16.  Be of good courage, O Jerusalem; the Lord will take away all thine iniquities Zeph. iii. 14, 15..  The Lord will wash away the filth of His sons and of His daughters by the Spirit of judgment, and by the Spirit of burning Is. iv. 4..  He will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be cleansed from all your sin Ezek. xxxvi. 25..  Angels shall dance around you, and say, Who is this that cometh up in white array, leaning upon her beloved Cant. viii. 4, Gr. ἀδελφιδόν, “brother,” “kinsman.”?  For the soul that was formerly a slave has now adopted her Master Himself as her kinsman:  and He accepting the unfeigned purpose will answer:  Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair:  thy teeth are like flocks of sheep new shorn, (because of the confession of a good conscience:  and further) which have all of them twins Ib. iv. 1, 2.; because of the twofold grace, I mean that which is perfected of water and of the Spirit The Fathers sometimes speak as if Baptism was primarily the Sacrament of remission of sins, and upon that came the gift of the Spirit, which notwithstanding was but begun in Baptism and completed in Confirmation.  Vid. Tertullian. de Bapt. 7, 8, supr. i. 5 fin.  Hence, as in the text, Baptism may be said to be made up of two gifts, Water, which is Christ’s blood, and the Spirit.  There is no real difference between this and the ordinary way of speaking on the subject;—Water, which conveys both gifts, is considered as a type of one especially,—conveys both remission of sins through Christ’s blood and the grace of the Spirit, but is the type of one, viz. the blood of Christ, as the Oil in Confirmation is of the other.  And again, remission of sins is a complete gift given at once, sanctification an increasing one.  (R.W.C.)  See Index, “Baptism.”, or that which is announced by the Old and by the New Testament.  And God grant that all of you when you have finished the course of the fast, may remember what I say, and bringing forth fruit in good works, may stand blameless beside the Spiritual Bridegroom, and obtain the remission of your sins from God; to whom with the Son and Holy Spirit be the glory for ever.  Amen.