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Gold refined, or, Baptism in its primitive purity proving baptism in water an holy…Gold refin'd, or, Baptism in its primitive purity proving baptism in water an holy…
Gold refined, or, Baptism in its primitive purity proving baptism in water an holy institution of Jesus Christ ... : wherein it is clearly evinced that baptism ... is immersion, or dipping the whole body, &c : also that believers are only the true subjects (and not infants) of that holy sacrament : likewise Mr. Smithies arguments for infant-baptism in his late book entitled, The non-communicant ... fully answered / by Benj. Keach ...Gold refin'd, or, Baptism in its primitive purity proving baptism in water an holy institution of Jesus Christ ... : wherein it is clearly evinced that baptism ... is immersion, or dipping the whole body, &c : also that believers are only the true subjects (and not infants) of that holy sacrament : likewise Mr. Smythies arguments for infant-baptism in his late book entitled, The non-communicant ... fully answered / by Benj. Keach ...
London : Printed for the author, and are to be sold by Nathaniel Crouch ..., 1689
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Chapter 3: Proving that Baptism is dipping, plunging, and covering the Body all over in Water from…
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Answ. Yea, and what then, for, saith Mr. Wilson, to baptize, is to dip or plunge primarily, and signifies such a washing as is used in Bucks wherein Linen is plunged and dipped; and thus they washed their Vessels, Hands, and Cups, viz. they swilled, rinsed, cleansed, and totally washed, dipped, or wetted them all over with Water, or else you may be sure it could never be said they baptized them. But, Sirs, who-ever washes Hands, Cups, Pots, or Beds, by sprinkling a few Drops of Water upon them? there is no washing by such a kind of Sprinkling. O that you would give over such Arguing, since the practice of Baptism in the Primitive Times doth, as you have heard, evidently show that the Baptized were always dipped all over in Water; Certainly 'tis no Baptism at all, if not so administered.
Answ. Yea, and what then, for, saith Mr. Wilson, to baptize, is to dip or plunge primarily, and signifies such a washing as is used in Bucks wherein Linnen is plunged and dip'd; and thus they wash'd their Vessels, Hands, and Cups, viz. they swilled, rinsed, cleansed, and totally washed, dip'd, or wetted them all over with VVater, or else you may be sure it could never be said they baptized them. But, Sirs, who-ever washes Hands, Cups, Pots, or Beds, by sprinkling a few Drops of VVater upon them? there is no washing by such a kind of Sprinkling. O that you would give over such Arguing, since the practice of Baptism in the Primitive Times doth, as you have heard, evidently shew that the Baptized were always dipped all over in VVater; Certainly 'tis no Baptism at all, if not so administred.