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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 4: Proving that Baptism is Dipping, Plunging, or Burying the whole Body in Water, In the N…
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CHAP. IV. Proving that Baptism is Dipping, Plunging, or Burying the whole Body in Water, In the Name, &c. from the Spiritual or Metaphorical signification of this Gospel-Ordinance or Administration.
TO make it appear yet more fully, that Baptism is not sprinkling, pouring, nor any other thing, than dipping, plunging, or covering of the Body in Water, we shall proceed to examine what it was ordained for by our Lord Jesus Christ, to hold forth, or to be a Sign or Representation of; for like as in the Holy Sacrament of the Supper, it behoveth us to know, what the breaking of the Bread, and pouring forth of the Wine signifies, or are Figures of; so in like manner we ought (with as great care) to endeavour to know what is held forth, or represented to us, as the Holy Signs of the Blessed Sacrament of Baptism; for as all true Christians readily do confess and agree with us, that the Ordinance of the Lord's Supper is not, cannot be rightly nor truly administered, if the great Ends and Design of Jesus Christ, in the Institution of it, are not answered thereby, or▪ what it was ordained and appointed to signify, plainly held forth and represented in its administration; but it is contrariwise a great abuse and profanation ⟨p. 43⟩of it; and from hence we, and all true Protestants, always say, Let us keep to the exact words of the Institution, and manner of its first Celebration, that so the great Things signified, both by the breaking the Bread, and pouring forth the Wine, may clearly appear, and be represented in the Administration thereof.
TO make it appear yet more fully, that Baptism is not sprinkling, pouring, nor any other thing, than dipping, plunging, or covering of the Body in VVater, we shall proceed to examine what it was ordained for by our Lord Jesus Christ, to hold forth, or to be a Sign or Representation of; for like as in the Holy Sacrament of the Supper, it behoveth us to know, what the breaking of the Bread, and pouring forth of the VVine signifies, or are Figures of; so in like manner we ought (with as great care) to endeavour to know what is held forth, or represented to us, as the Holy Signs of the Blessed Sacrament of Baptism; for as all true Christians readily do confess and agree with us, that the Ordinance of the Lord's Supper is not, cannot be rightly nor truly administred, if the great Ends and Design of Jesus Christ, in the Institution of it, are not answered thereby, or what it was ordained and appointed to signify, plainly held forth and represented in its administration; but it is contrarywise a great abuse and prophanation