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in_o flood_n and_o fountain_n mr._n fox_n fox_n mr._n fox_n tell_v we_o in_o his_o act_n and_o monument_n part._n 1._o p._n 138._o out_o of_o fabian_n cap._n 119_o 120._o that_o austin_n and_o paulinus_n do_v in_o the_o seven_o century_n baptise_v here_o in_o england_n great_a multitude_n in_o the_o river_n trent_n and_o the_o river_n swol_n where_o note_v by_o the_o way_n say_v mr._n fox_n it_o follow_v there_o be_v no_o use_n of_o font_n the_o like_a also_o as_o you_o will_v hear_v after_o find_v germainus_a and_o lupus_n the_o two_o french_a evangelist_n do_v in_o the_o five_o century_n baptise_v multitude_n in_o the_o river_n allin_n near_o chester_n con._n hierem._n pa._n con._n hieremias_n patr._n of_o constantinople_n ad_fw-la thelo_n witâ—bergenses_n resp._n 11._o c._n 4._o say_v the_o ancient_n baptise_a not_o by_o sprinkle_v the_o baptise_a with_o water_n with_o their_o hand_n but_o by_o immersion_n follow_v the_o evangelist_n who_o come_v up_o out_o of_o the_o water_n therefore_o do_v he_o descend_v which_o must_v needs_o be_v immersion_n and_o not_o aspersion_n zepperus_n zepperus_n zepperus_n de_fw-fr sacramentis_fw-la from_o the_o annotation_n and_o etymology_n of_o the_o word_n it_o do_v appear_v what_o be_v of_o old_a the_o custom_n of_o administer_a baptism_n which_o though_o we_o have_v change_v into_o rantise_a or_o sprinkle_v dr._n tailor_n in_o his_o rule_n of_o conscience_n tayl._n dr._n tayl._n b._n 3._o c._n 4._o p._n 644_o 645._o the_o ancient_a church_n do_v not_o in_o their_o baptism_n sprinkle_v water_n with_o their_o hand_n but_o do_v immerge_n and_o therefore_o we_o find_v in_o the_o record_n of_o the_o church_n that_o the_o person_n to_o be_v baptise_a be_v quite_o naked_a as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o many_o place_n particular_o in_o the_o mystagogy_n chat_v of_o st._n cyril_n and_o many_o other_o as_o you_o have_v before_o in_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o this_o part_n from_o vossius_fw-la p._n 133._o and_o this_o of_o immersion_n be_v of_o so_o sacred_a a_o account_n in_o their_o esteem_n that_o they_o do_v not_o esteem_v it_o lawful_a to_o receive_v he_o into_o the_o clergy_n who_o have_v be_v only_o sprinkle_v in_o baptism_n as_o the_o epistle_n of_o cornelius_n to_o fabianus_n of_o antioch_n euseb_n lib._n 6._o c._n 43._o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a that_o he_o who_o be_v sprinkle_v in_o his_o bed_n by_o reason_n of_o sickness_n shall_v be_v admit_v to_o holy_a order_n doubt_v whether_o such_o a_o sprinkle_n shall_v be_v call_v baptism_n and_o therefore_o magnus_n in_o his_o epistle_n question_n whether_o they_o be_v to_o be_v esteem_v right_a christian_n who_o be_v only_o sprinkle_v and_o not_o dip_v in_o water_n and_o that_o chrysostome_n say_v that_o the_o old_a man_n be_v bury_v and_o drown_v in_o the_o immersion_n under_o water_n and_o when_o the_o baptise_a person_n be_v afterward_o raise_v up_o from_o the_o water_n it_o represent_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o new_a man_n to_o newness_n of_o life_n and_o therefore_o conclude_v that_o the_o contrary_a custom_n be_v not_o only_o against_o ecclesiastical_a law_n but_o against_o the_o analogy_n and_o mystical_a signification_n of_o the_o sacrament_n be_v not_o to_o be_v comply_v with_o worce_v marq._n of_o worce_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n confess_v by_o a_o learned_a pen_n the_o marquis_n of_o worcester_n in_o his_o certam_fw-la relig._n that_o she_o change_v dip_v the_o party_n baptise_a over_o head_n and_o ear_n into_o sprinkle_v upon_o the_o face_n until_o the_o thâ—rd_n century_n we_o find_v not_o any_o that_o upon_o any_o consideration_n do_v admit_v of_o sprinkle_v the_o first_o we_o meet_v with_o be_v cyprian_a in_o his_o epistle_n to_o magnus_n baptism_n what_o clinical_a baptism_n lib._n 4._o ep._n 7._o where_o he_o plead_v for_o the_o baptise_v of_o the_o sick_a by_o sprinkle_v and_o not_o by_o dip_v or_o pour_v call_v the_o clinical_a baptism_n magdib_n cen._n 3._o ch._n 6._o p._n 126._o as_o also_o for_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o new_a convert_v prisoner_n in_o the_o prison_n house_n and_o which_o by_o degree_n afterward_o they_o bring_v in_o use_n for_o sick_a child_n also_o and_o then_o afterward_o all_o child_n aquinas_n scotus_n and_o other_o of_o the_o schoolman_n conclude_v that_o dip_v be_v most_o agreeable_a to_o the_o institution_n but_o admit_v that_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n viz._n when_o either_o many_o be_v to_o be_v baptize_v scarcity_n of_o water_n or_o sickness_n and_o weakness_n they_o may_v sprinkle_v vossius_fw-la p._n 38._o all_o which_o argument_n from_o the_o genuine_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n nature_n of_o the_o ordinance_n usuage_v of_o the_o ancient_n be_v excellent_o inculcate_v by_o the_o learned_a dr._n tillotson_n in_o a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o his_o lecture_n in_o michael_n cornhill_n london_n april_n 15._o 1673._o from_o