410 A TREATISE ON EE-BAPTISM. the power of the name of Jesus invoked upon any man by baptism might affordto him who shouldbe baptizedno slight advantageforthe attainmentof salvation,as Peter relatesin the Acts of the Apostles,saying: " For thereisnone other name under heaven given among men whereby we mustbe saved."1 As also the Apostle Paul unfolds,showing that God hath exaltedour Lord Jesus, and given Him a name, thatitmay be above every name, thatin the name of Jesus allshouldbow the knee,of thingsheavenly and earthly,and under the earth,and every tongue shouldconfessthatJesus isLord in the glory-of God the Father. And he on whom, when he should be baptized,invocationshould be made in the name of Jesus,althoughhe might obtainbaptism under some error,stillwould not be hindered from knowing the truthat some time or another,and correctinghis error,and coming to the church and to the bishop,and sincerelycon fessingour Jesus beforemen; so thatthen,when handswere laidupon him by the bishop,he might alsoreceivetheHolj Spirit,and he would not losethat former invocationofthe name of Jesus,which none of us may disallow,althoughthis invocation,ifitbe standingbareand by itself,couldnotsuffice foraffordingsalvation,leston thisprinciplewe shouldbelieve thateven Gentilesand hereticswho abuse the name ofJesus could attainunto salvationwithoutthe trueand entirething- Yet itisextremelyusefultobelievethatthisinvocationofthe name of Jesus,togetherwith the correctionof errorandthe acknowledgment ofthebeliefofthetruth,and with theputting away of allstainof past conversation,if rightlyperformed with the mystery of God among men of thiskind,obtainsa placewhich itwould not have had, and finally,in thetrue faithand forthe maintenance of the integrityof thesign,is no hindrance,when itssupplementwhich had been wantingis added ; and that itisconsistentwith good reason,withthe authorityof somany years,and somany churchesand apostles and bishops; even as itisthevery greatestdisadvantageand damage toour most holymother church,now forthefirsttime suddenlyand withoutreasontorebelagainstformer decisions 1Actsiv.12.