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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 7: Proving Believers to be the only true Subjects of Baptism, from the Apostles Doctrine,…
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How was it known,1 saith Mr. Baxter, but by their Profession, that the Samaritans believed Philip preaching the things concerning the Kingdom of God, and the Name of Jesus Christ, before they were baptized both Men and Wome▪ and, saith •he, Philip caused the Eunuch ⟨p. 73⟩to profess before he would baptize him, that he believed that Jesus Christ was the Son of God.
- 1Baxter on Confirmat. p. 27.
Moreover,1 in the tenth of the Acts we find Cornelius and those with him were first made Disciples by Peter's preaching, and the Spirit's powerful Operation, and then were baptized; Who can forbid Water (saith he) that thest should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Ghost as well as me? And he commanded them to be baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus; that is, by the Authority of Christ according to the Commission.2 So in Acts 16. when the poor trembling Jailer was made a Disciple, i. e. did believe with his whole House on the Lord Jesus Christ, he was with his whole House baptized; so Lydia believed and was baptized, Acts 16. 14. the like in Acts 18. Crispus believing on the Lord, 3and many of the Corinthians hearing, believed, and were baptized.