The church has had left to it what it wanted; that is, the priestly prerogatives; it marries, baptizes, absolves, buries, where the people can pay the fees, and the people for various reasons have not cared that this is all.

Nobody knows who baptized Paul, and he felt under certain circumstances even that he was sent not to baptize, but to preach the gospel.

The consequence of this was, that most of the slaves, who came over with their masters, prevailed upon some pious clergyman to baptize them.

At 10:55 he baptizes eight infants, whose names are passed to him on cards.

Our first birth is outside our choice and the gifts are unconditioned; our second birth, when again we become as little children, demands our response to the Holy Spirit and our persevering cooperation with Him to make His influence effectual for ourselves and for the "communion of saints" and the corporate religion into which the Spirit also baptizes us.

And by these meanes the friers doe baptize great multitudes, who presently reuolt againe vnto their idols: insomuch that the sayd friers must eftsoones, as it were, vnderprop them, and informe them anew.

If Christ or Scripture had said in one place, 'Believe, and thou mayest be baptized'; and in another place, 'Baptize infants'; then we might perhaps be allowed to reconcile the two seemingly jarring texts, by such words as "faith is given to them, although, &c."

[Illustration: Fig. 199.Discovery of America, 12th of May, 1492.Columbus erects the Cross and baptizes the Isle of Guanahani (now Cat Island, one of the Bahamas) by the Christian Name of St. Salvador.

That a short time before, she and other witches had met a "gentleman in black" in a field, about nine o'clock at night, to devise torments for one Elizabeth Hill, who had come under their ban; they brought a waxen image of her, and the "man in black" took and anointed it, saying, I baptize thee with this oyl; and using other words.

But Christians they are, for a layman may baptize, even though he be not in a state of grace.

Then I rid on to the rector's an' ast him to come out immejate an' baptize Sonny.

He 'lowed, speakin' in a mighty pompious manner, thet holy things wasn't to be trifled with, an' thet he had come to baptize the child accordin' to the rites o' the church.

o' me to face him that-a-way, an' him adorned in all his robes, too, but I'm thess a plain up-an'-down man an' I hadn't went for him to come an' baptize Sonny to uphold the granjer of no church.

Well, sir, I knowed we wouldn't never git 'im down, an' I had went for the rector to baptize him, an' I intended to have it did, ef possible.

So, says I, turnin' 'round an' facin' him square, says I: "Rector," says I, "why not baptize him where he is?

Every now and then the circle widened to let in another figure, black or dark yellow, the figure of some humble blue-shirted spectator suddenly "getting religion" and rushing forward to snatch a weapon and baptize himself with his own blood; and as each new recruit joined the dancers the music shrieked louder and the devotees howled more wolfishly.

His father and mother had given his name,not at the baptismal font, for they were Baptists, and didn't baptize so,but they had given it to him.

And it was about ten minutes after, when the priest and his parishioners were talking of other things, that Mrs. Egan began to wave her arm, crying out that somebody should hurry. 'Will you make haste, and his reverence waitin' here this half-hour to baptize the innocent child!

Do you want me to baptize the child or not?' 'It would be safer, wouldn't it?' said Mrs. Egan.

"Aminadab," said he, "I baptize thee!" I have experienced few sensations more unpleasant than this application.

And this is the figure which Poussin (without the slightest change, if we recollect aright) has transferred to the still and solemn scene in which John baptizes the Saviour.

Where, but for such continuity would be the college spirit, that descends upon and baptizes the newcomer as he enters the college gates?

"Zimri," in Absalom and Achitophel, shows how deep had been his secret oath of vengeance, and how carefully the sweltered "venom" had been kept, in which at last he baptizes Buckingham, and embalms him at the same time for the wonder and contempt of posterity.

"He saith further: 'that the apostles did not anew baptize such persons, that had been baptized with the baptism of John.'"Barclay's Works, i, 292.

A holy man who baptizes Merlin, 206. BLAIVE.