Originally published in 1882. ____________ TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE. INTRODUCTION. Book I. OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY. Part I. BAPTISM AT SINAI. Part II. THE VISIBLE CHURCH. Part III. ADMINISTERED BAPTISMS=SPRINKLINGS. Part IV. THE RITUAL SELF-WASHINGS. Part V. LATER TRACES OF THE SPRINKLED BAPTISMS. Part VI. STATE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT ARGUMENT. Book II. NEW TESTAMENT HISTORY. Part VII. INTRODUCTORY. Part VIII. THE PURIFYINGS OF THE JEWS. Part IX. JOHN'S BAPTISM. Part X. CHRIST'S BAPTISMS AND ANOINTING. Part XI. CHRIST THE GREAT BAPTIZER. Part XII. THE BAPTIST ARGUMENT. Part XIII. BAPTISMAL REGENERATION. Part XIV. THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH. Part XV. CHRISTIAN BAPTISM. Part XVI. THE FAMILY AND THE CHILDREN. CONCLUSION. Footnotes