As the Children of Israel had for Sacrament of their Reception into the Kingdome of God, before the time of Moses, the rite of Circumcision, which rite having been omitted in the Wildernesse, was again restored as soon as they came into the land of Promise; so also the Jews, before the coming of our Saviour, had a rite of Baptizing, that is, of washing with water all those that being Gentiles, embraced the God of Israel.
Israelgo gizasemeek Moisesen aurreko garaian zirkuntzisioaren erritua zutenez Jainkoaren erreinuan sartzeko onarpen-sakramentutzat (erritu hori basamortualdian baztertua izan arren, berriro jarri baitzen indarrean, agindutako lurraldera iritsi bezain laster), era berean juduek ere, gure Salbatzailea etorri aurretik, bataioaren erritua zuten, hau da, jentilak izan eta Israelgo Jainkoa besarkatzen zuten guztiak uretan garbitzea.