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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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Let Mr. Baxter tell us what difference there is between contemning that Order Christ hath left in his great Commission, and a direct derogating from it, or acting quite contrary to it: And is not this so, viz to Rantize or Sprinkle, instead of Baptize and Sprinkle first, before they are taught or made Disciples? nay, and such too, who are not capable to be taught or made Disciples of: Is no• this to flight, is not to contemn Christ's Order in his Commission? for sith Christ appoints such, that by Teaching are made Disciples ⟨p. 69⟩to be Baptized, he excludes all other the institution of Christ in this his Commission, being doubtless a perfect Rule; and those who do otherwise, follow their own Inventions.
I find Mr. Danvers cites Mr. Perkins, 1(I have not that Book of Mr. Perkins) speaking to this purpose, on the words of the Commission, Teach all Nations, baptizing them, &c. I explain these Terms, saith he, thus: Mark, first of all it is said, Teach; that is, make Disciples, by calling them to believe and repent. Here we are to consider the Order which God observes in making with Men a Covenant in Baptism.
- 1Danvers Book of Baptism, p. 3, 4. Perkins.
First of all he calls them by his Word, and Commands to believe, and to repent. In the Second place, God makes his Promise of Mercy and Forgiveness. And, Thirdly, He Seals his Promise by Baptism. —They, saith he, that know not, nor consider this Order which God used in Covenanting with them in Baptism, deal preposterously, over-slipping the Commandment of Repenting and Believing.