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- THE GREAT BAPTIZER. A Bible History of Baptism.
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- INTRODUCTION.
- Book I. OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY.
- Part I. BAPTISM AT SINAI.
- Section I.—Baptism Originated in the Old Testament.
- Section II.—No Immersions in the Old Testament.
- Section III.—The Old Testament Sacraments.
- Section IV.—The Baptism of Israel at Sinai.
- Section V.—The Blood of Sprinkling.
- Section VI.—The Living Water.
- Part II. THE VISIBLE CHURCH.
- Section VII.—The Abrahamic Covenant.
- Section VIII.—The Conditions of the Sinai Covenant.
- Section IX.—The Promises of the Sinai Covenant.
- Section X.—The Visible Church was thus established.
- Section XI.—The Terms of Membership in the Church of Israel.
- Section XII.—Circumcision and Baptism.
- Part III. ADMINISTERED BAPTISMS=SPRINKLINGS.
- Section XIII.—Unclean Seven Days.
- Section XIV.—The Baptism of a healed Leper.
- Section XV.—Baptism of those defiled by the Dead.
- Section XVI.—Purifying from Issues.
- Section XVII.—The Baptism of Proselytes.
- Section XVIII.—The Baptism of Infants.
- Section XIX.—The Baptism of the Levites.
- Section XX.—These all were one Baptism.
- Section XXI.—This Symbol was derived from the Rain.
- Section XXII.—This Ordinance meant, Life to the Dead.
- Section XXIII.—The Gospel in the Water of Separation.
- Section XXIV.—These were the Divers Baptisms.
- Part IV. THE RITUAL SELF-WASHINGS.
- Section XXV.—Unclean until the Even.
- Section XXVI.—Gradation of the Self-washings.
- Section XXVII.—Mode implied in the Meaning of the Rite.
- Section XXVIII.—The Words used to designate the Washings.
- Section XXIX.—The Mode of Domestic Ablution.
- Section XXX.—The Facilities requisite.
- Section XXXI.—The Washings of the Priests.
- Section XXXII.—Like these were the Washings of the People.
- Section XXXIII.—Defilements and Purifyings of Things.
- Part V. LATER TRACES OF THE SPRINKLED BAPTISMS.
- Section XXXIV.—Old Testament Allusions.
- Section XXXV.—Rabbinic Traditions as to the Red Heifer.
- Section XXXVI.—The Festival of the Outpouring of Water.
- Section XXXVII.—The Hellenistic Greek.
- Section XXXVIII.—The Baptism of Naaman.
- Section XXXIX.—“Baptized from the Dead.”
- Section XL.—Judith’s Baptisms.
- Section XLI.—The Water of Separation in Philo and Josephus.
- Section XLII.—Imitations of these Rites by the Greeks and Romans.
- Section XLIII.—Baptism in Egypt and among the Aztecs.
- Section XLIV.—The Levitical Baptisms in the Christian Fathers.
- Part VI. STATE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT ARGUMENT.
- Section XLV.—Points established by the foregoing Evidence.
- Book II. NEW TESTAMENT HISTORY.
- Part VII. INTRODUCTORY.
- Section XLVI.—State of the Question.
- Part VIII. THE PURIFYINGS OF THE JEWS.
- Section XLVII.—Accounts of them in the Gospels.
- Section XLVIII.—Washing the Hands before Meals.
- Section XLIX.—Baptism upon return from Market.
- Section L.—A Various Reading.
- Section LI.—Baptisms of Utensils and Furniture.
- Part IX. JOHN’s$1BAPTISM.
- Section LII.—The History of John’s Mission.
- Section LIII.—Israel at the Time of John’s Coming.
- Section LIV.—The Nature and End of John’s Baptism.
- Section LV.—The Extent of John’s Baptism.
- Section LVI.—John did not Immerse.
- Section LVII.—John Baptized by Sprinkling with unmingled Water.
- Part X. CHRIST’s$1BAPTISMS AND ANOINTING.
- Section LVIII.—The Meaning of his Baptism by John.
- Section LIX.—The Anointing of the Lord Jesus.
- Section LX.—“The Baptism that I am Baptized with.”
- Part XI. CHRIST THE GREAT BAPTIZER.
- Section LXI.—The Kingdom of the Son of Man.
- Section LXII.—Christ is enthroned as the Baptizer.
- Section LXIII.—Note, on the Procession of the Holy Spirit.
- Section LXIV.—The Baptism of Fire.
- Section LXV.—The Baptism of Pentecost.
- Section LXVI.—The Manner of the Pentecost Baptism.
- Section LXVII.—The New Spirit Imparted on Pentecost.
- Section LXVIII.—The Tongues like as of Fire.
- Section LXIX.—The Gift of Other Tongues.
- Section LXX.—The Baptism of Repentance for the Remission of Sins.
- Section LXXI.—Paul’s Doctrine of this Baptism.
- Section LXXII.—Noah Saved by Water.
- Section LXXIII.—Christ’s Baptizing Administration.
- Section LXXIV.—Argument from the Real to Ritual Baptism.
- Part XII. THE BAPTIST ARGUMENT.
- Section LXXV.—Baptizo and the Resurrection.
- Section LXXVI.—The Prepositions.
- Section LXXVII.—“There was much Water there.”
- Section LXXVIII.—“Buried with him by Baptism into Death.”
- Section LXXIX.—“Buried with Him in Baptism.”
- Section LXXX.—End of the Baptist Argument.
- Part XIII. BAPTISMAL REGENERATION.
- Section LXXXI.—The Doctrine is Contrary to the Whole Tenor of the Gospel.
- Section LXXXII.—“Born of Water and of the Spirit.”
- Section LXXXIII.—“The Washing of Water by the Word.”
- Part XIV. THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH.
- Section LXXXIV.—The Ritual Law was not Repealed.
- Section LXXXV.—Why the Gentiles were Exempt from the Law.
- Section LXXXVI.—The Christian Passover.
- Section LXXXVII.—The Hebrew Christian Church.
- Section LXXXVIII.—The Gentiles Graffed in.
- Part XV. CHRISTIAN BAPTISM.
- Section LXXXIX.—History of the Rite.
- Section XC.—“Baptizing them into the Name.”
- Section XCI.—“He that believeth and is baptized.”
- Section XCII.—The Formula of Baptism.
- Section XCIII.—The Administration on Pentecost.
- Section XCIV.—Symbolic Meaning of this Baptism.
- Section XCV.—The Mode of the ritual Baptism on Pentecost.
- Section XCVI.—Other Cases Illustrating the Mode.
- Section XCVII.—“Baptized into Moses.”
- Part XVI. THE FAMILY AND THE CHILDREN.
- Section XCVIII.—Christ and the Children.
- Section XCIX.—“Else were your Children unclean but now are they Holy.”
- Section C.—Household Baptisms.
- Conclusion.
- SCRIPTURES ILLUSTRATED IN THE FOREGOING PAGES.
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