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title: 'A Dissertation on the Nature and Administration of the Ordinance of Baptism'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'William Sommerville'
date: 1866-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Sacraments'
- 'Ecclesiology (General)'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 28'
- 'Acts 2'
- 'Mark 10'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/sommerville-1866-a-dissertation-on-the-nature-and-administration-of-the-ordinance-of-baptism
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# A Dissertation on the Nature and Administration of the Ordinance of Baptism

Somerville's 1866 dissertation argues for sprinkling/pouring as valid baptismal mode and defends infant (paedobaptism) in covenantal church membership while critiquing antipedo positions.

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