Fuller, Samuel. LOUTRON; or, Water Baptism. A Series of Discourses on its Mode, Subjects, Advantages and Conditions
Fuller, Samuel. LOUTRON; or, Water Baptism. A Series of Discourses on its Mode, Subjects, Advantages and Conditions

Fuller, Samuel. LOUTRON; or, Water Baptism. A Series of Discourses on its Mode, Subjects, Advantages and Conditions

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Fuller, Samuel. LOUTRON; or, Water Baptism. A Series of Discourses on its Mode, Subjects, Advantages and Conditions. New York: Daniel Dana, Jr., 1858. First Edition. [5271] 

Black publisher's cloth stamped in blind, faint gilt titles to spine, 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches, spine ends slightly frayed, lacks the front free (peach) end paper. Contemporary private bookplate of Rev. Delou Burke. 139 clean pp., tight. Good. Hardcover.

By the Rev. Samuel Fuller, D.D., Rector of Christ Church, Andover, Massachusetts.

Contents:

I. The mode of baptism --

the Greek of the New Testament a peculiar dialect --

immersing, in the sense of plunging the whole body in water, cannot be proved from the New Testament --

this is shown by a careful examination of the root of the baptism words --


II. The mode of baptism --

The meaning of baptize and baptism in the New Testament --


III. The mode of baptism --

Examination of the New Testament expressions, "much water," "buried with Christ in baptism," "going down into the water," and "coming up out of the water," --

evidence that pouring was the original mode of Christian baptism --


IV. Subjects of baptism --

infant church --

membership proved from the divine constitution of the family, the state, and the church --


V. The subjects of baptism --

the command of our Lord to suffer little children to come to him; and the command of his apostles, St. Peter, to baptize children --


VI. The advantages of infant baptism --

causes of the neglect of infant baptism --

the Abrahamic covenant perpetually existing and efficacious --


VII. Advantages of infant baptist --

admission into Christ's church and regeneration --


VIII. The conditions of baptism --

the nature of the salvation in the church --

a good conscience --

the answer of a good conscience --

baptismal questions and answers --

repentance --

faith --

obedience