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Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus
On Baptism

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1 3| Lord was hovering over the waters." The first thing, O man, 2 3| venerate, is the age of the, waters in that their substance 3 3| God. What of the fact that waters were in some way the regulating 4 3| caused by "dividing the waters;" the suspension of "the 5 3| accomplished by "separating the waters." After the world had been 6 3| inhabitants were given it, "the waters" were the first to receive 7 3| no wonder in baptism if waters know how to give life. For 8 3| achieved with the aid of waters? Suitable material is found 9 3| juicy; which (earth) "the waters," separated the fourth day 10 4| THE SPIRIT OF GOD OVER THE WATERS TYPICAL OFBAPTISM.THE UNIVERSAL 11 4| God, who hovered over (the waters) from the beginning, would 12 4| continue to linger over the waters of the baptized. But a holy 13 4| Thus the nature of the waters, sanctified by the Holy 14 4| baptized with the very waters which then existed in the 15 4| beginning?" Not with those waters, of course, except in so 16 4| salvation than others. All waters, therefore, in virtue of 17 4| heavens, and rests over the waters, sanctifying them from Himself; 18 4| washed from those stains in waters. But as sins do not 'show 19 4| subservience. Therefore, after the waters have been in a manner endued 20 4| corporeally washed in the waters, and the flesh is in the 21 5| their idols the imbuing of waters with the self-same efficacy." ( 22 5| they cheat themselves with waters which are widowed. For washing 23 5| go in quest of purifying waters. Therefore, if the mere 24 5| how much more truly will waters render that service through 25 5| unclean spirits brood on waters, in spurious imitation of 26 5| hurtful spirit. Men whom waters have drowned or affected 27 5| should grant his presence to waters, to temper them to man's 28 5| an angel to be present in waters, an example of what was 29 5| efficacy was granted to the waters and to the angel. They who 30 6| FORMULA.~Not that in the waters we obtain the Holy Spirit; 31 8| Holiest Spirit. Over the waters of baptism, recognising 32 8| For just as, after the waters of the deluge, by which 33 9| nature into the all-salutary waters of baptism. This is the


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