because

in

a

desert

place

He

satisfied

five

thousand

men

with

five

loaves

;

because

the

remains

and

the

fragments

filled

more

than

twelve

baskets

;

because

He

everywhere

raised

up

the

dead

,

according

to

His

mercy

;

because

He

commanded

the

winds

and

the

sea

to

be

still

;

because

He

walked

with

His

feet

upon

the

sea

;

because

He

absolutely

performed

all

miracles

.