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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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Bullinger, 1as he is quoted by Mr. Baxter, I find speaketh thus, viz. To be baptized in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, saith he, is by a Sign of Baptism, to testify that we do believe in Christ for the Remission of Sins: First, mark, it is not only an Engagement to believe hereafter; but the Profession, saith he, of a present Faith. Secondly, And that not a common Faith, but that which hath Remission of Sin.
Bullinger, 1as he is quoted by Mr. Baxter, I find speaketh thus, viz. To be baptized in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, saith he, is by a Sign of Baptism, to testify that we do believe in Christ for the Remission of Sins: First, mark, it is not only an Ingagement to believe hereafter; but the Profession, saith he, of a present Faith. Secondly, And that not a common Faith, but that which hath Remission of Sin.
- 1Bullinger on Act. 2. 38.
Farewell to Infant Baptism; a present Faith is required of such that are to be baptized, nay, and more, a present profession of it too. Infants have neither Faith, nor can they profess it, Ergo they are not to be baptized.
Farewel to Infant Baptism; a present Faith is required of such that are to be baptized, nay, and more, a present profession of it too. Infants have neither Faith, nor can they profess it, Ergo they are not to be baptized.