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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 8: Proving Believers the only true Subjects of Baptism from the special ends of this holy…
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The third end of Baptism, as Mr. Perkins observes, is this, viz. 'Tis a Sign to Believers of the Covenant on God's part of the washing away of our Sins in the Blood of Christ; we see, saith lie▪ what is done in Baptism, the Covenant of Grace is solemnized between God and the Party baptized; and in this Covenant something belongs to God, and something to the Party baptized. Are Infants capable thus to covenant with God? though we doubt not but it is so in some good sense between the Almighty and a Believer, who is the only Subject, i. e. there is indeed a mutual Stipulation on both Parties in that Solemnity, but an Infant can do nothing herein.
Baptism, saith Bullinger, 1is an Agreement or Covenant of Grace which Christ enters into with us when we are baptized, &c.
- 1Bullinger upon Acts 2. 38.
Fourthly, Baptism is called the Baptism of Repentance for the Remission of Sins; one end of this Ordinance therefore is this, viz. To testify the Truth of our Repentance, and to engage us thereby to bring forth Fruits meet for amendment of Life.