OF CIRCUMCISION
(In Four Articles)
We have now to consider things that are preparatory to Baptism: and
(1) that which preceded Baptism, viz. Circumcision, (2) those which
accompany Baptism, viz. Catechism and Exorcism.
Concerning the first there are four points of inquiry:
(1) Whether circumcision was a preparation for, and a figure of,
Baptism?
(2) Its institution;
(3) Its rite;
(4) Its effect.
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