Views During the Second Period (300-750 A.D.): The Doctrine of the Church (23): Baptism

In addition to the fact that great significance was attached to the significance of baptism during the second period of the Church in the new dispensation which period we are now discussing, we may also observe that the baptism of infants was generally in vogue during this time. The following quotation from Philip Schaff's History of the Christian Church is of interest: "Augustine brought the operation of baptism into connection with his more complete doctrine of original sin. In addition to...