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Excerpt from The Works of the Rev. Joseph Bingham, M. A, Vol. 4 of 10 Of the use of sponsors or sureties in baptism; Sect. 1. Three sorts of sponsors in the Primitive Church. First, for children. - II. Parents commonly sponsors for their own children. - III. Other sureties not bound to maintain the children for whom they were sponsors. - IV. But only to answer for them to the several interrogatories in baptism. - V. And to be guardians of their spiritual life for the future. - VI. The second sort of sponsors for such adult persons as could not answer for themselves. - VII. The third sort of sponsors for all adult persons in general. - VIII. Whose duty was, not to answer in their names, but only to admonish and instruct them before and after baptism. - IX. This office chiefly imposed upon deacons and deaconesses. - X. What persons prohibited from being sponsors. - XI. But one sponsor required, and that a man for a man, and a woman for a woman. - XII. When first it became a law that sponsors might not marry a spiritual relation. - XIII. Why the names of the sponsors ordered to be registered in the books of the Church; Of the unction and the sign of the cross in baptism; Sect. I. Of the first original of unction in baptism. - II. Of the difference between this and chrism in confirmation. - III. The design of this unction, and the reason of it. - IV. The sign of the cross frequently used in the ceremonies of baptism. First, in the admission of catechumens; and secondly, in the time of exorcism. - V. Thirdly, in this unction before baptism. - VI. Fourthly, in the unction of confirmation; Of the consecration of the water in baptism; Sect. I. The consecration of the water made by prayer. - II. An ancient form of this prayer in the Constitutions. - III. The sign of the cross used in this consecration. - IV. The effects and change wrought by this consecration, the same as in the bread and wine in the eucharist. - V. How far these prayers of consecration reckoned necessary in the Church; Of the different ways of baptizing by immersion, trine immersion, and aspersion in the case of clinic baptism; Sect. I. All persons anciently divested in order to be baptized. - II. No exception in this case either with respect to women or children. - III. Yet matters were so ordered, as that no indecency might be committed. - IV. Baptism usually performed by immersion. - V. Yet aspersion allowed in some extraordinary cases. - VI. Trine immersion, the general practice for several ages, and the reason of this. - VII. The original of this practice. - VIII. When first the Church allowed of any alteration in it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Origines Ecclesiasticæ, Vol. 4 of 9: Or the Antiquities of the Christian Church, and Other Works, of the Rev. Joseph Bingham, M.A New Teetament. Except in thechurcb of Rome. Where cnl Epistle and 0 l were read - 3. Proper Lessons for cerntin Times Festirnla. Org; whom the Scriptures were anciently read in the Church - 5. Whether the Epistle and Gospzl were read twice: first to the Catechnmens. And then to the Faithful. Utt Alma-6. The Solemmty and Ceremonies of Reading the lessons. Where firat ofthe Salutation. Per calm. Before Reading. - 7. This Salutation sometimes used by the Bishop immediately before the Reader began to read-8. The Deacon enjoined Silence. Before the Reader began. And re. Quired attention. As the Reader also did before every Lesson. Auyin Thus with the l.ord. 9. At the naming of the Prophet. Or Epistle. The neple. In come places. Said. Deegrurias. And Amen. At the end of it. 10. At the reading of the Gospel all stood up. And said. In ma l'htcrs. Glory be to thee. 0 Lord. - tl. Lights carried belore the Gospel in the Eastern Churches.. 12. Three or four Lessons eomt-timea read out of the Gospels on the some Dav. 18. Of longer and shorter Masons. And their distinct Use. According to Durantus._14. What might. Or might not. He rend by way oflessona in the Church Those which we now call Apocryphal Books.' were an. Tn some Churches. But not in ell._ té. And in some Churches. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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