[SUMMARY OF ARGUMENTS ON THE ACTION OF BAPTISM.]
IT is a fact that our Lord was baptized of John in Jordan. Is it then more probable that he was sprinkled of John in Jordan, than that he was immersed of John in Jordan?
It is a fact that after the Lord was baptized “he went up straightway out of the water.” Is it more probable that “he went up straightway out of the water,” in going from sprinkling, than from immersion?
It is a fact that the people were baptized of John in the river of Jordan. Is it more probable that they were sprinkled of John, in the river of Jordan, than that they were immersed in the river of Jordan?
It is a fact that “John was baptizing in Enon, near Salim, because there was much water there.” Is it more probable that he sprinkled in a place, because there was much water there, than that he immersed in a place because there was much water there?
It is a fact that Philip and the eunuch, both went down into the water, and he baptized him. Is it more probable that they both went down into the water to sprinkle, than that they both went down into the water to immerse?
It is a fact, mentioned by Paul, as a result of baptizing, that the body is washed. Is it more probable that the body is washed in sprinkling, than that the body is washed in immersing?
It is a fact, stated by Paul, that “we are buried with him in baptism.” Is it more probable that we are buried with him in sprinkling, than that we are buried with him in immersion?
It is a fact, stated by Paul, that we are buried with him by baptism. Is it more probable that we are buried with him by sprinkling, than that we are buried with him by immersion?