† rantizev.

1645 Mock-Majesty sig. A2^v To the Intelligent Reader, Baptis'd, or Rantis'd. Thou must excuse me for this pretty new stampt word..it is not a weeke since I first met with it, and that in a way of scorn, and contempt, of the Baptisme of our Church.

1653 S. Fisher Παιδοβαπτιζοντες Παιδιζοντες: Baby-baptism 5 It is..no true visible Church of God because it Rantizes Infants.

1696 B. Keach Light broke forth in Wales iii. 15 You rantise and baptize none unless you dip them into the Water.

1750 T. Palmer Serious Addr. Unbaptized Christians 72 Their hearts are..Rantized or Sprinkled from an evil conscience by the blood of Christ.

1795 P. Edwards Candid Reasons renouncing Princ. Antipædobaptism vii. 181 They, therefore, who say that the word rantism (sprinkling) is not the same as baptism, say nothing but what is very right; for rantize differs from baptize.

1844 Ladies' Repository Mar. 89/1 We return them the question thus: If dipping is the proper ceremony, why did not John say, I baptize you in water, but he shall rantize you with the Holy Ghost?

1894 Freeman 20 July 486/1 We believe that all the monarchs of England up to Queen Elizabeth were baptized, but none have been since—only rhantized.

1647 R. Whittle Answer Cornwells Positions 13 As for rantizing or sprinkling, I suppose I have already cleared it, that that is baptizing.

1692 B. Keach App. Athenian Mercuries 7/2 In the Rantizing or Sprinkling of an Infant, there is not, cannot be a lively Representation of Christ's Death, Burial and Resurrection.

1771 S. Addington Christian Minister's Reasons baptizing Infants vii. 57 We have here a certain proof that rantizing..and baptizing are the same.

1844 Ladies' Repository Mar. 89/1 This is not baptizing—in deed or in word, thou errest. This is called rantizing.