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A49808	Baptismalogia, or, A treatise concerning baptisms whereto is added a discourse concerning the supper, bread and vvine, called also, communion / by Thomas Lawson.	Lawson, Thomas, 1630-1691.	1678 (1678)	Wing L723; ESTC R36244	71,361	108

Magdib pag. 126. For further confirmation hereof Musculus saith in his Common-Places pag. 741. Anciently very many did defer their Baptism to the very utmost term of their Life to the end that they might depart pure and blameless out of this Life and so they did not suffer themselve● to be baptized except in their Bed and that by sprinkling only in the very point of Death that they might dye with an Evidence for this cause these were called Clinicks that is Bed-rid and Clinick Baptism in this manner Constantine the great the Son of Helena a zealous Professor was baptized when about Sixty Five years old being sick and dyed a few dayes after Socrat. Scholast lib. 1. cap. 26. Mark this that in the coming in of Rantism that is sprinkling Old Men were sprinkled not Infants In early Ages of the Church Baptism saith Cave was deferred till old Age. Basil Bishop of Gesaria though born of believing Parents as his Father being Bishop of Nisen was not baptized till aged Osiander Cent. 4. lib. 3. Theodosius the Emperor though born of Christian Parents and instructed in the Faith yet was not baptized till aged Historia tripartita lib. 1. Further T●e Bohemiaen Confession holds out that Baptism for the most part was administred to Men of riper years In Alexandria the holy Scriptures were read and interpreted by the Unbaptized as well as by them that were Baptized Which thing plainly evidences that they ascribed not that virtue to Sprinkling or Infants as afterwards men did and now do It was a Custom among the Ancients that they that were baptized were baptized Naked supposing that as they were stripped of their Garment so by baptismal Water the old man that is in-dwelling sin and corruption was put off Wolfgangus Musculus Dusanus in his Comment on the Psalms This Custom continued very long as Authors say They had a Custom in the Primitive Church saith Trapp on Col. 2.12 that the Party to be baptized clod himself with old cloaths Which he put off when he entred into the baptismal Water and at his coming out he put on new Clothes What did they signifie hereby That they conceived that by the Virtue of baptismal Water they put off the rotten Rags of Vnrighteousness and put on the Garment of Righteousness and Salvation Thus the Water of Life being much lost within which cleanseth washeth purifieth sanctifieth and taketh away Spots Blemishes and spiritual Deformity they ascribed this Work to Water without One said Ardua sacrati baptismatis aula coruscat Quo delicta Adae Christus in amne lavat After this it came to be considered that many dyed before they became old therefore it was decreed That Children when growing to years of Discretion should be instructed in Christian-Principles and then baptized Zuinglius saith in his Book of Articles That Children were alwayes openly instructed and when their Faith had made an impression in their Hearts and they confessed the same with their Mouthes then were they admitted to Baptism Here was Teaching before Baptism but now they Sprinkle Infants and many years after teach them The one Baptism by one Spirit into one Body being much lost then they re-assumed John's Ministration of Water-Baptism or an Imitation thereof Johannes Bohemius saith In time part it was the Custom to administer Baptism alone to those that were instructed in the Faith and were before Easter so called and Pentecost catechized and then upon their Confession they were baptized this was done twice a year at Easter so called and Pentecost such as were baptized put on a White Garment when they came out of the Water for the aforesaid Reason or in token of that innocent course of Life they had engaged to walk in this White Raiment being exorcized and exsuffed with sundry Ceremonies they wore till the Sunday after Easter so called and on that day put it off which Day from those White Rayments was called Dominica in Albis that is The Lord's Day in White Concerning this Lactantius said Fulgentes animas vestis quoque candida signat Et grege de niveo gaudia pastor habet White Rayments Represent Souls chast and pure The Shepherd for his Flock takes Gladness sure The same Ceremony was observed by those that were baptized at Pentecost so from their White Rayments Pentecost came to be called Whit sunday that is White-Sonday in Memorial or Imitation thereof When Infants are now baptized they have on their Heads a White Cloth called a Chrisome Johan Bohemius de gentium moribus lib. 2. Cambdens Bret. pag. 768. Cave in his Primitive Christianity Pope Siricius in the year of the Lord 389. decreed That Baptism should not be celebrated but at the aforesaid two seasons Easter and Pentecost Summa Concil et Pontif. Baptizing at these two seasons became almost Vniversal saith Cassander de Baptismo Thou hast received after Baptism saith Ambrose de sacramentis a White Rayment a Token that thou hast put off the Pleasure of Sin and hast put on the chast or pure Rayment of Innocency Luther Bullenger Eras●us Ludovicus Vives Melancton Beza Bucer Augustine Marlolat Chamier Hammond Field Hugo Grotius Zuinglius Taylor Parens Tertullian Origen Cyprian Eusebius Heracles Dyonysius Athanasius Hillary Basil Gregory Nazianzen Ambrose Arnobius Jerom fourth Council of Carthage the Council of Laodicea the Council of Neocesaria Balsamon Zo●●r●● Walafridus Strabo Monsieur Daille Beatus Rhenanus and Augustine in his Book De Fide gave in their respective Testimonies that in the more early Ages of the Church Repentance Confession of Faith and Instruction in Christian-Principles was commended to people as the only Qualifications for Baptism those thus instructed in Christian Principles were called Catechumens so were admitted to Baptism which Custom saith Zuinglius I wish it were in use in our Age Augustine and others charged their Opinions if their Writings be not corrupted by the Index expurgatorius Augustine the Son of the vertuous Monica being instructed in the Faith was not baptized till about the thirtieth year of his Age as saith Nauclerus in the year 301. His Mother would not have him baptized young lest through youthful Propensity he should fall into sin which after Baptism would be greater and more perilous as she conceived White 's Apology for Kushworth's Dialogues Gregory Nazianzen born of Christian Parents his Father being a Bishop was baptized about the twentieth year of his Age Osiander Cent. 4. Lib. 3. Ambro●e born of Christian Parents remained instructed in Christian Principles and was unbaptized till he was chosen Bishop of Millain Paulinus in vita Ambrosij Jerom born of Christian Parents was baptized when about thirty years old Eras●●us in vita Hieron Chrysostom born of Christian Parents was not baptized till the one and twentieth year of his Age Hugo Grotius on Matth. 19. Nectarius was made Bishop of Constantinople before he was baptized Vossius de baptismo pag. 100. In Northumberland is a River called Glen in which Paulinus coming into those parts