| 1. | In pains and injuries, affusions of cold water are applied.
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| 2. | If the patient is pale and thin, Kneipp recommended partial washings or affusions only.
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| 3. | Affusion and aspersion tend to be practiced by Christian denominations that also practice infant baptism.
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| 4. | However, when a person could not be immersed, baptism by aspersion or affusion was performed.
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| 5. | But in that verse of Luke, the " washing " referred to is partial, like affusion.
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| 6. | Kneipp applied water in the form of wraps, compresses, packs, steamings, washings, and affusions.
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| 7. | Nevertheless, some Christian denominations have taught that baptism not only by aspersion but even by affusion is invalid.
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| 8. | Adult baptisms are often by means of immersion as opposed to the more historic methods of aspersion and affusion.
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| 9. | Some conditions expressly do not affect validity for example, whether submersion, immersion, affusion or aspersion is used.
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| 10. | The Didache 7.1 3 ( AD 60 150 ) allowed for affusion practices in situations where immersion was not practical.
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