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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 6: Proving Believers, or Adult Persons, only to be the Subjects of Baptism, from Christ's…
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3. Observe what is Antecedent to Baptism, Teach all Nations; there must be teaching, they must be first Taught, or made Disciples, for the word [Greek or Hebrew], as is well known and confessed by all, doth signify, to discipulize, or make Disciples, and next baptize them. And this also we find was his own practice, first to make Disciples, and then to baptize them; John 4. 1, 2. Jesus ('tis said there) made and baptized more Disciples than John; it is not rantize them, and then teach or make Disciples of them, as the manner of some now-adays is, and for a long time has been.
3. Observe what is Antecedent to Baptism, Teach all Nations; there must be teaching, they must be first Taught, or made Disciples, for the word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, as is well known and confess'd by all, doth signify, to discipulize, or make Disciples, and next baptize them. And this also we find was his own practice, first to make Disciples, and then to baptize them; John 4. 1, 2. Jesus ('tis said there) made and baptized more Disciples than John; it is not rantize them, and then teach or make Disciples of them, as the manner of some now-adays is, and for a long time has been.
Lord, that ever Men should be so bold and presumptuous, as once to attempt to alter or change any thing of this Holy or Great Commission, or adventure to do Things contrary to what is given forth here by Jesus Christ, as King and Law-giver of the New Testament. What will they say when God rises up? What will they answer him when he visiteth them? Job 31. 14.