reflects unjustly upon Paul, the great apostle to us Gentiles.[43] Is it
not a mere evasion of the gospel truth here and elsewhere inculcated,
that Christ gave no commission to baptize with water?[44]

John the Baptist was sent or commissioned to baptize with water and the
Holy Spirit once descended as John baptized with water.[45]

The apostles were commissioned to go preach the Gospel after they should
be endued with power from on high.[46]

We read that the Holy Spirit descended as the apostles preached the
Gospel. [47] Neither the apostles nor disciples were ever commissioned
to baptize with water; and so far as we read, the Holy Spirit never
descended as they did baptize with water.


FOOTNOTES:

[Footnote 31: 1 Cor. 1.17; Acts 13.47; Rom. 1.16]

[Footnote 32: Luke 24.47; Luke 24.49]

[Footnote 33: Mat. 28.19; Mat. 3.11; Mark 1.8; Luke 3.16; Jon. 1.26, 33;
Acts 11.16; 1 Cor. 1.17; Acts 10.42]

[Footnote 34: Acts 2.38; Acts 8.16; Acts 10.48; Acts 19.5; Acts 8.12,
13]

[Footnote 35: Acts 8.38; Acts 9.18; Acts 18.8, 25; Acts 16.15, 33]