Page 163some of his other writings, as in the book of the"Holy Spirit," chap. 12, 14, and 27; but nowhere does he mention infant baptism. H. Montan. Nietigh, page 73. Jac. Mehrn., Bapt. Hist.,.page 365. Moreover, the words of Basilius, whenever he treats of baptism, clearly express that they cannot be applied to infants. For, showing the nature of baptism, and what it is, he says (Lib. 3, Contra Eunom.), "Baptism is a seal of faith." Again (Exhort. ad Baapt.), "Baptism is the mark of the Christian champion." Again (de Instr. ad Bapt. hen.), "Baptism is a likeness of death, burial, and the resurrection of the dead." Bapt. Hist., p. 322. These things are so clear that they require no explanation, and we shall therefore proceed to what he says further. As regards the form of baptism, according to the institution of Christ, he writes (Lib. 3, Contra Eunom.), "Our baptism is administered according to the institution of the Lord, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost."; Again, concerning the faith which must accompany such baptism, he says (Lib. de Sp. S., cap. 12), "When we believe on the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, we are also baptized in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost." Bapt. Hist., page 323. Respecting the words of the candidates, and what manner of conduct they observed at baptism, he says, in the last named book, that the candidates for baptism renounced Satan and all his angels. Again (Exhort. ad Bapt.) he states that they lifted up their hands towards heaven; that they kneeled down in prayer. Bapt. Hist., page 336.
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