Dict. Chr.
Antiq. “Baptism,” § 101. Tertull.
De Baptismo, c. xviii. “And so, according to the
circumstances, and disposition, and even age of each individual, the
delay of Baptism is preferable; principally, however, in the case of
little children.” Cf. Gregor. Naz. Orat. 40 De
Baptismo, quoted by Bingham, xi. c. 4, § 13.