The antiquities of England and Wales . , and was performed in the open air, in fountains, lakes,rivers, and even the fea. The perfons to be baptized were im-merfed three times, on the naming of the Three Perfons of theTrinity. Sprinkling was, in fome cafes, allowed; but perfons fobaptized were incapable of holding any dignity in the was long difputed whether infants were originally admitted tothis ceremony, and it was often delayed a long time for differentrcafons. St. Ambrofe was not baptized before he was eleftedBidiop of Melan, and fome of the fathers not till near theirdeath. It
The antiquities of England and Wales . , and was performed in the open air, in fountains, lakes,rivers, and even the fea. The perfons to be baptized were im-merfed three times, on the naming of the Three Perfons of theTrinity. Sprinkling was, in fome cafes, allowed; but perfons fobaptized were incapable of holding any dignity in the was long difputed whether infants were originally admitted tothis ceremony, and it was often delayed a long time for differentrcafons. St. Ambrofe was not baptized before he was eleftedBidiop of Melan, and fome of the fathers not till near theirdeath. It was thus performed at the time of Juflin Martyr andTertullian ; for the latter fpeaks of perfons going from the churchto the water to be baptized. It continued to be adminiftered inthe open air till the time of the Saxons -, forPauIinus, Archbifiiopof York, baptized a thoufand perfons at one time in the riverSwale: for the due performance of that ceremony it was re-quired the parties fhould be quite naked. Baptiitries were after-wards. .teCIEWT MO:NiLTMEHTS.^/?i: Ti^a. P ^^rmn^^^^^^^^^^^¥^^^^^^ -^\r~-
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