A Dissertation on Baptism: Intended to Illustrate the Origin, History, Design, Mode, and Subjects, of That Sacred Institution; Wherein the Mistakes of ... Are Pointed Out, and Their Objections Refuted - Tapa blanda

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Excerpt from A Dissertation on Baptism: Intended to Illustrate the Origin, History, Design, Mode, and Subjects, of That Sacred Institution; Wherein the Mistakes of the Quakers and Baptists on That Subject Are Pointed Out, and Their Objections Refuted

To the water, religion has added the ap plication of oil and blood. The oil, which was ufed in this religious application to the body, was called 5o oil. The blood was always that of a facrifice, all which were dedicated to God, and thus were confidered holy. ~thefe were applied to the bodies of all,' who were initiated into the fervice of God. Kings and prophets were'anointed with the holy oil. No prief't could draw nigh to miniiier in the tabernacle of Jeho vah, until he was hri'c wafhen in water, a nointed with oil, and had blood put upon him, even the blood of confecration. Lev. Viii. 6. 12. 23, 24. In the fame chapter we are told, that Mofes fprinkled the altar and all his veifels both with blood and oil, in confecrating them to the divine fervice. The tabernacle was fané'tified in the fame manner, ver. 10. In fhort, almoi't all things are by the law purged with blood; nor was the application of oil lefs extenfive.

Mofes took the anointing oil, and anointa ed the tabernacle and all therein, and fanc' thema.

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