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and intelligible conclusion to be deduced from the preaching
as recorded in the third chapter of the First Gospel. The
continuation of the Christian baptism and its elevation to
the dignity of a Sacrament is a clear proof that the Church
does not believe in a baptism other than that which is per-
formed with water. Logic, common sense, and respect for
any sacred writ ought to convince every impartial reader
that the two baptisms are quite different things. The
Prophet of the desert does not recognize the baptism with
fire in the baptism with water. The nature and the efficacy
of each baptism is distinctly stated and defined. The one
is performed by immersing or washing the body with water
as a sign or mark of repentance; and the other is performed
no longer by water but by the Holy Spirit and the fire, the
effect of which is a thorough change of heart, faith, and
feeling. One purifies the body, the other enlightens the
as recorded in the third chapter of the First Gospel. The
continuation of the Christian baptism and its elevation to
the dignity of a Sacrament is a clear proof that the Church
does not believe in a baptism other than that which is per-
formed with water. Logic, common sense, and respect for
any sacred writ ought to convince every impartial reader
that the two baptisms are quite different things. The
Prophet of the desert does not recognize the baptism with
fire in the baptism with water. The nature and the efficacy
of each baptism is distinctly stated and defined. The one
is performed by immersing or washing the body with water
as a sign or mark of repentance; and the other is performed
no longer by water but by the Holy Spirit and the fire, the
effect of which is a thorough change of heart, faith, and
feeling. One purifies the body, the other enlightens the