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title: 'A Discourse on the Nature, the Proper Subjects, and the Benefits of Baptism'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Samuel Stanhope Smith'
date: 1808-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Sacraments'
- 'Ecclesiology (General)'
- 'Children and Youth'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 3'
- 'Romans 4'
- 'Acts 19'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/smith-1808-a-discourse-on-the-nature-the-proper-subjects-and-the-benefits-of-baptism
---

# A Discourse on the Nature, the Proper Subjects, and the Benefits of Baptism

Sermon (1808) defending infant baptism as the Christian circumcision: explains its nature, proper subjects, covenantal seal and benefits, and the parents' right to present children to the church.

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