of' water, or even with one; because every posm?le method of relief is to be employed to deliver the soul of the infant, which is in imminent danger of losing ete?_al life."* But the cases which Roman Catholic divines quote as examples are se grossly obscene, shocking, and super- stitious that we cannot follow them through this forbidden path. 6. It is a question very much debated among their divines whether baptism performed pro' ablutio?m occ?vam, by deadl or occio'vz ?bi#tio?, is walid. This question is treated in form by ?ens baptism, (No. on from whom we make the following extract, in answer to the question, I: 5apasm validly cofeed by occioe aluio! "An.ms,'. Ablution can be occisive in two ways. One on account ef the matter, as if an infant were baptized with hot or poisoned water; and such an ablution suffices to the validity of baptism, because there is a true moral ablution. The other kind of ablution is called occisiw of itself, or on account of the action, as if any one would throw a child into a well or stream without hope of its emerging. This action is certainly unlawful." ' "But it is controverted, if this suffices to the validity of baptism, if at the same time the form is used with the intention of baptizing." "As.n0er. The whole reason of this doubt consists in this, whether such a projection into the river can bd called a true ablution, and con- sequendy the proximate matter instituted by Christ. Suarez, Wiggera, Neesen, Panweis, Van Roy, Bondart, &c., hold the affirmative opinion, because the conditions of ablution appear to be preserved, when ablu- tion does not necessarily require emersion. For instance, say they, suppose see a pious mother throwing into a well her dying child, you which cannot be baptized through want of water, it will be inferred that she thus threw it with the design of baptizing it; and thus, from the circumstances, this projection i5 determined to be a moral ablution, as it ought to be." "Scorns and the ScotJars, Daelman, Preingut, &c., hold the con- trary. The principal reason of these is, that Christ instituted for the lwoximate matter of baptism, not any kind of ablution, but the usual moral ablution, or what is and may be called ablution according to the common sense of mankind. But he who throws thus the infant, cording to the common sense of mankind, is not said to design to wtmh, When such ?tlin'g and absurd topics are gravely treated by, their ablest divines, and so much stress is !aid on the form of baptism, and so little referred to the renovating influences of C_,od's Holy Spirit, it is not marvellous that the grossest ideas should prevail, and the most moralizing practice ensue in the Church of Rome. But the, bare recital
- '* Quod in necemitete, qu?ndo non poteot infuudi aqut, seu bri ablu?o in capitc,
vei ? perle p?Cilmli eorporis, poesit et debeat ablui, 0eu hptinri infans in quacan- que tamleto minims parle corpotis, ethm in solis capillis, in unguibus, in eocundinb ve? umbfilco, etiam toteliter in utero mattie existess, si obstotrix fit mteo petite, ut mann ?tra nmtris uterum super infantis corpus poresit e(juarn perfu .ndere, vel alio ?!uovio modo p0mu'bili eorlms infanfi8 unox perituri dumbus ?uttm 8qum, vol eLiran una sola ?atte poe* ? attinfi et ablui, qui? periclitanti animm inf'sn?s de nlute etern succumudmm eat omu? po?bii/ modo.".--F?..' on r, he word ?, ?. ii, No. 18. bo c?es similar to the foregoing mentioned by Dens, de ]hpt., No ?. 7, whero be quotm fr0m t?e Itomu ritml.
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