Baptism

"Infants are baptized for the remission of sins. What sins? Whenever have
they sinned? In fact, of course, never. And yet: 'No one is free from
defilement.'(Job 14:4) But defilement is only put away by the mystery of
baptism. That is the reason why infants too are baptized."
Hippolytus: (170-236 A.D.) And they shall baptize the little children first.
And if they can answer for themselves, let them answer. But if they cannot, let
their parents answer or someone from their family. And next they shall
baptism the grown men; and last the women. (Apostolic Tradition 21.3-5)
Origen: 180 A.D Origen was born about 180 A.D. and he was baptized as an
infant, Remember, this was eighty years or less after the death of the Apostle
John. There are still earlier references which seem to speak of infant baptism,
but there is no question in the case of Origen.*
“I take this occasion to discuss something which our brothers often inquire
about. Infants are baptized for the remission of sins. Of what kinds? Or when
did they sin? But since "No one is exempt from stain," one removes the stain
by the mystery of baptism. For this reason infants are baptized. For "Unless
one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter the kingdom of heaven."
(Homily on Luke 14:5).
[After quoting Psalm 51:5 and Job 14:4] These verses may be adduced when
it is asked why, since the baptism of the church is given for the remission of
sins, baptism according to the practice of the church is given even to infants;
since indeed if there is in infants nothing which ought to pertain to
forgiveness and mercy, the grace of baptism would be superfluous. (Homily
on Leviticus 8:3).
[After quoting Leviticus 12:8 and Psalm 51:5] For this also the church had a
tradition from the apostles, to give baptism even to infants. For they to whom
the secrets of the divine mysteries were given knew that there is in all persons
the natural stains of sin which must be washed away by the water and the
Spirit. On account of these stains the body itself is called the body of sin.
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