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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 1: Wherein the Baptism of Water is proved to be that intended in the Commission, and so a…
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Fourthly, The Baptism in the Commission cannot intend that of the Holy Ghost; because the Spirit's Baptism signifies the miraculous Effusion, or extraordinary Gifts thereof (and not the saving Influences, Graces, and Operations of it) which but a few, and those too in the Primitive Time, did partake of; but the Baptism in the Commission is enjoined on all that are made Disciples in all Nations, and in every Age, even to the end of the World.
Fourthly, The Baptism in the Commission cannot intend that of the Holy Ghost; because the Spirit's Baptism signifies the miraculous Effusion, or extraordinary Gifts thereof (and not the saving Influences, Graces, and Operations of it) which but a few, and those too in the Primitive Time, did partake of; but the Baptism in the Commission is injoyned on all that are made Disciples in all Nations, and in every Age, even to the end of the World.
Fifthly, It must be Water-Baptism, because our Saviour joineth it with Repentance and Believing. Now all along in order of Practice these two went together both before this time and also afterwards. You may be sure had it been any other Baptism, it would never have been thus joined together in order of words, with that Baptism that was so united in order of Practice with Repentance and Faith, without the least intimation of any thing by our Saviour to the contrary.
Fifthly, It must be Water-Baptism, because our Saviour joyneth it with Repentance and Believing. Now all along in order of Practice these two went together both before this time and also afterwards. You may be sure had it been any other Baptism, it would never have been thus joyned together in order of words, with that Baptism that was so united in order of Practice with Repentance and Faith, without the least intimation of any thing by our Saviour to the contrary.