APOSTOLIC MODE OF PERFORMING BAPTISM: ITS RELATION TO THE COVENANT; AND WHO ARE PROPER SUBJECTS TO BE ACCOMPANIED WITH SCRIPTURAL PROOFS. BY B. F. COOK New York: L. W. STARR, BOOK AND JOB PRINTER, No. 183 WILLIAM STREET. 1860. BV 803 сь Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1860, by B. F. COOK, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York. PREFACE. IN bringing this small work before the public, I wish it understood that it is not designed to be sectarian, or contraversial, but rather to trace out and present, in as clear and simple a manner as possible, the Apostolic mode of performing Baptism, with its use and design; and, in order to do so, I have presented the subject in a different light from any other that I have ever seen. I had, originally, no intention of publishing this composition, and my time being mostly occupied by business affairs, I have been unable to enter into as minute and accurate an arrangement, as I could wish, of the materials drawn from the Holy Scriptures, upon which my explanation rests. I conclude with the hope, that this method of exposition may not be entirely lost upon the christian community, and that it may possibly lead many to a more just apprehension of the significance of so beautiful a symbol in the Church of Christ. New York, May 22, 1860. THE AUTHOR. |