A Handbook on Christian Baptism Author:Richard Ingham Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Section ra. BAPTISM A PERMANENT INSTITUTION. John The Apostle,—"Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits."—1st Episttf, iv. 1. Dr. Guthkie... more ».—" I would not disparage outward ordinances and forms. They are valuable in their own place and for their own purposes ; frames, as they are, to set the picture in ... caskets for truth's jewels."—ChrM and the Intl., and.C., p. 280. F. Clowes.—"Our blessed Lord, in founding this spiritual church or dispensation, yet saw it good to institute two ceremonies—Baptism and the Lord's Supper. Surely He would have made it wholly spiritual had He not had some important reason for adding these two ceremonies."—Imp. ofRujht Views, p. 5. Dr. J. Burns.—"I believe that to unlearn what has been taught us in the schools of human theology is exceedingly difficult." "The truth is the golden treasure, and however, and wherever, or from whomsoever it ia obtained, it will enrich and bless the possessor."—G. ?. R., p. 175. 1838. C. Stovkl.—" It would be well to bear ? mind, that great ingenuity ie not so important in ascertaining the import of God's holy Word as prayerful attention, childlike simplicity, and an honest heart, with whatever state of feeling may commend us to the eternal teaching Spirit. "— Rip. ???.,?. 231. Dr. Wardlaw.—"It is kind in that God who 'knoweth our frame,' not only to give us Hie Word, but to embody, as it were, that Word to our senses, to confirm it to our faith, and to impress it upon our memories and hearts, by significant outward institutions."—Ittf. Bap., p. Itio. The perpetuity of baptism is believed to be the intention of the Divine mind;— 1. Because baptism is an institution of the New Covenant. Although the Christian, compared with the Jewish dispensation, is not distinguished by ritual obs...« less