Contrast between the Christianity of the New Testament and That of the Later Centuries--Gnosticism and Allegorical Interpretation--Testimony of Harnack and Bauer Concerning the “Hellenization of Christianity”--Hatch on “Pagan Exegesis”--The “Fathers” as Allegorists; Justin, Clement of Alexandria, Barnabas, and Others--Examples: “The Red Heifer a Type of Christ”; “Spiritual Circumcision”; “Scriptural Significance of Foods”; “The Cross in the Old Testament”; “Why Are There One Hundred and Fifty Psalms?”; “The Phœnix a Type of the Resurrection”; “Gnostic Exposition of the Decalogue”; “Types of Christ”; Various Examples from Augustine. CHAPTER III. ASIATIC PAGAN WATER-WORSHIP 71 Fundamental Corruption of Christian Baptism through Pagan Water-Worship--“Baptismal Regeneration,” the Product of Paganism--Spiritual Purity Sought through Pagan Baptism--Testimonies from Jamblicus, Virgil, Ovid, Herodotus, Juvenal, and Others--Baptism and Serpent-Worship--Baptism and Egyptian Sun-Worship--The Sacred Nile--The Prevalence of Water-Worship in India--Sacred Wells--Sacred Rivers--Modern Buddhistic and Modern Hindu Baptism. CHAPTER IV. WATER-WORSHIP IN NORTHERN EUROPE AND IN MEXICO 98 Water-Worship Prominent in Many Ways, and Associated with Holy Seasons--Infant Baptism among the Scandinavians and Teutons--Pagan “Christening of Children”--Sacred Water as a Safeguard against Disease, etc.--Virtue of Water Used for Mechanical Purposes--Water Sprites--Similarity between Roman Catholicism and Paganism of Mexico--Aztec Baptism--Prayer for “Baptismal Regeneration” of Child by Mexican Midwife. CHAPTER V. GREEK WATER-WORSHIP 112 Sprinkling and Immersion Both Used--Prominence of “Baptismal Regeneration”--Lustral Water at Temple Doors--Baptism of Animals--Influence of “The Greek Mysteries” on Christian Baptism--Initiatory Baptisms--Scenic Illustrations--Mithraic Baptism Engrafted on Grecian--“Creed,” “Symbol,” Drawn from Grecian Water-Worship Cult--Identity of Grecian and Roman Catholic Forms--The Use of Spittle in Pagan Baptism. CHAPTER VI. PAGAN WATER-WORSHIP TRANSFERRED TO CHRISTIANITY 128 Testimony from Tertullian, Barnabas, Justin, Methodius, the Apostolic Constitutions, etc.--Holy Water, or Repeated Baptism, Borrowed without Change--Magical Effects of Holy Water, the Same in Christian as in Pagan Cult--Baptism of Animals by Holy Water, to Produce Magical Results--Holy Water Prepared after the Pagan Method--Consecration of Baptismal Waters Borrowed from Pagan Combination of Sun- and Water-Worship--The Church Filled with Baptized but Unconverted Pagans, and so Passed under Pagan Control. CHAPTER VII. PAGAN SUN-WORSHIP 156