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Then for St. Ambroſe, his expreſſion is but in aquis ſe merſit, that is, he dipped himſelf in the waters, not in aquas ſe merſit, he dipped himſelf into the waters. A great deal of difference betwixt in and into. The firſt would import that being in the waters he dipped himſelf, which might be ſaid, though he dipped but part of himſelf in them. The ſecond would import his dipping of himſelf into the waters, which would lye fairlieſt to be underſtood of a total immerſion.

1678, William Walker, “Other Ways of Baptizing besides That of a Total Immersion Used in the Church, in All, or Most Ages and Places of It”, in Βακτισμῶν Διδαχή, The Doctrine of Baptisms: or, A Discourse of Dipping and Sprinkling; […], London: […] Robert Pawlet, […], →OCLC, §. 14, pages 86–87

But to evince this Aſſertion more particularly, viz. That the Gentile Theology afforded no help to come to the Knowledge of God, and true Happineſs, I will examine and diſcard three of its chiefeſt Parts, and which of all other might fairlieſt pretend to give Help, and Aſſiſtance in the caſe before us. I mean their Idols, Sacrifices, and Oracles.

1701, Thomas Gale, “A Sermon Preach’d at York Minster on Whitsunday, 1701”, in Sermons Preached upon Several Holy-Days, Observed in the Church of England, London: […] Tho[mas] Warren, for Thomas Bennet, […], published 1704, →OCLC, page 392