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 1 Int     |   Luciferian accepts as valid the baptism conferred by Arian bishops,
 2 Int     |           Arians could not confer baptism at all. Yes, says the objector,
 3 Int     |           John the Baptist, whose baptism needed to be followed by
 4 Int     |         the bishop gives Christ’s baptism and confers the Holy Spirit.
 5 Int     |         in his simplicity accepts baptism from an Arian bishop, and
 6 Int     |          Even Hilary by receiving baptism from the Church which always
 7 2       |      lay-priesthood, that is, his baptism, and I grant pardon to the
 8 2       |          as to think him who gave baptism an enemy of Christ, though
 9 6       | sacrificing since you approve his baptism, or reject his baptism if
10 6       |        his baptism, or reject his baptism if you do not think him
11 6       | impossible that he who is holy in baptism should be a sinner at the
12 6       |          appears that there is no baptism without the Holy Ghost.
13 6       |         prove that to be the true baptism by which the Holy Ghost
14 6       |      baptize, because there is no baptism of the Church without the
15 6       |       received Him at the time of baptism.~
16 7       |           saying that John in his baptism could not give the Holy
17 7       |     centurion received Him before baptism? Tell me, pray, why could
18 7       |        teaching of Scripture: the baptism of John did not so much
19 7       | forgiveness of sins as in being a baptism of repentance for the remission
20 7       |      wilderness, and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission
21 7       |           forerunner, so also his baptism was the prelude to the Lord’
22 7       |         the prelude to the Lord’s baptism. 4083 “He that is of the
23 7       |           argue that, because the baptism of John was from heaven,
24 7       |         for us to get in Christ’s baptism. Because it forgives sins,
25 7       |    Gehenna, it is perfect. But no baptism can be called perfect except
26 7       |           more than is due to the baptism of the servant, and destroy
27 7       |         allow him to have perfect baptism, after that admission do
28 7       |       defect, whereas there is no baptism of Christ without the Holy
29 7       |        darts from a distance. The baptism of John was so far imperfect
30 7       |      afterwards baptized with the baptism of Christ. For thus the
31 7       |        And they said, Into John’s baptism. And Paul said, John baptized
32 7       |            John baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto
33 7       |          with the true and lawful baptism of the Church, and thus
34 7       |        who have not had Christian baptism, and you will be able to
35 8       |          laying on of hands after baptism and then the invocation
36 8(4088) |           unction with oil before baptism in addition to that with
37 8(4088) |          to be administered after baptism.~
38 9       |       declare to be given in true baptism, except by the hands of
39 9       |           that the Arians have no baptism, and therefore that the
40 9       |           s palm. An Arian has no baptism; how is it then that he
41 11      |            If we agree that Arian baptism is invalid, you must reject
42 11(4095)|                                   Baptism was at this time, as a rule,
43 12      |            and therefore obtained baptism, what, let me ask, is the
44 12      |      Besides, it is the custom at baptism to ask, after the confession
45 12      |        heretic has received valid baptism. If he has not (and this
46 12      |         from the Arians has valid baptism, and then I will not deny
47 21      |          priests, nor can he give baptism without the Eucharist. And
48 22      |   likeness doth now save us, even baptism.” As in the ark there were
49 22      |           So also in the Church’s baptism, that most unclean bird
50 23      |    therefore, rejecting heretical baptism, he summoned his 4143 African
51 23(4143)|    willing to admit all heretical baptism, even that by Marcionites
52 23(4156)|       descended upon Jesus at his baptism to reveal the Most High,
53 24      |       repentance unaccompanied by baptism ought to be allowed valid
54 25(4159)|          had received the regular baptism of the Church before falling
55 25(4159)|         which ordered that if the baptism had been administered in
56 26      |          always allowed heretical baptism. Before the Synod of Ariminum
57 26      |        heretics on account of the baptism which they had previously
58 26      |          and acknowledged Ebion’s baptism. All at once after Arius