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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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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.
Fifthly, Another End of Baptism is, (as one well observes) to evidence present Regeneration; whereof, saith he,1 it is a lively Sign or Symbol—Hence 'tis called the Washing of Regeneration; what signifies the Sign, where the Thing signified is wanting? Baptism is frequently called the Laver of Regeneration, it being a Sign or Figure of it to the Person Baptized.
Fifthly, Another End of Baptism is, (as one well observes) to evidence present Regeneration; whereof, saith he,1 it is a lively Sign or Symbol—Hence 'tis called the Washing of Regeneration; what signifies the Sign, where the Thing signified is wanting? Baptism is frequently called the Lave• of Regeneration, it being a Sign or Figure of it to the Person Baptized.
- 1Tit. 3. 5. Baxter in his Disput. with Mr. Blake, p. 117. as quoted by Mr. Danvers.