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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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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.
It appears to me as if God will sometimes make Men speak the Truth whether they will or no, and confirm his own blessed Order, though they contradict their own Practice thereby.
Paraeus (the same Person saith) upon Mat. 3. 5. shows,1 that the Order was, that Confession as a Testimony of True Repentance go first, and then Baptism for Remission of Sins afterwards.
Paraeus (the same Person saith) upon Mat. 3. 5. shews,1 that the Order was, that Confession as a Testimony of True Repentance go first, and then Baptism for Remission of Sins afterwards.
- 1Paraeus.